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Years active. 1970s–present. Kevin Shirley, also known as The Caveman, is a South African –born music producer, engineer and audio mixer for many artists, [2] including Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Silverchair, Journey, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Dream Theater, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Joanne Shaw Taylor ...
Mar 16, 2016 · Highway Blues turns up on Shirley’s list of the 12 records that changed his life, along with albums and songs by a disparate group of artists – everyone from Beethoven to AC/DC – including a few that he’s worked with over the years.
- The Black Crowes - By Your Side (1999) “It’s a funny record in that it gets a lot of different and divergent opinion from the hardcore fans but I happen to be a real fan of that album.
- Silverchair - Frogstomp (1995) “Silverchair was fascinating because they were a bunch of three 15 year old boys. "I had heard them before and I was impressed with a demo tape of theirs that I’d heard but they had been working with a great producer, Nick Launay… but then Nick turned out to be busy and so I got involved.
- Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls (2015) “The Book of Souls is the most fun record I’ve made with Iron Maiden… but we didn’t expect it was going to be fun.
- Aerosmith - Nine Lives (1997) “Nine Lives was very challenging to make because Aerosmith had already made it with Glen Ballard, but they weren’t happy with it so they got me involved to try and inject some live energy into the record.
Released on October 22, 1996, the album marked the reunion of the classic 1981–1985 lineup, which had not recorded together since 1983's Frontiers. Trial by Fire was produced by Kevin Shirley, who continues to produce the band's albums. It is the first album to feature bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith since Frontiers and the last ...
Sep 20, 2022 · While he’s best known for being Iron Maiden ’s producer for the past two decades, Kevin Shirley is the ultimate classic rock sound guru, having worked across hard rock, blues rock, classic heavy metal, and prog.
Kevin Shirley was happy to spill the beans on recording details with Iron Maiden, giving an insight into how he achieves his 'enormo-sound' with volume-to-11 type bands. Guitars, he says, he usually records with a Beyer M201 and a Shure SM57 microphone placed at exactly 90 degree angles from each other, about six inches from the speaker cone.
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BCCIV is the fourth studio album by English–American hard rock band Black Country Communion. Recorded in early 2017 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, California, it was produced by Kevin Shirley and released on 22 September 2017 by Mascot Records in Europe and J&R Adventures in North America.
