Interview

Greg Haver

Record producer interviews with George Shilling

In this new video recorded in 2013 at George Shilling's Bank Cottage Studio, we managed to catch up with Greg on his return from New Zealand where he currently lives.

Greg Haver at the SSL Mixing Desk

Archive interviews with Greg Haver

Greg Haver interviewed by George Shilling (This video recorded around 2003 at Steve Winwood's private studio)

Watch a video with Greg we shot at Modern World Studios in Nov 2007 here.

About Greg Haver

Greg is a talented producer with a background in engineering, drumming and programming who initially built up a reputation within the Welsh music community for his diverse production skills and innovative arrangements with artists such as Super Furry Animals, Catatonia, Lost Prophets and Bullet For My Valentine.

Continuing his long standing relationship with the Manic Street Preachers, Greg produced their album "Lifeblood" including the number 2 singles "The Love of Richard Nixon" and "Empty Souls". He also worked on earlier top ten records for the band including "There by the Grace of God" and "You Stole the Sun From My Heart". He produced songs from the "Know your Enemy" album and toured with them as a percussionist on their 2002/3 "Greatest Hits" tour. He has recently produced tracks for the Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield solo albums.

He produced the "Beautiful Intentions" album for Melanie C including the top ten UK single "Next Best Superstar". He produced several top 40 singles for INME, including "Faster The Chase" and "So You Know" along with additional production on the "White Butterfly" album. He also remixed The Cosmic Rough Riders hit "The Pain Inside".

record producer and recording engineer greg haver behind the controls in the recording studio

Greg has produced sessions for many and varied artists over several genres these include: Salvage, Big Linda, The Hot Puppies, Breed 77, Bullet For My Valentine, Lost Prophets, Skindread, People In Planes, Midasuno, Dopamine, 60ft Dolls, Stuart Cable, The Afternoons, Puscha, Big Leaves, Richard Parfitt, Sal, Kennedy Soundtrack, Tetra Splendour, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Zabrinski, Topper, Texas Radio Band, El Goodo, MC Mabon, Marvin, Amy Wadge, Derrero, Budapest, The Relatives, Salvage, Bluesky Research, Kyro, A Silent Film, Little Fish, Mclusky, Another Story, Buffalo 77, The Martini Henry Rifles, Tribes of the City, The Lucky, Aynsley Lister, Watershed/Leave The Capital and Small Victories/Tommy and the Chauffeur.

He recorded tracks for the Catatonia "International Velvet" album and with Super Furry Animals on the "Outspaced" and "Mwng" albums including the single "Ysbeidiau Heulog". He recorded and mixed the soundtrack for the 2001 Marc Evans BAFTA winning film "Beautiful Mistake" with the Velvet Underground's John Cale. He has produced music for several plays by poet Patrick Jones with James Dean Bradfield along with Patrick's album "Commemoration and Amnesia". He produced and co-wrote the song "The Ten Commandments Of Bart" from the Simpsons' "Yellow" album with Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

In recent years Greg has recorded extensively overseas including work in New Zealand and Australia producing major label artists such as The Feelers' multi-platinum album "Playground Battle", Carly Binding's "So Radiate" album and "The Mad Love" by 48 May. Also tracks for The Checks, Pluto, Goodnight Nurse, Goldenhorse, Tourist and The Rabble.
Greg played on the Tom Jones album "Reload" and has worked as a musician for the likes of Roger Daltrey, Daryl Hall, Corey Hart, Nightcrawlers and Waterfront as well as several years as a songwriter for EMI Music Publishing and London Music. He helped set up the Big Noise and Boobytrap record labels, the latter with funding from Sony UK.

Greg has spoken about his production history, techniques and knowledge of the music industry at the Resonate Seminar in Auckland, by:Larm in Norway, the Baltic Music Conference in Riga, was on the producer panel at In The City 2004 and has done seminars for the Music Producers Guild in the UK. He is a music advisor to the Arts Council of Wales and has won several Welsh Music Awards for his production work and services to the Music Industry.

Contact Greg via his management:

Stephen Budd Management:
Tel +44 (0)207 916 3303
Fax +44 (0)207 916 3302
E-mail: info@record-producers.com
Web: www.record-producers.com