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Adrian Breakspear

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Adrian Breakspear
Background information
Born (1980-03-15) 15 March 1980 (age 44)
OriginEngland
Occupations
Websitewww.adrianbreakspear.com

Adrian Breakspear is an English record producer and audio engineer based in Sydney, Australia. He is known for his work with Gang of Youths, Boy & Bear, Ricky Martin and Pharrell Williams.[1]

At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for co-producing Williams's 2014 album Girl.[2][a] He received a nomination for Engineer of the Year at the 29th Annual ARIA Awards for his work on Gang of Youths's single "Radioface",[b] and won Producer of the Year at the 31st Annual ARIA Awards for his work alongside Gang of Youths on their album Go Farther in Lightness (2017).[3][4]

In 2020, he had a cameo role in the Helen Reddy biopic I Am Woman.[5]

Selected discography

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Year Artist Album Role
2009 The Saturdays Work (Single) Engineer
2010 Di-Rect This Is Who We Are Engineer
2011 Di-Rect Time Will Heal Our Senses Engineer
2012 Jack Robert Hardman Jack Robert Hardman Mix Engineer
2013 Ricky Martin Come With Me (Single) Engineer
2014 Pharrell Williams Girl Engineer
2014 The Collective Burn The Bright Lights (Single) Producer
2014 Tayler Henderson Burnt Letters Producer
2015 Gang of Youths Radioface (Single) Producer
2015 Gang of Youths The Positions Producer, Engineer
2015 Example Whisky Story (Single) Engineer
2016 Delta Goodrem Dear Life Engineer
2016 Gang of Youths Strange Diseases (Single) Engineer
2016 Delta Goodrem Wings of The Wild Engineer
2016 Various Artists Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical (The Original Cast Recording Mix Engineer, Engineer
2016 Gangs of Youth Let Me Be Clear EP Engineer
2017 Gang of Youths Go Farther In Lightness Producer
2018 DMA's In The Air (Acoustic) Mix Engineer
2018 Various Artists Muriels Wedding The Musical (The Original Cast Recording) Mix Engineer, Engineer
2019 Alanna Vullo Breathless (Single) Songwriter, Producer
2020 Johnny Hunter Early Trauma EP Producer
2020 The Two Romans Everything Now! Producer
2020 CLEWS Feel (Single) Producer
2020 Good Dog Stay And Rest For A While (Single) Mix Engineer
2020 Josh Pyke Revisions EP Producer
2020 Good Dog Hopeless Man (Single) Mix Engineer
2020 Georgia Mae Soul Like This (Single) Producer
2020 Good Dog A Lost Love Takes a Long Time to Die (Single) Mix Engineer
2020 Alanna Vullo We Fall (Single) Songwriter, Producer
2020 pinkiscool Lose My Mind (Single) Producer

Awards and nominations

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ARIA Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards, hosted by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia.

Breakspear has won one award from three nominations.[6]

List of awards and nominations at the ARIA Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Engineer of the Year "Radioface" (alongside Peter Holz) Nominated [7]
2017 Producer of the Year Go Farther in Lightness (alongside Gang of Youths) Won [8]
Engineer of the Year Go Farther in Lightness Nominated [9]

Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.

List of awards and nominations at the Grammy Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Album of the Year Girl Nominated [2]

Filmography

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List of film and television appearances
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2020 I Am Woman Cameo Helen Reddy biopic [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Adrian Breakspear – Biography and Interview". Careers Talk AUS. 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Artists: Adrian Breakspear". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ Ferrari, Elise (13 December 2017). "How a chance phone call landed Adrian Breakspear at Sony (and winning an ARIA)". The Music Network. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Davie, Mark (11 April 2018). "Many Hands Make Light Work". AudioTechnology. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Dale, Jessica (6 September 2020). "Did you spot this ARIA-winning local producer in the Helen Reddy biopic?". The Music. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "And the ARIA Award goes to..." Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "2015 ARIA Awards connected by Telstra: Nominated artists revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ^ Patterson, Robbie (17 October 2017). "Manly music producer gets ARIA nod". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Paul Kelly, Gang Of Youths & More Score Early ARIA Nominations For 2017".

Notes

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  1. ^ Breakspear is listed among 12 producers for Girl
  2. ^ Engineer of the Year shared with Peter Holz in 2015 for "Radioface"
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