Nigel Godrich, The Music Studio Producer

Only a few selected producers can claim having their entire career built on a single act: Nigel Godrich, on the other hand, became the renowned music studio producer he is now known to be due mostly to his long-time association with British phenomenon Radiohead. Considered by many fans to be the 'sixth member' of the group, Godrich has helped the band defined their unique sound and has brought a breath of fresh air on the international music scene by using dense layers of sounds to create unique recordings. Along with other acclaimed records he has produced, his work with Radiohead has put him on the map as one of our generation's most in-demand producer.

Born in England on February 28th 1971, Nigel Godrich followed the path taken by many producers before him. He got into music when he was quite young and unconsciously developed his ears and ideas by listening to some of the most influential records of history. He attended the School of Audio Engineering and has worked in a few studios before getting hired as the house engineer at Rak. It is while working at Rak that Godrich met up with renowned producer John Leckie, who would later on introduce him to Radiohead.

Godrich's first gig with radiohead was to engineer their early album known as The Bends. This album is said to have been particularly difficult for the band to work on and, despite the difficulties faced by the band, the group loved working with Godrich and subsequently invited him to co-produce a few tracks before deciding to hire him as their producer for the award-winning OK Computer. After the massive success engendered by OK Computer in 1997, Godrich was officially Radiohead's producer for good; he has produced every single release made by the band since then.

While Nigel Godrich's career mainly stands on his international acclaim as being the producer who defined the Radiohead sound, he has also gained much recognition by working with other famous artists. One of his most famous collaboration resulted in Paul McCartney's 2005 release Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. This unique album won international acclaim and allowed Sir McCartney to resuscitate a solo career that had not been going as strong as it used to. As a music studio producer, Nigel Godrich is as excellent and as unique as they come and certainly still have a long and prosperous career ahead of him.

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