Ian Carmichael (born 1 June 1960) is a Scottish

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

, born in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. He started his career working at the Irn Bru factory in Scotland before becoming a live sound engineer, before building his own

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called 'The Irn Bru Hit Factory' in Glasgow in 1986. His most notable productions are for Glasgow indie band

The Orchids The Orchids are a Scottish band that achieved success with Sarah Records. Formed in Penilee in Glasgow in 1985, the Orchids released a series of underground singles on Sarah Records. The group's line-up comprised James Hackett (vocals), Paulin ...

, before he started his own band,

One Dove One Dove were a Scottish electronic music group active in the early 1990s, consisting of Dot Allison, Ian Carmichael and Jim McKinven, a former member of Berlin Blondes and Altered Images. History Originally called Dove, the group released ...

, in 1991, with their highly influential album release, '' Morning Dove White'' in 1993. When One Dove split in 1995, Carmichael went on to work with Manchester band

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, with recording and mixing credits on both '' Fear of Fours'' and ''

What Sound ''What Sound'' is the third album by English electronic music group Lamb, released in October 2001 Original members Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes are joined by session musicians Arto Lindsay on guitar, Me'Shell NdegéOcello on bass, and Michae ...

''. He also produced and remixed for iconic Glasgow indie band

The Pastels The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981. They were a key act of the Scottish and British independent music scenes of the 1980s, and are specifically credited for the development of an independent and confident music scen ...

on their albums ''

Mobile Safari ''Mobile Safari'' is the third album by the Scottish band The Pastels, released in 1995. Production The album was recorded at Glasgow's Stuffhouse Studios and CAVA Sound Workshops. Dean Wareham contributed guitar to a few tracks. "Flightpaths ...

'' (1995), '' Illumination'' (1997), and ''

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'' (1998), as well as Bis ("Detour" single), and Manchester garage band, Un-Cut. Currently, Carmichael teaches sound engineering and

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at SSR in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, he has cited Irn Bru as his soft drink of choice during lectures and has recently reunited with The Orchids to remix tracks from their recent 2007 album, ''

Good to Be a Stranger ''Good to be a Stranger'' is an album by The Orchids, released in 2007. It was recorded by the group when they reunited in 2006 with new members Ronnie Borland and Keith Sharp. "Good to Be a Stranger is buttoned-down guitar pop at its most shu ...

''.

External links

Morning Dove Web
an unofficial One Dove website * *

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