Chris Coady (born June 5, 1978) is an American

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and

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who is best known for his work with

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, Deadbeat Darling,

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Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 to ...

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and others. Since moving to

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in 2001, Coady has produced several records that have been featured in

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, including one of 2010's most critically acclaimed albums, ''

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'' by the

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duo

. In 2011 he was selected in an article published by ''

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'' as one of the ten next-generation producers to watch out for.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coady, Chris Living people American record producers Place of birth missing (living people) 1978 births