My friend Mike Shipley passed away this morning so young, so talented, such a sweetheart. He has produced and mixed albums for such diverse artists as Queen, Keith Urban, AC/DC, Lynam, Joni Mitchell, The Cars, Meat Loaf, Def Leppard, Mr. Mister, A Flock of Seagulls, Winger, The Clash, Van Halen, The Corrs, Anberlin, Kim Carnes, Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, Blondie, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Foreigner, Devo, David Archuleta (currently in progress), Cheap Trick, Jimmy Barnes, Enrique Iglesias, Tim McGraw, Ashley Tesoro, Maroon 5, Barenaked Ladies, Berlin, Faith Hill, Nickelback, Michael Bolton, Ronan Keating, Thomas Dolby, Ric Ocasek, Jefferson Airplane, Green Day, Blessed by a Broken Heart, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Casey Chambers, Papa Roach, Shawn Colvin, Takota, John Waite, My Chemical Romance and Days of the New. He also worked on the Rock of Ages soundtrack featuring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Russel Brand. He was awarded two Grammy Awards for his work on the Alison Krauss and Union Station release Paper Airplane. Biography[edit] Asked to work with The Cars, Shipley went to Los Angeles in 1984, where he has since been based. Shipley later relocated to Hawaii for a sabbatical, but returned to Los Angeles to work with artists such as Shania Twain, The Corrs, Anberlin, Aerosmith, Maroon 5, Faith Hill, India.Arie, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day, Anberlin Nickelback and Alison Krauss.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:06:00 +0000
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015