Nicolas Launay is an

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, composer and

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. He is one of the most sought after record producers in the world due to his success with recent albums by

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and pre ...

, Anna Calvi, IDLES,

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are compl ...

and

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. Noted for his flamboyant style he is among the most successful producers of the

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era, helming records from pivotal acts including Public Image Ltd,

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, The Birthday Party, and

The Slits The Slits were a punk and post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma ...

. Launay is known primarily for his passionate approach to recording with emphasis on raw sounds and capturing mood. Other artists he has worked with include:

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Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...

, Grinderman,

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, The Veils, Anna Calvi,

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ...

The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

Band of Skulls Band of Skulls are an English rock band from Southampton, consisting of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals) and Emma Richardson (bass, vocals); Matt Hayward (drums; 2002–2016) was previously a member. The group formed after meeting in college, ...

Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big bre ...

and IDLES. He lives in

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, United States and travels to London frequently. More recent work includes producing Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ''

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'', ''

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'', mixing

's ''

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'' and ''

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'', and producing and recording

' '' Push the Sky Away'', '' Skeleton Tree'' along with '' Grinderman'' and '' Grinderman 2''. Nick Launay is also known for setting trends by finding lesser known Recording Studios in the world and making them popular. A few years ago he encouraged Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to take a leap of faith and record what became the ''Push the Sky Away'' album at a little known studio in France called La Fabrique. At the time no foreign band had worked there. Since then Morrissey, Radiohead, and Foals have all followed suit. Similarly with La Frette studios he produced ''Skeleton Tree'' and then recommended it to Arctic Monkeys via

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owner Laurence Bell. Alex Turner now records all his projects there, and others have followed.

Biography

Background

The son of French author André Launay and fashion model Eve Launay, he was born in

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, England and moved with his family to a village in

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at age eight, where his parents adopted a bohemian lifestyle. The family returned to England in 1976, where Launay developed a love of punk rock.

Career

In 1978, he began working at Tape One studios on

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, where he was trained to edit hit songs for

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Top 20 compilation albums, reducing their length to 2½ minutes in order to fit 20 songs on one album. He recalled: "The trick was to keep all the good bits that people would recognise." According to his website, Launay was late at work one night "frantically editing and reconstructing an experimental version of "

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" by UK pop band M, for his own amusement, when he was visited by respected mastering engineer

Denis Blackham Denis Blackham (born in 1952) is an English music mastering engineer. He began his audio mastering work in 1969 at IBC Studios in London, and later worked for Polygram, RCA, The Master Room, Nimbus Records, Tape One and Porky's. In 1996 he se ...

." Blackham was so impressed with the new extended version, he played it the next day to M's Robin Scott. Launay says his version was released as a

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and became a Top 10 hit in the UK and other countries. In 1980, Launay moved to Virgin Records’ Townhouse studios, where he worked as an assistant engineer on albums including

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’s ''

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'' and

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’s ''

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'', assisting producers

John Leckie John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's ''25 O'Clock'' (1985), t ...

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and Hugh Padgham. In 1981, as the most junior member assistant engineer, he was conscripted to work on a Public Image Ltd recording session for a single, "Home is Where the Heart is". In a PiL fansite interview Launay recalled: Days later Launay was told PiL wanted him to mix a new song they had worked on. He was asked by the Townhouse manager whether he had done a mix before. "I remember lying and saying, 'Yes of course I have," he said. "She told me I would have to work alone, as no other assistant would do it. Once again I couldn't believe my luck." Launay co-produced the band's '' The Flowers of Romance'' album (1981), which brought praise for its sonic oddities and prompted other bands including

, The Birthday Party and

to collaborate with him in the studio. He worked for two months as engineer on

’s self-produced ''

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'' (1982), about which he remembers: He worked with producer

Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire ...

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on the Virgin Prunes’ ''If I Die I Die'' (1982) before securing his first major production role on the fifth album by

, '' 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'' (1982).

Production technique

Asked in the ''Mix'' interview for his formula for making a record, he said he usually went into rehearsals for about two weeks, experimenting with songs and arranging them in different ways, but with "strong, solid ideas" about how the songs should be arranged. After about two weeks' work, he enters the studio with the band:

Production credits

* 1980: "

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" by Positive Noise * 1981: " Flowers of Romance" single by Public Image Ltd * 1981: '' The Flowers of Romance'' by Public Image Ltd * 1981: " Follow the Leaders" single by

* 1981: '' What's THIS For...!'' by Killing Joke * 1981: "To Hell with Poverty!" single by

* 1981: "

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" single by The Birthday Party * 1981: "Earthbeat" single by

* 1982: " Empire Song" single by Killing Joke * 1982: " Pagan Lovesong" by Virgin Prunes * 1982: '' Junkyard'' by The Birthday Party * 1982: '' 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'' by

* 1983: '' Seance'' by The Church * 1983: ''

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'' by

* 1983: '' Grapes of Wrath'' by Spear of Destiny * 1984: '' Red Sails in the Sunset'' by Midnight Oil * 1984: '' The Swing'' by

* 1985: ''

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'' by

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* 1985: '' Out of Mind, Out of Sight'' by Models * 1985: ''Over the Rainbow'' by Virgin Prunes * 1985: ''

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'' by

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* 1988: ''

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'' by Big Pig * 1991: '' Honeychild'' (album) by Jenny Morris * 1992: '' Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites'' by

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**"Popsicle", "Gangster of Love", "Lifetime Piling Up" * 1992: '' Uh-Oh'' by

* 1993: ''

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'' by Midnight Oil * 1994: ''Peach'' by The Lupins * 1995: ''

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'' by

For Squirrels For Squirrels was an American alternative rock band based in Gainesville, Florida, United States, founded in 1992. Their 1995 single "Mighty K.C." became an alternative rock radio hit about three months after a touring van accident that claimed ...

* 1996: ''

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'' by

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* 1997: ''

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'' by

* 1997: ''Transmitter'' by Automatic * 1997: ''Never Bet the Devil Your Head'' by Subrosa * 1998: '' Feeling Strangely Fine'' by

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* 1998: ''

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'' by

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* 1998: ''Vicious Precious'' (EP) by

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* 1999: ''

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'' by Silverchair * 1999: ''Chronicle Kings'' by Earth to Andy * 2000: '' Consent to Treatment'' by

Blue October Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and is currently composed of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist ...

* 2000: ''Stereodreamscene'' by Deckard * 2001: '' Roll On'' by

* 2002: ''Androgynous Jesus'' by Must * 2003: '' Nocturama'' by

* 2003: '' The Art of Losing'' by

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* 2004: '' Aiming for Your Head'' by

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* 2004: ''

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus ''Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus'' is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 20 September 2004 on Mute Records. It is a double album of seventeen songs. History The al ...

'' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds * 2006: ''

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'' by The Veils * 2006: ''

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'' by The Living End * 2007: ''

Young Modern ''Young Modern'' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released on 31 March 2007 and co-produced by Daniel Johns and Nick Launay. The title comes from a nickname given to Daniel Johns by composer ...

'' by Silverchair * 2007: '' Grinderman'' by Grinderman * 2007: '' Welcome the Night'' by

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* 2007: '' Is Is'' by

* 2008: ''

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'' by

* 2008: ''

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! ''Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!'' is the fourteenth studio album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album was recorded in June and July 2007 at The State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, London and mixed by Nick Launay at British G ...

'' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds * 2009: ''

'' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs * 2009: '' Quicken the Heart'' by Maxïmo Park * 2009: ''

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'' by

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* 2010: '' Grinderman 2'' by Grinderman * 2011: ''

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'' by Young Knives * 2013: '' Push the Sky Away'' by

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* 2013: ''

'' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs * 2014: '' Himalayan'' by

* 2015: '' Coming Forth by Day'' by Cassandra Wilson * 2015: ''

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'' by

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* 2016: '' Skeleton Tree'' by

* 2018: '' Wrong Creatures'' by

* 2018: ''Hunter'' by Anna Calvi * 2018: ''Joy as an act of resistance'' by IDLES * 2019: ''

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'' by L7 * 2019: ''Ride Again'' by Shakespeare's Sister * 2019: ''Devour You'' by

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Mix/Recording credits

* 1981: ''

'' by

* 1985: '' Behind the Sun'' by

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list o ...

* 1990: '' Suicide Blonde 12"'' by

* 2004: ''

A Song Is a City ''A Song Is a City'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the album was nominated for 6 awards, wi ...

'' by

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austra ...

* 2005: ''

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'' by

* 2007: ''

'' by

* 2008: '' Twenty One'' by

Mystery Jets Mystery Jets are an English indie rock band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. The band consists of Blaine Harrison (vocals, guitar and keyboards), Jack Flanagan (bass and vocals), Kapil Trivedi (drums) and Henry Harr ...

* 2010: ''

'' by Arcade Fire * 2018: '' Joy as an Act of Resistance'' by IDLES * 2019: ''Peek'' by CRX

Filmography

* '' Plush'' (2013)

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards 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 ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

, Nick Launay for ''

'' by

, ARIA Award for Producer of the Year , , , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, Nick Launay for " The Door" by Silverchair , ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

, rowspan="2", Nick Launay for "Supposed to Be Here", "24000", "This Is the Sound" and "Come to Take You Home" by

and ''

'' by Silverchair , Producer of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

, rowspan="2", Nick Launay for '' Roll On'' by

, Producer of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

, rowspan="2", Nick Launay for ''

'' by The Living End , Producer of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , Engineer of the Year , , -

References

External links

Official site

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