Smoothside James Brown


James Brown Ex-Chief Engineer at RAK Studios in London, James has acquired a wealth of experience in recording and mixing in both the analog and digital realms. He has also worked with many of the world's most eminent producers such as Butch Vig, Alan Moulder, Flood, Rich Costey, Gil Norton, David Bottrill, Kevin Shields, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Elvis Costello, Stephen Hague, Marius de Vries, Hector Castillo, Dimitri Tikovoi and Phil Thornalley.

James has had an excellent year as both a recording engineer and mixer, working with bands as diverse as the Arctic Monkeys, Bear Hands and Jane's Addiction. As a producer in his own right, he worked with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and British singer/ songwriter David Ford.

He recently recorded and co-mixed the new Foo Fighters album 'Wasting Light', a project that was made entirely on analog tape. The process was documented in the feature length movie, 'Back & Forth'.

In years past, he engineered the Nine Inch Nails album ‘With Teeth’ and mixed both ‘With Teeth’ and ‘The Downward Spiral’ in 5.1 Surround Sound. He was also heavily involved in the last two Placebo albums ‘Meds’ and ‘Battle For The Sun’, recording both, as well as mixing the singles ‘English Summer Rain’ and ‘Infra Red’. He has mixed albums for Counting Crows, Jeff Beck, Infusion, The Oohla’s, Young Love, and The Levellers, and tracks for The Killers, Ash, The Bravery and Brazilian Girls.

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James Brown Discography Home
James Brown show reel:

1. Rope - Foo Fighters
2. Heart In The Heartbreak - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
3. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair - Arctic Monkeys
4. Every Day Is Exactly The Same - Nine Inch Nails
5. Crime Pays - Bear Hands
6. Running Up That Hill - Placebo
7. State Of The Union [2011 Remix] - David Ford
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