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Ken Thomas (music producer)
English record producer (died 2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenneth Vaughan Thomas (died July 2021) was an English record producer, recording engineer, and mixing engineer.[1] As a record producer, he worked with artists such as the Bongos,[2] Wire, Dave Gahan, Sigur Rós,[3] and M83.[4]
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Early career
His career in the music industry began as an assistant and engineer on sessions for groups like Public Image Ltd, the Buzzcocks, Wire, Alien Sex Fiend,[citation needed], Psychic TV and Rush while working at Trident and Advision studios.[5][1] In 1980, he composed and recorded the album Beat the Light.[citation needed] Due to his involvement with punk and experimental artists, he went on to work with Icelandic group the Sugarcubes as an engineer on their debut album Life's Too Good.[3]
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Sigur Rós
Thomas' relationship with the Sugarcubes later resulted in his work with fellow Icelandic band Sigur Rós after Sugarcubes' guitarist Þór Eldon played him the group's debut album Von.[3] Thomas went on to undertake production, engineering, and mixing duties for the group throughout several albums including Ágætis byrjun, ( ),[3] and Takk...[6] and also assisted in recording the performances for the documentary film Heima.[7]
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Personal life
Ken was the father of fellow record producer Jolyon Vaughan Thomas. The two shared High Bank Studio and collaborated on projects.[8] Ken was also the father of singer-songwriter Amy Odell, who provided vocals on his production of the Gavin Friday album Catholic.[9]
Thomas was reported to have died in early July 2021 as acknowledged in online statements by Gavin Friday[10] and Sigur Rós.[11]
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