Clif Norrell

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Clif Norrell
Genres
Occupations
  • Recording engineer
  • mixer
  • producer
  • mastering engineer
Years active1987–present
Website clifnorrell.com

Clif Norrell is an American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Shania Twain, Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl, Sting, Paul McCartney, Gavin Degraw, Joss Stone, Selena Gomez and The Police.

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Norrell was nominated for two Grammy Awards [1] and two TEC Awards [2] for his engineering work on Springsteen's 2012 album Wrecking Ball and its single "We Take Care of Our Own", as well as an additional TEC Award nomination for his work on Sting's album 57th and 9th . Norrell has been featured in many articles, books, and music conferences. [3] [4] [5] [6] Norrell also mixed the first commercial music-only release in Dolby Atmos immersive sound format for the 25th Anniversary edition of R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People album. [7]

Early career

Starting with a long background as a trained trumpet player and guitarist, Norrell began his studio career at the legendary Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, the world's most awarded recording studio, in the mid 1980s under the mentorship of renowned audio guru Allen Sides. Throughout his years there as staff engineer, Norrell honed his skills while working with superstars like Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Beastie Boys, Van Halen, and many others. He also learned his craft by working with such legendary producers and engineers as Arif Mardin, Glyn Johns, Andy Johns, Norman Granz, and many other top contemporary producers. Starting out in the era when analog recording technology was at its peak and digital technology was just starting to be more widely used in studios, Norrell continues to incorporate vintage analog tape recorders and processing together with the latest in digital audio advancements to achieve the sound and feel he and the artists envision for each project.

Partial discography

ArtistProjectCreditYear
R.E.M. Automatic for the People Engineer, mixer1992
Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball Engineer2012
Jeff Buckley Grace Engineer1994
Ghost Prequelle Engineer2018
Weezer Pinkerton Engineer1996
Rush Test For Echo Engineer1996
Faith No More King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime Engineer1995
Anouk Hotel New York Producer2004
Shania Twain Now Engineer2017
SuperHeavy SuperHeavy Engineer2011
Sting 57th and 9thEngineer2016
Sting At The MoviesMixer1999
Miley Cyrus Breakout Mixer2008
Miley Cyrus Start All Over Mixer2007
The Replacements All Shook Down Engineer, mixer1990
Echo and The Bunnymen Evergreen Mixer1997
Needtobreathe Rivers in the Wasteland Engineer2014
RDGLDGRN RDGLDGRN LPEngineer, mixer2013
Noisettes What's the Time Mr. Wolf Producer, engineer, mixer2007
Indigo Girls Indigo Girls Engineer, mixer1989
Indigo Girls Nomads Indians Saints Engineer, mixer1990
Widespread Panic Ain't Life Grand Mixer1994
Widespread Panic Bombs and Butterflies Mixer1997
Rollins Band Come In and Burn Engineer, mixer1997
Rollins Band Get Some Go Again Engineer, mixer2000
Rollins Band The Only Way to Know For SureProducer, engineer, mixer2002
Rollins Band Nice Engineer, mixer2001
No Doubt "Making Out" from Rock Steady Engineer2001
The Refreshments Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy Producer, engineer, mixer1996
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers No More Beautiful World Producer, engineer, mixer2007
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Turbo Ocho Producer, engineer, mixer2008
Billy Idol The Devil's PlaygroundEngineer2005
Selena Gomez Kiss & Tell Mixer2009
Selena Gomez "Live Like There's No Tomorrow" from A Year Without Rain Mixer2010
Serena Ryder Live Mixer, mastering engineer2002
Little Birdy Hollywood Engineer, mixer2006
Skunk Anansie Post Orgasmic Chill Engineer1999
John Hiatt Perfectly Good Guitar Engineer, mixer1993
A.R. Rahman Infinite Love Mixer2012
Anvil Juggernaut of Justice Mastering engineer2011
The Jayhawks Tomorrow the Green Grass Engineer1995
Pixies Debaser Mixer1989
Gavin DeGraw Sweeter Engineer2011

References

  1. MTV News Staff. "2013 Grammy Nominations: The Full List". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014.
  2. "28th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  3. "Shorties Session: The Studio Experience". SXSW Schedule 2012.
  4. Clark, Rick (May 11, 2010). Mixing, Recording, and Producing Techniques of the Pros by Rick Clark. Course Technology. ISBN   9781598639155.
  5. "API Works - Clif Norrell". February 4, 2014 via www.youtube.com.
  6. "Recording Henry Rollins – AudioTechnology Magazine" (PDF).
  7. "Spatial audio is the most exciting thing to happen to pop music since stereo". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 23, 2018.