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Canadian songwriter and record producer
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Biography
Introduction
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 Mixing |
| 2015 | Three Days Grace | Human
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2015 | North of Nine | North of Nine - EP
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2014 | Mother Mother | Very Good Bad Thing
| Producer |
| 2014 | Doc Walker | The 8th
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2014 | Billy Talent | Hits
| Producer |
| 2014 | Flash Lightnin | For The Sinners
| Producer Musician
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| 2014 | The Trews | The Trews
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2013 | Royal Teeth | Glow
| Producer |
| 2013 | Barenaked Ladies | Grinning Streak
| Producer Mixing |
| 2013 | The Brilliancy | The Brilliancy EP
| Producer |
| 2013 | Gentlemen Husbands | House of Cards EP
| Songwriter
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| 2013 | The Envy | The Envy
| Songwriter
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| 2013 | Open Air Stereo | Primates
| Producer |
| 2013 | Orianthi | Heaven in This Hell
| Songwriter
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| 2013 | Whosarmy | Hole In My Heart
| Songwriter
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| 2012 | The Brilliancy | With You & Better Than Me (Singles)
| Producer |
| 2012 | Hess | Living in Yesterday
| Songwriter
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| 2012 | Hey Ocean! | Is
| Musician
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| 2012 | The Envy | Deception
| Songwriter
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| 2012 | Hoobastank | Fight or Flight
| Producer |
| 2012 | Lit | The View from the Bottom
| Songwriter
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| 2012 | Metric | Synthetica
| Producer |
| 2012 | The Tragically Hip | Now for Plan A
| Producer |
| 2011 | Dan Hill | Intimate Dan Hill: Platinum Collection
| Producer |
| 2010 | Howard Shore | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - The Score
| Producer |
| 2010 | Melissa Auf der Maur | Out of Our Minds
| Musician
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| 2010 | Various Artists | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)
| Producer
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| 2010 | My Darkest Days | My Darkest Days
| Songwriter
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| 2010 | Sarah Harmer | Oh Little Fire
| Producer Musician
Engineer |
| 2010 | Stereos | Uncontrollable
| Producer |
| 2009 | Danko Jones | This Is Danko Jones
| Musician
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| 2009 | Lady Gaga | Don't Give Up (Single) with The Midway State
| Producer |
| 2009 | New Kids on the Block | 2 in the Morning (Remix)
| Producer |
| 2009 | Metric | Fantasies
| Producer |
| 2009 | Skillet | Awake
| Songwriter
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| 2009 | Stereos | Stereos
| Producer Musician |
| 2009 | Theo Tams | Give It All Away
| Producer |
| 2008 | Various Artists | YTV Presents: The Next Star EP
| Songwriter
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| 2007 | The Midway State | Met a Man on Top of the Hill EP
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2007 | The Reason | Things Couldn't Be Better
| Producer Musician
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| 2007 | Rides Again | Into Existence
| Producer |
| 2007 | Simon Wilcox | Charm and the Strange
| Musician
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| 2007 | Joel Kroeker | Melodrama
| Musician
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| 2006 | Billy Talent | Billy Talent II
| Producer |
| 2006 | Cancer Bats | Birthing the Giant
| Producer |
| 2006 | Dayna Manning | Folkyo
| Musician
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| 2006 | Jim Cuddy | The Light That Guides You Home
| Musician
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| 2006 | The Sadies | In Concert, Vol. 1
| Musician
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| 2006 | Suzi Rawn | Naked
| Songwriter
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| 2006 | Various Artists | WWE: Wreckless Intent
| Producer, Mixing
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| 2005 | Kalan Porter | 219 Days
| Musician
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| 2004 | Sarah Harmer | All of Our Names
| Producer Musician
Mixing |
| 2004 | Sarah Slean | Day One
| Musician
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| 2004 | The Tea Party | Seven Circles
| Producer |
| 2004 | Thornley | Come Again
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2004 | Various Artists | World Cup of Hockey 2004
| Songwriter
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| 2003 | Billy Talent | Billy Talent
| Producer |
| 2003 | Three Days Grace | Three Days Grace
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2003 | Alexandra Slate | Edge of a Girl
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2003 | Beth Boucher | Mess You Up
| Musician
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| 2003 | Big Sugar | Hit & Run
| Songwriter
Musician
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| 2003 | Crush | Face in the Crowd
| Producer Musician
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| 2003 | Great Big Sea | Great Big DVD
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| 2003 | Harry Hess | Just Another Day
| Musician
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| 2003 | Jason Collett | Motor Motel Love Songs
| Musician
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| 2003 | Kevin Hearn | Night Light
| Musician
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| 2003 | Ryan Malcolm | Home
| Producer Songwriter
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| 2002 | Great Big Sea | Sea of No Cares
| Musician
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| 2000 | Great Big Sea | Road Rage
| Musician
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| 1999 | Big Sugar | Heated
| Songwriter
Musician
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| 1998 | Hayden | The Closer I Get
| Musician
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| 1997 | Skydiggers | Desmond's Hip City
| Musician
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| 1997 | Stem | Amusingly Short of Details
| Musician
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| 1996 | Mia Sheard | With Love and Squalor
| Musician
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| 1995 | Spookey Ruben | Modes of Transportation Vol. 1
| Musician
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| 1993 | Phleg Camp | Ya'red Fair Scratch
| Musician
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Gold and Platinum Awards
| Work | Artist | Role | Year | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Talent | Billy Talent | Producer | 2007 | BVMI: Gold |
| 2004 | MC: Platinum x3 | |||
| Billy Talent II | Billy Talent | Producer | 2011 | MC: Platinum x3 |
| 2010 | BVMI: Platinum x2 | |||
| 2009 | BPI: Silver | |||
| Fantasies | Metric | Producer | 2009 | MC: Platinum |
| Home | Ryan Malcolm | Producer Songwriter | 2004 | MC: Platinum |
| I Hate Everything About You (Single) | Three Days Grace | Producer Songwriter | 2005 | RIAA: Gold |
| Now for Plan A | The Tragically Hip | Producer | 2013 | MC: Gold |
| Three Days Grace | Three Days Grace | Producer Songwriter | 2004 | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2004 | MC: Platinum |
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 |
| Hey Ocean! | Breakthrough Group of the Year | Is | Nominated | |
| Metric | Fan Choice Award | Synthetica | Nominated | |
| Gavin Brown | Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | "At Transformation" and "About This map" from "Now for Plan A" by The Tragically Hip | Nominated | |
| Metric | Alternative Album of the Year | Synthetica | Winner | |
| The Tragically Hip | Rock Album of the Year | Now for Plan A | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Gavin Brown with Sarah Harmer | Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | "Captive" & "New Loneliness" from Oh Little Fire | Nominated |
| Sarah Harmer | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Oh Little Fire | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Metric | Group of the Year | Fantasies | Winner |
| Metric | Alternative Album of the Year | Winner | ||
| Stereos | Pop Album of the Year | Stereos | Nominated | |
| New Group of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Billy Talent | Music DVD of the Year | 666 Live | Winner |
| 2007 | Billy Talent | Group of the Year | Billy Talent II | Winner |
| Three Days Grace | One-X | Nominated | ||
| Billy Talent | Album of the Year | Billy Talent II | Nominated | |
| Three Days Grace | One-X | Nominated | ||
| Billy Talent | Rock Album of the Year | Billy Talent II | Winner | |
| Single of the Year | Devil in a Midnight Mass | Winner | ||
| 2006 | Kalan Porter | Artist of the Year | 219 Days | Nominated |
| Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Pop Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | Billy Talent | Group of the Year | Billy Talent II | Winner |
| Thornley | New Group of the Year | Come Again | Nominated | |
| Billy Talent | Album of the Year | Billy Talent | Winner | |
| Sarah Harmer | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | All of Our Names | Winner | |
| Thornley | Rock Album of the Year | Come Again | Nominated | |
| The Tea Party | Seven Circles | Nominated | ||
| Billy Talent | Single of the Year | River Below | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Billy Talent | New Group of the Year | Billy Talent | Winner |
| Three Days Grace | Three Days Grace | Nominated | ||
| Gavin Brown | Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | "Try Honesty" from "Billy Talent"; "I Hate Everything About You" from "Three Days Grace" | Winner | |
| Billy Talent | Rock Album of the Year | Billy Talent | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year | Try Honesty | Nominated |