Sean Beavan is a musician, record producer, and

audio 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, ...

best known for his work with

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

, God Lives Underwater, and

Slayer Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...

. His production style is typically heavy, with heavily saturated guitars, but his work is diverse and wide-ranging as exemplified by bands like No Doubt to System of a Down, to indie bands like Thrice, Envy on the Coast, Hypernova (band),

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, and even death metal band Morbid Angel.

Biography and career

Beavan started his career as a musician and engineer in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He played bass and sang in various local bands and also played fretless bass with Clevelander Eric Carmen (of Raspberries) on the song "Hungry Eyes" on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. From 1989 to 1990 he was a member of

Humble Pie featuring Jerry Shirley Humble Pie are an English rock band formed by guitarist and singer Steve Marriott in Moreton, Essex, in 1969. They are known as one of the first supergroups of the late 1960s and found success in the early 1970s with songs such as " Black Cof ...

. While working as an engineer at The Right Track Studio in downtown Cleveland, HitFix Staff (December 8, 2011)
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Retrieved July 25, 2019. Beavan met Trent Reznor who worked as the in-house programmer. Reznor also played keyboards in several local bands that Beavan mixed. Reznor asked Beavan to mix the demos of what would eventually become '' Pretty Hate Machine'', which had received multiple offers for record deals. Beavan mixed sound during Nine Inch Nails' live concerts for many years, eventually becoming an unofficial member of the live band, and even singing live backup vocals from his place at the mixing console. Reznor invited him to work on '' The Downward Spiral'' as well as mix several songs on Marilyn Manson's debut record ''

Portrait of an American Family ''Portrait of an American Family'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 by Nothing and Interscope Records. The group was formed in 1989 by vocalist Marilyn Manson and guitarist Dais ...

''. After contributing to several Nine Inch Nails remix releases (including '' Closer to God''), Beavan mixed and co-produced Marilyn Manson's '' Antichrist Superstar''. In 1996, after 8 years, Beavan left the Nine Inch Nails camp to mix front of house for the "Antichrist Superstar" world tour. In late 1997 Beavan and Manson moved into the Hollywood Hills and started production on '' Mechanical Animals''. Beavan went on to produce and mix records for artists as diverse as

, God Lives Underwater, System of a Down,

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...

, No Doubt,

, Kill Hannah, HYDE,

P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist Traa ...

, Paloalto, Thrice, Unwritten Law, MOTH, Kidneythieves, Tommy Stinson,

Tiger Lou Swedish band Tiger Lou was formed in Nyköping 2001 by Rasmus Kellerman. After several EPs, the first full-length album Is My Head Still On? was released in 2004 and was followed in 2005 with The Loyal. Rasmus Kellerman is also known as Araki. ...

, Hypernova, and

Chronic Future Chronic Future was an American rock band from Scottsdale, Arizona. The band was formed in 1995, when their average age was 14. They achieved a short period of mainstream success with the 2004 album '' Lines in My Face'', as well as the album's ...

. He also returned to work with Manson, mixing ''

Eat Me, Drink Me ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Interscope Records. It was recorded in a rented home studio in Hollywood by lead vocalist Marilyn Manson and guitarist an ...

''. In 2005 Beavan travelled to Chile with

for 2 concerts. Also to record the second album of the Chilean band E-MEN. He joined

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Diego Sagredo Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. ...

and

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for the recording of the album at Agharta Studios. Beavan is currently involved in his own band with his wife Juliette Beavan, called

. 8mm has an album entitled ''

Songs to Love and Die By 8mm is a rock band from Los Angeles, California. 8mm was started by Sean Beavan (who formerly worked with bands such as Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails and God Lives Underwater), and his wife Juliette Beavan. 8mm has toured internationally in cou ...

'' which was released in late 2006. Having supported Sean Lennon on the west coast leg of his North American tour the dynamic Trip hop band are currently regulars in the Los Angeles music scene and have toured the US and Great Britain. After recently producing and mixing Denver Colorado favorites Meese for Atlantic records, Beavan worked in the studio with

on his forthcoming album with Chris Vrenna and Twiggy Ramirez at Sage and Sound in Hollywood, then mixed "The High End of Low" at his home studio, The Blue Room. This March found Sean Beavan mixing fellow Clevelanders THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN!'s debut record on the newly formed Reversed Image Unlimited record label. Produced by Multi-Platinum producer Michael Seifert and recorded at Michael's Ante Up Audio located in the heart of downtown Cleveland, Sean mixed the record in their new SSL suite. Beavan recently Mixed 4 songs for Japanese-American Sony Records artist Kylee produced by Jeff Turzo of God Lives Underwater fame, and is currently starting production and mixing duties with Long Island indie faves Envy on the Coast.

Selected discography

*'' Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989) by

– Mixer *'' The Downward Spiral'' (1994) by Nine Inch Nails – Mixer *''

'' (1994) by

– assistant producer, programming, digital editing *'' Antichrist Superstar'' (1996) by

- Producer, programming, engineering, digital editing *'' Mechanical Animals'' (1998) by

– Producer, programming, engineering, digital editing *''

Provisions, Fiction and Gear ''Provisions, Fiction and Gear'' is the third album, and the first on a major label, by the American alternative rock band MOTH. Track listing All songs written by Brad Stenz. # I See Sound – 3:10 # Thinkin' Please – 3:36 # Hearing Things � ...

'' (2002) by MOTH – Producer *''

When Pure Is Defiled Jerk were an Australian industrial metal band formed in 1998. They released a sole album, ''When Pure Is Defiled'' (April 2003), with the line-up of Charles Cilia, Leeno Dee, Johnathan Devoy and Lamar Lowder, which peaked at No. 38 on the ...

'' (2003) by

Jerk (band) Jerk were an Australian industrial metal band formed in 1998. They released a sole album, ''When Pure Is Defiled'' (April 2003), with the line-up of Charles Cilia, Leeno Dee, Johnathan Devoy and Lamar Lowder, which peaked at No. 38 on the ...

- producer *'' Up Off The Floor'' (2004) by God Lives Underwater - Producer, Programming, Bass, Guitar, Noises. *'' Faith'' (2006) by HYDE - Mixer *''

'' (2007) by

- Mixer *''

A Partial Print ''A Partial Print'' is the third studio album by Tiger Lou Swedish band Tiger Lou was formed in Nyköping 2001 by Rasmus Kellerman. After several EPs, the first full-length album Is My Head Still On? was released in 2004 and was followed in 2 ...

'' (2008) by

- Mixer *''

Chinese Democracy ''Chinese Democracy'' is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 23, 2008, by Black Frog and Geffen Records. It was the first Guns N' Roses studio album since the 1993 covers album ''"The Spaghet ...

'' (2008) by

- Recording and digital editing, arrangements, initial production, additional production *'' The High End of Low'' (2009) by

- Producer *'' Lowcountry'' (2010) by Envy On The Coast - Producer *'' Blackjazz'' (2010) by Shining - Producer, Mixer *'' Illud Divinum Insanus'' (2011) by Morbid Angel - Engineer, Mixer *''

Born Villain ''Born Villain'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on April 25, 2012 by Cooking Vinyl and Marilyn Manson's independent record label Hell, etc. It was the band's first release since the departure of ...

'' (2012) by

- Mixer *'' Pacifica'' (2012) by The Presets - Engineer *"

Change EP Change or Changing may refer to: Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of the menstrual period * Metamorphosis, or change, ...

" (2012) by churchill - Mixer *" The End Is Only the Beginning" EP (2012) by

WVM WVM is a musician, composer and visual artist located in Los Angeles, California. He is a multi-instrumentalist who mainly uses analog equipment. In May 2017, "Empire" (Originally released in 2014) mixed by Sean Beavan debuted on The CW's TV show ...

- Producer, Engineer, Mixer *"

One One One ''One One One'' is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian band Shining, released through Universal on April 8, 2013, and Indie Recordings on June 7, 2013. Overview The Norwegian band Shining started out as an acoustic jazz quartet, but the so ...

" (2013) by Shining - Producer, Mixer *"

Mer de Noms Live Mer or MER may refer to: Business * Management expense ratio * Market exchange rate * Merrill Lynch's former NYSE stock symbol People * Francis Mer (born 1939), a French businessman, industrialist and politician, former Minister of the Economy ...

" (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer *"

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" (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer *" eMOTIVe Live" (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer *" Stone and Echo" (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer *" Diary of A Tomahawk" (2013) by

Black Lodge Twin Peaks, Washington is a fictional town in the U.S. state of Washington, serving as the primary setting of the television series ''Twin Peaks'', created by Mark Frost and David Lynch, and the 2017 revival '' Twin Peaks: The Return''. It was a ...

- Mixer Co-Producer with Twiggy Ramirez *" " (2017) by

3Teeth 3Teeth (stylized as 3TEETH or 3T3ETH) is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2013, the band currently consists of Alexis Mincolla (vocals), Chase Brawner (guitars), Xavier Swafford (keys & synth), Andrew Mea ...

- Mixer, Engineer *" Metawar" (2019) by 3Teeth - Programming, recording engineer, mixing engineer, producer

References

External links

marilynmanson.fr interview about Marilyn Manson albums
(2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Beavan, Sean Living people Record producers from Ohio Nine Inch Nails members Year of birth missing (living people)