John Hanlon is an American record producer and recording engineer.

Career

He is best known for producing, engineering, and mixing albums for

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...

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T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. Burnett has won several Grammy Awards for his work on film sou ...

, R.E.M,

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Dennis Wilson Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their drummer and the middle brother of bandmates Brian Wilson, Brian and Carl Wilson as well as ...

, and

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their f ...

Work with Neil Young

His relationship with

started in 1983, when he and David Briggs, Young's longtime producer, were working on ''Trans'' remixes. Hanlon joined Briggs again in 1990, engineering and mixing

and

Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...

's album ''

Ragged Glory ''Ragged Glory'' is the 20th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young, and his sixth album with the band Crazy Horse. It was released by Reprise Records on September 10, 1990. ''Ragged Glory'' was voted the 36th best grunge a ...

''. He has been working with Young ever since.

Recording style

In an October 2012 interview with ''Mix'' magazine, John Hanlon described his recording style:

"To me, some of the greatest records are the ones done with the fewest amount of microphones. The sound I like is orchestral. A classical engineer reading this might cringe, but I approach
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
and
Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...
orchestrally."

Selected discography

* 2024: ''Bob Neuwirth'' - Bob Neuwirth (remixing) * 2020: '' Homegrown'' - Neil Young (remastering) * 2019: ''

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (producer) * 2016: '' Peace Trail'' - Neil Young (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2016: ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

'' - Neil Young & Promise of the Real (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2015: ''

The Monsanto Years ''The Monsanto Years'' is the 37th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and the American rock group Promise of the Real, released on June 29, 2015 on Reprise Records. A concept album which criticizes the agribusiness c ...

'' -

(producer, engineer) * 2012: ''

Psychedelic Pill ''Psychedelic Pill'' is the 34th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on October 30, 2012. It is the second collaboration between Young and Crazy Horse released in 2012 (the first being '' Americana'') and their first ...

'' - Neil Young &

(producer, engineer, mixing) * 2012: ''Americana'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2009: '' Roadsinger'' -

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion st ...

(engineer) * 2009: ''Dreamin' Man'' - Neil Young (producer) * 2008: ''Bambu / Pacific Ocean Blue'' -

(producer, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing) * 2007: '' Just Roll Tape'' -

(engineer, mixing) * 2006: ''

Twenty Twenty – The Essential T-Bone Burnett 20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. A group of twenty units is sometimes referred to as a score. In mathematics Twenty is a composite number. It is also the smallest primitive abundant number. The Happy Family o ...

'' -

(engineer, mixing) * 2003: ''Break Your Mother's Heart'' -

Tim Easton Timothy E. Easton (born April 25, 1966) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter playing rock and roll, folk and Americana music. His latest release, ''You Don't Really Know Me'' was released on August 27, 2021. Biography Easton was raise ...

(producer, engineer, mixing) * 2002: ''

Are You Passionate? ''Are You Passionate?'' is the 26th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, his only album to feature Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and his 9th with Crazy Horse, released on April 9, 2002 as a double LP and as a single CD. The album re ...

'' - Neil Young (engineer) * 2000: ''Road Rock: Friends & Relatives'' - Neil Young (engineer) * 1999: ''Debt & Departure'' -

Those Bastard Souls Those Bastard Souls were an American independent rock band formed in 1995 as a solo side project by David Shouse of The Grifters. The name, somewhat of a nod to These Immortal Souls, was one that David Shouse coined as a replacement for A Band ...

(producer, engineer) * 1998: ''

Storefront Hitchcock ''Storefront Hitchcock'' is a 1998 American concert film featuring Robyn Hitchcock and directed by Jonathan Demme. It was conceived as "a document not a documentary", and the performance was shot in New York City in December 1996, in an abandone ...

'' -

Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s and releasing the ...

(engineer, mixing) * 1998: ''

The Closer I Get ''The Closer I Get'' is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It is Hayden's first international release. In Canada it was released on Hardwood Records/Universal, while in the United States it was released on Outpost Recording ...

'' -

Hayden Hayden may refer to: Places Inhabited places in the United States * Hayden, Alabama *Hayden, Arizona *Hayden's Ferry, former name of Tempe, Arizona *Hayden, California, former name of Hayden Hill, California *Hayden, Colorado *Hayden, Idaho *Hayde ...

(producer, engineer) * 1998: ''Up'' -

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ...

(mixing) * 1997: ''Lovers Knot'' -

Jeb Loy Nichols Jeb Loy Nichols is an American-born singer, songwriter, and musician, who is based in Wales. His music combines elements of Soul music, soul, Country music, country, Folk music, folk, reggae and blues. Biography Jeb Loy Nichols was born in Lan ...

(mixing) * 1997: '' The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1'' - Neil Young (producer, mixing) * 1997: ''The Next Voice You Hear'' -

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he had his ...

(engineer, mixing) * 1996: ''Dead Man'' - Neil Young (producer, engineer, mixing) * 1996: ''Revival'' -

(mixing) * 1995: '' Ball-Hog or Tugboat?'' -

Mike Watt Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...

(engineer, mixing) * 1995: ''Wild Night Out!'' -

Jimmy Thackery Jimmy Thackery (born May 19, 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Career Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C.–based blues and roots roc ...

& the Drivers (mixing) * 1994: '' Sleeps with Angels'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (engineer, mixing) * 1993: ''Unplugged'' - Neil Young (engineer, mixing) * 1992: ''Murder One'' - Killers (mixing) * 1992: '' The Criminal Under My Own Hat'' - T-Bone Burnett (engineer, mixing) * 1991: ''Back to the Country'' -

Johnny Shines John Ned Shines (April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Biography Shines was born in Frayser, Tennessee, today a neighborhood of Memphis. He was taught to play the guitar by his mother and spent m ...

(engineer, mixing) * 1991: ''Weld'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (mixing) * 1990: ''

'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (engineer, mixing) * 1988: ''Man in Motion'' -

Night Ranger Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 1982 and experienced a surge of popularity during the 1980s with the release of several successful albums and hit singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and ...

(engineer) * 1987: ''Second Sight'' -

Lonnie Mack Lonnie McIntosh (July 18, 1941 – April 21, 2016), known as Lonnie Mack, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was influential in the development of blues rock music and rock guitar soloing. Mack emerged in 1963 with his break ...

(engineer) * 1985: ''Be Encouraged'' -

Vickie Winans Vickie Winans (born Viviane Bowman; October 18, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, comedian, and actress. In 1987, she released her debut album ''Be Encouraged'' on Light Records. The album spawn the She departed from Light ...

(engineer) * 1983: ''Out for Blood'' -

Lita Ford Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career tha ...

(assistant engineer) * 1982: '' Jump to It'' -

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

(assistant engineer) * 1979: ''

L.A. (Light Album) ''L.A. (Light Album)'' is the 23rd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on March 16, 1979, and their first issued through Sony Music, CBS Records. Recorded during a period of acrimony between the band members, it was a ...

'' -

(engineer) * 1978: ''

M.I.U. Album ''M.I.U. Album'' is the 22nd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by Al Jardine and touring member Ron Altbach during one of th ...

'' - The Beach Boys (engineer) * 1977: ''

Pacific Ocean Blue ''Pacific Ocean Blue'' is the only solo studio album by American musician Dennis Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys. When released in August 1977, it was warmly received critically, and noted for outselling the Beach Boys' contemporary efforts ...

'' - Dennis Wilson (engineer, guitar) * 1977: '' Love You'' - The Beach Boys (engineer)

References

External links

John Hanlon
at the ''Internet Movie Database''.
John Hanlon's AllMusic credits

Mix Magazine interview with John Hanlon ("Neil Young on the Rocks")
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