Shawn Everett
Introduction
Shawn Everett (born July 6, 1982) is a Grammy-winning Canadian music engineer and producer best known for his work with Alabama Shakes, Weezer and Julian Casablancas. Everett is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.
Early life
Everett was born and raised in Bragg Creek, Alberta. After graduating high school, Everett was accepted as a Work-Study participant in the Audio program in Music & Sound at The Banff Centre. Everett relocated to Los Angeles in 2006 and began engineering for producer Tony Berg, former A&R Executive for Geffen Records and Virgin Music.
Career
Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Broken Social Scene | Hug of Thunder | Mixing |
| 2017 | Benjamin Booker | Witness | Mixing |
| 2017 | Perfume Genius | No Shape | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2016 | John Legend | Darkness and Light | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2016 | Warpaint | Heads Up | Mixing |
| 2016 | The Growlers | City Club | Producer, Mixing, Engineer |
| 2016 | Big Smoke | Time is Golden | Mixing |
| 2016 | Margaret Glaspy | Emotions and Math | Mixing |
| 2016 | Lucius | Good Grief | Producer |
| 2015 | Rey Pila | The Future Sugar | Producer, Mixing |
| 2015 | Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2015 | Laila Biali | House of Many Rooms | Mixing |
| 2014 | Julian Casablancas+The Voidz | Tyranny | Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2014 | Nick Krgovich | On Sunset | Engineer |
| 2014 | The Belle Brigade | Just Because | Producer, Arranger, Engineer |
| 2014 | Leighton Meester | Heartstrings | Engineer |
| 2014 | Weezer | Everything Will Be Alright in the End | Additional Production, Engineer |
| 2014 | Minnie Driver | Ask Me to Dance | Mastering, Mixing |
| 2013 | Lucius | Wildewoman | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2013 | Papa | Tender Madness | Mixing |
| 2013 | Har Mar Superstar | Bye Bye 17 | Additional Production, Mixing, Mastering |
| 2012 | Jesca Hoop | The House That Jack Built | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Contribution |
| 2012 | Sara Watkins | Sun Midnight Sun | Engineer, Mixing, Mastering |
| 2012 | JJAMZ | Suicide Pact | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2012 | Various Artists | Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | Engineer |
| 2012 | Greg Holden | I Don’t Believe You | Drum Loop, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2012 | Various Artists | Disney Pixar All Time Favorites | Producer |
| 2011 | Medi | You Got Me (Moving) | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2011 | Charlie Winston | Running Still | Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Programming |
| 2011 | Various Artists | Muppets: The Green Album | Engineer |
| 2011 | Michael Giacchino | Cars 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Engineer, Producer |
| 2011 | John Gold | A Flower in Your Head | Mixing |
| 2010 | Blake Mills | Break Mirrors | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | Elizabeth & the Catapult | The Other Side of Zero | Engineer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 2010 | The Like | Release Me | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | k.d. lang | Recollection | Engineer |
| 2010 | Various Artists | Raise Hope for Congo | Engineer |
| 1996 | Weezer | Pinkerton (Deluxe edition bonus tracks only) | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | Weezer | Hurley | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2010 | Jesca Hoop | Hunting My Dress | Artwork, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | Ozomatli | Fire Away | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | Weezer | Death to False Metal | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2009 | thenewno2 | You Are Here | Engineer |
| 2009 | Various Artists | War Child Presents Heroes, Vol. 1 | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 2009 | Various Artists | The People Speak | Assistant, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2009 | Weezer | Raditude | Engineer, Producer |
| 2009 | Bruce Hornsby | Levitate | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2009 | Farmer Dave Scher | Flash Forward to the Good Times | Tech Assistance |
| 2009 | Ohbijou | Beacons | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2009 | Pete Yorn | Back & Fourth | Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| 2008 | The Whispertown 2000 | Swim | Mixing |
| 2008 | Phantom Planet | Raise the Dead | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2008 | Kathy Griffin | For Your Consideration | Editing |
| 2007 | Minnie Driver | Seastories | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2007 | Jesca Hoop | Kismet | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2006 | Simon Dawes | Carnivore | Engineer, Mixing |
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz
Shawn served as the producer on Tyranny, the 2014 debut release from Julian Casablancas+The Voidz. He is featured in the 'Can I VHS you?' video with the band and also appears in the video for 'Human Sadness,' which was directed by Warren Fu.
Awards and Nominations
In February 2016, Everett and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig won the "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" Grammy Award for their work on Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes.
In 2016 Everett won the Canadian Juno Awards for Recording Engineer of the Year for "Don't Wanna Fight", "Gimme All Your Love" from Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes.