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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| Birth name | Kenneth Vaughan Thomas |
| Died | July 2021 |
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Early career
editHis 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] 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]
Sigur Rós
editThomas' 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]
Personal life
editKen 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]
References
edit- ^ a b George Shilling (October 2005). "Ken Thomas" (PDF). Resolution Magazine. S2 Publications Ltd. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Barone, Richard (2007). Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 78. ISBN 9780879309121. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mark Pytlik (July 2002). "Sigur Ros: Ken Thomas & Jonsi Birgisson: Recording Sigur Ros" (PDF). Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Brian Howe (15 April 2008). "M83: Saturdays=Youth". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "A Farewell to Kings - Rush | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Reviews: Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Biggi" (PDF). iZotope, Inc. 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Paul Tingen (August 2015). "Slaves - Are You Satisfied?: Jolyon Thomas: Producing Are You Satisfied?". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ John Meagher (29 April 2011). "Music: Catholic by Gavin Friday * * *". Independent.ie. Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Remembering Ken Thomas". gavinfriday.com. Gavin Friday. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ sigur rós [@sigurros] (12 July 2021). "It is with much sadness we say goodbye to our friend, collaborator and producer Ken Thomas who passed away last week. Ken worked with us on AB, ( ), Takk and various other bits of music in our early years. (" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 September 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Ken Thomas discography at Discogs
- Ken Thomas at IMDb
- Ken & Jolyon Thomas on Unity Audio Blog
- Ken Thomas in Resolution Magazine, October 2005
- Ken Thomas on RecordProduction.com, October 2005
- Ken Thomas & Jónsi Birgisson: Recording Sigur Rós in Sound on Sound, July 2002
Shine On: Ken Thomas on Cold War Night Life
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