Victor Van Vugt is a

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, mixer and

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. An Australian based in New York, he has had a long association with the careers of

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and

Beth Orton Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, ...

. He has also worked with the likes of

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The Pogues The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone" – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse". T ...

, The Fall,

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Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...

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and Australian acts such as

Sarah Blasko Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow (born 23 September 1976), known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band, Acqui ...

Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, actress, radio presenter and business entrepreneur. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, Bowditch won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and was nominated for a Logie Award for her work on ...

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Dave Graney Dave Graney is an Australian rock musician, singer-songwriter and author from Melbourne. Since 1978, Graney has collaborated with drummer-multi instrumentalist Clare Moore. The pair have fronted or been involved with numerous bands including Th ...

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and

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. The

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duet, "Where The Wild Roses Grow", produced by Van Vugt, won the

ARIA Award The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

for Song Of The Year in 1996. The Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album "Murder Ballads" was nominated for Album Of The Year. The P.J. Harvey album "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" won the

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Album Of The Year and was nominated for Best Alternative Album Of The Year, Grammy Award. The Beth Orton album "Trailer Park" was nominated for the Mercury Prize, Album Of The Year. The Beth Orton album "Central Reservation" was nominated for Album Of The Year, Brit Award. The Athlete album ''Vehicles & Animals'', produced, mixed & engineered by Van Vugt was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2003. The Emmett Tinley album ''Attic Faith'', produced, mixed & engineered by Van Vugt was nominated for the

Choice Music Prize The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish pa ...

in 2005.

Credits include

* 1984

The Moodists The Moodists were an Australian post-punk band. They were formed in late 1980 by Dave Graney on lead vocals, Clare Moore on drums and Steve Miller on guitar, all from punk group the Sputniks. They added bass guitarist Chris Walsh in early 1981 ...

: Thirsty's Calling * 1985

The Apartments The Apartments are an Australian indie band formed in 1978 in Brisbane, Queensland. The band split up in 1979 but reformed in 1984 and continued until 1997, with a new version of the band forming in 2007. Based in Sydney, New South Wales, the b ...

: The Evening Visits...and Stays For Years * 1987

Claw Boys Claw Claw Boys Claw are a Netherlands, Dutch rock and roll band, formed in Amsterdam. The core members of the band are Peter te Bos (vocals) and John Cameron (guitar). The band released eight full-length albums between 1983 and 1997. After some year ...

: Crack My Nut * 1989 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Good Son * 1992

Epic Soundtracks Epic Soundtracks was the stage name of the British musician Kevin Paul Godfrey (23 March 1959 – 6 November 1997). Born in Croydon, Surrey, he was brought up in Solihull, Midlands with his brother Adrian Nicholas Godfrey, who was known as Nikk ...

: Rise Above * 1993

Kirsty MacColl Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He ...

: Titanic Days * 1994

: Bewitched * 1995 Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes: The Soft 'N' Sexy Sound * 1995

Mick Harvey Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The ...

: Intoxicated Man * 1995

The Walkabouts The Walkabouts were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. The core members were vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although the rest of the line-up changed occasionally, for most of the time ...

: Devil's Road * 1996 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads * 1996 Beth Orton: Trailer Park * 1997 Mick Harvey: Pink Elephants * 1997 The Walkabouts: Nighttown * 1997 The Blackeyed Susans: Spin the Bottle * 1998 Augie March: Thanks for the Memes * 1999 Beth Orton: Central Reservation * 2001 P.J. Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea * 2001

Anika Moa Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Her debut album ''Thinking Room'', was released in September 2001, which reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and provided two Top ...

: Thinking Room * 2002 Beth Orton: Daybreaker * 2003 Athlete: Vehicles & Animals * 2004 Emmett Tinley: Attic Faith * 2005 Athlete: Tourist * 2005

Fischerspooner Fischerspooner were an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in Chicago after meeting in school. The name is a combination of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner. Career Originally a duo formed by classi ...

: Odyssey * 2005 Shivaree: Who's Got Trouble * 2005 Sons and Daughters: The Repulsion Box' * 2006 Sarah Blasko: What the Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have * 2006

Barry Adamson Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958) Discography Studio Albums Compilation Albums EPs Singles Soundtracks References External links * Adamson's art-house
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adamson, Barry 1958 births Living people People from ...

: Stranger on the Sofa * 2006

Mojave 3 Mojave 3 were a British rock band consisting of former Slowdive members Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar) and Ian McCutcheon (drums) alongside keyboardist Alan Forrester and former Chapterhouse guitarist Simon Rowe ...

: Puzzles Like You * 2007

Favourite Sons The Favourite Sons is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, made up of Ken Griffin (former member of Rollerskate Skinny) and four members of Jagjaguwar's Aspera.Raper, Dan (2006)Favourite Sons ''Down Beside Your Beauty'' (review), ''PopMatters'' They ...

: Down Beside Your Beauty * 2007 Gogol Bordello: Super Taranta! * 2007 The Panics: Cruel Guard * 2007

Emma Pollock Emma Pollock (born 20 December 1972) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician, and a founding member of the bands the Delgados and the Burns Unit. She is also one of the founders of The Fruit Tree Foundation project and a regular contributor t ...

: Watch the Fireworks * 2007

Voxtrot Voxtrot is an American indie pop band formed in Austin, Texas in 2003. Their first recordings were released in 2003, and their debut EP, '' Raised by Wolves'', was released in 2005 to critical acclaim, garnering attention from music bloggers as ...

: Voxtrot * 2008

Liam Frost Liam Frost is a musician from Manchester, England. He recorded and played with his backing group 'The Slowdown Family' on his debut album ''Show Me How The Spectres Dance'' but now performs solo under the name Liam Frost. Frost made his live de ...

: We Ain't Got No Money, Honey But We Got Rain * 2008

The Hampdens The Hampdens were an Australian indie pop band formed in Perth in 2002. They issued a studio album, ''The Last Party'', in May 2008 before disbanding in 2010. During their career they performed in Australia and in London. Biography The Hampde ...

: The Last Party * 2009 The Brute Chorus: The Brute Chorus * 2010 Clare Bowditch: Modern Day Addiction * 2010

Lucky Soul Lucky Soul are a British six-piece pop band based in South East London. Formed in 2005, the band consists of Ali Howard on vocals, Andrew Laidlaw and Ivor Sims on guitars, Russell Grooms on bass and Paul Atkins on drums, with the recent addition ...

: A Coming Of Age * 2010

Glenn Richards Glenn Anthony Richards (born 29 December 1973) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian rock band Augie March. Early life Richards was born in Shepparton, Victoria on 29 December 1973. ...

: Glimjack * 2011 Dave Graney: Rock 'n' Roll Is Where I Hide * 2011 Seeker Lover Keeper: Seeker Lover Keeper * 2011 The Knocks: The Magic * 2013 The Levellers: Static On The Airwaves * 2013 Clubfeet: Heirs and Graces * 2013 Adalita: All Day Venus * 2016 Rita Redshoes: Her * 2017 Cub Sport: Bats * 2018 Them There: Love is an Elevator * 2019 Robert Forster: Inferno

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* Allmusicguide entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Vugt, Victor Australian record producers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian people of Belgian descent