Gavin MacKillop

Gavin was born in Glasgow, Scotland to two classically-trained professional musicians. He was immersed in music at home, and studied piano and voice at school. At age 18, he began training as an engineer at Townhouse Studios in London. Gavin worked with and learned from great producers including Steve Lillywhite and Hugh Padgham, and eventually got an opportunity to produce on his own.

The first album Gavin produced was General Public’s "All the Rage" which certified platinum in the U.S. He moved to the U.S. and produced a string of successful records for Toad The Wet Sprocket, as well as critically acclaimed records for Goo Goo Dolls, The Church and Audiovent.

Gavin is now offering recording courses at a state-of-the-art recording facility in Los Angeles. He invites students who are serious about engineering and production to attend his course. For more information on course guidelines and enrollment, click here.

Some highlights from his production / mixing career include:

› Miley Cyrus - 4 tracks from Breakout (E)
     including the title track
      #1 on Billboard's Top 200
      #1 Top Canadian Album
      #1 Top Internet Album
      Platinum in US

› MXPX - Panic (P-E-M)
      #1 Top Christian Album
      #1 Top Independent Album

› Sugarcult - Palm Trees And Power Lines (P-E-M)
      #1 Top Independent Album

› Toad the West Sprocket - Dulcinea (P-E-M)
      Platinum in US
     including the singles "Something's Always Wrong" and "Fall Down"
      #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart

› Toad the West Sprocket - Fear (P-E-M)
    including the hit singles "Walk on the Ocean" and "All I Want"
      Platinum in US

› Goo Goo Dolls - Superstar Car Wash (P-E-M)
    including "We Are the Normal"
      #5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart

› The Rembrandts - several tracks from LP (P-E-M)
      Platinum in US
      Gold in Canada
    including "I'll Be There For You," better known as the theme from 'Friends'
      #1 on Billboard's Top 40

› The Church - Priest = Aura (P-E)
    including "Ripple"
      #3 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart

› General Public - All The Rage (P)
    including "Tenderness"
      #26 on The Billboard 200
      Platinum in US
      Gold in Canada

Selected PRODUCTION / MIXING credits

- Electric Touch – self-titled debut album (Justice Records) (AP-M)
- Miley Cyrus – 4 tracks from Breakout, including the title track (Hollywood) (E)
- Mark Kano (of Athenaeum) – forthcoming solo album (AP-M)
- Bird York – several tracks for Have No Fear EP (Blissed Out Records) (M)
- Them Terribles – "Wrecking Ball" (M)
- Nik & Sam – currently in progress (M)
- Mojada – 2 songs from forthcoming album (AP-M)
- Goo Goo Dolls – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Warner Bros.) (P-E-M)
- Sugarcult – Lights Out (V2/Artemis) (P-E)
- American Eyes – Never Trust Anything That Bleeds [EP] (SideOneDummy) (P-E-M)
- MXPX – Panic (SideOneDummy) (P-E-M)
- Sugarcult – Palm Trees & Power Lines (Artemis) (P-E-M)
- Audiovent – Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris (Atlantic) (P-E-M)
- Zoo Story – Zoo Story (Universal) (P)
- Toad the Wet Sprocket – Fear (Columbia) (P-E-M) Platinum
- Toad the Wet Sprocket – Dulcinea (Columbia) (P-E-M) Platinum
- Toad the Wet Sprocket – Coil (Columbia) (P-E-M) Gold
- Toad the Wet Sprocket – In Light Syrup (Columbia) (P) Gold
- General Public – All The Rage (IRS) (P) Platinum in US, Gold in Canada
- Goo Goo Dolls – Superstar Car Wash (Metal Blade) (P-E-M)
- Public Image Ltd – This is What You Want (P-E)
- The Church - Priest = Aura (Arista) (P-E)
- The Push Stars – After the Party (P-E-M)
- The La’s – La’s (Go! Discs) (P)
- Toni Childs – Union (P-E)
- Hunters & Collectors - Human Frailty (IRS) (P-E)
- Athenaeum – Radiance (Atlantic) (P-E)
- Shriekback – Big Night Music (Island) (P-E-M)
- Shriekback – Oil & Gold (Island) (M)
- Barenaked Ladies – “Brian Wilson” single (P-E-M)
- The Tendor Idols – Distressor (E-Magine) (P-E-M)
- Straitjacket Fits – Melt (Arista) (P-E-M)
- Far Too Jones – Picture Postcard Walls (Mammoth) (P-E-M)
- Mark Lizotte – Soul Lost Companion (P-E)
- Low & Sweet Orchestra – Goodbye To All That (P-E-M)
- Mae Moore – Dragonfly (P-E-M)
- Mae Moore – Bohemia (Epic) (P-M)
- Water – Nipple (MCA) (P-E-M)
- The Chills – Soft Bomb (Slash) (P-E-M)
- Do Re Mi – Domestic Harmony (Virgin) (P-E-M)
      #1 single, multi-platinum in Australia
- Charthogs – Charthogs (Atlantic) (P-E-M)
- Cry Charity – Peace Love Humiliation (Morgan Creek) (P-E-M)
- Melissa Ferrick – Massive Blur (Atlantic) (P-E-M)
- Luxuria – Unanswerable Lust (RCA) (P-E)
- Sarah McLachlan – Good Enough (Arista) (R)
- Talk Talk – various radio mixes (M)
- Danny Wilde & The Rembrandts – Spin This! (Elektra) (P-E-M)
- The Rembrandts – several tracks from LP (Elektra) (P-E-M)

P=produced / AP=add'l production / E=engineered / M=mixed / RM=remixed