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Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades and nominations. He has won sixteen Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Music Producers Guild Awards for Mix Engineer of the Year. Having won six trophies at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, he set the record for the most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night.
Elmhirst currently works out of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 2008 (50th) |
"Rehab" | Record of the Year | Won | [1] |
| Back to Black | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Won | ||||
| 2009 (51st) |
"Chasing Pavements" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2012 (54th) |
"Rolling in the Deep" | Won | |||
| 21 | Album of the Year | Won | |||
| 2013 (55th) |
"Lonely Boy" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| El Camino | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2015 (57th) |
Morning Phase | Won | |||
| Best Rock Album | Won | ||||
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | ||||
| 2017 (59th) |
"Hello" | Record of the Year | Won | ||
| 25 | Album of the Year | Won | |||
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Won | ||||
| Blackstar | Best Alternative Music Album | Won | |||
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | ||||
| Tell Me I'm Pretty | Best Rock Album | Won | |||
| 2018 (60th) |
Residente | Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album | Won | ||
| 2019 (61st) |
"The Joke" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "Shallow" | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 (62nd) |
Social Cues | Best Rock Album | Won | ||
| A Star Is Born | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | |||
| Scenery | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated | |||
| 2021 (63rd) |
Women in Music Pt. III | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2022 (64th) |
"Right on Time" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Montero | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Dawn | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated | |||
| 2023 (65th) |
"Easy on Me" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "You and Me on the Rock" | Nominated | ||||
| 30 | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| In These Silent Days | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2017 (18th) |
"Guerra" | Record of the Year | Nominated | [2] |
| Residente | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Urban Music Album | Won | ||||
| Music Producers Guild | 2012 (4th) |
Himself | Mix Engineer of the Year | Won | [3] |
| 2017 (9th) |
Won | [4] | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 (74th) |
Adele One Night Only | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special | Won | [5] |
Selected production credits
edit1990s
edit2000s
edit- 2003: Black Cherry - Goldfrapp
- 2003: Frank - Amy Winehouse
- 2004: Lifeblood - Manic Street Preachers
- 2005: Nightbird - Erasure
- 2006: The Warning - Hot Chip
- 2006: Alright, Still - Lily Allen
- 2006: These Streets - Paolo Nutini
- 2006: Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
- 2007: Version - Mark Ronson
- 2007: Overpowered - Róisín Murphy
- 2008: 19 - Adele
- 2008: Midnight Boom - The Kills
- 2009: The Performance - Shirley Bassey
2010s
edit- 2010: The Sea - Corinne Bailey Rae
- 2011: 21 - Adele
- 2011: Ceremonials - Florence & The Machine
- 2011: El Camino - The Black Keys
- 2012: Our Version of Events - Emile Sande
- 2012: "Skyfall" (single) - Adele
- 2013: Sing to the Moon - Laura Mvula
- 2013: Halcyon Days - Ellie Goulding
- 2013: Reflektor - Arcade Fire
- 2014: Morning Phase - Beck
- 2015: Uptown Special - Mark Ronson
- 2015: Mr Wonderful - Action Bronson
- 2015: At. Long. Last - A$AP Rocky
- 2015: In Colour - Jamie xx
- 2015: Blood - Lianne La Havas
- 2015: 25 - Adele
- 2015: Tell Me I'm Pretty - Cage the Elephant
- 2016: Blackstar - David Bowie
- 2016: 32 Levels - Clams Casino
- 2016: Endless - Frank Ocean
- 2016: Blonde - Frank Ocean
- 2016: Joanne - Lady Gaga
- 2017: Residente - Residente
- 2017: Truth Is a Beautiful Thing - London Grammar
- 2017: Melodrama - Lorde
- 2017: Visions of a Life - Wolf Alice
- 2017: Masseduction - St. Vincent
- 2017: "The Joke" (single) - Brandi Carlile
- 2017: Rest - Charlotte Gainsbourg
- 2018: Electric Light - James Bay
- 2018: High as Hope - Florence and the Machine
- 2018: A Star Is Born - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- 2018: Delta - Mumford & Sons
- 2019: Scenery - Emily King
- 2019: To Believe - The Cinematic Orchestra
- 2019: Begin Again - Norah Jones
- 2019: Social Cues - Cage the Elephant
- 2019: Arizona Baby - Kevin Abstract
- 2019: Late Night Feelings - Mark Ronson
- 2019: III - Banks
- 2019: The Center Won't Hold - Sleater-Kinney
- 2019: GINGER - BROCKHAMPTON
- 2019: Why Me? Why Not. - Liam Gallagher
2020s
edit- 2020: Women in Music Pt. III - HAIM
- 2020: What Could Possibly Go Wrong - Dominic Fike
- 2021: Californian Soil - London Grammar
- 2021: Path of Wellness - Sleater-Kinney
- 2021: In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile
- 2021: 30 - Adele
- 2023: Barbie the Album - Various Artists
- 2023: Utopia - Travis Scott
References
edit- ^ "Tom Elmhirst". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "18th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. The Latin Recording Academy. 26 September 2017.
- ^ "2012 Winners". mpg.org.uk. Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "MPG 2017 Award Winners". mpg.org.uk. Music Producers Guild. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Tom Elmhirst". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
