Garth Richardson

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Garth Richardson
Born1960 (age 6263)
Canada
Other namesGarth "GGGarth" Richardson
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • sound engineer
  • composer
Website gggarth.com

Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian record producer and music engineer. [1] He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson (Alice Cooper, The Guess Who, Badfinger, Poco), a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s. [2] Garth Richardson has done music engineering work for the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback, and Mötley Crüe, and produced for Kittie, [3] Biffy Clyro, [4] Rage Against the Machine, Mudvayne, Melvins, Shihad, Kensington, and many others. He cofounded the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver, British Columbia together with Bob Ezrin and Kevin Williams. The school was named after Richardson's father's production company, Nimbus 9, and offers courses in production, recording, and audio. Richardson has the nickname 'GGGarth' due to his mild stutter.

Contents

Partial list of production credits

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Richardson received his third Juno Award nomination in the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year category, an award named in honour of his father. [52]

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