Kane Churko (son and protégé of producer Kevin Churko) has written songs for some of rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel and more[1] Canadian born but Las Vegas based and currently working out of the Hideout Recording Studio in Henderson, Nevada, Kane has been actively working in many roles in recording studios and the music business since he was 14.[2]
Kane grew up in a musical family with no formal training other than the professional guidance of his father and the experiences he has gained working with a broad range of people from an early age. A multi-instrumentalist, programmer and Pro Tools user he has also worked with producers Mutt Lange and Eric Valentine as well as an eclectic range of popular artists such as Bob Dylan, Shania Twain, Maroon 5, Smash Mouth, Hinder and The Corrs.[1]
The first time he co-wrote a rock song for a release it was featured on Ozzy Osbourne's 10th studio album "Scream" which debuted at #4 on the Billboard album charts – selling over 375k albums.[3] The second rock cut he co-wrote was with Five Finger Death Punch for their third gold album "American Capitalist" which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hard Rock album charts. Despite being their first collaboration "Remember Everything" went on to sell over 325k singles peaking on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs radio charts at #2.[4][5][6] The third time he wrote a rock song was with In This Moment for "Blood" – a breakout track for the band which has become Century Media's best selling single pushing over 275k singles of "Blood" and peaking at #9 on the Active Rock radio chart.[7]
Awards and achievements
Kane was recognized by the industry in 2013 when he became the youngest person to win the Juno Award (Canada's version of the Grammys) for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on In This Moment's "Blood"/Five Finger Death Punch's "Coming Down" narrowly beating Bob Rock who held the record for 31 years before him.[8] He shared the award (as well as a second producer nomination) with his father, who also set a record that year for winning the engineer award the most number of times with his 4th win.[9] In 2015, Kane achieved his first #1Active Rock song as co-writer, producer, engineer and mixer of "Face Everything And Rise" by Papa Roach.[5] He has also been the frontman/songwriter for Juno nominated pop/funk band Modern Science since 2007 also releasing a diverse range of solo material since the early 2000s as Mr.Kane.[1] He's co-written/co-produced two breakout tracks for 9 year old rapper MattyB with both YouTube videos garnering over 5 million views each.[2] His sonic brand of industrial pop has featured on officially commissioned remixes featuring 5FDP, In This Moment, Rob Zombie and Tech9.
Producer, Co-Writer, Engineer, Mixer & Masterer On 7 Songs "Face Everything And Rise", "Love Me Till It Hurts", "Falling Apart", *"Never Have To Say Goodbye", "Devil", "Warriors", "Hope For The Hopeless". Co-Engineer, Additional Programming On The Rest Of The Album.
Co-Writer #1 iTunes Metal Charts, #5 iTunes Rock Charts, #9 Active Rock Radio Charts And Still Rising Video Has Over 8 Million *Views! Best Selling Single In Century Media'S History. Over 275K Singles Sold.
Five Finger Death Punch – Remember Everything (2011/2012)
Co-Writer [Peaked At #2 On Active Rock Radio], Album Sold Over 500K Copies. Over 325K Singles Sold.
Matty B – Be Right There (2012)
Co-Writer, Co-Producer [Over 6 Million Views On YouTube]
Matty B – That'S The Way (2012)
Co-Writer, Co-Producer [Over 6 Million Views On YouTube + #9 Billboard Social 50]
Sherry St.Germain – Gonna Getchya (2012)
Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Mixer, Master, Label [Featured In Degrassi]
Heavy Honey – Soul Selling (2012)
Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Master
Nikka Bling & Modern Science – Hippie & A Thug (2010)
Producer, Cowriter, Engineer, Mixer, Label
Meaghan Martin – Hate You (2010)
Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Label
Modern Science Feat. Del The Funky Homosapien – Do It Right Now (2010)
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
Modern Science – Someday (2010)
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
Modern Science – Shake Your Money Maker (2010)
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
Modern Science – Funky Xmas (2009)
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
Nikka Bling – Believe Me I Know (2009)
Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Juliet Simms – Say [Unreleased Demo] (2006)
Co-Writer, Producer
Maroon 5 – Until You'Re Over Me (Unreleased Eric Valentine Produced B-Side) (2006)
Assistant Engineer, Pro Tools
Smash Mouth – Getting Better From The Cat In The Hat Ost (2004)
Assistant Engineer, Pro Tools
Remixes
In This Moment – Sick Like Me (Mr. Kane & Nikka Bling Remix) (2015)
Five Finger Death Punch – House Of The Rising Sun (Mr.Kane & Nikka Bling Remix) (Tba 2014)
Five Finger Death Punch – Burn Mf (Mr.Kane & Nikka Bling Remix) (Tba 2014)
Five Finger Death Punch – You (Mr.Kane & Nikka Bling Remix) (Tba 2014)
Five Finger Death Punch – Mama Said Knock You Out (Mr.Kane & Nikka Bling Remix) (Tba 2014)
Noah Silver – Poolhall (Mr. Kane Remix) (2013)
For King And Country – Proof Of Your Love (Mr. Kane Remix) (2013 Unreleased)
In This Moment – Adrenalize (Mr. Kane Remix) (2013)
Mattyb – That'S The Way (Dubstep Remix) (2012) [Over 600K Views On YouTube]
Five Finger Death Punch – Remember Everything (Mr.Kane & The Wolfe Remix) (2011)
Five Finger Death Punch – The Pride (Mr.Kane & The Wolfe Remix) (2011)
Five Finger Death Punch – 100 Ways To Hate (Mr.Kane & The Wolfe Remix) (2011)
Five Finger Death Punch – Under And Over It (Mr.Kane & The Wolfe Remix) (2011)
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