Joe Chiccarelli

born in in Boston, MA, United States

Joe Chiccarelli

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Joe Chiccarelli, a native of Boston, Massachusetts is a music producer, mixer and engineer who has been active since the 1980s.[1] He has produced albums by Stan Ridgway, Oingo Boingo, Sandra Bernhard, My Morning Jacket, Counting Crows, The Shins, Augie March, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Kurt Elling, Saints Of Valory, and Big Talk. Other artists include Elton John, Rufus Wainright, U2, Beck, Etta James, Jamie Cullum, Al Stewart, Tori Amos, The Strokes,The Killers, Morrissey,Cafe Tacuba,Julieta Venegas, Pink Martini, Christina Perri and Jason Mraz. He also engineered Frank Zappa's albums Sheik Yerbouti, Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III and Tinseltown Rebellion, and engineered the White Stripes 2007 album Icky Thump. He also engineered The Raconteurs "Consolers of The Lonely" for which he received his eighth Grammy award, for Best Engineered Album of 2008.

Career

Chiccarelli got his first taste of the studio through a cousin who owned Boston's Fleetwood Studio. He also worked as an engineer at Music Designers Recording Studio in Boston. Chiccarelli moved west in the late '70s where he scored an assistant engineer gig at L.A.'s Cherokee Studios.[1] He got his career break engineering Frank Zappa's album Sheik Yerbouti (1979).[2] In an interview with HitQuarters, Chiccarelli said: "[Zappa's] engineer couldnt make the session and so he decided to take a chance on me. Im so thankful ever since that day because he gave me a career."[2]

He is credited with discovering singer Tori Amos and signing her first band, Y Kant Tori Read, to a label deal.[3] However, Chiccarelli refuted this in an interview with HitQuarters saying, "Thats a myth. Tori was already signed to Atlantic Records as a solo artist when I got involved."[2] In 1998, he mixed the Latin album Un Tributo (a José José), a tribute to José José.

Chiccarelli produced Minus the Bear's album Omni, released May 4, 2010.[4] He produced four tracks on The Strokes' fourth album, "Angles". He also produced the Double Platinum debut album from Australian group Boy & Bear. The band received Five ARIA awards for the album.[5] He also engineered and mixed track's on Morrissey's "Swords" album

In 2011, Chiccarelli produced Jason Mraz's fourth album "Love Is A Four Letter Word", released April 17, 2012[6] and Alanis Morissette's upcoming "Havoc and Bright Lights"[7] as well as upcoming album "Songs of Patience" for Alberta Cross.[8] In 2012 He Produced a Gold Album "Departures"for Australian artist Bernard Fanning His 2013 album projects include Divine Fits, Hellogoodbye, Saints of Valory, Plain White T's, Need To Breathe, The Madden Brothers, Oxbow and Spoon. And in 2014 he has produced Morrissey's latest album.

Selected Discography

2012

  • Keaton Henson (Sony UK)-Produce/Mix
  • Cafe Tacuba(Universal) -Co-Produce/Mix
  • Dropkick Murphys(Born & Bred) -Mix
  • Alanis Morissette(Collective Sounds) Produce/Mix
  • Eleni Mandell (Yep Roc) - Produced/Mix

2011

  • Christina Perri (Atlantic) Produce/Record
  • Alberta Cross (Ark) Produce/Record
  • Boy & Bear (Universal) Produce/Mix
  • Tiziano Ferro (EMI Italy) - Record
  • Jason Mraz (Atlantic) - Produce/Record
  • Dwight Yoakum (Warner) Co-produce/Record

2010

  • The Strokes (RCA) - Produce/Record
  • Young The Giant (Roadrunner) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • Juan Campodonicoare (Universal Latin) - Record
  • Ilse DeLange (Universal Holland) - Record
  • Eleni Mandell (YepRoc) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • Rachel Yamagata (Warner) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • Big Talk (Anti) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • The Killers Xmas single (Island) - Co-Produce
  • Manchester Orchestra (Columbia) - Mix

2009

  • Adam Stephens (Saddle Creek) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • Middle Class Rut (Bright Antenna) Mix
  • Ely Guera (Homey) - Mix
  • Minus the Bear (Dangerbird) - Produce/Record/Mix
  • Gin Wigmore (Universal) Record/Mix
  • Cory Chisel (RCA) Produce/Record/Mix
  • Dredg (Universal Germany) Mix
  • Camera Cant Lie (Atlantic) - Record
  • Ponderosa (New West) Produce/Record
  • Sondre Lerche (Rounder) Mix
  • Mika (Universal) - Record

1988

  • Robert Tepper - Modern Madness - Producer

Grammy Awards

  • 2003 Best Latin Rock/Alt Album Café Tacuba Cuatro Caminos
  • 2007 Alternative Album The White Stripes "Icky Thump"
  • 2009 Best Engineered Album Non-Classical - The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"

Latin Grammy Awards

  • 2000 Best Rock Album Cafe Tacuba Reves
  • 2001 Best Rock Solo Vocal Album Juanes Fijate Bien
  • 2003 Best Rock Solo Album Juanes Un Dia Normal
  • 2003 Album of The Year Juanes Un Dia Normal
  • 2004 Best Alternative Album Café Tacuba Cuatro Caminos"
  • 2010 Best Alternative Album Ely Guerra "Hombres Invisible"
  • 2013 Best Instrumental Album Bajofondo "Presente"

Grammy Nominations

  • Best Alternative Album The White Stripes Icky Thump (Grammy winner)
  • Best Alternative Album The Shins Wincing The Night Away
  • Best Jazz Vocal Album Kurt Elling Nightmoves
  • Best Engineered Album Non-Classical - The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"
  • Best Engineered Album Non-Classical - Cafe Tacuba "Reves YoSoy"
  • Best Engineered Album Non-Classical - Jason Mraz "Love is a Four Letter Word"
  • Best Rock Album - The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"
  • Best Alternative Album - My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges"
  • Producer of The Year" 2007- The Shins, Kurt Elling, Oxbow

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Joe Chiccarelli Bio. ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Interview with Joe Chiccarelli. HitQuarters (14 June 2010). Retrieved on Aug 19, 2010.
  3. Rogers, Kalen (1994). Tori Amos: all these years : the authorized illustrated biography, Omnibus Press. URL accessed 1 August 2010.
  4. Minus the Bear's New LP OMNI Out May 4th. Dangerbird. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.
  5. Animal Magnetism. Time Off Magazine (3 August 2011). Retrieved on Aug 4, 2011.
  6. Jason Mraz new album Produced by Joe Chiccarelli. Next Wave Management. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.
  7. Alanis Morissettes New Album produced by Joe Chiccarelli. Next Wave Management. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.
  8. About Alberta Cross. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.
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