Sean O'Keefe (producer)

Sean O'Keefe is an American record producer, mixer, and engineer based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. O'Keefe is best known for his work with Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, Til Morning and Plain White T's, but has also worked with artists such as Motion City Soundtrack,^[1] The Hush Sound,^[2] Less Than Jake, Company of Thieves, Punchline,^[3] Spitalfield,^[4] and You vs Yesterday. O'Keefe is also a musician. He is a former member of Chicago band This Is Me Smiling and Danny and The Ketchups, in both of which he played the drums.^[5]

Sean O'Keefe
Background information
Birth name	Sean Patrick O'Keefe
Born	March 1980 (age 45)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Indie rock pop rock pop-punk emo alternative rock
Occupations	Record producer record mixer session musician
Instrument	Drums
Years active	2002–present
Website	https://www.rosecrud.com/

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),^[6] Hawthorne Heights' The Silence in Black and White (producer and mixer),^[7] and the Plain White T's Hey There Delilah (co-producer and mixer).^[8] "Hey There Delilah" reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[9]

Selected production discography

Year	Artist	Title	Label	Role	Achievements
2002	Knockout	Searching For Solid Ground	Fearless Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[10]
2003	Split Habit	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	Double Zero Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2003	As Tall As Lions	Lafcadio	Triple Crown Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[11]
2003	Spitalfield	Remember Right Now	Victory Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[12]
2003	Motion City Soundtrack	Schatzi Split	Doghouse Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[13]
2003	Fall Out Boy	Take This To Your Grave	Fueled By Ramen	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[6]	700,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[14]
2004	Duvall	Oh Holy Night	Asian Man Records	Mixer[15]
2004	Punchline	Action (Punchline album)	Fueled By Ramen	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16]
2004	Motion City Soundtrack	Matchbook Romance Split	Epitaph Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[17]
2004	Less Than Jake	B Is for B-sides	Warner Bros. Records	Mixer[18]
2004	Hawthorne Heights	The Silence in Black and White	Victory Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[7]	950,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[19]
2004	Fall Out Boy	My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue	Fueled By Ramen	Producer, Mixer[20]
2005	The Juliana Theory	Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat	Abacus Records	Mixer, Engineer[21]
2005	This Is Me Smiling	This Is Me Smiling	Sony Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[22]
2006	Plain White T's	Every Second Counts	Hollywood Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[23]	750,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[24]
2006	Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah	Fearless Records	Co-Producer, Mixer[25]	#1 on US Billboard Radio Charts (Hot AC/Top 40)[9]
2008	Punchline	Just Say Yes (Punchline album)	Modern Short Stories	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16]
2007	The Autumn Defense	Once Around (album)	Yep Roc	Engineer
2006	The Hush Sound	Like Vines	Fueled By Ramen	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[26]
2008	Rachael Yamagata	Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart	Warner Bros. Records	Engineer, Drums[27]
2009	The Von Bondies	Love, Hate and Then There's You	Majordomo	Engineer[28]
2009	Company of Thieves	Ordinary Riches	Wind-Up Records	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[29]
2010	Skybox	Morning After Cuts	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[30]
2010	This Is Me Smiling	Only Uphill	Indie	Mixer[31]
2010	Gold Motel	Gold Motel EP	Indie	Mixer[32]
2010	Gold Motel	Summer House (album)	Indie	Mixer[33]
2011	Mark Rose	Wonderful Trouble	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[34]
2013	Five Years Further	Perfection is Lifeless	Indie	Producer, Engineer
2013	Mark Rose	The Sound Of A Turnaround	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[35]
2013	The Fold	Moving Past	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[36]
2014	From Thin Air	Masquerade	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer[37]
2014	Real Friends	Maybe This Place Is the Same and We’re Just Changing	Fearless Records	Mixer[38]
2018	Fall Out Boy	Lake Effect Kid	Island Records and Decaydance	Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2019	AM Taxi	Shiver by Me		Mixer
2020	You vs Yesterday	You vs Yesterday	Indie	Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2021	Beach Bunny	Cloud 9 featuring Tegan and Sara	Mom + Pop	Mixer
2022	Beach Bunny	Emotional Creature	Mom + Pop	Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2024	Beach Bunny	Vertigo	Mom + Pop	Producer