Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer.[1] She has worked with such artists as boygenius, Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Amazons, Palace, Arno, Howling Bells, Sunset Sons, Alanis Morissette, Divorce, Oscar Lang and Eliza Shaddad.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Born in Melbourne, Australia. Marks was classically trained in piano from the age of four and has a master's degree in Architecture.[4]
Career
Marks met the Grammy Award winning record producer Flood, at a Nick Cave concert in Dublin in 2001. After finishing her degree, she moved to London in 2005 to train as an assistant engineer under Flood at Assault and Battery studios in North West London. Marks continued to work closely with Flood on PJ Harvey records White Chalk and Let England Shake, and on the Editors' In This Light & on This Evening.
In 2009 Marks began working alongside the Brit Award-Winning British mixer and producer Alan Moulder, where she did engineering and mixing work on projects including Interpol, Foals, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Ronnie Vannuci and Blonde Redhead.
Marks won the 2016 MPG Awards as Breakthrough Producer of The Year.[6]In 2018, Marks won MPG Producer of the Year.[7]In 2020, Marks won Producer of the Year at the Heavy Music Awards.[8] In 2023, Marks won Producer of the Year at the A&R Awards,[9] hosted by Music Business Worldwide and supported by Abbey Road Studios.
In 2023, Marks co-produced the record, the debut album from supergroup boygenius, composed of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. Released via Interscope in March 2023, and described as an “instant classic” (NME) the album quickly amassed widespread critical acclaim, receiving 5 star reviews from Rolling Stone,[10] NME,[11] The Guardian,[12] The Independent,[13] and a rating of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". In December 2023, NME crowned the record as their number one album of the year.[14]
The album received seven nominations at the 66th GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, and Record of the Year for the single "Not Strong Enough".
the record charted at #1 in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands album charts, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.
Awards and nominations
A&R Awards
| Year | Award | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Producer of the Year | Won | [15] |
| Year | Album/Song | Artist | Award | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moaning Lisa Smile | Wolf Alice | Best Rock Performance | Nominated | [16] |
| 2023 | the record | boygenius | Album of the Year | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | the record | boygenius | Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | the record | boygenius | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | Not Strong Enough | boygenius | Record of the Year | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | Not Strong Enough | boygenius | Best Rock Song | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | Not Strong Enough | boygenius | Best Rock Performance | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | Cool About It | boygenius | Best Alternative Music Performance | Nominated | [17] |
Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards
| Year | Award | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Producer of The Year | Won | [7] |
| 2016 | Breakthrough Producer of The Year | Won | [18] |
Heavy Music Awards
| Year | Award | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Producer | Won | [19] |
Selected production/mixing/engineering credits
Selected production credits:
- 2023: Boygenius - The Record - Album (producer)
- 2022: Lowertown - I Love to Lie - Album (producer)
- 2022: EOB - Earth - Album (Additional Production, Programming)
- 2022: The Mysterines - Reeling - Album (producer)
- 2020: Alanis Morissette - Such Pretty Forks in the Road - co-produced with Alex Hope
- 2018: The Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life - Album (co-producing) [20]
- 2017: Mélanie De Biasio - Lilies - Album (Mixing) [21]
- 2017: Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface - Album (Producing, Mixing) [22]
- 2017: The Amazons - Black Magic - Track (Producing, Mixing) [23]
- 2017: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin - Album (Mixing) [24]
- 2016: The Amazons - Little Something - Track (Producing, Mixing) [25]
- 2016: Beware of Darkness - Are You Real? - Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) [26]
- 2016: Local Natives - Masters - Track (Co-Producing) [27]
- 2016: The Big Moon - Cupid - Track (Producing, Mixing) [28]
- 2016: The Big Moon - Silent Movie Susie - Track (Producing, Mixing) [29]
- 2016: Zack Lopez - One More Day - Track (Mixing) [30]
- 2016: Zack Lopez - Don't Say I Won't - Track (Mixing) [30]
- 2016: The Amazons - Night Driving -Track (Producing, Mixing) [31]
- 2016: April Towers - Silent Fever - Track (Producing, Mixing) [32]
- 2016: April Towers - Losing Youth - Track (Producing, Mixing) [32]
- 2016: Eliza Shaddad - Run - EP (Producing, Mixing) [33]
- 2016: Arno - Human Incognito - Album (Recorded) [34]
- 2015: INHEAVEN - Bitter Town -Track (Producing) [35]
- 2015: The Amazons - Don't You Wanna - EP (Producing, Mixing) [36]
- 2015: Sunset Sons - She Wants - Track (Producing) [37]
- 2015: Fairchild - Nom De Guerre - Track (Producing, Mixing) [38]
- 2015: Baby Strange - California Sun - Track (Producing) [39]
- 2015: Champs - Vamala - Album (Mixing) [40]
- 2015: Sunset Sons - The Fall Line - EP (Producing) [37]
- 2014: Jagaara - Faultline - Track (Producing, Mixing) [41]
- 2014: Wolf Alice - Creature Songs - EP (Producing, Mixing) [42]
- 2014: Findlay - Wolfback - Track (Mixing)
- 2014: Howling Bells - Heartstrings- Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) [43]
- 2014: The Ramona Flowers - Dismantle and Rebuild - Album (Mixing) [44]
- 2014: Fairchild - Sadako - EP (Producing, Mixing) [45]
- 2014: Fairchild - Burning Feet - EP (Producing, Mixing) [45]
- 2014: Meanwhile -Bigger City - Track (Co-Producing, Mixing)
- 2014: Lyon Apprentice - Be Honest, Be Wild, Be Free - EP (Mixing) [46]
- 2013: Buchanan - Human Spring - Album (Producer) [47]
- 2013: Mojo Fury - The Difference Between - Album (Mixing) [48]
- 2013: Mike Marlin - The Murderer - Track (Producer, Mixer) [49]
- 2013: Mike Marlin - Grand Reveal - Album (Mixer) [50]
- 2013: Foals - Holy Fire - Album (Engineering) [51]
- 2012: The Killers - Runaways - Track - (Mix/Engineer) [52]
- 2012: Ride - Live at Brixton Academy: 1992 - (Mixing) [53]
- 2012: A Silent Film - Sand & Snow -Album (Mixing) [40]
- 2012: Mike Marlin - Man On The Ground - (Producing, Mixing, Writer) [54]
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