Brendan O'Brien

Brendan O'Brien
Biografía
Nacemento	30 de xuño de 1960 (64 anos); Atlanta, Estados Unidos de América
Educación	Tucker High School (en)
Actividade
Ocupación	produtor musical, enxeñeiro de son
Período de actividade	1985 -
Xénero artístico	Rock alternativo
Instrumento	Teclado

Brendan O’Brien, nado o 23 de xuño de 1960 en Atlanta, Xeorxia, é un produtor discográfico, enxeñeiro de son e músico estadounidense.

Traxectoria

Aos 14 anos O'Brien tocaba a guitarra na banda de versións de Pranks, baseada en Atlanta. A finais dos 70 pasou a formar parte do grupo Samurai Catfish. Nos 80 traballou no estudio con moitos artistas locais, incluíndo Indigo Girls e The Downtown Executives, e tocou o baixo con The Georgia Satellites durante un curto período de tempo. A súa carreira no estudio conseguiu un impulso importante co éxito do primeiro álbum dos Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker, no cal foi técnico ademais de tocar a guitarra e o baixo nel.

Xunto coa súa muller Robin e as súas tres irmás Jackie, Allie e Hannah, O'Brien deixou Atlanta a principios dos 90 para continuar a súa carreira nos Ánxeles. Comezou a traballar en Geffen Records baixo as ordes de Rick Rubin, producindo a bandas coma Stone Temple Pilots e Pearl Jam.

A mediados da década converteuse no vicepresidente de Epic Records. Gañou dous premios Grammy e ata a data, catorce dos álbums producidos por el acadaron o número 1 nas listas Billboard Hot 200 Charts.

Álbums que produciu

Call of the Wild - The Swinging Richards (1985)
Doug - The Coolies (1988)
You - Uncle Green (1990)
The Big House of Time - Anne Richmond Boston (1990)
Undertown - Right as Rain (1990)
What an Experiment His Head Was - Uncle Green (1991)
Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired - Dan Baird (1991)
Stop! Look & Listen - Right as Rain (1991)
Follow for Now - Follow for Now (1991)
Johnny Law - Johnny Law (1991)
Down Fall the Good Guys - Wolfsbane (1991)
Core - Stone Temple Pilots (1992)
Book of Bad Thoughts - Uncle Green (1992)
Jackyl - Jackyl (1992)
Let It Rock: The Best of the Georgia Satellites - The Georgia Satellites (1993)
Vs. - Pearl Jam (1993)
Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert - Raging Slab (1993)
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 - Bob Dylan (1993)
Dogman - King's X (1994)
Necktie Second - Pete Droge (1994)
Purple - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
Vulture - 3 lb. thrill (1994)
Vitalogy - Pearl Jam (1994)
100% Fun - Matthew Sweet (1995)
Vulture - 3 lb. Thrill (1995)
Deadly Nightshade - The Deadly Nightshades (1995)
Mirror Ball - Neil Young con Pearl Jam (1995)
Point - Ernie Dale (1995)
Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar - Billy Joe Shaver (1995)
Buffalo Nickel - Dan Baird (1996)
Eventually - Paul Westerberg (1996)
Evil Empire - Rage Against the Machine (1996)
Find a Door - Pete Droge and the Sinners (1996)
No Code - Pearl Jam (1996)
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop - Stone Temple Pilots (1996)
Blue Sky on Mars - Matthew Sweet (1997)
Resigned - Michael Penn (1997)
Spacey & Shakin' - Pete Droge (1997)
Yield - Pearl Jam (1998)
Dangerman - Dangerman (1998)
No. 4 - Stone Temple Pilots (1999)
Issues - KoЯn (1999)
The Battle of Los Angeles - Rage Against the Machine (1999)
Bachelor No. 2 - Aimee Mann (2000)
Conspiracy Of One - The Offspring (2000)
Shangri-La Dee Da - Stone Temple Pilots (2001)
Drops of Jupiter - Train (2001)
Tragic Show - Brand New Immortals (2001)
Waste of Skin - Spike 1000 (2001)
The Flying Tigers - Flying Tigers (2002)
Future Shock - Sinisstar (2002)
Jinx - Quarashi (2002)
Great Ocean Road - Ether (2002)
lovehatetragedy - Papa Roach (2002)
The Rising - Bruce Springsteen (2002)
Flooze - Your Name Here... (2002)
My Private Nation - Train (2003)
Splinter - The Offspring (2003)
The Thorns - The Thorns (2003)
A Crow Left of the Murder - Incubus (2004)
Alive at Red Rocks - Incubus (2004)
Drive - Graham Colton Band (2004)
Welcome to the North - The Music (2004)
Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen (2005)
Rebel, Sweetheart - The Wallflowers (2005)
All the Stars and Boulevards - Augustana (2005)
Shine - Trey Anastasio (2005)
For Me, It's You - Train (2006)
Revelations - Audioslave (2006)
Light Grenades - Incubus (2006)
One Man Revolution - The Nightwatchman (2007)
The Sun and the Moon - The Bravery (2007)
Libertad - Velvet Revolver (2007)
Magic - Bruce Springsteen (2007)
The Fabled City - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman (2008)
Sweat It Out - The Pink Spiders (2008)
No Regrets - Set it Off (2008)
Black Ice - AC/DC (2008)
Working on a Dream - Bruce Springsteen (2009)
Monuments and Melodies - Incubus (2009)
Crack the Skye - Mastodon (2009)
Billy Talent III - Billy Talent (2009)
Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage (2009)
Flamingo - Brandon Flowers
Backspacer - Pearl Jam (2009)
Dark is the Way, Light is a Place - Anberlin (2010)
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - My Chemical Romance (2010) con Rob Cavallo
Quid Pro Quo - Status Quo (2010)
Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray - Seether (2011)
If Not Now, When? - Incubus (2011)

Álbums que mesturou

Rhino Bucket - Rhino Bucket (1991)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) con Rick Rubin
Hollywood Town Hall - The Jayhawks (1992)
Jackyl - Jackyl (1992)
Get a Grip - Aerosmith (1993)
14 Songs - Paul Westerberg (1993)
Shame - Brad (1993)
Superunknown - Soundgarden (1994)
No Code - Pearl Jam (1996)
Interiors - Brad (1997)
Follow the Leader - Korn (1998)
Fallout - The Mayfield Four (1998)
Yield - Pearl Jam (1998)
Significant Other - Limp Bizkit (1999)
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - Limp Bizkit (2000)
No Name Face - Lifehouse (2000)
Spiritual Machines - Our Lady Peace (2000)
Binaural - Pearl Jam (2000)
An Education in Rebellion - The Union Underground (2000)
Trust No One - Dave Navarro (2001)
Riot Act - Pearl Jam (2002)
Stanley Climbfall - Lifehouse (2002)
Lost Dogs - Pearl Jam (2003)
Results May Vary - Limp Bizkit (2003)
truANT - Alien Ant Farm (2003)
Vulture Street - Powderfinger (2003)
rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003) - Pearl Jam (2004)
Wire - Third Day (2004)
All the Stars and Boulevards - Augustana (2005)
Out of Exile - Audioslave (2005)
A Crow Left of the Murder - Incubus (2004)
Light Grenades - Incubus (2006)
White Noise - The Living End (2008)
Working on a Dream - Bruce Springsteen (2009)
Ten Redux - Pearl Jam (2009)
Backspacer - Pearl Jam (2009)
Dark is the Way, Light is a Place - Anberlin (2010)