External links
- Official website
- Full Discography: Randy Merrill at AllCredits.com
- Full Grammy Nomination and Awards List for Randy Merrill
- Randy Merrill | Artist | www.grammy.com
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Randy Merrill | |
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| Origin | Jamestown, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Mastering engineer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | sterling-sound |
RandyMerrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including Blink-182, DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cage the Elephant, Maren Morris, Ariana Grande, Mumford & Sons, Paul McCartney, Troye Sivan, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Justin Bieber, Porter Robinson, Ayumi Hamasaki, BUCK-TICK, King Gnu, Little Mix and BTS. [1] [2]
Merrill attended Jamestown Community College before graduating from State University of New York at Fredonia with a degree in Sound Recording Technology. [3] He then became a mastering engineer at Masterdisk in 2008 before moving to Sterling Sound in 2013. [4] At Sterling, Merrill worked alongside Tom Coyne winning four Grammys, including wins for Adele's 25 , and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk". [5] Merrill's mastering work would go on to win Grammys independently for Beck's Colors , Ariana Grande's Sweetener , Lady Gaga's "Shallow", and Cage the Elephant's Social Cues . [2]
Merrill currently works out of Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Notes |
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| 2017 | "Hello" | Record of the Year | Won | |
| 25 | Album of the Year | Won | ||
| Purpose | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Melodrama | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | "Shallow" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Colors | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | ||
| 2020 | "7 Rings" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Thank U, Next | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | folklore | Won | ||
| Hyperspace | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | ||
| 2022 | "Leave the Door Open" | Record of the Year | Won | |
| "Drivers License" | Nominated | |||
| MONTERO | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Sour | Nominated | |||
| Dawn | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | "As It Was" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Easy on Me" | Nominated | |||
| Harry's House | Album of the Year | Won | ||
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | |||
| 30 | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Music of the Spheres | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | "Anti-Hero" | Record of the Year | Pending | |
| "Vampire" | Pending | |||
| Guts | Album of the Year | Pending | ||
| Midnights | Pending |
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