Ken Thomas (record producer)
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Kenneth Vaughan Thomas is an English record producer, recording engineer, and mixing engineer.[1] As a record producer, he has worked with artists such as the Bongos,[2] Wire, Dave Gahan, Sigur Rós,[3] and M83.[4]
Early career
His career in the music industry began as an assistant and engineer on sessions for groups like Public Image Ltd, the Buzzcocks, Wire, Alien Sex Fiend,[citation needed] and Rush while working at Trident and Advision studios.[5][1] Due to his involvement with punk and experimental artists, he went on to work with Icelandic group the Sugarcubes as an engineer on their debut album Life's Too Good.[3]
Sigur Rós
Thomas' relationship with the Sugarcubes later resulted in his work with fellow Icelandic band Sigur Rós after Sugarcubes' guitarist Þór Eldon played him the group's debut album Von.[3] Thomas went on to undertake production, engineering, and mixing duties for the group throughout several albums including Ágætis byrjun, ( ),[3] and Takk...[6] and also assisted in recording the performances for the documentary film Heima.[7]
Personal life
Ken is the father of fellow record producer Jolyon Vaughan Thomas. The two share High Bank Studio and have collaborated on projects.[8] Ken is also the father of published singer songwriter Amy Odell, who provided vocals on his production of the Gavin Friday album Catholic.[9]
References
- ^ a b George Shilling (October 2005). "Ken Thomas" (PDF). Resolution Magazine. S2 Publications Ltd. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Richard, Barrone (2007). Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 78. ISBN 9780879309121. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mark Pytlik (July 2002). "Sigur Ros: Ken Thomas & Jonsi Birgisson: Recording Sigur Ros" (PDF). Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Brian Howe (15 April 2008). "M83: Saturdays=Youth". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "A Farewell to Kings - Rush | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Reviews: Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 17, 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Biggi" (PDF). iZotope, Inc. 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Paul Tingen (August 2015). "Slaves - Are You Satisfied?: Jolyon Thomas: Producing Are You Satisfied?". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ John Meagher (29 April 2011). "Music: Catholic by Gavin Friday * * *". Independent.ie. Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
- Ken Thomas discography at Discogs
- Ken Thomas at IMDb
- Ken & Jolyon Thomas on Unity Audio Blog
- Ken Thomas in Resolution Magazine, October 2005
- Ken Thoms on RecordProduction.com, October 2005
- Ken Thomas & Jónsi Birgisson: Recording Sigur Rós in Sound on Sound, July 2002