Kerry Brown (musician)
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Kerry Brown | |
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Years active | 1982-present |
Labels | TVT, Starry Records |
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Website | starryrecords.net |
Kerry Paul Brown (born 1963) is a record producer, movie soundtrack producer, music editor, composer, artist manager, and a musician. He was the drummer in Chicago alternative rock band Catherine in the 1990s. He also played drums for the Smashing Pumpkins on the song "Blew Away" and produced "Starla" and "Plume" for the album Pisces Iscariot during his marriage to Smashing Pumpkins bass player, D'arcy Wretzky.[1]
As Musician
Kerry wrote for, played drums for, recorded, and produced, his band
As producer
Film and TV credits
Kerry Brown has produced the music soundtracks to major Hollywood motion pictures including Blow and P.S. I Love You. He is a supporter of many music-related productions, including the music documentary Hit So Hard about Patty Schemel of the band Hole, and David J of Bauhaus/Love and Rockets 2011 album, 'Not Long For This World'.
- The Sidney Poitier Honorary Oscar Tribute for the Academy Awards (mixer)
- P.S. I Love You (song producer, mixer, performer)
- Along Came Polly (music editor)
- How High (song producer, mixer, performer, supervising music editor, sound designer, and temp mixer)
- Blow (songwriter, producer, mixer, performer)
- Scream (songwriter, producer, performer)
- Walking and Talking (songwriter, producer, performer)
- If All Goes Wrong (Sound Mixing)
Music
The Smashing Pumpkins' 2007 album Zeitgeist was recorded in his home studio. At least 300 Smashing Pumpkins songs have been recorded in Brown's home studio during the 2000s in demo format, including original versions of many songs that later appeared on the eighth Smashing Pumpkins album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.
In 2009, he joined Smashing Pumpkins frontman
Brown has produced records for Los Angeles' legendary underground artists and bands, including
All credited as producer, recorder or mixer.
- Miley Cyrus[2]
- Ziggy Marley
- Jessica Simpson
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Courtney Love
- The Go-Gos)
- The Go-Gos)
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- Ysanne Spevack
- Greg Dulli
- James Iha
- Mark Lanegan
- Sebastian Bach
- Kelley Deal
- Nina Gordon
- Cheap Trick
- Catherine
- Sky Saxon
- Clem Burke
- Chris Slade
Upcoming projects
Awards
- C.A.S. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for If All Goes Wrong
Startone Records
In January 2010, Brown announced that he is starting a record label with Corgan. This record label was to be called Startone Records and the roster includes The Electric Prunes, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, YaHoWha 13, Starchildren and Fancy Space People. However, the status of their collaboration for the label is unclear as it was announced that Brown and Corgan will no longer be working together as of December 2011.[3] Brown continues to run Starry Records, having released the debut Fancy Space People 12" EP, and in the fall of 2011, released Not Long For This World, by Bauhaus legend David J.
We Are Hear
In 2017, Brown partnered with
References
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- ^ Directo-Meston, Danielle (20 February 2019). "Val Kilmer Talks Latest Art Show, Joking With Tom Cruise on 'Top Gun: Maverick' Set". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Fadroski, Kelli (22 November 2018). "Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Robin Thicke and more will perform at Woolsey fire fundraiser". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "One Love Malibu Benefit Concert Raises $1 Million For Victims of Woolsey Fire". TMZ. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Helman, Peter (22 November 2018). "Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin Playing One Love Malibu Festival For Fire Relief". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (5 January 2020). "Dave Grohl and Friends (and Daughter) Deliver Nirvana Classics at Art of Elysium Gala". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2020.