Gavin Brown (musician)

Gavin Brown
Background information
Origin Canada
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter

Gavin Brown is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has produced such artists as Three Days Grace, Skillet, Billy Talent, Metric, Sarah Harmer, the Tragically Hip and Barenaked Ladies.

Discography

Year Artist Album Role
2015 Barenaked Ladies Silverball Producer[1]

Mixing[1]

2015 Three Days Grace Human Producer

Songwriter

  • Human Race
  • Painkiller
  • Fallen Angel
  • Landmine
  • Tell Me Why
  • I Am Machine
  • So What
  • Car Crash
  • Nothing's Fair in Love and War
  • One Too Many
  • The End is Not the Answer
  • The Real You
2015 North of Nine North of Nine - EP
  • Released: March 10, 2015
  • Label: 9th Portal Entertainment
  • Format: CD, Digital
Producer

Songwriter

  • Can it be you?
  • Better off Together
  • Open Road
  • Alone
  • Eaten Alive
2014 Mother Mother Very Good Bad Thing Producer[2]
2014 Doc Walker The 8th
  • Released: October 21, 2014
  • Label: Westlake Music Inc.
  • Format: CD, Digital
Producer

Songwriter

  • Park The Car
  • Leave it all on the Dance Floor
2014 Billy Talent Hits Producer
2014 Flash Lightnin For The Sinners
  • Released: April 29, 2014
  • Label: Pheromone Records
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Producer[3]

Musician[3]

  • Drums
2014 The Trews The Trews Producer[4]

Songwriter[5]

  • What's Fair Is Fair
2013 Royal Teeth Glow Producer[1][1]
2013 Barenaked Ladies Grinning Streak Producer[1]

Mixing[1]

2013 The Brilliancy The Brilliancy EP
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: The Brilliancy Inc.
  • Format: Digital
Producer[6]
2013 Gentlemen Husbands House of Cards EP Songwriter[7]
  • Shelter Valley
  • Come Down
  • Bloodlines
  • Wandering Eye
2013 The Envy The Envy
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: The Envy Music
  • Format: Digital
Songwriter[8]
  • Fingers Crossed
  • Still The One
2013 Open Air Stereo Primates Producer[9]
2013 Orianthi Heaven in This Hell
  • Released: February 26, 2013
  • Label: Robo Records
  • Format: CD, Digital
Songwriter[10]
  • Heaven in This Hell
2013 Whosarmy Hole In My Heart
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Released Independently
  • Format: CD
Songwriter[11]
  • Hole in My Heart
  • Glory Bound
  • So Lonely
  • Can’t Live Without You
  • The World is Ending
2012 The Brilliancy With You & Better Than Me (Singles)
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: The Brilliancy Inc.
  • Format: Digital
Producer[12]
2012 Hess Living in Yesterday Songwriter[13]
  • Don’t Leave Me
2012 Hey Ocean! Is Musician[14]
  • Drums
2012 The Envy Deception
  • Released:2012
  • Label: The Envy Music
  • Format: Digital
Songwriter[15]
  • Unfaithful
2012 Hoobastank Fight or Flight
  • Released: September 11, 2012
  • Label: Open E Entertainment (Now Universal)
  • Format: CD, Digital
Producer[16]
2012 Lit The View from the Bottom Songwriter[17]
  • C'mon
2012 Metric Synthetica Producer[18]
2012 The Tragically Hip Now for Plan A Producer[19]
2011 Dan Hill Intimate Dan Hill: Platinum Collection Producer[20]
2010 Howard Shore The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - The Score
  • Released: June 29, 2010
  • Label: E1 Music
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Producer[21]
2010 Melissa Auf der Maur Out of Our Minds Musician[22]
  • Wurlitzer
2010 Various Artists The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack) Producer[23]
2010 My Darkest Days My Darkest Days Songwriter[24]
  • Can't Forget You
2010 Sarah Harmer Oh Little Fire
  • Released: June 22, 2010
  • Label: Cold Snap Records
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Producer[25]

Musician[25]

  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Mellotron
  • Piano
  • Tambourine
  • Wurlitzer

Engineer[25]

2010 Stereos Uncontrollable
  • Released: December 14, 2010
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: CD, Digital
Producer[26]
2009 Danko Jones This Is Danko Jones
  • Released: April 14, 2009
  • Label: EMD International
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Musician[27]
  • Drums
2009 Lady Gaga Don't Give Up (Single) with The Midway State
  • Released: Unreleased
  • Label: Unreleased
  • Format: Unreleased
Producer[28]
2009 New Kids on the Block 2 in the Morning (Remix)
  • Released: February 23, 2009
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: CD
Producer
2009 Metric Fantasies Producer[29]
2009 Skillet Awake Songwriter[30]
  • Monster
2009 Stereos Stereos Producer[31]

Musician[31]
Arranger[31]
Engineer[31]

2009 Theo Tams Give It All Away Producer[32]
2008 Various Artists YTV Presents: The Next Star EP
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Tricon Films & Television
  • Format: Digital
Songwriter[33]
2007 The Midway State Met a Man on Top of the Hill EP
  • Released: May 1, 2007
  • Label:
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Producer[34]

Songwriter[35]

  • Nobody Understands
2007 The Reason Things Couldn't Be Better Producer[36]

Musician[36]

  • Percussion
  • Wurlitzer
2007 Rides Again Into Existence Producer[37]
2007 Simon Wilcox Charm and the Strange
  • Released: May 29, 2007
  • Label: Maple Nationwide
  • Format: CD, Digital
Musician[38]
  • Electric Guitar
  • Acoustic Guitar
2007 Joel Kroeker Melodrama
  • Released: January 1, 2007
  • Label: True North Records
  • Format: CD, Digital
Musician[39]
  • Drums
2006 Billy Talent Billy Talent II Producer[40]
2006 Cancer Bats Birthing the Giant Producer[41]
2006 Dayna Manning Folkyo
  • Released: October 25, 2006
  • Label: Leparc
  • Format: CD
Musician[42]
  • Drums
2006 Jim Cuddy The Light That Guides You Home Musician[43]
  • Drums
2006 The Sadies In Concert, Vol. 1 Musician[44]
  • Drums
2006 Suzi Rawn Naked
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Vespa Music
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Songwriter[45]
  • Don't Leave Me
2006 Various Artists WWE: Wreckless Intent Producer, Mixing[46]
2005 Kalan Porter 219 Days
  • Released: January 11, 2005
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
Musician[47]
  • Drums
2004 Sarah Harmer All of Our Names
  • Released: March 23, 2004
  • Label: Coldsnap Records
  • Format: CD, Digital
Producer[48]

Musician[48]

  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Wurlitzer[48]

Mixing

2004 Sarah Slean Day One Musician[49]
  • Drums
2004 The Tea Party Seven Circles
  • Released: August 24, 2004
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Producer[50]
2004 Thornley Come Again Producer[51]

Songwriter[52]

  • Falling to Pieces
  • Come Again
  • So Far So Good
  • The Going Rate (My Fix)
  • Keep A Good Man Down
  • Clever
  • Found Another Way
2004 Various Artists World Cup of Hockey 2004 Songwriter[53]
2003 Billy Talent Billy Talent Producer[54]
2003 Three Days Grace Three Days Grace Producer[55]

Songwriter[56]

  • Burn
  • Just Like You
  • I Hate Everything About You
  • Home
  • Scared
  • Let You Down
  • Now or Never
  • Born Like This
  • Drown
  • Wake Up
  • Take Me Under
  • Overrated
2003 Alexandra Slate Edge of a Girl Producer[57]

Songwriter[58]

  • Bad Girl
2003 Beth Boucher Mess You Up Musician[59]
  • Bass
  • Bottle
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Organ
2003 Big Sugar Hit & Run Songwriter[60]
  • Better Get Used to It

Musician[61]

  • Drums
2003 Crush Face in the Crowd
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Factor
  • Format: CD
Producer[62]

Musician[62]

  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Wurlitzer
2003 Great Big Sea Great Big DVD
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
2003 Harry Hess Just Another Day Musician[63]
  • Drums
2003 Jason Collett Motor Motel Love Songs Musician[64]
  • Drums
2003 Kevin Hearn Night Light Musician[65]
  • Percussion
2003 Ryan Malcolm Home
  • Released: December 3, 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
Producer[66]

Songwriter[67]

  • Straight Up the Middle
  • Absolutely Perfect
2002 Great Big Sea Sea of No Cares Musician[68]
  • Drums
2000 Great Big Sea Road Rage Musician[69]
  • Drums
1999 Big Sugar Heated Songwriter[70]
  • Better Get Used to It

Musician[71]

  • Drums
1998 Hayden The Closer I Get
  • Released: May 12, 1998
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: CD, Digital
Musician[72]
  • Drums
1997 Skydiggers Desmond's Hip City Musician[73]
  • Drums
1997 Stem Amusingly Short of Details
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Factor
  • Format: CD
Musician[74]
  • Drums
1996 Mia Sheard With Love and Squalor
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Unknown
  • Format: LP, CD, Digital
Musician[75]
  • Drums
1995 Spookey Ruben Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 Musician[76]
  • Drums
1993 Phleg Camp Ya'red Fair Scratch Musician[77]
  • Vocals

Gold and Platinum Awards

Work Artist Role Year Certification
Billy Talent Billy Talent Producer[54] 2007 BVMI: Gold[78]
2004 MC: Platinum x3[79]
Billy Talent II Billy Talent Producer[40] 2011 MC: Platinum x3[79]
2010 BVMI: Platinum x2[78]
2009 BPI: Silver[80]
Fantasies Metric Producer[29] 2009 MC: Platinum[81]
Home Ryan Malcolm Producer[66]
Songwriter[67]
2004 MC: Platinum[82]
I Hate Everything About You (Single) Three Days Grace Producer[55]
Songwriter[56]
2005 RIAA: Gold[83]
Now for Plan A The Tragically Hip Producer[19] 2013 MC: Gold[84]
Three Days Grace Three Days Grace Producer[55]
Songwriter[56]
2004 RIAA: Platinum[83]
2004 MC: Platinum[81]

Grammy Awards and nominations

2010 Nomination - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; featuring "Eclipse (All Yours)" by Metric

JUNO Awards and nominations

Year Artist Award Work Result
2013 Metric Group of the Year Synthetica Nominated[85]
Hey Ocean! Breakthrough Group of the Year Is Nominated[86]
Metric Fan Choice Award Synthetica Nominated[85]
Gavin Brown Jack Richardson Producer of the Year "At Transformation" and "About This map" from "Now for Plan A" by The Tragically Hip Nominated[87]
Metric Alternative Album of the Year Synthetica Winner[85]
The Tragically Hip Rock Album of the Year Now for Plan A Nominated[88]
2011 Gavin Brown with Sarah Harmer Jack Richardson Producer of the Year "Captive" & "New Loneliness" from Oh Little Fire Nominated[87]
Sarah Harmer Adult Alternative Album of the Year Oh Little Fire Nominated[89]
2010 Metric Group of the Year Fantasies Winner[85]
Metric Alternative Album of the Year Winner[85]
Stereos Pop Album of the Year Stereos Nominated[90]
New Group of the Year Nominated[90]
2008 Billy Talent Music DVD of the Year 666 Live Winner[91]
2007 Billy Talent Group of the Year Billy Talent II Winner[91]
Three Days Grace One-X Nominated[92]
Billy Talent Album of the Year Billy Talent II Nominated[91]
Three Days Grace One-X Nominated[92]
Billy Talent Rock Album of the Year Billy Talent II Winner[91]
Single of the Year Devil in a Midnight Mass Winner[91]
2006 Kalan Porter Artist of the Year 219 Days Nominated[93]
Album of the Year Nominated[93]
Pop Album of the Year Nominated[93]
2005 Billy Talent Group of the Year Billy Talent II Winner[91]
Thornley New Group of the Year Come Again Nominated[94]
Billy Talent Album of the Year Billy Talent Winner[91]
Sarah Harmer Adult Alternative Album of the Year All of Our Names Winner[89]
Thornley Rock Album of the Year Come Again Nominated[94]
The Tea Party Seven Circles Nominated[95]
Billy Talent Single of the Year River Below Nominated[91]
2004 Billy Talent New Group of the Year Billy Talent Winner[91]
Three Days Grace Three Days Grace Nominated[92]
Gavin Brown Jack Richardson Producer of the Year "Try Honesty" from "Billy Talent"; "I Hate Everything About You" from "Three Days Grace" Winner[87]
Billy Talent Rock Album of the Year Billy Talent Nominated[91]
Single of the Year Try Honesty Nominated[91]

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