Kevin Gregory Churko (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his work with artists such as

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

Papa Roach Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther. After t ...

Hinder Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidify ...

Modern Science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Mesop ...

Five Finger Death Punch Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead g ...

, Disturbed, In This Moment,

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

, and

Hellyeah Hellyeah, stylized as HELLYEAH, was an American heavy metal supergroup formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006. The band's last lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Christian Brady and Tom Maxwell, bassist Kyle Sanders, and drum ...

. He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, "The Hideout". He is the father of

Kane Churko Kane Gregory Churko (born January 20, 1986) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Cory Marks, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Gemi ...

Awards

, - , 2008 , "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar" – Ozzy Osbourne , Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year , , - , 2008 , "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar" – Ozzy Osbourne , Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year , , - , 2008 , "I Don't Wanna Stop" – Ozzy Osbourne , Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance , , - , 2009 , "Disappearing" / "The Big Bang" – Simon Collins , Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year , , - , 2010 , "Look Where You're Walking" – Modern Science / "The Dream" – In This Moment , Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year , , - , 2010 , "Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne , Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance , , - , 2011 , "Let It Die" / "Life Won't Wait" – Ozzy Osbourne , Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year , , - , 2012 , "American Capitalist" – Five Finger Death Punch , Revolver Golden Gods Awards Album of the Year , , - , 2012 , "American Capitalist" – Five Finger Death Punch , Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Album of the Year , , - , 2012 , "Coming Down" – Five Finger Death Punch , Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Song of the Year , , - , 2013 , "The Wrong Side of Heaven Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch , Loudwire Music Awards Rock Album of the Year , , - , 2013 , "Life Me Up" – Five Finger Death Punch , Loudwire Music Awards Rock Song of the Year , , - , 2013 , "Blood" – In This Moment / "Coming Down" – Five Finger Death Punch , Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year , , - , 2013 , "Blood / Adrenalize" – In This Moment , Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year , , - , 2014 , "The Wrong Side of Heaven" – Five Finger Death Punch / "Stardust" – Gemini Syndrome , Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year , , - , 2014 , "The Wrong Side of Heaven Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch , Revolver Golden Gods Album of the Year , , - , 2014 , "Lift Me Up" – Five Finger Death Punch , Revolver Golden Gods Song of the Year , , - , 2014 , "The Wrong Side of Heaven Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch , Bandit Rock Awards Best International Album , , - , 2015 , "Got Your Six" – Five Finger Death Punch , Loundwire Music Awards Best Rock Album , , - , 2015 , "Wash It All Away" – Five Finger Death Punch , Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song , , - , 2015 , "Immortalized" – Disturbed , SiriusXM Octane Music Awards Album of the Year2017 iheartradio music awards nominees , , - , 2017 , "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed , Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance , , - , 2017 , "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed , iHeartRadio Music Awards Rock Song of the Year , , - , 2017 , "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed , iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Cover Song of the Year , , - , 2017 , "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed , Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song , , - , 2017 , "Unleashed" – Skillet , Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album , , - , 2018 , "Unleashed Beyond" – Skillet , Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album , , - , 2019 , "And Justice for None..." – Five Finger Death Punch , Bandit rock Awards Best International Album , , - , 2020 , "Victorious" – Skillet , Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album , , - , 2021 , "The In-Between" – In This Moment , Grammy's Best Metal Performance , , -

Discography

*2000 –

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...

– '' Oops!... I Did It Again'' *2000 –

The Corrs The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings, Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Carol ...

– ''

In Blue ''In Blue'' is the third studio album by Irish pop rock band the Corrs, released in 2000 which saw the band become known in the United States. The title of the album comes from a lyric in the song " Give Me a Reason". As well as the UK number ...

'' *2002 –

– '' Up'' *2002 –

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

– '' Only a Woman Like You'' *2002 –

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

– ''

A New Day Has Come ''A New Day Has Come'' is the seventh English-language and eighteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music Entertainment on 22 March 2002. It was her first new studio album since 1998's Christmas album ''These Are ...

'' *2004 – Robert Downey Jr. – '' The Futurist'' *2005 –

– ''

Under Cover ''Under Cover'' is the ninth solo studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The album consists entirely of cover songs, with an emphasis on rock music from the 1960s and 1970s. This is Osbourne's first and only album to fe ...

'' *2005 –

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

– ''

Choose Love ''Choose Love'' is the 14th studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 2005. Background and recording Recorded throughout 2004 into 2005, using the same team that created ''Vertical Man'' (1998) and ''Ringo Rama'' (2003), Starr produced the set wi ...

'' *2007 –

– '' Black Rain'' *2008 –

Simon Collins Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976) is a British-Canadian drummer and the former lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wif ...

– ''

U-Catastrophe ''U-Catastrophe'' is the third album by British-Canadian musician and singer-songwriter Simon Collins, son of Phil Collins. Phil plays on the track "The Big Bang", while another former Genesis member, Steve Hackett, plays on the track "Fast Forwa ...

'' *2008 – In This Moment – '' The Dream'' *2009 –

– ''Modern Science'' *2009 –

– '' War Is the Answer'' *2010 –

– '' Scream'' *2010 – In This Moment – ''

A Star-Crossed Wasteland ''A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' is the third studio album by American rock band In This Moment. The album was first released in Germany on July 9, 2010, and later in the United States by Century Media. It was named by Alternative Press as one of the ...

'' *2010 –

Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Comics) * Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') Music * Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band * Nash ...

– ''

'' *2010 –

– '' All American Nightmare'' *2011 – Emerson Drive – '' Decade of Drive'' *2011 –

– '' American Capitalist'' *2012 –

Kobra and the Lotus Kobra and the Lotus (also initialized as KATL) is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2009 by lead vocalist and songwriter Kobra Paige. History Formation, ''Out of the Pit'' (2009–2010) Kobra and the Lotus was formed by classical sing ...

– ''

'' *2012 – In This Moment – ''

Blood Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the cir ...

'' *2013 –

Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and voice actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have be ...

– ''

Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor ''Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor'' is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Rob Zombie. The album was released on April 23, 2013, four days after the release of Zombie's film ''The Lords of Salem (film), The Lords of Salem''. The tra ...

'' *2013 –

– ''

The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 ''The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch and the first of two albums released by the band in 2013. It was released on July 30, 2013, thr ...

'' *2013 –

Asking Alexandria Asking Alexandria are a British rock band from York, North Yorkshire, consisting of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley. Initially formed in 2006 by Ben Bru ...

– ''

From Death to Destiny ''From Death to Destiny'' is the third studio album by British rock band Asking Alexandria. It was released on 6 August 2013 through Sumerian Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis. The band released the first single titled "Run Free" on 13 A ...

'' *2013 –

– '' The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2'' *2013 –

Gemini Syndrome Gemini Syndrome is an American alternative metal band formed in 2010 in Los Angeles. The band currently consists of vocalist Aaron Nordstrom, drummer Brian Steele Medina, bassist Alessandro "(AP)" Paveri, and guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon. ...

– ''

Lux The lux (symbol: lx) is the unit of illuminance, or luminous flux per unit area, in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one lumen per square metre. In photometry, this is used as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by ...

'' *2014 –

– '' Memoirs of a Madman'' *2014 –

– ''

Blood for Blood Blood for Blood is an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed in 1994 by Erick "Buddha" Medina and "White Trash" Rob Lind, drawing inspiration from the hardcore scene in Boston and New York. In 1997, they were sig ...

'' *2014 – In This Moment – '' Black Widow'' *2015 –

– '' F.E.A.R'' *2015 –

Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classical- ...

– ''

Shadowmaker ''Shadowmaker'' is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released on 20 April 2012. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's '' Rogues en Vogue'' and the first since the band's return after breaking up i ...

'' *2015 – Disturbed –'' Immortalized'' *2015 –

– ''

Got Your Six ''Got Your Six'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released on September 4, 2015, by Prospect Park. ''Got Your Six'' sold 119,000 units to debut at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. The 11 ...

'' *2015 –

Escape the Fate Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They are signed to Eleven Seven Music. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell ( ...

– '' Hate Me'' *2016 –

– '' Undeniable'' *2016 –

Skillet A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, and no lid. Larger pans may have a small grab han ...

– '' Unleashed'' *2016 –

– ''

Memento Mori ''Memento mori'' (Latin for 'remember that you ave todie'In This Moment – ''

Ritual A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized ...

'' *2018 –

– ''

And Justice for None ''And Justice for None'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released on May 18, 2018, and was preceded by two singles released in December 2017 on their first greatest hits record. It is t ...

'' *2018 – Halestorm – '' Vicious'' *2018 – Disturbed – ''

Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

'' *2019 –

– '' Welcome Home'' *2019 –

– ''

Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around asp ...

'' *2020 –

– '' F8'' *2020 – In This Moment – ''

Mother ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ...

'' *2020 –

Cory Marks Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter, drummer, actor and former ice hockey player better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. He has released two albu ...

– '' Who I Am'' *2021 – Ded – ''

School of Thought A school of thought, or intellectual tradition, is the perspective of a group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, discipline, belief, social movement, economics, cultural movement, or art movement. ...

'' *2022 –

– ''Dominion'' *2022 –

– ''

AfterLife The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving es ...

'' *2022 –

– ''

The Way of the Fist ''The Way of the Fist'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on July 31, 2007. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week of release. ''The Way of the Fist'' made its ''Billboard'' 200 deb ...

: 15th Anniversary Re-recording''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Churko, Kevin 1968 births Canadian audio engineers Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States Canadian record producers Canadian songwriters Living people Musicians from Saskatchewan People from Moose Jaw Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners