Neil McLellan

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Neil McLellan
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Neil McLellan tweaking a Korg MS-20
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OriginEngland
GenresElectronic music
Occupation(s)Record producer, composer, mix engineer
Years active1990s–present
Website neilmclellan.squarespace.com

Neil McLellan is an English record producer, composer and mix engineer.

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McLellan has worked with XL Recordings, Sony BMG Music Ent., Epic, Sire, Arista, Columbia, Maverick, Virgin, and Island Records to produce a string of No. 1 hits, as well as gold and platinum records. [1] Bands and artists Neil has worked with include: The Prodigy, Erasure, Madonna, Archive, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Orbital, Eric Kupper, Carl Cox, Sasha, Senser, Telepopmusik, Hinda Hicks, Manu Chao, Brother Brown, Terrorvision, U.N.K.L.E., and Heartless Crew. [1] [2]

McLellan's most popular work began with the UK band The Prodigy, co-producing and mixing Music for the Jilted Generation , and mixing the hit singles "Firestarter" and "Breathe". [3] In 2004, he co-produced the Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned , co-writing several tracks. He was also a co-producer for their album The Day Is My Enemy .

Works

YearArtistAlbum TitleLabelRoleChartingSales
1994 The Prodigy Music for the Jilted Generation XL RecordingsProducer, mixing-engineerHeatseekers No. 15
The Billboard 200 No. 198
UK: Platinum
CAN: Gold
POL: Gold, EU: Platinum
1996 Archive Londinium Island RecordingsMixing
1997 Erasure Cowboy Maverick RecordsProducerThe Billboard 200 No. 43
1997The Prodigy The Fat of the Land UK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records
EngineerBillboard 200 No. 1
Top Canadian Albums No. 1
UK: 3× Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
CAN: 2× Platinum
FRA: 2× Gold
SWE: Platinum
US: 2× Platinum
EU: 2× Platinum
1999 Sasha "Xpander" (single)Ultra RecordsMixing-engineer
2004 The Prodigy Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned UK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Mute Records/Maverick Records
Co-producer, engineer, programmer, mixing-engineer, co-writerThe Billboard 200 No. 62
Top Electronic Albums No. 1
UK: Silver
2005 Carl Cox Second Sign23rd Century RecordsProducerDance Music/Club Play Singles No. 1
2009 The Prodigy Invaders Must Die Take Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking VinylMixing-engineerEuropean Top 100 Albums
The Billboard 200 No. 58
Top Electronic Albums No. 3
Top Independent Albums No. 3
UK: 2× Platinum
AUS: Gold
2015 The Prodigy The Day Is My Enemy Take Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking VinylCo-producer, engineer, mixing-engineer, co-writer

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References

  1. 1 2 "Neil McLellan Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  2. "The Lodge". 10 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-06-10. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine