Interview

Richard Rainey

Record producer, re-mixer, engineer

Richard Rainey is an Irish producer/mixer. Based in London he has produced and mixed records with a range of artists including U2, Mansun, Grand Avenue, Mando Diao and The Aliens. He has also produced soundtracks for TV, mixed concerts in 5.1 for DVD and remixed club tracks as one half of dance duo Quincey and Sonance.

Richard has worked extensively with U2 over the last 10 years including engineering both the recent No Line on the Horizon album and the 11 million selling All That You Can’t Leave Behind which he won 3 Grammys for. On both records he worked alongside producers Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite.

Gallery of Richard Rainey Photos

Record producer Richard Rainey at Metropolis recording studios London

ARTIST - PROJECT - ROLE

Vesta Varro ‘Forthcoming Album’ Producer/Mixer
The Frank & Walters “Forthcoming Album’ Mixer
Grand Avenue ‘You Please Me’ (S) Producer/Mixer
The Fallout Trust ‘In Case of the Flood’ (A) Mixer
The Beautiful South ‘Superbi’ (A) Mixer
The Things ‘Demon Stomp’(S) Mixer
Red Organ Serpent Sound ‘In Search of Orgasmuz’ (S) Mixer
The Chalets ‘Check-in’ (A) Producer/Mixer
Mainline ‘Blackhoney’ (S) Mixer
The Chalets ‘Night Rocker’ (EP) Producer
Exist ‘EP’ Producer/Mixer
U2 'Neon Lights' (Vertigo B-side)(S) Co-Prod/Mix
Mando Diao ‘Hurricane Bar’ (A) Prod/Mix
Mansun ‘Kleptomania’ (A) Producer
U2 'All That You Can’t Leave Behind' Eng/Mixer
(Album & Singles)
Lemonator ‘Grandpop’ (A) Mixer
Alfie B-sides Producer
Mew 2 Tracks Co Producer
Woodstar ‘LifeSparks’ (A) Mixer
Melaton ‘Stillwater’ EP Producer/Mixer
U2 'Beautiful Day' (Dance Remix) Remixer
U2 'Elevation' (Dance Remix) Remixer
U2 ‘U2 Go Home’ live DVD Engineer
Zuccherro ‘Shake’ (A) Mixer
Annie Major Matte ‘Dissidence’ (A) Mixer
Kealer ‘Missing for Days’ Programmer
Agent ‘Draw A Man’ (A) Mixer
BBC ‘Anna in Wonderland’ Music Producer
Ford Motor Rally Video soundtrack Music Producer
ASH BBC Radio Acoustic Session Engineer
Clannad 'Landmarks' (A) Programmer
Paul Brady 'Spirits Colliding' (A) Engineer
Paul Brady 'Oh What A World' (A) Engineer/Programmer
Shane McGowan 'The Snake' (A) Engineer
Agnelli & Nelson 'Everyday' (S) Mixer
Agnelli & Nelson ‘Embrace’ (S) Mixer
Ursula Burns 'According to' (A) Co-Producer/Eng.

richard rainey in the studio

www.richardrainey.com


Tel: + 44 7990 550 001
Management: Rebecca Duncan
Web: DuncanManagement.com

Special thanks to Richard for sparing his time and to Metropolis Studios!