Mark Crew
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Mark Crew | |
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| Origin | Uckfield, England |
| Genres | Pop, rock, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | record producer, mix engineer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Mark Crew (born 21 February 1985) is a songwriter, record producer and mix engineer based in London, known for his work with Bastille, Rag n Bone Man, and The Wombats.
Production and mixing
Mark produced and mixed the debut album by Bastille titled Bad Blood, which charted at #1 in the UK,[1] and at #11 in the US.[2] The lead single from the album, Pompeii, charted at #2 in the UK[3] and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US,[4] and has achieved over seven million sales to date. It has been awarded five-times platinum sales award in the US.[5] Bastille subsequently won 'Best Breakthrough Act' at the Brits in 2014,[6] and were nominated for a Grammy for 'Best New Artist' at the 57th Grammy Awards.[7]
The two mixtapes that preceded Bastille's debut album campaign, titled Other People's Heartache Parts I & II, were also produced by Mark. One track from these mixtapes, Of The Night, was the launch single for the extended version of the album, 'All This Bad Blood'. The song charted at #2 in the UK,[8] and has sold over 1.5 million downloads to date.
After Bad Blood, he produced a further Bastille mixtape titled VS., an eight-song set continuing in the vein of the previous mixtapes, featuring appearances from Lizzo, Angel Haze, and Haim.[9]
He went on to produce Bastille's second album, Wild World.[10][11][12] He also mixed 13 titles on the album. Wild World was released on 9 September 2016 and spent two weeks at number 1 on the UK album charts[13] and reached number 4 in the US Billboard 200 charts.[14] The lead single from the album, Good Grief, spent 23 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and was certified with a Gold sales award.[15]
The first single from Bastille's third studio album, titled 'Quarter Past Midnight', was produced at Mark and Dan Smith's studio in London, One Eyed Jack's [16], and was Annie Mac's Hottest Record on 9th May, 2018[17].
Mark also produced the third album from The Wombats.[18] Titled Glitterbug, it was released on April 13, 2015. The first two singles from the album, titled Greek Tragedy and Give Me A Try, were both Zane Lowe's Hottest Records, and play-listed on Radio 1. The album entered the UK albums chart at number 5,[19] and the Australian albums chart at number 2.[20] The Wombats invited Mark back to produce their fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life[21]. The album was produced at his studio[22]. Released on 9th February 2018, the album entered the UK charts at number 3[23] and the Australian charts at number 5[24]. The singles from the album Lemon To A Knife Fight, Cheetah Tongue, and Turn were all selected as Annie Mac's Hottest Records [25][26][27].
He has also co-wrote and co-produced Tears For Fears' song I Love You But I'm Lost[28]; Coasts, producing their songs Oceans, Stay, and Tonight;[29] and To Kill A King, producing and mixing Oh My Love and Breathe, and mixing their album ‘To Kill A King’.[30]
Best Laid Plans
In 2013 Mark founded Best Laid Plans Records, with production partners Dan "Braque" Priddy and Dan Smith; and Best Laid Plans Music, a music publishing imprint.[31]
The first artist to be produced for Best Laid Plans was Rag'n'Bone Man.[32] The campaign commenced with a mini-album titled Wolves,[33] which featured contributions from Vince Staples, Kate Tempest, and Stig of The Dump. This was followed with an EP titled Disfigured in March 2015,[34] that included the track ‘Bitter End’; which was play listed and performed live at Glastonbury for BBC Radio 1.[35] Rag n Bone Man is signed through to Columbia Records. Mark produced ten tracks on Rag N Bone Man's debut album with his production partner and label co-director Dan "Braque" Priddy. Titled Human, it was released on February 10, 2017,[36] and sold 117,000 copies in the UK in its first week of release, becoming the "fastest-selling male debut album of the decade".[37]
The second artist to be signed to Best Laid Plans was Rationale, whose debut ‘Fuel To The Fire’ EP gained early support from Annie Mac; Huw Stephens, and Phil Taggart on BBC Radio 1; and Zane Lowe and Pharrell Williams on Beats 1. Two tracks from the EP, Fuel To The Fire and Fast Lane, were play-listed on Radio 1. Subsequent single, ‘Something For Nothing’, was a 'Hottest Record'[38] and also play-listed on BBC Radio 1. Mark mixed all titles and provided additional production on Something For Nothing.[39]
Selected discography
Singles
| TITLE | ACT | ROLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompeii | Bastille | Producer | 2013 |
| Of the Night | Bastille | Producer | 2013 |
| Bad Blood | Bastille | Producer, mixer | 2013 |
| Greek Tragedy | The Wombats | Producer | 2015 |
| Give Me a Try | The Wombats | Producer | 2015 |
| Be Your Shadow | The Wombats | Producer | 2015 |
| Emoticons | The Wombats | Producer | 2015 |
| Something for Nothing | Rationale | Additional production, Mixer | 2016 |
| Prodigal Son | Rationale | Additional production, Mixer | 2016 |
| Good Grief | Bastille | Producer | 2016 |
| Send Them Off! | Bastille | Producer, mixer | 2016 |
| Blame | Bastille | Producer | 2017 |
| Basket Case (Theme From 'The Tick') | Bastille | Producer | 2017 |
| Grace (We All Try) | Rag'n'Bone Man | Co-Producer | 2017 |
| World Gone Mad | Bastille | Producer | 2017 |
| I Love You But Im Lost | Tears For Fears | Co-Producer, Co-Writer | 2017 |
| Lemon To A Knife Fight | The Wombats | Co-Producer | 2018 |
| Cheetah Tongue | The Wombats | Co-Producer | 2018 |
| Turn | The Wombats | Co-Producer | 2018 |
| Quarter Past Midnight | Bastille | Producer | 2018 |
| At My Weakest | James Arthur | Producer | 2018 |
Albums, EPs and album tracks
| TITLE | ACT | ROLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Blood | Bastille | Producer on all titles, mixer on some titles | 2013 |
| All This Bad Blood | Bastille | Producer on all titles, mixer on some titles | 2013 |
| VS. | Bastille | Producer, mixer on some titles | 2014 |
| Wolves EP | Rag'n'Bone Man | Producer, Mixer, Songwriter | 2014 |
| Glitterbug | The Wombats | Producer | 2015 |
| To Kill a King | To Kill a King | Producer on all titles, mixer on some titles | 2015 |
| Disfigured EP | Rag'n'Bone Man | Producer, Mixer, songwriter | 2015 |
| Fuel to the Fire EP | Rationale | mixer | 2015 |
| Wild World | Bastille | Producer on all titles, mixer on some titles | 2016 |
| Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | Producer on 10 titles, Songwriter | 2017 |
| Vessels EP | Rationale | Mixer, Additional Production on 'Prodigal Son' | 2017 |
| Wonderland EP | Jasmine Thompson | Producer, Mixer on 'Wanna Know Love', 'Fix Me', 'Drama' | 2017 |
| Witness | Katy Perry | Co-Producer, Co-writer on 'Act My Age' | 2017 |
| Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | The Wombats | Producer | 2018 |
References
- ^ Bastille, Bad Blood. "UK Albums Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Bastille, Bad Blood. "US Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Bastille, Pompeii. "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Bastille, Pompeii. "US Singles Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Bastille, Pompeii. "RIAA Sales Awards". RIAA. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Brits, The. "Brits 2014: Winners in full". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Grammy Awards, The 57th. "BASTILLE: GRAMMY NOMINATION CAPS AN AMAZING YEAR". Grammy. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bastille, Of The Night. "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Vs., Bastille. "Vs. Production and Artist Credits". All Music. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Wild World, Bastille. "bastille we won't be working with big producers anytime soon". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Wild World, Bastille. "Watch as Bastille reveal new music and album title in trailer". NME. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Wild World, Bastille. "Dan Smith & Mark Crew: Producing Wild World". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Bastille, Wild World. "UK Albums Chart". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Wild World, Bastille. "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Bastille, Good Grief, MANUAL SEARCH. Enter Good Grief in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search. "BPI Awards". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin. "Bastille interview: Frontman Dan Smith on new single 'Quarter Past Midnight' and their upcoming third album". www.independent.co.uk. Independent. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Bastille are back with a their new single 'Quarter Past Midnight', and an album on the way that runs through the night..." bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Glitterbug, The Wombats. "The Wombats On The Aussie Origins Of 'Glitterbug', The Gap Between Albums & Long-Distance Relationships". Music Feeds.
- ^ The Wombats, Glitterbug. "UK Albums Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ The Wombats, Glitterbug. "Australian Albums Chart". Australian Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "All Music Review". All Music. All Music. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin. "Bastille interview: Frontman Dan Smith on new single 'Quarter Past Midnight' and their upcoming third album". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Charts, Official. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Officialcharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Charts, Australian. "THE WOMBATS - BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE (ALBUM)". Australian-Charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Annie Mac". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Annie Mac". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Annie Mac". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Swift, Jacqui. "IT'S A MAD WORLD Tears For Fears stars chat ego issues and look ahead to new tour and new album Rule The World — after band sells out Royal Albert Hall". thesun.co.uk. News Group Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Coasts, Coasts. "All Music Production Credits". All Music. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ To Kill A King, To Kill A King. "To Kill A King announce new self-titled album". Music News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "ABOUT". BEST LAID PLANS. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ Signing, Rag'n'Bone Man. "Rag'n'Bone Man's life changed by rent-paying producer". The List.
- ^ Rag n Bone Man, Wolves. "iTunes link". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Rag'n'Bone Man, Disfigured. "Disfigured EP". Discogs.
- ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Rag'n'Bone Man - Bitter End". BBC.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Human, Rag'n'Bone Man. "Human release date". Sony Music. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Human, Rag'n'Bone Man. "Rag'N'Bone Man scores huge No.1: becomes fastest-selling male debut album of the decade". Music Week. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Radio 1, BBC. "Something For Nothing". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Something For Nothing, Rationale. "Production Credits". All Music. Retrieved 3 March 2017.