Mark Rankin (record engineer)
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Mark Rankin is a music producer and engineer currently working in Los Angeles. He has 2 Grammy Awards for his work with
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and multiple nominations with artists such as
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, Iggy Pop,
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, Florence And The Machine and
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Personal life

Rankin was born in England, now resided with family and kids in Los Angeles. He started his studio career in the London Exchange Mastering Studios, the first session was with electronic duo Basement Jaxx.


Awards and nominations

Rankin won The Music Producers Guild Award for Breakthrough Engineer of the Year in 2010. In 2012, Rankin won two
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s: in the Album of the Year category with Adele's '' 21'', and
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category with "
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". In 2014, he was nominated for The Music Producers Guild Award for Engineer of the Year. He also received two Grammy nominations for the Queens of the Stone Age album '' ...Like Clockwork'', in categories
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and
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Engineering and mixing discography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rankin, Mark British record producers Grammy Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)