Dave Meegan is an Irish record producer, born in

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in 1963. Meegan is best known for his work with

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. Meegan's association with Marillion began when he worked as an assistant engineer on their second album, ''

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'' in 1984. He got a job as a tape operator and trained under

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. Meegan worked for U2 as an engineer during the sessions for ''

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'' and ''

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,'' and has also worked alongside Peter Collins,

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and

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, as an engineer. In 1989 Meegan produced most of the tracks on the album The House of Love, and in 1991 he produced ''Slinky'', by the Milltown Brothers, and in 1992, '' 2 Hell with Common Sense'', by Power of Dreams. Meegan returned to Marillion, and produced their albums '' Brave'', a concept album released in 1994, and '' Afraid of Sunlight'', which were their final two albums released on EMI in the 1990s. Meegan also mixed their 1997 album '' This Strange Engine.'' He returned as a producer for their 2001 album ''

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'', and their 2004 album,''

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'', containing the single " You're Gone" which reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest-charting single since

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replaced original singer

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in 1989. Marillion guitarist

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has said he admired Meegan's work so much he considered him to be "a sixth member of the band". Meegan stopped working as a producer for several years for personal reasons, but more recently, he has worked with Andrew Maxwell Morris.Between You And Me – A Podcast About Marillion. Dave Meegan – Interviewed! Episode 133, Monday, 18 December 2023.

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