Dan Austin is a sound engineer and music producer and mixer working in the United Kingdom. Austin also performs as a bassist.

Early life

Austin attended The George Ward School and Lowbourne Junior School in Wiltshire. While in school he formed a band called Four Parts Water, towards the end of his time studying at The George Ward School he began working part-time at Moles Studio in Bath."Dan scoops top music award"
29 May 2008 / Craig Evry

Career

In 2004, Austin played bass with the band the Cooper Temple Clause. He also produced a number of recordings with the group. He produced the band

Cherry Ghost Cherry Ghost were an English music group which began in 2006, first as an alias for singer-songwriter Simon Aldred as a solo artist, before morphing into a full band. Their debut album, ''Thirst for Romance'', was released in July 2007 and ente ...

album, ''A Thirst For Romance'' and the follow-up albums ''Beneath this Burning Shoreline'' and ''Herd Runners''. In 2008 a song he produced for this band won the Ivor Novello award. Austin has contributed to the Doves' ''Kingdom Of Rust'' and new tracks on the Best Of release which he produced. Austin has also produced an album for US act Evaline, and he has also mixed tracks for Morning Parade and Young Rebel Set. In 2010 Austin was producing and recording at the Moles Studio in Bath. He produced the debut album for

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, as well as two EPs for this group. Austin was shortlisted for a Music Producers Guild Award in 2013. Since 2013 Austin has worked with

Gil Norton Gil Norton (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer known for his work with alternative rock bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo P ...

on albums by

Twin Atlantic Twin Atlantic are a Scottish alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The group currently consists of Sam McTrusty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ross McNae (bass) and Joe Lazarus (drums). Lead guitarist Barry McKenna departed from the b ...

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Pulled Apart By Horses Pulled Apart by Horses are an English alternative rock band from Leeds. They formed in early 2008. The band were signed by Transgressive Records in 2009, and released their debut self-titled album '' Pulled Apart by Horses'' on 21 June 2010. ...

and

Maxïmo Park Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums). The band have released seven studio albums: '' A Certain Trigger ...

as well as tracks by The People the Poet and

You Me At Six You Me at Six are an English rock band from Weybridge, Surrey. The band consists of lead singer Josh Franceschi, guitarists Max Helyer and Chris Miller, bassist Matt Barnes and drummer Daniel Flint. Formed in 2004, the name for the group orig ...

. Austin and Gil finished the debut album '‘Anthems’' for Pure Love, the new band from ex-Gallows frontman Frank Carter and in 2014 Austin produced an album with the band

Arcane Roots Arcane Roots were a three-piece alternative rock band from Kingston upon Thames, England, formed in 2006. In its final incarnation, the band consisted of Andrew Groves (vocals, guitar), Adam Burton (bass), and Jack Wrench (drums). After sel ...

."In The Studio With Arcane Roots"
''Rock Sound'', Carla Mundy.

Production, mixing and engineering credits

Del Amitri Del Amitri are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980. Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums. Their 1995 single " Roll to Me" reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Five Del Amitri albums have ...

(Producer, Engineer & Mixer) '' Fatal Mistakes'' Album *

(Producer, Engineer & Mixer) '' Suckapunch'' Album *

Doves Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

(Producer, Engineer & Mixer) ''

The Universal Want ''The Universal Want'' is the fifth studio album by British rock band Doves. The album was released by Heavenly Recordings and Virgin/EMI on 11 September 2020. ''The Universal Want'' is the band's first album following a hiatus that began in 20 ...

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'' * Guide Dog (Mixer) ''Lovely Domestic Bliss'' Album * LOA State (Mixer) Forthcoming Album * Soundhorn (Mixer) Extended Mixes for Shadowlark * Lisbon (Mixer) Forthcoming tracks * Everyone You Know (Mixer) Forthcoming EP *

She Makes War Laura Kidd is a record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist releasing music and podcast episodes as Penfriend, and formerly known as She Makes War. After releasing four full length albums between 2010 and 2018, She Makes War was formal ...

(Producer & Mixer) ''Brace for Impact'' Album * Fine Creatures (Producer, Engineer & Mixer) ''Electric La La Land'' EP * The Ninth Wave (Producer & Engineer) ''Never Crave Attention'' Album * Pretty Vicious (Producer & Mixer) ''Beauty of Youth'' * Shadowlark (Mixer) Forthcoming tracks * SheMakesWar (Engineer & Mixer) Forthcoming tracks * The Ninth Wave (Producer & Mixer) Forthcoming EP * MOSES (Producer & Mixer) Forthcoming track “Kingsize” * Shadowlark (Producer & Mixer) Forthcoming tracks * SoShe (Co-producer & Mixer) Forthcoming EP *

Love Amongst Ruin Love Amongst Ruin are an English rock supergroup, led by Steve Hewitt after his tenure as the drummer for Placebo. The band released their self-titled debut album in September 2010 and second album '' Lose Your Way'' was released in June 201 ...

(Producer) Forthcoming track * Guidedog (Producer & Mixer) Forthcoming album *

Sløtface Sløtface, formerly known (and still pronounced) as Slutface, are a Norwegian pop punk band from Stavanger. Formed in 2012, the group started when vocalist Haley Shea and guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad began writing songs together, later bein ...

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Try Not to Freak Out ''Try Not to Freak Out'' is the debut album of the Norwegian punk pop band Sløtface. Just like their former EPs, this release includes clear political and feminist statements. Critical reception ''Try Not to Freak Out'' was met with generally f ...

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(Additional Producer & Mixer) "Showed Up" track *

Mallory Knox Mallory Knox were an English alternative rock band from Cambridge. In 2013, they released their debut album '' Signals'' which reached #33 in the UK album charts. Their second album ''Asymmetry'' was released on 27 October 2014 and reached #16 ...

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Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...

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Young Legionnaire Young Legionnaire are a British band formed in 2009. Since 2010, the band's lineup has consisted of founders Paul Mullen (of The Automatic, formerly of yourcodenameis:milo) and Gordon Moakes (formerly of Bloc Party) alongside drummer Dean Pear ...

(Mixer) '' Zero Worship'' Album * Lisbon (Producer & Mixer) "Vice", "Shark" + forthcoming track * Gallery Circus (Producer & Mixer) "Holland on Fire" * "Club House Killer" tracks *

(Producer, Engineer & Mixer) "Sponge State" and "Empire Records" EPs *

(Producer & Mixer) ''

Lose Your Way ''Lose Your Way'' is the second studio album by the British rock band Love Amongst Ruin. It was released by Ancient B Records on 29 June 2015 and has been described as "an album from an artist over the hump, head high to the future and all engines ...

'' Album * Monarks (Producer & Mixer) "You Were My Fire", "Amorous" tracks + forthcoming EP * Daisy Victoria (Producer & Mixer) ''Animal Lover'' EP * Losers (Mixer) ''How To Ruin Other People’s Futures'' Album * Leaders of Men (Engineer) Forthcoming tracks *

(Mixer) ''Disarm: 15'' EP * Army of Bones (Engineer) ''Army of Bones'' Album * Benji Wild (Engineer & Mixer) ''Watch and Learn'' track and forthcoming tracks *

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(Mixer) Forthcoming album * Pleasure Beach (Mixer) ''Dreamer to the Dawn'' EP * Club Kuru (Producer, Engineer & Mixer) ''Layla'' EP & forthcoming tracks * Monarks (Mixer) ''The End'' EP * Britain (Producer & Engineer) Forthcoming tracks *

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'' Album * The Enemy (Mixer) ''It’s Automatic'' album * Ollie Smith (Producer) Forthcoming tracks *

Jimi Goodwin Jimi Goodwin (born Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin 28 May 1970 in Manchester) is the bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were in a house music group, Sub Sub. Goodwin is best known as ...

(Producer) Forthcoming album * Young Guns (Engineer) '' Ones and Zeros'' Album * Club Kuru (Producer, Engineer & Mixer) ''All the Days'' EP * Kid Wave (Producer, Engineer & Mixer) ''Wonderlust'' album * Bad Breeding (Producer & Mixer) "Chains" and other tracks *

Pixies A pixie (also pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, and piskie in Cornwall and Devon, and pigsie or puggsy in the New Forest) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas ar ...

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Indie Cindy ''Indie Cindy'' is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Pixies. Released in April 2014, it was the band's first album since 1991's '' Trompe le Monde'', and the first Pixies album not to feature bass guitar player Kim D ...

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Herd Runners Herd Runners is the third and final studio album by English band Cherry Ghost. It was released in May 2014 on Heavenly Recordings. Track listing References 2014 albums Cherry Ghost albums Heavenly Recordings albums {{2010s-ind ...

'' Album * Club Kuru (Producer & Mixer) “All the Days” and “Seesaw” tracks *

(Producer & Mixer) “Over and Over” track *

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Asymmetry Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry (the property of an object being invariant to a transformation, such as reflection). Symmetry is an important property of both physical and abstract systems and it may be displayed in pre ...

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(Producer, Engineer & Mixer) '' Odludek'' Album * Sonny's Burning (Writer, Producer & Mixer) Forthcoming album * I AM IN LOVE (Mixer) “Proposal” and “Mirrors & Smoke” tracks *

(Engineer) '' Great Divide'' Album * AFI (Engineer) ''

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'' Album * Six. By Seven (Producer & Mixer) '' Love and Peace and Sympathy'' Album *

(Engineer & Mixer)'' EP1'', '' EP2'', & '' EP3'' EPs *

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Blood & Chemistry ''Blood & Chemistry'' is the debut full-length studio album by the British alternative rock band Arcane Roots, released in 2013 on Play It Again Sam. Background On 17 April 2013, Arcane Roots released a teaser video for the album, alongside th ...

'' Album * Pure Love (Engineer & Mixer) ''

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Surfer Blood Surfer Blood is an American indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, currently signed to Kanine Records, formerly signed to Joyful Noise Recordings and Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts (lead ...

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(Engineer & Mixer) “ The Swarm” track * Maximo Park (Engineer & Mixer) '' The National Health'' Album *

Pulled Apart by Horses Pulled Apart by Horses are an English alternative rock band from Leeds. They formed in early 2008. The band were signed by Transgressive Records in 2009, and released their debut self-titled album '' Pulled Apart by Horses'' on 21 June 2010. ...

(Engineer & Mixer) “Sing” & “Molly Drove Me Away” tracks *

(Engineer & Mixer) ''The Karma'' Album *

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Stuck In This Ocean ''Stuck in This Ocean'' is the debut album by the Manchester band Airship, released 5 September 2011 on PIAS Records PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot. Pl ...

'' Album * Young Rebel Set (Producer & Mixer) '' Curse Our Love'' Album track * Bayside (Engineer) '' Killing Time'' Album * The Winchell Riots (Producer & Mixer) ''Figure 8’s'' EP *

(Mixer) '' The Places Between: The Best of Doves'' Album *

(Co-producer) “

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” and tracks from '' The Places Between: The Best of Doves'' Album *

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Beneath This Burning Shoreline ''Beneath This Burning Shoreline'' is the second studio album by Cherry Ghost, released on 5 July 2010 via Heavenly Records. The band recorded the album themselves with Dan Austin, who co-produced their debut album ''Thirst for Romance''. The a ...

'' Album * Morning Parade (Producer & Mixer) “Marble Attic,” “Youth,” & “Seaside” Tracks * Evaline (Producer & Mixer) ''Woven Material'' Album *

Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. The debut Massive Attack album '' Blue Lines'' was rele ...

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Heligoland Heligoland (; german: Helgoland, ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , da, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890, the islands were historically possessions ...

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Kingdom of Rust ''Kingdom of Rust'' is the fourth studio album from British indie rock band Doves. The album was released on 6 April 2009 in the UK via Heavenly Recordings. ''Kingdom of Rust'' was met with generally positive critical acclaim, and entered the ...

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(Engineer) '' Some Cities'' Album * The Hours (Engineer) '' See the Light'' Album *

People in Planes People in Planes were a Welsh alternative rock band from Porthcawl, active from 1998 to 2013. They were signed to Wind-up Records. Prior to 2003, they were known as Tetra Splendour (during which time they moved to Cardiff), and before that, they ...

(Producer) '' Beyond the Horizon'' Album * Starsailor (Engineer) ''

Boy In Waiting ''Boy in Waiting'' is an EP by English alternative rock band Starsailor, released on 3 December 2008 as a Free Digital Download worldwide for those who pre-ordered the Deluxe edition of their album All the Plans through Starsailor.net. It feat ...

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Thirst For Romance ''Thirst for Romance'' is the debut album by Cherry Ghost, released on 9 July 2007 in the UK. The album was made available on CD, digital download, and double vinyl LP. It was recorded at Ape Studios in Cheshire and Moolah Rouge Studios in Stock ...

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Funplex ''Funplex'' is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by The B-52s, recorded during 2006 and 2007. The album was released on March 25, 2008, by Astralwerks Records. It was the first album of new material the group had released since ''Good ...

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Battle In Seattle ''Battle in Seattle'' is a 2007 political action-thriller film written and directed by Stuart Townsend, in his directorial debut. The story is loosely based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999. The film premiered o ...

'' OST Album Tracks * Cooper Temple Clause (Producer) '' Make This Your Own'' Album Tracks *

(Producer & Mixer) '' Collected'' Album track *

People In Planes People in Planes were a Welsh alternative rock band from Porthcawl, active from 1998 to 2013. They were signed to Wind-up Records. Prior to 2003, they were known as Tetra Splendour (during which time they moved to Cardiff), and before that, they ...

(Producer & Mixer) “Instantly Gratified” track and ''

As Far As The Eye Can See ''As Far as the Eye Can See'' is the debut album of Welsh alternative rock band People in Planes (or second album overall, as 2002's '' Splendid Animation'' was released under the previous band name of Tetra Splendour), released on 28 March 200 ...

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(Programmer) Various Adverts * Fell City Girl (Producer & Mixer) ''Swim'' EP *

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line ...

(Producer & Mixer) '' Over The Years & Through The Woods'' Live DVD *

Oceansize Oceansize were an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 1998. The band consisted of Mike Vennart (vocals, guitar), Steve Durose (guitar, backing vocals), Richard "Gambler" Ingram (guitar, keyboards), Mark Heron (drums) and Jon Ellis (bas ...

(Producer & Engineer) '' Everyone Into Position'' Album *

KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. The ...

(Engineer) “ Under the Weather” track * Cooper Temple Claus (Producer & Mixer) '' Kick Up The Fire And Let The Flames Break Loose'' Album * Motion Picture Soundtrack (Producer & Mixer) “When All The Lights Go Out” tracks *

Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have ...

(Engineer & Programmer) ''A Blackened Sky'' Album * Snuff (Engineer & Programmer) ''

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'' Album * Cooper Temple Clause (Engineer & Programmer) '' See This Through and Leave'' Album *

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(Engineer) “Steal Away” Single *

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My Vitriol My Vitriol are a British alternative rock band, formed in 1999 in London. The band currently comprises singer and guitarist Som Wardner, drummer Ravi Kesavaram, guitarist Seth Taylor and bassist Tatia Starkey. The band had success with their de ...

(Live Engineer) Live Tracks *

Mansun Mansun were an English alternative rock band, formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. It was annou ...

(Assistant Engineer) “I Can Only Disappoint You” Track *

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(Assistant Engineer) '' Dream Land'' Album *

Elevator Suite Elevator Suite is a three piece electronic pop group. They were formed in January 1999 by the English DJ Andy Childs, his friend DJ Paul "Robbo" Roberts, and Steve Grainger, who was working as a record producer of a small recording studio ...

(Assistant Engineer) ''Barefoot & Shitfaced'' Album *

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(Assistant Engineer) ''Killings from the Dial'' Album

References

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