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Tony Doogan is a Scottish record producer who runs Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow. He is perhaps best known for his work with Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian. He has also worked with numerous other artists, including The Mountain Goats, Teenage Fanclub, the Delgados, [1] Wintersleep, [2] Els Amics de les Arts, Hefner, [3] Oohyo [4] and the Young Knives on their album Superabundance . [5] He began working on sound recordings when he was 14, helping the PA guy at his local church with the amateur shows being performed there. [6] He has also collaborated with producer Dave Fridmann, whom he originally met when working on the Delgados' album The Great Eastern , [6] on Wintersleep's album Hello Hum . [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ Whibbs, Chris (November 2007). "Wintersleep Welcome to the Night Sky". Exclaim! . Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 484.
  4. ↑ "우효 '민들레' 작업기 영상". Facebook.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ↑ O'Dell, Dennis (2008). "The Young Knives Superabundance Review". BBC iPlayer . Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Tony Doogan and Cubase: Doomed to Success". Steinberg.net. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "In Came the Flood: An Interview with Wintersleep". PopMatters.com. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2020.


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