Nicolas Vernhes

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Nicolas Vernhes
Origin Paris, France
Genres Indie rock, experimental rock
Occupation(s) Record producer, recording engineer

Nicolas Jean Vernhes is a French record producer, recording engineer and record label owner. He is best known for his work with the American indie rock acts Animal Collective, Deerhunter, The Fiery Furnaces, Dirty Projectors, Wild Nothing and The War on Drugs. [1]

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Vernhes operates out of his own studio, Rare Book Room Studios, in Brooklyn, New York. [2]

Biography

Vernhes was raised in Paris, France, before moving to the United States at a young age: "I grew up in Paris and moved to the states when I was 12. I ended up in New York at 20 to finish college, thinking I might go back to France afterwards and knew I could not go back before living here. I never left." [3]

Vernhes was also a member of the short-lived indie rock band Baby Tooth, playing guitar and backing vocals. The band released one single and an EP before becoming inactive in 1994. [4] His studio, Rare Book Room Studios, is named after the band's EP of the same name.

Discography

YearArtistTitleCredits
1994Baby ToothRare Book RoomGuitar, backing vocals
1995PumpernickelEponymousRecording
1996 Guv'ner/Cat Power Guv'ner Goes To CatpowerlandRecording
1996 Versus Glitter of LoveRecording
1996 Versus Yeah YouRecording
1996Various ArtistsState of the UnionRecording (track 74)
1996ContaineOnly Cowards Walk Like CowardsProducer, recording (album), drums (track 6)
1996ShoveSoundtrack For DisasterRecording, mixing
1996EvergreenEvergreenRecording
1996HumidifierNothing ChangesRecording
1996 Guv'ner The Hunt Engineer
1996 Spent A Seat Beneath The ChairsRecording
1996 Spent Umbrella WarsRecording
1996 Versus Deep RedRecording, producer
1996 Versus Secret SwingersRecording
1996 Guv'ner Break A PromiseEngineer
1996Crown HeightsDear Sir / BricksRecording, mixing
1996 Ruby Falls HeroinesEngineer
1996FrenchFrenchRecording
1997 Les Savy Fav RodeoRecording
1997 Chisel It's Alright, You're O.K.Recording
1997 The Van Pelt The Van PeltRecording
1997 Les Savy Fav 3/5Recording, mixing, mastering
1997 Chisel Set You FreeRecording
1997 The Pacific Ocean Birds Don't Think They're FlyingRecording, producer
1997 Run On Sit DownRecording, mixing
1997Run OnScootRecording, mixing
1997FrenchFrench 2Recording
1997The FeudThe Feud Versus Yr UniverseRecording
1998 The Lapse Betrayal!Recording
1998 Silver Jews American Water Producer
1998 Les Savy Fav Our Coastal HymnRecording
1998 Versus Two Cents Plus TaxRecording
1998 Guv'ner Spectral WorshipMastering, recording, mixing
1998StratotankerTrifectaEngineer
1998 Dogbowl The Zeppelin RecordEngineer, mixing
1998 Doug Gillard Malamute JuteMastering
1998Various ArtistsNever Kept A DiaryMixing, recording
1998Hippopotamus/Project 33SoundsEngineer
1998 Françoiz Breut Ma ColèreRecording
1999Various ArtistsEverything Is Nice (The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology)Recording, engineer
1999 Dominique A.RemuéRecording
1999 Versus AfterglowRecording, producer
1999 Les Savy Fav The Cat and the Cobra Producer
1999 Bonnie Prince Billy Let's Start A FamilyRecording
1999PerioMedium CrashRecording, mixing, producer
1999 Fly Ashtray Sawgrass SubligetteMastering
1999 Pilot to Gunner It's So Good To Be Here In ParisRecording
1999 The Pacific Ocean Less Than The Needle, More Than The ShotgunProducer, recording
2000 Cat Power The Covers RecordEngineer
2000Various ArtistsElysian FieldsRecording
2000 David Grubbs The Spectrum BetweenRecording
2000 Les Savy Fav RomeRecording
2000 The Lapse Heaven Ain't Happenin'Recording
2000 Tara Jane O'Neil PeregrineMixing
2000Hall of FameHall of FameMixing
2000The Holy ChildhoodUp With What I'm Down WithRecording, engineer
2000 David Grubbs The Coxcomb/AvocadoRecording
2000 Unwound/Versus Torch Song/All In DoubtRecording
2000 Fischerspooner FischerspoonerProducer
2000Various Artists[Technology] (A Compilation of Remixes)Recording
2000Various ArtistsRubic Records 01Engineer
2000 Reid Paley RevivalRecording, mixing
2000The Hong KongLights at NightRecording
2001 Fischerspooner EmergeProducer
2001 David Grubbs Thirty Minute RavenMastering
2001Hall of FameHall of FameMixing
2001Theo AngellSun and Steel: The Lost Recordings of Yukio MishimaMixing, mastering
2001k. (Karla Schickele)New ProblemsMixing
2001Dan BrownInner BoroughsRecording, mixing
2001 David Grubbs Rickets & ScurvyRecording, electronics
2002 Black Dice Beaches & Canyons Recording
2002 Black Dice Lost ValleyMixing
2002 Out Hud S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. Recording
2002 The Rogers Sisters Purely EvilRecording, mixing
2002SpeedkingThe Fist and the LaurelsProducer, mixing
2002 David Grubbs Act Five Scene OneMastering
2002 The Naysayer Heaven, Hell, or HoustonMixing, mastering
2002 David Waxman Ultra. 80's vs Electro 01Producer
2002 Dominique A.Le DétourRecording, mixing, drums
2002 Panthers Are You Down??Recording
2002 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/K."Bridges, Squares" / "I Wouldn't Mind"Recording engineer, mixing (track 2)
2002The FeudLanguage Is TechnologyRecording engineer, mixing
2002Pour, Rip...No!UntitledRecording engineer
2002Blood on The Wall"Baby Likes to Holler" / "The Walking Dead"Recording engineer
2003 ...2003Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Hearts of Oak Recording, producer
2003 Animal Collective Here Comes the Indian Engineer
2003 The Fiery Furnaces Gallowsbird's Bark Engineer, mastering
2004 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Engineer, mixing, drums
2007 Deerhunter Cryptograms Mixing
2007 Deerhunter Fluorescent Grey Mixing
2007 Animal Collective Strawberry Jam Engineer, mixing, tracking
2008 Animal Collective Water Curses Mixing, tracking
2008 Deerhunter Microcastle Engineer, mixing, keyboards
2008 Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Real Emotional Trash Mixing
2009Various Artists Dark Was the Night Engineer, mixing
2009 Deerhunter Rainwater Cassette Exchange Engineer
2009 Spoon Got Nuffin Engineer
2009 Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca Additional production, mixing
2010 Spoon Transference Engineer, mixing
2010 Dirty Projectors & Björk Mount Wittenberg Orca Engineer, mixing
2011 Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche Co-producer, mixing, engineer
2011 Atlas Sound Parallax Producer, engineer, mixing, programming
2012 Daniel Rossen Silent Hour/Golden Mile Mixing
2012 Wild Nothing Nocturne Producer, engineer, mixing
2013 Deerhunter Monomania Producer, engineer
2013 Wise Blood IdCo-producer, engineer, mixing
2014 The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream Engineer, mixing, organ, tambourine
2014 Avi Buffalo At Best CuckoldMixing
2014 Moodoïd Le Monde MööProducer, engineer, mixing
2014 She Keeps Bees Eight HousesProducer, engineer, mixing
2014 The Van Pelt Imaginary Third Mixing, recording
2015 TORRES Sprinter Mixing
2015 Speedy Ortiz Foil Deer Producer, mixing
2015 Jaakko Eino Kalevi Jaakko Eino KaleviMixing
2015 Small Black Best BluesMixing
2016 Daughter Not to Disappear Producer, mixing
2016 School of Seven Bells SVIIBEngineer
2016 Deakin Sleep Cycle Recording, mixing
2016 Steve Gunn Eyes on the LinesMixing
2017 Strand of Oaks Hard LoveProducer, engineer, mixing, various instruments
2017 The War on Drugs A Deeper Understanding Engineer
2018 Ought Room Inside the World Producer, various instruments
2018 Flasher Constant Image Producer
2018RoadhousesRoadhousesProducer, mixing, synths
2918Fraser A. GormanEazy DazyMixing, producer
2019Cat ClydeAll The BlackProducer
2019Patti Yang GroupWar on LoveMixing
2019KotokotoInstituteRecording, writer
2020 Endless Boogie/Weak SignalJerome/RolexRecording
2020 Pia Fraus The New WaterProducer, mixing
2021 Small Black Cheap DreamsMixing
2021 Derek Piotr Making And Then UnmakingTechnician
2021Opera AlaskaHope/StayingMixing
2021Mazey HazeAlways DancingMixing
2022MossHXMixing
2022BeauForever (and More)Producer, engineer
2022SlangCockroach in a Ghost TownMixing, mastering
2022The HatedBest Piece of Shit Vol. 4Mixing, transferring
2023Gold DimeNo More Blue SkiesMixing
2024Cig CorpseSo SickMixing
2024The HatedFluxMixing, transferring
2024Satchel HartHow to Succeed in Business and Then Die AnywayMixing
2025Terno ReiNenhuma EstrelaMixing

References

  1. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (February 8, 2013). "Deerhunter Records New Album in Brooklyn". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "Nicolas Vernhes". Little Underground. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. "Nicolas Vernhes On Adaptability and His Rare Book Room". February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. "Baby Tooth Discography". Discogs. Retrieved April 8, 2024.