Malcolm Burn (born October 4, 1960) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

-born

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recording 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, ...

and

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

. Emmylou Harris's ''

Red Dirt Girl ''Red Dirt Girl'' is the nineteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on September 12, 2000 by Nonesuch Records. The album was a significant departure for Harris, as eleven of the twelve tracks were written or co- ...

'', produced by Burn, won Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 2001 Grammys.

Biography

Born in

Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Central Canada, Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York (state), New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Unit ...

, Burn grew up in

Deep River, Ontario Deep River is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River, it lies about north-west of Ottawa on the Trans-Canada Highway. Deep River is opposite the Laurentian Mountains and the Province of Quebec. The name ''Deep ...

and became lead singer/keyboardist for the 1980s Canadian band

Boys Brigade The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception ...

. Following the dissolution of that group, he turned towards music production and solo work. In 1988 Burn relocated to

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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where he would work with

Daniel Lanois Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie ...

(known for his work with U2 &

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

) on a number of projects. Their collaboration began with Burn playing keyboards and guitar on Lanois' solo debut record '' Acadie''. Burn recorded again with Lanois for

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

on his acclaimed album ''

Oh Mercy ''Oh Mercy'' is the 26th album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 12, 1989, by Columbia Records. Produced by Daniel Lanois, it was hailed by critics as a triumph for Dylan, after a string of poorly reviewed albums. ' ...

'', and on ''Yellow Moon'' by

The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 1 ...

and ''Living with the Law'', which he co-produced for

Chris Whitley Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mains ...

. Burn produced projects with

Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have released 16 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, a ...

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

(''

'', ''

Stumble into Grace ''Stumble into Grace'' is the twentieth studio album by American singer/songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on September 23, 2003 by Nonesuch Records. It peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' country albums chart. Like its immediate predecessor, ' ...

''),

Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...

('' Breathe''),

Patty Griffin Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Griffin, Patrici She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs ha ...

Crash Vegas Crash Vegas was a Canadian folk rock band which formed in 1988, and achieved moderate success in the early 1990s. Biography The band was formed by Michelle McAdorey and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo in 1988, who were also in a romantic relationship. ...

('' Red Earth'') and

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''. Called the "punk poe ...

(''

Gone Again ''Gone Again'' is the sixth studio album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The production of the record was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith's close friends and peers, including her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her b ...

''). Burn continues to produce, record and write music. He is making a documentary film tentatively entitled ''Touched'' about a group home for mentally ill people in

Kingston, New York Kingston is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany, New York, Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with t ...

Awards and recognition

*2001: Winner -

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1991 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. As ...

, with Jim Watts (engineer) and Emmylou Harris for ''

'' *2004: Nominee -

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

for "Producer of the Year" for "Here I Am" / "I Will Dream",

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year 2004
Juno Awards. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

Discography

Solo

*1983 - Boys Brigade (Anthem/Capitol Records) - album produced by

Geddy Lee Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968, at the re ...

of Rush *1988 - ''Redemption'' *1996 - After Dinner Mints (Handsome Boy Records) - under band name: Pregnant

Producer/musician

*1982 -

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...

- "Chinese Graffiti" from Up To You (

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) *1988 -

- '' Acadie'' (recorded and co-written/mix) *1988 -

- '' Red Earth'' (produced and recorded/mix) *1988 -

- ''

Diamond Mine There are a limited number of commercially available diamond mines currently operating in the world, with the 50 largest mines accounting for approximately 90% of global supply. Diamonds are also mined alluvially over disperse areas, where dia ...

'' (co-producer/mix) *1989 -

- ''

'' (engineer/musician/mix) *1989 -

- ''Yellow Moon'' (recorded/musician/mix) *1990 -

- ''

Living with the Law Living or The Living may refer to: Common meanings *Life, a condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms ** Living species, one that is not extinct *Personal life, the course of an individual human's life * Hu ...

'' (producer/musician/mix) *1991 - The Neville Brothers - ''Brothers Keeper'' (producer/musician/mix) *1992 - Daniel Lanois - '' For the Beauty of Wynona'' (musician/engineer/mix) *1992 -

The Devlins The Devlins were an alternative rock band originating from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, although the eponymous Devlin brothers were born in Newry, County Down.Lisa Germano Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. Her album '' Geek the Girl'' (1994) was chosen as a top album of the 1990s by ''Spin'' magazine. She began her career as a violinist ...

- ''

Happiness Happiness, in the context of Mental health, mental or emotional states, is positive or Pleasure, pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishin ...

'' (producer/musician) *1993 -

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

- ''

American Caesar ''American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964'' is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester. Manchester paints a sympathetic but balanced portrait of MacArthur, praising the general ...

'' (producer/musician) *1993 -

John Mellencamp John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrument ...

- ''

Human Wheels ''Human Wheels'' is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp. Released on Mercury Records on September 7, 1993, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. The single "What If I Came Knocking" was Mel ...

'' (co-producer) *1994 -

Giant Sand Giant Sand is an American musical group from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Its most constant member is singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. The group started as Giant Sandworms in the late 1970s post-punk and paisley underground scenes. They later s ...

- ''Glum'' (producer/musician) *1994 -

Charlie Sexton Charles Wayne Sexton (born August 11, 1968) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Sexton is best known for his years as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band, though also has become well known as a music producer. Sexton co-founded the Ar ...

Sextet - ''Under the Wishing Tree'' (producer/musician/mix) *1994 -

Junkhouse Junkhouse was a Canadian rock band, formed during 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario. They released three albums during the 1990s, which spawned numerous charting singles in Canada. They initially disbanded in 1998, and reformed for various one-off shows a ...

- '' Strays'' (co-producer/musician) *1995 -

- '' Birthday Boy'' (producer/engineer/musician) *1996 -

- '' Breathe'' (producer/musician) *1996 - Patti Smith - "Gone Again" (producer) *1997 - Archie Roach - Looking For Butterboy (producer/musician) *1998 - Astrid - Boy For You (producer/musician) *1998 -

Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed with The End Records. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bass g ...

- '' How Does Your Garden Grow?'' (producer/engineer/mix) *1998 -

Sinéad Lohan Sinéad Lohan (born 1971) is an Irish singer and songwriter. Background A native of Cork, her song "Sailing By" appeared on the compilation '' A Woman's Heart 2''. Music career In 1991 Lohan began playing regular gigs at The Lobby, a renowned ...

- '' No Mermaid'' (producer/engineer/musician) *1999 -

- ''

'' (producer/engineer/musician) *2000 - The Normals - ''Coming to Life'' (producer/mix) *2001 -

Luthea Salom Luthea Salom is a Spanish Independent music, indie Folk music, folk singer-songwriter born in Barcelona and based in New York City. She has released four albums. Her most recent CD The ''Little Things We Do'' was released on 8 October 2013 by Sub ...

- '' Out Of Without'' (producer/engineer/musician) *2003 - Rachael Yamagata - '' Rachael Yamagata EP'' (producer/musician) *2005 -

- '' Soft Dangerous Shores'' (producer/recorded/musician) *2007 -

- '' Sunbeam Surrounded By Winter'' (producer/engineer/musician) *2008 - A Fragile Tomorrow - ''

Beautiful Noise ''Beautiful Noise'' is the tenth album by Neil Diamond and his third with Columbia Records, released in 1976. "Dry Your Eyes" was performed with The Band at their farewell show and is featured in Martin Scorsese's ''The Last Waltz''. Overvi ...

'' (producer/recorded/musician) *2008 -

Kaki King Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and he ...

- ''

Dreaming of Revenge ''Dreaming of Revenge'' is the fourth album by the American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2008. The album was leaked on February 22, 2008, less than a month before its official release. On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of ''Dr ...

'' (producer) *2009 - The Bowmans -''The Bowmans'' (producer/engineer) *2009 -

Sandrine Sandrine is a popular French female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra, a shortened form of Alexandra, the female version of Alexander, which means ''Protector of Men''. There are variants such as ''Sandrilene''. People * Sandrine (singer) ...

-'' Dark Fades Into Light'' (producer/engineer) *2010 - Amilia Spicer - (mixer) *2011 - Richard Buckner - '' Our Blood'' - (mixer) *2011 - The Caught (In the Madness) Malcolm Burn-Producer, Engineer, Guitar, keyboards, vocals, *2013 -

Gérald de Palmas Gérald Gardrinier (; born 14 October 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion), better known by his stage name Gérald de Palmas, is a French singer-songwriter. Biography Early life Gérald de Palmas was born in France. His father was a land surveyor ...

- '' De Palmas'' - (producer) *2013 - Jill Cohn - '' Yellow Rose'' - (producer/musician) *2013 - The Grahams - '' Rivermans Daughter'' - (producer/musician/mixer) *2014 - Hubertus Roesch - '' Waiting For This Train'' - (producer/musician/mixer) *2014 - Dan Whitley - '' Calling all Gods'' - (producer/engineer) *2019 - Ted Wulfers - '' Tremolo Moon'' (mixer)

References

External links

Malcolm Burn official websiteMySpace site
(references Malcolm Burn)

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