Nigel Godrich, born in England in 1971, is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with the English alternative band Radiohead and is sometimes called the Sixth member. He has also worked with acts such as Paul McCartney, Travis, Beck, Pavement, Air, Natalie Imbruglia, U2, and R.E.M. His production technique is notable for its dense "layers" of sound.^[1] Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. ... 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. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Travis are a Scottish Britpop band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... Air is a French music duo, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. ... Natalie Jane Imbruglia (pronounced im-bru-lee-yah) (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... This article is about the band. ...

Work

Radiohead (1994-present)

Nigel Godrich is sometimes informally credited as the "sixth member" of Radiohead due to his longtime collaboration with the Oxford band. He has gained notice for helping to define Radiohead's distinct sound, which established them as one of the more acclaimed rock bands in the world during the 1990s and 2000s. He is younger than any member of Radiohead, a rare situation among producers for popular acts. When working on OK Computer at improvised studios without the close supervision of longtime veterans or record labels, both he and the band learned as they went along, ultimately crediting the open process with the record's success. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ...

Godrich's first collaborations with Radiohead were on certain songs on the 1994 My Iron Lung EP, such as "The Trickster" and "Permanent Daylight". He went on to engineer Radiohead's second record The Bends (1995) and co-produced "Black Star" from the same album. Later in 1995, after the band found they got on well with him, he produced Radiohead's charity single "Lucky" (later to appear on OK Computer) as well as the track "Talk Show Host" ("Street Spirit" b-side and a fan-favourite). My Iron Lung is also a song, the title track of an EP and a track on their album The Bends My Iron Lung is an EP by the band Radiohead, released in 1994 and including the single of the same name. ... The Bends, released on 13 March 1995 in the United Kingdom and on 4 April 1995 in the United States, is the second album by the English rock band Radiohead. ... For other uses of the name War Child, see the disambiguation page. ... Lucky was a promotional single for Radiohead. ... Talk Show Host is a song written and performed by Radiohead. ... Street Spirit (Fade Out) (commonly called Street Spirit) is a single by Radiohead, released in 1996, from their 1995 album The Bends. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...

Godrich has been co-credited with Radiohead as producer on every one of their albums since OK Computer (1997), on which he made his name. He also produced singer Thom Yorke's 2006 solo album The Eraser. According to recent band statements, Godrich is now working with the band again on Radiohead's seventh album, following their recording sessions with mixer Mark "Spike" Stent.^{[citation needed]} OK Computer is the third album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in summer 1997. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... The Eraser is the first solo album by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 11 July in the United States and Canada. ... Mark Spike Stent is a record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with Björk, Keane, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Dave Matthews, No Doubt, Oasis, Spice Girls, U2, and Britney Spears, among others. ...

As of December 2006 Godrich was in his third month of recording sessions with Radiohead on the band's as-yet-untitled seventh studio album. December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... Radioheads seventh studio album is in production and is expected to be released sometime in 2007. ...

Other projects (1998-present)

Coming off his success with OK Computer, Godrich mixed most of R.E.M.'s largely electronic Up (1998) and Natalie Imbruglia's hit Left of the Middle. He also produced Pavement's final album Terror Twilight (1999). This article is about the band. ... Up is a 1998 album by R.E.M.. It was their first album without drummer Bill Berry, who amicably left the group in October 1997 to pursue his own interests. ... Natalie Jane Imbruglia (pronounced im-bru-lee-yah) (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. ... Alternate cover U.S. Cover Left of the Middle is the debut album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. ... Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... Terror Twilight was the 5th and final studio album released by Pavement. ...

Godrich has collaborated with American singer-songwriter Beck several times, on Mutations (1998), Sea Change (2002) and The Information (2006). The former two of these albums, particularly the highly acclaimed Sea Change, were noted for their atmospheric folk/pop sound, a major departure from the sample-heavy, spontaneous style Beck was best known for. He has also worked with Travis thrice, producing the Scottish band's breakthrough The Man Who (1999), the follow-up The Invisible Band (2001) and the latest The Boy With No Name (2007), although the band has also worked with Brian Eno and Mike Hedges on the same album. This article contains a trivia section. ... Mutations is an indie rock album by Beck and was released in 1998. ... For other uses, see Seachange. ... The Information is the seventh album by Beck, released in October 2006. ... In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... Travis are a Scottish Britpop band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ... The Man Who is the second album by the Scottish rock band Travis, and the album that brought them into international recognition. ... The Invisible Band is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Travis, first released in 2001. ... The Boy with No Name is the fifth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Travis. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... Mike Hedges is an acclaimed British audio producer/engineer whose career spans more than 20 years. ...

Godrich received his greatest visibility in 2005 for his work on Paul McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, a job he got after being recommended by legendary Beatles producer George Martin. According to interviews, the idea of bringing in a younger producer was for McCartney to challenge himself, and accordingly Godrich fired McCartney's touring band on the first day's sessions, and demanded the star abandon songs Godrich felt to be clichéd, over-sentimental or subpar. The resulting album was nominated for several Grammys including Album of the Year, and Godrich was nominated for Producer of the Year. Time Magazine claimed it was McCartney's first worthwhile album since the breakup of The Beatles. Alternate cover Special Edition paper sleeve (CD with DVD). ... Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle—a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of The Beatles records. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category. ... The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...

In 2001, Godrich remixed U2's track "Walk On" for its single release. Godrich also mixed and contributed additional production on the French electronic group Air's 2004 comeback Talkie Walkie, their latest album Pocket Symphony (2007) and on the Band Aid 20 charity single in 2004. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... Walk On is a single release from U2s 2000 album, All That You Cant Leave Behind. ... Air is a French music duo, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benǫt Dunckel. ... Talkie Walkie is the fourth full-length album by Air, released on January 27, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Pocket Symphony is the fifth full-length album by French duo Air. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release Рartist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They...

Awards

Godrich had been nominated several times previously for the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. In 2000 he won a Grammy Award for producing Best Alternative Album winner (and Album of the Year nominee) Radiohead's Kid A. In 2004 he won Best Engineered Album for Radiohead's Hail to the Thief. The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. ... The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. ... Kid A is the fourth album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 2000. ... The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. ... Hail to the Thief (subtitled The Gloaming) is the sixth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, released on 9 June 2003 in the United Kingdom and June 10, 2003 in the United States. ...

From the Basement

In September 2006, it was announced that Godrich was shooting From the Basement, a new series for British television. It was to focus on intimate, live performances by musicians, with the first episode featuring The White Stripes, Thom Yorke and Four Tet. The second, reported to be in production, would feature Beck and Jamie Lidell. Because it was deemed too uncommercial without corporate sponsors, the series was reimagined as an Internet podcast television show, with individual videos available for purchase through iTunes and elsewhere. The first episode was available for download in December 2006.[2] From the Basement is a new podcast lauched on December 18th 2006 that features live performances from various musicians. ... The White Stripes are an American rock music duo from Detroit, Michigan consisting of Jack White (principal songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano) and Meg White (drums, percussion, vocals). ... Thomas Edward Yorke, born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Radiohead. ... Kieran Hebden spins records in the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio Four Tet is the name used by Kieran Hebden for his electronic music-oriented solo efforts to differentiate from his work with post-rock band Fridge. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Jamie Lidell. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ...

Discography

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External links

• Unofficial website
• All Music Guide Credits
• From the Basement website