James Brown
Ex-Chief Engineer at RAK Studios in London, James has acquired a wealth of experience in recording, mixing and live recording and has worked with many eminent producers such as Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Elvis Costello, Stephen Hague, Marius de Vries, Alan Moulder and Phil Thornalley. Since going freelance he has worked with producers Flood, Rich Costey, Butch Vig, David Bottrill, Gil Norton, Kevin Shields and Dimitri Tikovoi.
As a producer in his own right he has worked with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Akira The Don and David Ford. He engineered the Nine Inch Nails album ‘With Teeth’ and mixed both ‘With Teeth’ and ‘The Downward Spiral’ in 5.1 Surround Sound. He was also heavily involved in the last two Placebo albums ‘Meds’ and ‘Battle For The Sun’, recording both, as well as mixing the singles ‘English Summer Rain’ and ‘Infra Red’. He has mixed albums for Counting Crows, Jeff Beck, The Oohla’s, Young Love, and The Levellers, and tracks for The Killers, The Bravery and Brazilian Girls.
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Selected Discography
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Forthcoming Album | Engineer
Jane’s Addiction | TBA Album Tracks | Engineer
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | “Say No To Love” | Producer/Engineer/Mix
Foo Fighters | Greatest Hits | “Wheels” & “Word, Forward” | Engineer
Bear Hands | Forthcoming | TBA | Mix
Placebo | Battle for the Sun | Album | Engineer
Brendan Benson | My Old Familiar Friend | Album | Engineer
David Ford | Let The Hard Times Roll | Co-Prod / Mix
Counting Crows | Saturday Night / Sunday Morning | Album | Mix / Engineer
Nine Inch Nails | With Teeth | Album | Engineer
Nine Inch Nails | With Teeth | DVD | 5.1 Surround Mix
Placebo | Meds | Album | Co-Mix / Engineer
David Ford | Songs For The Road | Co-Prod / Mix / Engineer
Lost In Translation | OST | Album | Mix / Engineer
Nine Inch Nails | The Downward Spiral | DVD | 5.1 Surround Mix
U2 | Vertigo | Trent Reznor Remix | Mix / Engineer
Infusion | All Night Sun Light | Album | Mix
Brazilian Girls | Berlin | Album Track | Mix
Young Love | Too Young To Fight It | Album | Mix
The Oohla’s | Best Stop Pop | Album | Mix
The Levellers | Letters from Underground | Album | Mix
Akira The Don | When We Were Young | Album | Prod / Mix
Placebo | English Summer Rain | Single | Mix
Jeff Beck | Jeff | Album | Engineer
Jeff Beck | You Had It Coming | Album | Mix / Engineer
Ash | Twilight Of The Innocents | Album | Engineer
Placebo | Protégé Moi | Album Track | Additional Engineering
The Killers | Read My Mind [Like A Rebel Diamond] | Single | Mix
Jacques Higelin | Jolie Mome | Album Track | Mix / Engineer
Ash | Free All Angels | Album | Co-Mix w/ Alan Moulder
V.A.S.T. | Music For People | Album | Co-Mix w/ Alan Moulder
Monster Magnet | God Says No | Album | Co-Mix w/ Alan Moulder
Bjork | Alarm Call | Remix | Mix / Engineer
Tricky / Elvis Costello | Christiansands | Remix | Mix / Engineer
The Raveonettes | That Great Love Sound | Single | Mix
Prince Buster | Whine or Grine | Single | Mix / Engineer
Page & Plant | Upon A Golden Horse | B Side | Mix / Overdubs
The Bravery | B-Sides | EP | Mix
Manchild | Untied States | Album | Mix / Engineer
Ronan Keating | The Way You Make Me Feel | Single | Co-Mix w/ Phil Thornalley
Emma Bunton | We’re Not Gonna Sleep Toinght | Single | Mix / Engineer
Natalie Imbrugila | Torn | Single | Additional Engineering
Tomb Raider | I Hate This/Nadz | OST | Mix / Engineer
The Beat Up | Black Rays Defense | Album | Mix / Engineer
UNKLE | Bloodstains | Album Tracks | Additional Engineering
Beth Orton | Central Reservation | Album Tracks | Additional Engineering
Neil Finn | Try Whistiling This | Album Track | Additional Engineering
Pet Shop Boys | Closer To Heaven | Album | Engineer