Clif Norrell

American audio engineer
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IntroAmerican audio engineer
PlacesUnited States of America
isEngineer Audio engineer
Work fieldEngineering Music
Gender
Male
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Biography

Clif Norrell is a Grammy-nominated American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl, Sting, Paul McCartney, Gavin Degraw, Joss Stone, Selena Gomez, and The Police. Neil Peart, drummer of Rush, remarked "Clif's experienced and sensitive ears helped to translate the sounds we imagined into the sounds we heard (no small feat!)". Norrell was nominated for two Grammy Awards and two TEC Awards for his engineering work on Springsteen's 2012 album Wrecking Ball and its single "We Take Care of Our Own". Norrell has been featured in many articles, books, and music conferences.

Early career

Starting with a long background as a trained trumpet player and guitarist, Clif began his studio career at the legendary Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, the world's most awarded recording studio, in the mid 1980s under the mentorship of renowned audio guru Allen Sides. Throughout his years there as staff engineer, Clif honed his skills while working with superstars like Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Beastie Boys, Van Halen, and many others. He also learned his craft by working with such legendary producers and engineers as Arif Mardin, Glyn Johns, Andy Johns, Norman Granz, and many other top contemporary producers. Starting out in the era when analog recording technology was at its peak and digital technology was just starting to be more widely used in studios, Norrell continues to incorporate vintage analog tape recorders and processing together with the latest in digital audio advancements to achieve the sound and feel he and the artists envision for each project.

Partial discography

ArtistProjectCreditYear
R.E.M.Automatic For the PeopleEngineer, Mixer1992
Bruce SpringsteenWrecking BallEngineer2012
Jeff BuckleyGraceEngineer1994
WeezerPinkertonEngineer1996
RushTest For EchoEngineer1996
Faith No MoreKing for a Day... Fool for a LifetimeEngineer1995
AnoukHotel New YorkProducer2004
SuperHeavySuperHeavyEngineer2011
StingAt The MoviesMixer1999
Miley CyrusBreakoutMixer2008
Miley CyrusStart All OverMixer2007
The ReplacementsAll Shook DownEngineer, Mixer1990
Echo and The BunnymenEvergreenMixer1997
NeedtobreatheRivers in the WastelandEngineer2014
RDGLDGRNRDGLDGRN LPEngineer, Mixer2013
NoisettesWhat's The Time Mr. WolfProducer, engineer, Mixer2007
Indigo GirlsIndigo GirlsEngineer, Mixer1989
Indigo GirlsNomads Indians SaintsEngineer, Mixer1990
Widespread PanicAin't Life GrandMixer1994
Widespread PanicBombs and ButterfliesMixer1997
Rollins BandCome in and BurnEngineer, Mixer1997
Rollins BandGet Some Go AgainEngineer, Mixer2000
Rollins BandThe Only Way To Know For SureProducer, engineer, Mixer2002
Rollins BandNiceEngineer, Mixer2001
No Doubt"Making Out" from Rock SteadyEngineer2001
The RefreshmentsFizzy, Fuzzy, Big and BuzzyProducer, engineer, Mixer1996
Billy IdolThe Devil's PlaygroundEngineer2005
Selena GomezKiss and TellMixer2009
Selena Gomez"Live Like There's No Tomorrow" from A Year Without RainMixer2010
Serena RyderLiveMixer, Mastering Engineer2002
Little BirdyHollywoodEngineer, Mixer2006
Skunk AnansiePost Orgasmic ChillEngineer1999
John HiattPerfectly Good GuitarEngineer, Mixer1993
A.R. RahmanInfinite LoveMixer2012
AnvilJuggernaut of JusticeMastering Engineer2011
The JayhawksTomorrow the Green GrassEngineer1995
PixiesDebaserMixer1989
Gavin DeGrawSweeterEngineer2011

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