Malcolm Burn

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Malcolm Burn
Birth nameMalcolm Burn
Born (1960-10-04) October 4, 1960 (age 63)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock, Pop
Occupation(s) Record producer, engineer, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, drums
Years active1981present
Website http://malcolmburn.com

Malcolm Burn (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian-born music producer, recording engineer and musician. Emmylou Harris's Red Dirt Girl , produced by Burn, won Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 2001 Grammys.

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Biography

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Burn grew up in Deep River, Ontario and became lead singer/keyboardist for the 1980s Canadian band Boys Brigade. Following the dissolution of that group, he turned towards music production and solo work. [1]

In 1988 Burn relocated to New Orleans where he would work with Daniel Lanois (known for his work with U2 & Peter Gabriel) on a number of projects. Their collaboration began with Burn playing keyboards and guitar on Lanois' solo debut record Acadie . Burn recorded again with Lanois for Bob Dylan on his acclaimed album Oh Mercy , and on Yellow Moon by The Neville Brothers and Living with the Law, which he co-produced for Chris Whitley. [2] [3]

Burn produced projects with Blue Rodeo, Emmylou Harris ( Red Dirt Girl , Stumble into Grace ), Midnight Oil ( Breathe ), Patty Griffin, Crash Vegas ( Red Earth ) and Patti Smith ( Gone Again ).

Burn continues to produce, record and write music. He is making a documentary film tentatively entitled Touched about a group home for mentally ill people in Kingston, New York.

Awards and recognition

Discography

Solo

Producer/musician

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