Catherine J Marks is an Australian record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer. She has worked with such artists as

boygenius Boygenius (stylized in lowercase as boygenius) is an American indie rock supergroup consisting of American singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. They debuted with their self-titled EP in 2018, and then returned af ...

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The Killers The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bas ...

, Local Natives,

Wolf Alice Wolf Alice are a Rock music, rock band from London. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo made up of singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey since 2012. Wolf Alice playe ...

, Beware of Darkness,

The Big Moon The Big Moon are a British indie rock band, formed in 2014 in London by frontwoman Juliette Jackson. Their debut album, ''Love in the 4th Dimension'', was released on 6 April 2017, containing a number of tracks previously released on their EP ' ...

, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Amazons,

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Howling Bells Howling Bells are an Australian indie rock band that formed in Sydney in 2004. The band obtained popularity following the release of its 2006 self-titled debut album. The lineup consists of Juanita Stein (vocals, rhythm guitar), Glenn Moule (dr ...

, Sunset Sons,

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 199 ...

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, Divorce, Oscar Lang and Eliza Shaddad.

Early life

Born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

, Australia. Marks was classically trained in piano from the age of four and has a master's degree in Architecture.

Career

Marks met the Grammy Award winning record producer

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, at a

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer, and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety ...

concert in Dublin in 2001. After finishing her degree, she moved to London in 2005 to train as an assistant engineer under

at Assault and Battery studios in North West London. Marks continued to work closely with Flood on PJ Harvey records '' White Chalk'' and ''

Let England Shake ''Let England Shake'' is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 14 February 2011 by Island Records. Production began around the time of '' White Chalk''s release in 2007, though it is a depart ...

'', and on the Editors' '' In This Light & on This Evening''. In 2009, Marks began working alongside the Brit Award-Winning British mixer and producer

Alan Moulder Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer. Early life Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music from ...

, where she did engineering and mixing work on projects including Interpol, Foals, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Ronnie Vannuci and

Blonde Redhead Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar) and identical twin brothers Simone (drums, keyboards) and Amedeo Pace (lead guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals) that formed in New York ...

. Marks won the 2016 MPG Awards as Breakthrough Producer of The Year. In 2018, Marks won MPG Producer of the Year. In 2020, Marks won Producer of the Year at the Heavy Music Awards. In 2023, Marks won Producer of the Year at the A&R Awards, hosted by Music Business Worldwide and supported by

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. In 2023, Marks co-produced ''

the record The Record may refer to: Music * The Record (Fear album), ''The Record'' (Fear album), a 1982 studio album by the hardcore-punk band Fear * The Record (Boygenius album), ''The Record'' (Boygenius album), a 2023 studio album by the indie rock supe ...

'', the debut album from supergroup

, composed of

Phoebe Bridgers Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter. Her indie folk music typically centers on acoustic guitar and Electronic music, electronic production, with melancholic lyrical themes. She has won four Grammy Aw ...

, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. Released via Interscope in March 2023, and described as an “instant classic”
NME
the album quickly amassed widespread critical acclaim, receiving 5 star reviews from ''

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'', ''NME'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Independent'', and a rating of 90 out of 100 on

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, indicating "universal acclaim". In December 2023, NME crowned ''the record'' as their number one album of the year. The album received seven nominations at the 66th GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, and Record of the Year for the single " Not Strong Enough". ''the record'' charted at #1 in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands album charts, and peaked at #4 on the

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Awards and nominations

A&R Awards

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards Heavy Music Awards

Selected production/mixing/engineering credits

Selected production credits: *2025:

- ''

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'' - Album (producer) *2023:

Boygenius Boygenius (stylized in lowercase as boygenius) is an American indie rock supergroup consisting of American singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. They debuted with their self-titled EP in 2018, and then returned af ...

- ''

The Record The Record may refer to: Music * The Record (Fear album), ''The Record'' (Fear album), a 1982 studio album by the hardcore-punk band Fear * The Record (Boygenius album), ''The Record'' (Boygenius album), a 2023 studio album by the indie rock supe ...

'' - Album (producer) *2022: Lowertown - '' I Love to Lie'' - Album (producer) *2022: EOB - ''Earth'' - Album (Additional Production, Programming) *2022: The Mysterines - ''Reeling'' - Album (producer) *2020:

- '' Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' - co-produced with Alex Hope *2019:

Frank Turner Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981) is an English Punk rock, punk and Folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primaril ...

- ‘’ No Mans Land - Album (producer) *2018:

The Wombats The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). ...

- Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life - Album (co-producing) *2017: Mélanie De Biasio - Lilies - Album (Mixing) *2017: Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface - Album (Producing, Mixing) *2017: The Amazons - Black Magic - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2017: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin - Album (Mixing) *2016: The Amazons - Little Something - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016: Beware of Darkness - Are You Real? - Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) *2016: Local Natives - Masters - Track (Co-Producing) *2016:

- Cupid - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016:

- Silent Movie Susie - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016: Zack Lopez - One More Day - Track (Mixing) *2016: Zack Lopez - Don't Say I Won't - Track (Mixing) *2016: The Amazons - Night Driving -Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016: April Towers - Silent Fever - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016: April Towers - Losing Youth - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2016: Eliza Shaddad - Run - EP (Producing, Mixing) *2016:

- Human Incognito - Album (Recorded) *2015: INHEAVEN - Bitter Town -Track (Producing) *2015: The Amazons - Don't You Wanna - EP (Producing, Mixing) *2015: Sunset Sons - She Wants - Track (Producing) *2015: Fairchild - Nom De Guerre - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2015: Baby Strange - California Sun - Track (Producing) *2015: Champs - Vamala - Album (Mixing) *2015: Sunset Sons - The Fall Line - EP (Producing) *2014: Jagaara - Faultline - Track (Producing, Mixing) *2014:

- Creature Songs - EP (Producing, Mixing) *2014: Findlay - Wolfback - Track (Mixing) *2014:

- Heartstrings- Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) *2014: The Ramona Flowers - Dismantle and Rebuild - Album (Mixing) *2014: Fairchild - Sadako - EP (Producing, Mixing) *2014: Fairchild - Burning Feet - EP (Producing, Mixing) *2014: Meanwhile -Bigger City - Track (Co-Producing, Mixing) *2014: Lyon Apprentice - Be Honest, Be Wild, Be Free - EP (Mixing) *2013: Buchanan - Human Spring - Album (Producer) *2013: Mojo Fury - The Difference Between - Album (Mixing) *2013: Mike Marlin - The Murderer - Track (Producer, Mixer) *2013: Mike Marlin - Grand Reveal - Album (Mixer) *2013:

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- Album (Engineering) *2012:

- Runaways - Track - (Mix/Engineer) *2012: Ride - Live at Brixton Academy: 1992 - (Mixing) *2012: A Silent Film - Sand & Snow -Album (Mixing) *2012: Mike Marlin - Man On The Ground - (Producing, Mixing, Writer)

References

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