Terry Brown is a British record producer involved in a variety of work. He has been noted for his involvement with the Canadian

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. Brown produced every album by the band from '' Fly by Night'' (1975) up to ''

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'' (1982). He was also involved with the English

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, and the Canadian progressive rock band Klaatu.

History

Terry Brown is referred to fondly by the band

as "Broon" in the liner notes for their albums. This nickname appears in the title of the instrumental piece " Broon's Bane" from their live album '' Exit...Stage Left''. On this same record,

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jokingly introduces the song "Jacob's Ladder" as having been written by "T. C. Broonsie", another reference to Brown and a pun on the name of

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. He also appears as the uncredited voice of the

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on the

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album '' Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory''. Brown has also engineered, produced or mixed for many other artists, including

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, Moist,

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, Klaatu, Thundermug,

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, Lizzy Borden, Voivod,

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, Motherlode,

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, Michel Pagliaro,

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, Rough Trade, The Killjoys, FM,

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, Ian Thomas, Warpig, The Mummble Ducks, and Christmas.

Albums Brown was involved with

Brown has been a musician, recording supervisor, engineer, arranger, background harmony singer on Rush albums and a producer since the mid-1960s.

References

External links

Terry Brown official website
English record producers Mixing engineers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) English expatriates in Canada Rush (band) Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners {{music-producer-stub