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-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...

, Stephen Stills,

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R.E.M R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed 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 first alternativ ...

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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 is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. ...

, and

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...

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's album '' Ragged Glory''. 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-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...
and Crazy Horse orchestrally."Schultz, Barbara. "Neil Young's Moonlit Sessions." ''Mix'' magazine, October 2012.

Selected discography

* 2020: ''Homegrown'' - Neil Young (remastering) * 2019: ''Colorado -'' Neil Young & Crazy Horse (producer) * 2016: ''

Peace Trail The Peace Trail, or Peace Pathway (Italian: ''Sentiero della Pace'') is an Alpine hiking trail in the South-Tyrolian and Veneto Dolomites of northern Italy. It follows former military trails of World War I southern front and is one of the most ...

'' - Neil Young (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2016: ''Earth'' - Neil Young & Promise of the Real (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2015: ''

The Monsanto Years ''The Monsanto Years'' is a studio album by Canadian 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 company Monsant ...

'' -

(producer, engineer) * 2012: ''

Psychedelic Pill ''Psychedelic Pill'' is the 32nd 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 & Crazy Horse (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2012: ''Americana'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2009: '' Roadsinger'' - Cat Stevens (engineer) * 2009: ''Dreamin' Man'' - Neil Young (producer) * 2008: ''Bambu / Pacific Ocean Blue'' -

(producer, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing) * 2007: ''

Just Roll Tape ''Just Roll Tape: April 26, 1968'' is a Stephen Stills demo album released in 2007. In the sleeve notes to the CD, Stephen Stills recalls that he was present at a Judy Collins session in New York in 1968, and when she finished with studio time re ...

'' - Stephen Stills (engineer, mixing) * 2006: '' Twenty Twenty – The Essential T-Bone Burnett'' -

(engineer, mixing) * 2003: ''Break Your Mother's Heart'' - Tim Easton (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2002: ''

Are You Passionate? ''Are You Passionate?'' is the 24th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, his only album to feature Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and his eighth with Crazy Horse, released on April 9, 2002 as a double LP and as a single CD. It repres ...

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

Those Bastard Souls Those Bastard Souls were an 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 Called Bud ...

(producer, engineer) * 1998: '' Storefront Hitchcock'' -

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

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed 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 first alternati ...

(mixing) * 1997: ''Lovers Knot'' - Jeb Loy Nichols (mixing) * 1997: '' The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1'' - Neil Young (producer, mixing) * 1997: ''The Next Voice You Hear'' - Jackson Browne (engineer, mixing) * 1996: ''Dead Man'' - Neil Young (producer, engineer, mixing) * 1996: ''Revival'' -

(mixing) * 1995: ''

Ball-Hog or Tugboat? ''Ball-Hog or Tugboat?'' is the 1995 debut solo album by American musician Mike Watt, previously known for his work as the bass guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock groups Minutemen and fIREHOSE. The title references the difference bet ...

'' - Mike Watt (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 rock e ...

& the Drivers (mixing) * 1994: ''

Sleeps with Angels ''Sleeps with Angels'' is the 20th studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on August 16, 1994, on Reprise as a double LP and as a single CD. Co-produced by David Briggs, the album is Young's seventh with Crazy Horse. Background ...

'' - 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 the community of Frayser, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was taught to play the guitar by his mother and spent most of h ...

(engineer, mixing) * 1991: ''Weld'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (mixing) * 1990: '' Ragged Glory'' - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (engineer, mixing) * 1988: ''Man in Motion'' -

Night Ranger Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco formed in 1979 that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and drummer Kelly Keagy have been the band's only constant members, ...

(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 an influential trailblazer of blues rock music and rock guitar soloing. Mack emerged in 1963 with his breakthroug ...

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

Vickie Winans Vickie Winans (born Viviane Bowman; October 18, 1953) is an American gospel singer. Early life The seventh of twelve children, Winans was born in Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, who worked at various times as a lab ...

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

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

(assistant engineer) * 1982: '' Jump to It'' - Aretha Franklin (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 CBS Records. Recorded during a period of acrimony between the band members, it was a critical an ...

'' -

(engineer) * 1978: '' M.I.U. Album'' - The Beach Boys (engineer) * 1977: ''

Pacific Ocean Blue ''Pacific Ocean Blue'' is the only 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. Two ...

'' - 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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