Quick Facts
Biography
Sean O'Keefe is an American record producer, mixer, and engineer based in Chicago, IL.
Sean is best known for his work with Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, and Plain White T's, but has also worked with artists such as Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Less Than Jake, Company of Thieves (band), Punchline, and Spitalfield. Sean is also a musician. He is a former member of Chicago band This Is Me Smiling, in which he played the drums.
Commercial success
Sean's work has earned him three RIAA Gold Records (awarded for the shipment of 500,000 units): Fall Out Boy's Take This to Your Grave (producer and mixer,) Hawthorne Heights' The Silence in Black and White (producer and mixer,) and the Plain White T's Hey There Delilah (co-producer and mixer.) "Hey There Delilah" reached #1 on US Billboard Hot AC/Top 40 charts.
Selected production discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Real Friends | Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing | Fearless Records | Mixer | |
| 2014 | From Thin Air | Masquerade | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2013 | The Fold | Moving Past | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2013 | Mark Rose | The Sound Of A Turnaround | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2011 | Mark Rose | Wonderful Trouble | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2010 | Gold Motel | Summer House (album) | Indie | Mixer | |
| 2010 | Gold Motel | Gold Motel EP | Indie | Mixer | |
| 2010 | This Is Me Smiling | Only Uphill | Indie | Mixer | |
| 2010 | Skybox (band) | Morning After Cuts | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2009 | Company of Thieves (band) | Ordinary Riches | Wind-Up Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2009 | The Von Bondies | Love, Hate and Then There's You | Majordomo | Engineer | |
| 2008 | Rachael Yamagata | Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer, Drums | |
| 2006 | The Hush Sound | Like Vines | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2007 | The Autumn Defense | Once Around (album) | Yep Roc | Engineer | |
| 2008 | Punchline (band) | Just Say Yes (Punchline album) | Modern Short Stories | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2006 | Plain White T's | Hey There Delilah | Fearless Records | Co-Producer, Mixer | #1 on US Billboard Radio Charts (Hot AC/Top 40)[9] |
| 2006 | Plain White T's | Every Second Counts | Hollywood Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 750,000 SOLD - RIAA CERTIFIED GOLD[26] |
| 2005 | This Is Me Smiling | This Is Me Smiling | Sony Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2005 | The Juliana Theory | Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat | Abacus Records | Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2004 | Fall Out Boy | My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer | |
| 2004 | Hawthorne Heights | The Silence in Black and White | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 950,000 SOLD - RIAA CERTIFIED GOLD |
| 2004 | Less Than Jake | B Is for B-sides | Warner Bros. Records | Mixer | |
| 2004 | Motion City Soundtrack | Matchbook Romance Split | Epitaph Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2004 | Punchline (band) | Action (Punchline album) | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2004 | Duvall (band) | Oh Holy Night | Asian Man Records | Mixer | |
| 2003 | Fall Out Boy | Take This To Your Grave | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 700,000 SOLD - RIAA CERTIFIED GOLD |
| 2003 | Motion City Soundtrack | Schatzi Split | Doghouse Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2003 | Spitalfield | Remember Right Now | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2003 | As Tall As Lions | Lafcadio | Triple Crown Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2002 | Knockout | Searching For Solid Ground | Fearless Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |