Mark "Spike" Stent is a record producer, and audio engineer who has worked with The KLF,^[1] Björk, Keane, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Massive Attack, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Dave Matthews, No Doubt, Oasis, Gwen Stefani, the Spice Girls, Take That Linkin Park, Craig David, S Club 7, Wheatus, U2, Britney Spears, and Maroon 5^[2], among others. Primarily a mixer, Stent is one of the most sought after in the business. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... For other uses, see Björk (disambiguation). ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Depeche Mode are a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... For the mathematical concept, see Erasure (logic). ... Massive Attack are a trip hop band from Bristol, Great Britain. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. ... No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... The Spice Girls are a four-time BRIT Award-winning English all-female pop group, which formed in London in 1994. ... Take That are an English pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981), better known as Craig David, is an English R&B singer and songwriter who has sold around thirteen million albums worldwide as of 2007. ... S Club 7 (later re-named S Club after the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band) were an English pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via their own BBC television programme. ... Wheatus is an American pop rock group from Long Island, New York. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced rock band from Los Angeles, California on A&M/Octone Records. ...

Stent works out of his purpose built studio in Barnes, South London. The studio was built as part of a joint venture between himself and EMI - EMI paid for the building, and Stent equipped it. Barnes is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ...

In 2005, Radiohead members confirmed that they were going to record sessions for their new album with Stent. As of August 2006, the band had apparently finished their sessions with Stent and is beginning work again with their longtime producer Nigel Godrich, though it is unknown whether material produced by Stent will also end up on the final mix of the album, likely due in 2007. Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

References

1. ^ Sound on Sound magazine, January 1999 (link). Retrieved March 2006.
2. ^ Starpulse blog, March 2007 (link). Retrieved May 2007.

External links

• Spike Stent / The Work Of A Top-flight Mixer