Mark is one of the most experienced and versatile record producers around having made classic records for Travis, The Smiths, U2, Talking Heads, The LA’s and The Go-Betweens. George Shilling interviewed Mark at his private studio in London to talk about his career.
Mark produced the recent Travis hit single ‘Coming Around’ (he also produced tracks on their now 7 x UK platinum Brit Award winning ‘The Man Who..’ album and mixed all the hits from their 1st album). Recently he produced an album for new universal signing Fur Patrol, tracks for Richard Ogden's new artist Tatiana and a wicked new album for classic punk band the Stranglers. Also Mark has produced Australian legend Paul Kelly for EMI and produced The Crockets for V2.
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His production and mixing credits include: Travis, U2, The Go-Betweens, The Primitives, Iggy Pop & Debbie Harry, Michael Hutchence, Wet Wet Wet, The Smiths, Joan Armatrading etc! |
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Mark Wallis: Biography
Regarded by his peers as the best pair of ears behind any studio console, Mark is one of the most experienced and versatile producers around, having recorded classic cuts for Travis, The Smiths, U2, Talking Heads, The LA's and The Go-Betweens amongst others.
Mark produced the Travis hit single "Coming Around" (he also produced tracks on their 7 x UK platinum Brit Award winning "The Man Who..." album and mixed all the hits from their first album).
He produced the hit single "Til The End" for Virgin / Radiate's Haven, the current multi-platinum album for Australian legend Paul Kelly, tracks with Ignition's Minuteman and forthcoming releases with The Stranglers. He also produced the Pornorphans album for Subversive (five stars in Kerrang! 2003), The Vessels acclaimed album for RCA and has mixed Busted for Island.
Mark produced Beau-T for Park Records / Mercury plus Blofeld, Little Egypt, Womppa andhas been out in Australia producing an album for Fur Patrol for Universal. Mark also engineered tracks for Ainslie (from BBC's Fame Academy) for Mercury and mixed Fake Ideal and Razorlight also for Mercury, along with producing tracks for the Benjamins on Fiction Records.
Over the past two years, Mark has been working non-stop in the studio crafting and moulding a number of albums namely - Alabama 3's "Outlaw" LP for One LIttle Indian Records, The Go-Between's highly acclaimed "Ocean's Apart" LP (distributed throughout various labels worldwide), The Leveller's "Truth & Hope" LP, Scottish brothers The Proclaimer's "Restless Soul" LP- which continues to get rave reviews in the USA - various tracks for young hot rockers Rooster, also on their debut album, signed to SonyBMG and newcomers "Mohair's" debut LP that has recently been signed to Q-Prime's new label imprint in New York.
Mark is currently finalising production and putting some finishing touches to brilliant new artist "Brothermandude's" debut LP, managed by the legendary Simon Napier Bell and destined for huge success in America. Mark has in his own studio which enables him to work cost effectively. 'Good Luck Studios' are based in South London where he works alongside production partner and long term collaborator, David Ruffy.
Also watch our ultra lo-fi archive interview with Mark:
Relic Mark Wallis Video
