George Edward Shilling (born 1966 in Redbridge, London) is an English musician, record producer, composer and

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. He is the son of

Eric Shilling Eric Shilling (12 October 192015 February 2006) was an English opera singer and producer, long associated with English National Opera.Goodwin N. Eric Shilling. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. He was ...

, formerly of the

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and actress Erica Johns. He studied

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at the

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and is best known as an

, a skill he was taught by ''Jerry Boys'' of

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and Livingston Recording Studios in London.

Career

Shilling has worked with a diverse range of musical genres including artists such as Gabrielle, New Radicals,

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, Blur,

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, The Fall,

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and the popular light opera duo Operababes. His first notable success was engineering the hit single The Only Way Is Up (1988) by Yazz and the Plastic Population and released by

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. His credits as Record producer include the

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's album Lovegod which included their cover of the

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hit I'm Free and the most accomplished of the three albums ''

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'', ''The Golden Mile''. He wrote a significant number of songs and also recorded tracks for the English

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band Sundae Club. He co-wrote "London Fantasy" for the French singer

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on her album

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(2005), which was produced by

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. In 2009 and 2010 he hosted sessions with

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at his studio in the Cotswolds. and played cello on their album ''

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''. In 2010 he also recorded and mixed Classical Relief For Haiti's single The Prayer, featuring a host of classical crossover artistes including

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, Rhydian,

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and

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Audio engineering and mixing credits

*1986 ''Measure for Measure''

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Icehouse (Assistant Engineer) *1986 ''Measure for Measure'' Icehouse (Assistant Engineer) *1986 ''Talking with the Taxman About Poetry''

Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is ...

(Engineer) *1989 ''What's That Noise?'' Coldcut (Engineer) *1990 ''Blissed Out'' The Beloved (Engineering, Mixing) *1991 ''Mothers Heaven''

(Engineer, Mixing) *1996 ''Statuesque'' D #1 Sleeper (Mixing) *1996 ''

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(Remix) *1997 ''Kowalski'' reation Records

(Engineer Mixing) *1997 ''Kowalski'' ire Records

(B Mixing) *1997 ''Lovebugs'' Lovebugs Engineer, (Mixing) *1997 ''Songs from Northern Britain''

(Engineer, Mixing) *1997 ''Star''

(Mixing, Engineer) *1997 ''Vanishing Point''

(Mixing) *1998 '' The Only Way Is Up'' ingle Yazz and the Plastic Population (Remix) *1998 ''Wanted'' lbumYazz (Mixing) *1998 ''Explore'' Various Artists (Engineer, Mixing) *1998 ''People Move On''

(Engineer, Mixing) *1998 ''Stay'' romotional

(Engineer and Mixing) *2000 ''Friends and Lovers''

(Engineer) *2000 ''I'd Do It Again If I Could''

(Engineer) *2001 ''Deeper:The D:Finitive Worship Experience''

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(Engineer) *2001 ''Smiling & Waving'' Anja Garbarek (B Engineer) *2002 ''Cabas'' Cabas (Mixing) *2002 ''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' optonesTrashmonk (Mixing) *2003 ''About Time''

(Engineer) *2003 ''Contacto'' Cabas (Engineer) *2003 ''Measure for Measure/Primitive Man'' Icehouse (Engineering assistant) *2003 ''Reflections'' pecial Asian Edition

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(Engineer) *2003 ''Reflections''

(Engineer) *2003 ''Time of Our Lives'': Connected, Vol. 1

(Engineer) *2004 ''Exitos''

Mikel Erentxun Mikel Erentxun (born 23 February 1965) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish rock musician of Basque heritage. Formerly with the group Duncan Dhu, he started his solo career in 1992. He has released 16 albums as a solo artist and has covered The Smith ...

(Mixing) *2004 ''Reflections'' MI Special Edition

(Engineer) *2004 ''Reflections'' ute Records Special Edition

(Engineer) *2005 ''22-20s'' 22-20s (Engineer) *2005 ''About Time'' ualDisc

(Engineer) *2005 ''Band That Prays Together Stays Together'' VD

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(Engineer) *2005 ''Chronicles''

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(Engineer) *2005 ''Deadwing'' Porcupine Tree Guitar (Engineer) *2005 ''Ocean'': Songs for the Night Sea Journey'' Jennifer Cutting (Engineer) *2005 ''There's a Fire ''

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(Engineer) *2006 ''Played in Full'': 90's – Definitive 12 Collection Various Artists Producer *2006 ''Renaissance'' Opera Babes (Engineer) *2006 ''Volume I''

(Tape operator) *2007 ''Spirit of the Glen''

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(Mixing) *2008 ''Copperhead Road'' eluxe EditionSteve Earle (Engineer) *2008 ''Greatest hits of the 80's'' Various Artists (Engineer) *2008 ''Simple''

Andy Yorke Andy Yorke (born 10 January 1972) is an English musician and former lead singer and guitarist for the band Unbelievable Truth. He is the younger brother of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. Early life Yorke began singing when he was ten. At the ...

(Engineer, Mixing) *2008 ''Great Unwanted''

Lucky Soul Lucky Soul are a British six-piece pop band based in South East London. Formed in 2005, the band consists of Ali Howard on vocals, Andrew Laidlaw and Ivor Sims on guitars, Russell Grooms on bass and Paul Atkins on drums, with the recent addition ...

(Engineer,Mixing) *2008 ''Beyond Imagination'' Opera Babes (Engineer, Mixing) *2008 ''Greatest hits of the 80's'' Various Artists (Engineer) *2008 ''

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(Mixing) *2011 ''

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(Mixing) *2019 ''Show 2000 – Live At Nottingham Rock City 15/12/16''

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(Mixing and Mastering) *''Love Is All We Need''

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(Remix) *''The Magic Number''

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(Single Mixes) *''I'm No Angel''

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(Single Mixes) *''Mother'' New Radicals (Remix) *''The Diver and the Gown'' Anja Garbarek (Engineering) *''Lifting Me up'' epsi Ad/Single

(Engineering and Mixing) *''You Send Me Flying''

Billie Myers Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971) is a British rock singer and songwriter from Coventry, England. She is known principally for her 1997 transatlantic hit " Kiss the Rain". Biography Myers was born in Coventry to a Jamaican father and English m ...

(Engineering and Mixing) *''Entertain Me'' Blur ingle Remix *''Telephone Thing'' The Fall ingle(Engineer and Mixing) *''Power of a Woman''

(R&B Remix) *''Same Thing in Reverse''

(12" Mix) *''Brilliant Creatures''

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ingle and Album(Mixing) *''Chemical Thing'' Stereo MCs/Blue Pearl (Remix) *''The Payback Mix''

(Single UK #12) (Remix) *''Bed'' Five Thirty (Recording and mixing) *''Airhead'' Boing (Recording and mixing) *''Modern Pop Music'' Shine'' (Engineer and mixing) *''How To Do That''

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(Remix) *''Let The Spirit Move Ya''

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(Remix)

Record production credits

*1990 ''I'm Free''

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*1990 ''Indie Top 20'', Vol. 9 Various Artists *1990 ''Lovegod''

*1990 ''Mother Universe''

(Remixing) *1996 ''You're Telling Me'' Bobby Valentino *1997 ''Golden Mile''

*1997 ''Shorty, Pt. 1''

The Wannadies The Wannadies is an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The band's initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (born 1 March 1969) ( keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (born 5 ...

*1997 ''Shorty, Pt. 2''

*1998 ''You And Me Song'' (Lounge Version)

ingle*1999 ''Other Sister'' Original Soundtrack *2000 ''Yeah'' D Single Wannadies *2004 ''Transmusicales 25th'' Various Artists *2004 ''Technostalgia'' Sundae Club *2007 ''Megaphone Theology'': ''B Sides and Rarities''

*2007 ''Coldcut The Playlist'' Various Artists *2007 ''Brit Box'': U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit-Pop Gems of Various Artists (Mixing) *2008 ''British Summer Time'' Sundae Club *2008 ''Great Unwanted''

*2008 ''Pleasure'' ingle

*''I'm Free''

ingle UK #5*''Get The Girl And Kill The Baddies'' Pop Will Eat Itself ingle UK #9*''Bed'' Five Thirty *''Airhead'' Boing *2010 ''Hello Heavy''

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Percussion, Cello and Keyboard credits

*1998 ''People Move On''

(Cello) *2003 ''Contacto'' Cabas (Mezcla) *2006 ''Volume I''

(Percussion) *2008 ''Simple''

(Cello, accordion) *2008 ''Great Unwanted''

(Percussion and keyboards) *2010 ''Saturday''

(Cello)

Other credits

*2002 ''Wishbones''

David Knopfler David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter. He was born in Scotland and raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he f ...

(Sound Consultant)

Notes

External sources

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George's own website

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George Shilling
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