Sean Beavan
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Years active | 1982–present |
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. |
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Sean Beavan is a musician, record producer, and audio engineer best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Guns N' Roses, God Lives Underwater, and Slayer.[2] His production style is typically heavy, with heavily saturated guitars, but his work is diverse and wide-ranging as exemplified by bands like No Doubt to System of a Down, to indie bands like Thrice, Envy on the Coast, Hypernova (band), 8mm, and even death metal band Morbid Angel.
Biography and career
Beavan started his career as a musician and engineer in his hometown of
Reznor asked Beavan to mix the demos of what would eventually become Pretty Hate Machine, which had received multiple offers for record deals. Beavan mixed sound during Nine Inch Nails' live concerts for many years, eventually becoming an unofficial member of the live band, and even singing live backup vocals from his place at the mixing console. Reznor invited him to work on The Downward Spiral [4] as well as mix several songs on Marilyn Manson's debut record Portrait of an American Family. After contributing to several Nine Inch Nails remix releases (including Closer to God), Beavan mixed and co-produced Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar.
In 1996, after 8 years, Beavan left the Nine Inch Nails camp to mix front of house for the "Antichrist Superstar" world tour. In late 1997 Beavan and Manson moved into the Hollywood Hills and started production on Mechanical Animals.
Beavan went on to produce and mix records for artists as diverse as
In 2005 Beavan travelled to Chile with 8mm for 2 concerts. Also to record the second album of the Chilean band E-MEN. He joined Rod Sáez Chávez, Diego Sagredo and Daniel Cartes for the recording of the album at Agharta Studios.
Beavan is currently involved in his own band with his wife Juliette Beavan, called
Selected discography
- Pretty Hate Machine (1989) by Nine Inch Nails – Mixer
- The Downward Spiral (1994) by Nine Inch Nails – Mixer
- Portrait of an American Family (1994) by Marilyn Manson – assistant producer, programming, digital editing
- Antichrist Superstar (1996) by Marilyn Manson - Producer, programming, engineering, digital editing
- Mechanical Animals (1998) by Marilyn Manson – Producer, programming, engineering, digital editing
- Provisions, Fiction and Gear (2002) by MOTH – Producer
- When Pure Is Defiled (2003) by Jerk (band)- producer
- Up Off The Floor (2004) by God Lives Underwater- Producer, Programming, Bass, Guitar, Noises.
- Faith (2006) by HYDE - Mixer
- Eat Me, Drink Me (2007) by Marilyn Manson - Mixer
- A Partial Print (2008) by Tiger Lou - Mixer
- Chinese Democracy (2008) by Guns N' Roses - Recording and digital editing, arrangements, initial production, additional production
- The High End of Low (2009) by Marilyn Manson - Producer
- Envy On The Coast- Producer
- Blackjazz (2010) by Shining - Producer, Mixer
- Illud Divinum Insanus (2011) by Morbid Angel - Engineer, Mixer
- Born Villain (2012) by Marilyn Manson - Mixer
- Pacifica (2012) by The Presets - Engineer
- "Change" EP (2012) by Churchill - Mixer
- "The End Is Only the Beginning" EP (2012) by WVM - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- "One One One" (2013) by Shining - Producer, Mixer
- "Mer de Noms" Live Album (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer
- "Thirteenth Step" Live Album (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer
- "eMOTIVe " Live (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer
- "Stone and Echo" (2013) by A Perfect Circle - Mixer
- "Black Lodge- Mixer Co-Producer with Twiggy Ramirez
- "Shutdown.exe" (2017) by 3Teeth - Mixer, Engineer
- "Metawar" (2019) by 3Teeth - Programming, recording engineer, mixing engineer, producer
References
- ^ SAIDMAN, SORELLE (September 18, 1998). "Guns n' Roses Eye Producer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Q&A with Musician + Record Producer – SEAN BEAVAN". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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(help) - ^ HitFix Staff (December 8, 2011). [1] Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "CLASSIC TRACKS: Nine Inch Nails 'Closer'". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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- "Sean Bevan > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2008.