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Nick Raskulinecz
We
usually write the bios for our clients, but Neil
Peart
from Rush did the job for us.
On his website (www.neilpeart.net),
he writes:
“Nick
was best known for his highly successful work with
the Foo Fighters, but before that he had
a long history as a musician, engineer and producer.
He had started out in Knoxville, Tennessee, and more-or-less
worked his way
west, studio by studio. When we met
Nick, we all liked his youthful, unbridled enthusiasm,
but at 36, he was also experienced enough to have a
strong background in music and recording.”
Of
the recording sessions with Nick, he writes: “I
have never enjoyed the recording process so much, nor
been so satisfied with the results.”
Geddy
Lee from Rush also writes praise about working with
Nick, saying "There's no point in hiring
a producer
who's not going to speak his mind, but it's a tall
order to find someone who
can hear Neil's playing,
amazing as it is, and still say, 'Maybe you should
try going in this direction...' It was a pleasure
to be challenged [by Nick]. That's really what a
band like us needs."
Read the entire article here: http://www.rushisaband.com/display.php?id=830
And
in keeping with the idea of letting others speak
on behalf of Nick, we must include this
quote by
Dave
Grohl of the Foo Fighters as he accepted a Grammy on
behalf of the band for
“One by One:”
“Most of all, I’d really like to thank
the person that saved this album and made it happen.
His name is Nick Raskulinecz, he produced our album.
He’s the greatest rock producer around
and Nick
made it happen. If it wasn’t for you, we’d
be screwed man. Thank you very much.”
Read
what other artists have to say about working with
Nick here.
What more could we possibly add?
P=produced
CP=coproduced
E=engineered
M=mixed
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Some career highlights include:
› Deftones – Koi
No Yokan (P)
#11
debut on The Billboard 200
#2
Hard Rock Album
#2
Tastemaker Album
"#1 Album
of the Year" - Total Guitar (2012)
› Rush – Clockwork
Angels (P-M)
#1
debut in Canada
#2
debut on The Billboard 200
#1
Rock Album
#1
Hard Rock Album
Top
5 debut in Brazil, Japan, Sweden, Mexico
Certified
Gold in Canada
"Rush's
best release in 30 years" - Classic
Rock Magazine
"Rock
Album of the Year" - Juno Award Winner
(2013)
› Evanescence – Evanescence
(P)
#1
debut on The Billboard 200
#1
Alternative Album
#1
Hard Rock Album
#1
Rock Album
#1
Digital Album
#2
debut in Canada
#1
UK Rock Album
Gold
in Canada
Silver
in UK
"Best
Int'l Band" - Kerrang! Awards
nominee (2012)
› Stone
Sour – Audio
Secrecy (P)
#1
on UK's Rock Albums chart
#3
on Germany's Albums chart
#2
debut on
Billboard's Alternative and Hard Rock Albums charts
#6
debut on
The Billboard 200
#6 debut on
Billboard's Tastemakers chart
including "Say
You'll Haunt Me"
#1
at Active Rock, Mainstream Rock and Heritage Rock
#4 Billboard
Rock Song
› Deftones – Diamond
Eyes (P-M)
#1
album on iTunes
#6 debut on The Billboard 200
#2 Top Rock Album & Top Modern
Rock
Album
"Deftones' best album to date." -
Sputnik
Music
"Rock Album of the Year" -
iTunes (2010)
"Album
of the Year" - Kerrang! (2010)
› Alice
In Chains – Black Gives
Way To Blue (P-E)
#5
debut on The Billboard 200
#2 on Billboard's Hard Rock Chart
#1
Most Anticipated Album of 2009 - KRock NY
Certified
Gold in US and Canada
including
the single "Check My Brain”
#1
on Billboard's Rock, Alternative Rock & Mainstream Rock Charts
Grammy Nominee "Best Hard Rock Performance" (2010) › Rush – Snakes & Arrows
(P-E)
#3
debut in US and Canada
selling over 100,000 copies in
the first week
#1
on Billboard's Top Rock, Tastemaker & Top Internet
Albums Charts
Grammy
Nominee "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" ("Malignant
Narcissism" 2010)
including
the single "Far Cry”
#1
Most Added
at Rock
2x
Platinum (Long-Form Video)
› Foo
Fighters – In Your Honor (P-E-M)
including the #1 singles ‘Best Of You’ and ‘DOA’
#2
on The Billboard 200
nominated for 7 Grammys including “Rock
Album of the Year”
and “Rock Song of the Year” (2005)
Certified Platinum in US within first
month of release
Double Platinum in UK
› Foo
Fighters – One by One (P)
#3
on The Billboard 200
Grammy Winner “Best Rock Album” (2003)
Platinum in US & UK
including the single ‘All My Life’
#1
Billboard Modern Rock
Grammy Winner “Best Hard
Rock
Song” (2002)
› Stone
Sour – Come What (Ever)
May (P-E)
#4
album on Billboard's Top 200
Gold
in the US, UK and Canada
including “Through Glass”
#1 Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock
#2 Billboard Hot Modern Rock
and "Sillyworld"
#2 Billboard
Hot Mainstream Rock
#3 at Rock,
#6 at Active Rock
Selected PRODUCTION / MIXING Credits:
- Red
Line Chemistry – Tug Of War (Bulldog)
(P)
- Ghost
B.C. – Infestissumam (Republic)
(P-M)
#1
iTunes Rock Album Chart
#1
album in Sweden
#1
Hard Rock Album
#2
Tastemaker Album
- Deftones – Koi
No Yokan (Reprise) (P)
- Fighting
With Wire – Colonel Blood (Xtra
Mile Recordings) (P-M)
- Alice
In Chains – forthcoming album
(P)
- Rush – Clockwork Angels
(Anthem/Roadrunner) (P-M)
- Big
Wreck – Albatross
(Anthem) (Exec P)
#1
Canadian Rock Single for 6 weeks straight ("Albatross")
- Evanescence – Evanescence
(Wind Up) (P)
- Red Line Chemistry – "Ultragigantor"
from Dying For a Living (Bulldog) (M)
- The
Damned Things – Ironiclast
(Mercury) (M)
- Stone Sour – Audio Secrecy
(Roadrunner) (P)
- Rush – "Caravan" and "BU2B"
from forthcoming album (SRO Anthem)
(P)
- Deftones – Diamond Eyes
(Reprise) (P-M)
- Year Long Disaster – Black
Magic: All Mysteries Revealed (Volcom) (P-M)
- Neil
Peart – "The Hockey Theme" for
NHL on TSN (E-M, 5.1 Mix)
watch it here: http://tinyurl.com/y8zszwd
- Alice
In Chains – Black
Gives Way To Blue (Virgin) (P-E)
- Paramore – "I Caught
Myself"
& "Decode (Acoustic)"
for Twilight: Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack (Atlantic) (P)
#1 album on
The Billboard 200
- Foo Fighters – Live At Wembley Stadium [DVD] (RCA) (Stereo
& 5.1 Mix)
TEC Outstanding
Creative Achievement Award
- Surround Sound Production (2009)
- Trivium – Shogun
(Roadrunner) (P-E)
- Thornley – Tiny
Pictures (604 Records) (P-E-M)
-
Death Angel – Killing Season
(Nuclear Blast) (P-E-M)
- Danko Jones – Never
Too Loud (Aquarius) (P-E-M)
-
Coheed & Cambria – No World For Tomorrow
(Columbia) (P)
#6
debut on The Billboard 200
#1 album and #1 International
Act - Rocksound
(UK)
-
Rush – Snakes & Arrows
(SRO Anthem/Atlantic) (P-E)
- Shadows Fall – Threads
of Life (Atlantic) (P-E)
- Stone Sour – Come What (Ever) May (Roadrunner)
(P-E)
- Casino (Spider Simpson) – debut album (Polydor
UK) (P-E)
- Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones (Roswell/RCA)
(CP-E-M)
- Foo Fighters – In Your Honor (RCA) (P-E-M)
- Foo Fighters – One by One (Roswell/RCA) (P)
- Velvet Revolver – “Set Me Free” for Contraband (RCA) (P-E)
#1 album on The Billboard 200
- Velvet Revolver – “Come On, Come In” (Interscope) (CP-E)
for the Fantastic Four Soundtrack
- Velvet Revolver – “Money” for the Italian Job Soundtrack
(Interscope) (P-E-M)
- The Exies – Head For The Door (Virgin) (P-E)
- Rye Coalition – Curses (Gem Blandsten) (E-M)
- Ash – Meltdown (Infectious) (P-E)
- Soil – 2 songs from Redefine (J Records) (P-E)
- Rufio – 1985 (Nitro) (P)
- Danzig – Danzig 7 (Spitfire) (E-M)
- The Reunion Show – Kill Your Television (Victory) (P-E-M)
- Fireball Ministry – Their Rock Is Not Our Rock (Liquor&Poker) (P-E-M)
- Fireball Ministry – The Second Great Awakening (Nuclear Blast) (P-E-M)
- Fireball Ministry – FMEP (Small Stone) (P-E-M)
- Marilyn Manson – “Suicide is Painless” for the Blair
Witch 2 Soundtrack (Priority) (M)
- Superdrag – In the Valley of Dying Stars (Arena Rock) (P-E-M)
- Superdrag – Stereo 360 Sound (SSL) (P-E-M)
- Superdrag – Fabulous 8-Track Sound of Superdrag (Darla) (P-E-M)
- My Ruin – Prayer Under Pressure (Snapper) (P-E-M)
- Goatsnake – Flower of Disease (MansRuin) (P-E-M)
- Goatsnake – Dog Days EP (MansRuin) (E-M)
- Dogwood – More Than Conquerors (Tooth & Nail) (P-E-M)
- Benjamin’s – Art of Disappointment (MCA/Drive Thru) (P-E-M)
- Son Of Sam – Songs from the Earth (Nitro) (M)
- Duff McKagen – Loaded Episode 1999: Live (Pimp) (P-E-M)
Selected ENGINEERING ONLY credits:
-
Mondo Generator – Dead Planet (Nze) (E)
-
Killing Joke – Death and Resurrection Show
(Cooking Vinyl) (E)
- Rancid – Indestructible (Warner Bros.) (E)
- Fu Manchu – California Crossing (Hollywood/Mammoth)
(E)
- Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood (Nothing/Interscope)
(AE)
- Queens of the Stone Age – Songs
For The Deaf (Interscope) (E)
- Foo Fighters – “A320” for the Godzilla
Soundtrack (Capitol) (E)
#2
on The Billboard 200
- Verbeena – Into the Pink (Capitol) (E)
- Downset – Check Your People (Epitaph) (E)
- Frank Black – Frank Black & The Catholics
(Play It Again Sam) (AE)
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