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Neil McLellan

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Neil McLellan
Neil McLellan
Neil McLellan tweaking a Korg MS-20
Background information
OriginEngland
GenresElectronic music
Occupation(s)Record producer, composer, mix engineer
Years active1990s–present
Websiteneilmclellan.squarespace.com

Neil McLellan is an English record producer, composer and mix engineer.

McLellan has worked with XL Recordings, Sony BMG Music Ent., Epic, Sire, Arista, Columbia, Maverick, Virgin, and Island Records to produce a string of No. 1 hits, as well as gold and platinum records.[1] Bands and artists Neil has worked with include: The Prodigy, Erasure, Madonna, Archive, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Orbital, Eric Kupper, Carl Cox, Sasha, Senser, Telepopmusik, Hinda Hicks, Manu Chao, Brother Brown, Terrorvision, U.N.K.L.E., and Heartless Crew.[1][2]

McLellan's most popular work began with the UK band The Prodigy, co-producing and mixing Music for the Jilted Generation, and mixing the hit singles "Firestarter" and "Breathe".[3] In 2004, he co-produced the Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, co-writing several tracks. He was also a co-producer for their album The Day Is My Enemy.

Works

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Year Artist Album Title Label Role Charting Sales
1994 The Prodigy Music for the Jilted Generation XL Recordings Producer, mixing-engineer Heatseekers No. 15
The Billboard 200 No. 198
UK: Platinum
CAN: Gold
POL: Gold, EU: Platinum
1996 Archive Londinium Island Recordings Mixing
1997 Erasure Cowboy Maverick Records Producer The Billboard 200 No. 43
1997 The Prodigy The Fat of the Land UK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records
Engineer Billboard 200 No. 1
Top Canadian Albums No. 1
UK: 3× Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
CAN: 2× Platinum
FRA: 2× Gold
SWE: Platinum
US: 2× Platinum
EU: 2× Platinum
1999 Sasha "Xpander" (single) Ultra Records Mixing-engineer
2004 The Prodigy Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned UK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Mute Records/Maverick Records
Co-producer, engineer, programmer, mixing-engineer, co-writer The Billboard 200 No. 62
Top Electronic Albums No. 1
UK: Silver
2005 Carl Cox Second Sign 23rd Century Records Producer Dance Music/Club Play Singles No. 1
2009 The Prodigy Invaders Must Die Take Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking Vinyl Mixing-engineer European Top 100 Albums
The Billboard 200 No. 58
Top Electronic Albums No. 3
Top Independent Albums No. 3
UK: 2× Platinum
AUS: Gold
2015 The Prodigy The Day Is My Enemy Take Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking Vinyl Co-producer, engineer, mixing-engineer, co-writer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Neil McLellan Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  2. ^ "The Lodge". 10 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-06-10. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ [1] Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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