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Clif Norrell
GenresRock, Alternative, Pop, Folk, Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Americana
Occupation(s)Recording Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Musician, Mastering Engineer
Years active1987–present

Clif Norrell is a Grammy-nominated American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl, Sting, Paul McCartney, Gavin Degraw, Joss Stone, Selena Gomez, and The Police.

Neil Peart, drummer of Rush, remarked "Clif's experienced and sensitive ears helped to translate the sounds we imagined into the sounds we heard (no small feat!)". [1]

Norrell was nominated for two Grammy Awards[2] and two TEC Awards [3] for his engineering work on Springsteen's 2012 album Wrecking Ball and its single "We Take Care of Our Own". Norrell has been featured in many articles, books, and music conferences.[4][5][6][7]

Early Career

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Starting with a long background as a trained trumpet player and guitarist, Clif began his studio career at the legendary Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, the world's most awarded recording studio, in the mid 1980's under the mentorship of renowned audio guru Allen Sides. Throughout his years there as staff engineer, Clif honed his skills while working with superstars like Bruce Springsteen, Prince, the Beastie Boys, Van Halen, and many others. He also learned his craft by working with such legendary producers and engineers as Arif Mardin, Glyn and Andy Johns, Norman Granz, and many other top contemporary producers. Starting out in the era when analog recording technology was at its peak and digital technology was just starting to be more widely used in studios, Norrell continues to incorporate vintage analog tape recorders and processing together with the latest in digital audio advancements to achieve the sound and feel he and the artists envision for each project.

Partial discography

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Artist Project Credit
R.E.M. Automatic For the People Engineer, Mixer
Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball Engineer
Jeff Buckley Grace Engineer
Weezer Pinkerton Engineer
Rush Test For Echo Engineer
Faith No More King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime Engineer
Anouk Hotel New York Producer
SuperHeavy SuperHeavy Engineer
Sting At The Movies Mixer
Miley Cyrus Breakout Mixer
Miley Cyrus Start All Over Mixer
The Replacements All Shook Down Engineer, Mixer
Echo and The Bunnymen Evergreen Mixer
Needtobreathe Rivers In The Wasteland Engineer
RDGLDGRN RDGLDGRN LP Engineer, Mixer
Noisettes What's The Time Mr. Wolf Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Indigo Girls Indigo Girls Engineer, Mixer
Indigo Girls Nomads Indians Saints Engineer, Mixer
Widespread Panic Ain't Life Grand Mixer
Widespread Panic Bombs and Butterflies Mixer
Rollins Band Coome In and Burn Engineer, Mixer
Rollins Band Get Some Go Again Engineer, Mixer
Rollins Band The Only Way To Know For Sure Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Rollins Band Nice Engineer, Mixer
No Doubt "Making Out" from Rock Steady Engineer
The Refreshments Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Billy Idol The Devil's Playground Engineer
Selena Gomez Kiss and Tell Mixer
Selena Gomez A Day Without Rain Mixer
Serena Ryder Live Mixer, Mastering Engineer
Little Birdy Hollywood Engineer, Mixer
Skunk Anansie Post Orgasmic Chill Engineer
John Hiatt Perfectly GOod Guitar Engineer, Mixer
A.R. Rahman Infinite Love Mixer
Anvil Juggerrnaut of Justice Mastering Engineer
The Jayhawks Tomorrow the Green Grass Engineer
Pixies Debaser Mixer
Gavin DeGraw Sweeter Engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Test For Echo Tourbook - Cygnus X1.net".
  2. ^ "2013 Grammy Nominations: The Full List".
  3. ^ "28th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement".
  4. ^ "SXSW -Shorties Session: The Studio Experience".
  5. ^ "Mixing, Recording, and Producing Techniques of the Pros by Rick Clark".
  6. ^ "API Works - Clif Norrell".
  7. ^ "Recording Henry Rollins - AudioTechnology Magazine" (PDF).
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Category:Audio engineers Category:American audio engineers