Adrian Breakspear
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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.
At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for co-producing Williams's 2014 album Girl. 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", 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).
In 2020, he had a cameo role in the Helen Reddy biopic I Am Woman.
Selected discography
| 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
ARIA Awards
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.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Engineer of the Year | "Radioface" (alongside Peter Holz) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Producer of the Year | Go Farther in Lightness (alongside Gang of Youths) | Won | |
| 2017 | Producer of the Year | Go Farther in Lightness ]) | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Album of the Year | Girl | Nominated |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | I Am Woman | Cameo | Helen Reddy biopic |
