Kevin Killen (born October 22, 1959) is a

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. His work has been recognized by multiple awards and nominations, and he has worked with a range of recording artists including

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Career

Some of Killen's earliest credits include engineering U2's '' The Unforgettable Fire'' and

's '' So'' along with the production/engineering team of

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and Daniel Lanois. Among Killen's more recent credits, he mixed Sugarland's multi-platinum '' Love on the Inside'' featuring three chart singles in "All I Want to Do", "Already Gone" and "It Happens", all Number One hits on the Billboard country singles charts. In 2014, he mixed

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single " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" from his release, '' Nothing Has Changed''. Perhaps one of his most notable productions is the original soundtrack to the popular music film, '' The Commitments''. Kevin co-produced and mixed that album.

Awards and nominations

Killen won 5 Grammys for his contributions to the

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nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Category for his work on

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'' (2009) and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Seth Glier's '' The Trouble With People'' (2012). In 2013 he received a

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for recording and mixing

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'' CD as Best Country Album. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2017, Kevin was awarded a Grammy for co-producing and mixing Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble’s Sing Me Home for Best World Music Album. In addition, he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for David Bowie’s final studio album – '' Blackstar'' and a third Grammy as ''Blackstar'' took honour for Best Alternative Music Album.

References

External links

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