Adrian Breakspear

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Adrian Breakspear
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Background information
Born (1980-03-15) 15 March 1980 (age 44)
OriginEngland
Occupation(s)
Website www.adrianbreakspear.com

Adrian Breakspear is an English record producer and audio engineer based in Sydney, Australia. He is known for his work with Gang of Youths, Boy & Bear, Ricky Martin and Pharrell Williams. [1]

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At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for co-producing Williams's 2014 album Girl . [2] [lower-alpha 1] He received a nomination for Engineer of the Year at the 29th Annual ARIA Awards for his work on Gang of Youths's single "Radioface", [lower-alpha 2] and won Producer of the Year at the 31st Annual ARIA Awards for his work alongside Gang of Youths on their album Go Farther in Lightness (2017). [3] [4]

In 2020, he had a cameo role in the Helen Reddy biopic I Am Woman. [5]

Selected discography

YearArtistAlbumRole
2009 The Saturdays Work (Single)Engineer
2010 Di-Rect This Is Who We AreEngineer
2011 Di-Rect Time Will Heal Our SensesEngineer
2012 Jack Robert Hardman Jack Robert HardmanMix Engineer
2013 Ricky Martin Come With Me (Single)Engineer
2014 Pharrell Williams Girl Engineer
2014 The Collective Burn The Bright Lights (Single)Producer
2014 Tayler Henderson Burnt Letters Producer
2015 Gang of Youths Radioface (Single)Producer
2015 Gang of Youths The Positions Producer, Engineer
2015 Example Whisky Story (Single)Engineer
2016 Delta Goodrem Dear Life Engineer
2016 Gang of Youths Strange Diseases (Single)Engineer
2016 Delta Goodrem Wings of The Wild Engineer
2016Various ArtistsDream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical (The Original Cast RecordingMix Engineer, Engineer
2016 Gangs of Youth Let Me Be Clear EPEngineer
2017 Gang of Youths Go Farther In Lightness Producer
2018 DMA's In The Air (Acoustic)Mix Engineer
2018Various ArtistsMuriels Wedding The Musical (The Original Cast Recording)Mix Engineer, Engineer
2019 Alanna Vullo Breathless (Single)Songwriter, Producer
2020Johnny HunterEarly Trauma EPProducer
2020 The Two Romans Everything Now!Producer
2020CLEWSFeel (Single)Producer
2020Good DogStay And Rest For A While (Single)Mix Engineer
2020 Josh Pyke Revisions EPProducer
2020Good DogHopeless Man (Single)Mix Engineer
2020Georgia MaeSoul Like This (Single)Producer
2020Good DogA Lost Love Takes a Long Time to Die (Single)Mix Engineer
2020 Alanna Vullo We Fall (Single)Songwriter, Producer
2020 pinkiscool Lose My Mind (Single)Producer

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards, hosted by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia.

Breakspear has won one award from three nominations. [6]

List of awards and nominations at the ARIA Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Engineer of the Year "Radioface" (alongside Peter Holz)Nominated [7]
2017 Producer of the Year Go Farther in Lightness (alongside Gang of Youths)Won [8]
Engineer of the Year Go Farther in Lightness Nominated [9]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.

List of awards and nominations at the Grammy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Album of the Year Girl Nominated [2]

Filmography

List of film and television appearances
YearTitleRoleNoteRef.
2020 I Am Woman Cameo Helen Reddy biopic [5]

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References

  1. "Adrian Breakspear – Biography and Interview". Careers Talk AUS. 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Artists: Adrian Breakspear". Grammy.com . 23 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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Notes

  1. Breakspear is listed among 12 producers for Girl
  2. Engineer of the Year shared with Peter Holz in 2015 for "Radioface"