Mark Needham

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Mark Needham is an American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music, including: Blue October, Newsboys, Fleetwood Mac, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Chris Isaak, John Hiatt, Michelle Branch, P!nk, O.A.R., Neon Trees, Shakira, Pete Yorn, Bloc Party, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Starbenders, and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-needham-mn0000293071|title=Mark Needham - Credits - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=4 August 2015}}

Over the course of more than three decades as an engineer and mixer, Mark Needham has worked with a wide variety of acts from different genres, including Bruce Hornsby, blues legend Charles Brown, and jazz greats Pharoah Sanders, Nat Adderley and Cedar Walton. He first met Lindsey Buckingham when he was brought in at the suggestion of Rob Cavallo to mix what was then to be a solo album for the guitarist in L.A. The two hit it off, and the solo album turned into a Fleetwood Mac disc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmlegacy.com/articles/FleetwoodMacIsBack.html |title=Mix Magazine |accessdate=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927021203/http://www.fmlegacy.com/articles/FleetwoodMacIsBack.html |archivedate=2013-09-27 }}

"Mr. Brightside" (certified Diamond selling via SoundScan) off The Killers' multi platinum selling album Hot Fuss, was recorded in just a few hours and mixed by Needham on a 12-channel Neve mixing console in about 40 minutes.

Selected discography

Artist	Album	Label	Credit	Year
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Dolly Parton \|Current tracks: We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You, Magic Man (Carl Version) featuring Ann Wilson & Howard Leese, Bygones featuring Rob Halford, John 5 & Nikki Sixx & World on Fire on forthcoming album Rockstar scheduled release: November 2023 \|Butterfly Records \|Production/mixing \|2023
Candlebox \|Current single Punks & forthcoming album The Long Goodbye scheduled release August 2023 \|Round Hill Records \|Mixing \|2023
Blue October \|Current track: Down Here Waiting & forthcoming album Spinning The Truth Around, pt. 2, scheduled release September 2023 \|Up/Down-Brando Records \|Mixing \|2023
The Record Company \|Current single Talk to Me \|Round Hill Records \|Mixing \|2023
The Criticals \|Tracks on current EP Front Door Confrontations including single Belmont \|Fantasy Records/Concord Label Group \|Mixing \|2023
Yam Haus \|Current singles: Stupid and Famous & Rafters \|Big Loud Rock \|Mixing \|2023
Bluphoria \|Current self titled album including singles: Ain’t Got Me, Set Me Up & Walk Through The Fire \|EDGEOUT Records/Universal Music Group \|Production/Mixing \|2023
Michael Franti & Spearhead \|Follow Your Heart \|Thirty Tigers \|Mixing \|2022
Dolly Parton \|Run, Rose, Run - Dolby Atmos edition \|Butterfly Records \|Mixing \|2022
Saint Motel \|The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Parts 1, 2 & 3 \|Elektra Records \|Production \|2021
Dolly Parton \|A Holly Dolly Christmas \|Butterfly Records \|Mixing \|2021
Blue October \|This is What I Live For \|Up/Down Records \|Mixing \|2020
The Record Company \|All of This Life \|Concord Records \|Mixing \|2018
Blue October \|I Hope You're Happy \|Up/Down Records \|Mixing \|2018
Big Head Todd and the Monsters \|New World Arisin \|Big Records \|Mixing \|2017
Buckingham McVie \|Buckingham McVie \|East West Records/Warner Music UK Limited \|Mixing \|2017
Starbenders \|Heavy Petting \|Institution Records \|Mixing \|2016
Graham the Empire	Rise	Independent	Mixing	2016
Blue October	Home	Up/Down Records	Mixing	2016
Moby	Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt	Little Idiot	Mixing	2015
Blues Traveler	Blow Up the Moon	BT Records	Mixing	2015
Chris Isaak	First Comes the Night	Vanguard Records	Production, Mixing	2015
The Sounds	The Tales That We Tell	Arnioki Records	Mixing	2015
Dominique de Witte \|Supernova \|Mauve Records \|Mixing \|2015
Parade of Lights	Feeling Electric	Capitol Records	Mixing	2015
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts	Blaster	Softdrive Records	Mixing	2015
Never Shout Never	Recycled Youth	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2015
Coin	Coin	Capitol Records	Mixing	2015
Five Knives	Savages	Red Bull Records	Mixing	2015
Kodaline	Coming Up for Air	Sony Music UK	Mixing	2015
Gemini Club	End of Your Life	Red Bull Records	Mixing	2015
The Airborne Toxic Event	Dope Machines	Epic Records	Mixing	2015
Smallpools	Lovetap!	RCA Records	Mixing	2015
Colton Dixon	Anchor	Sparrow Records	Mixing	2014
Empires	Orphan	Island Records	Mixing	2014
American Authors	Oh, What a Life	Island Def Jam Music Group	Mixing	2014
Twin Atlantic	Great Divide	Red Bull Records	Mixing	2014
Nico Vega	Lead to Light	Five Seven Music	Mixing	2014
James Durbin	Celebrate	Wind-Up Records	Mixing	2014
Sleeper Agent	About Last Night	Mom & Pop/RCA Records	Mixing	2014
Tokyo Police Club	Forcefield	Mom& Pop/RCA Records	Mixing	2014
Whiskey Myers	Early Morning Shakes	Wiggy Thump Records	Mixing	2014
Union J	Last Goodbye - Single	Sony Music Entertainment	Mixer	2014
Russian Red	Agent Cooper	Sony Music Spain	Mixing	2014
The Airborne Toxic Event	Hell and Back - Radio Single	Mercury Records	Mixing	2014
Dolly Parton	Blue Smoke	Sony Music Entertainment	Mixing	2014
Mikky Ekko	Smile - Single	RCA Records	Mixing	2014
John Paul White	The Long Goodbye	Akram Records	Mixing	2013
The Royal Concept	Royal - EP	Lava Records	Mixing	2013
Royal Teeth	Glow	Dangerbird Records	Mixing	2013
Mona	Torches and Pitchforks	Mercury Records	Mixing	2013
Birds of Tokyo	Lanterns - Radio Single	Loma Vista Recordings	Mixing	2013
Sick Puppies	Connect	Virgin Records	Production, Co-Production, Mixing	2013
Youngblood Hawke	Wake Up	Republic Records	Mixing	2013
The Postelles	And It Shook Me	+1 Records	Mixing	2013
Walk the Moon	Tightrope - EP	RCA Records	Production, Mixing	2013
American Authors	American Authors - EP	Mercury Records	Mixing	2013
Terraplane Sun	Ya Never Know	Trauma 2 Records	Mixing	2013
New Politics	A Bad Girl in Harlem	RCA Records	Mixing	2013
Michael Fitzgerald	Firecracker - EP	Trauma 2 Records	Mixing	2013
Train	California 37: Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour Edition	Columbia Records	Mixing	2013
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	Any Weather - Radio Single	Blackheart Records	Mixing	2013
The Unlikely Candidates	Follow My Feet - EP	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2013
P!nk	The Truth About Love	RCA Records	Mixing	2012
The 1975	Sex - Radio Single	Vagrant Records	Mixing	2012
Walk the Moon	Walk the Moon	RCA Records	Mixing	2012
Imagine Dragons	Night Visions	Kid In Da Corner/Interscope	Mixing	2012
The Sounds	Something to Die For	Side One Dummy/Warner Music Sweden	Mixing	2011
Blondie	Panic of Girls	EMI/ Eleven Seven Records	Mixing	2011
Hedley	Storms	Universal Records Canada	Mixing	2011
These Kids Wear Crowns	Jumpstart	EMI Canada	Mixing	2011
O.A.R.	King	Wind-Up Records	Mixing	2011
Shakira	Sale el Sol	Epic Records	Mixing	2010
Shakira and Freshlyground	"Time for Africa"	Sony Music Entertainment	Mixing	2010
Neon Trees	Habits	Mercury Records	Mixing	2010
Big Time Rush	Famous - Radio Single	Columbia Records	Mixing	2010
Cobra Starship	Hot Mess - Radio Single	Fueled By Ramen	Mixing	2009
Iglu & Hartly	& Then Boom	Mercury Records UK	Mixing	2009
3OH!3	Starstrukk - Radio Single	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2009
Chris Isaak	Mr. Lucky	Reprise Records	Mixing	2009
The Little Ones	Morning Tide	Chop Shop/Atlantic Records	Mixing	2009
O.A.R.	All Sides	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2008
Sick Puppies	Tri-Polar	Virgin Records	Mixing	2008
The Killers	Sawdust	Island Records	Mixing	2007
Mayday Parade	A Lesson in Romantics	Fearless Records	Mixing	2007
The Academy Is...	Santi	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2007
Metro Station	Metro Station	Columbia Records	Mixing	2007
Stevie Nicks	Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks	Reprise Records	Mixing	2007
Pete Yorn	Nightcrawler	Columbia Records	Mixing	2006
Bloc Party	I Still Remember - Radio Single	Atlantic Records	Mixing	2006
Lindsey Buckingham	Under the Skin	Warner Brothers	Mixing	2006
We Are Scientists	With Love and Squalor	Virgin Records	Mixing	2006
Cobra Starship	While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets	Decaydance Records	Mixing	2006
Shannon Noll	Lift	Sony Music Australia	Mixing	2005
The Veronicas	Cry	Sire Records	Mixing	2005
The Killers	Hot Fuss	Island Records	Mixing	2004
Fleetwood Mac	Live in Boston	Warner Brothers, Reprise	Mixing	2004
Fleetwood Mac	Say You Will	Warner Brothers, Reprise	Mixing	2003
Chris Isaak	Always Got Tonight	Reprise Records	Mixing	2002
Simon Says	Shut Your Breath	Hollywood Records	Producer, Mixing	2001
Chris Isaak	Speak of the Devil	Reprise Records	Mixing	1998
Chris Isaak	Wicked Game	Reprise Records	Mixing	1998
Bruce Hornsby	Spirit Trail	RCA Records	Mixing	1998
Cake	Prolonging the Magic	Capricorn	Mixing	1998
John Hiatt	Little Head	Capitol Records	Mixing	1997
Mark Eitzel	West	Warner Brothers	Mixing	1997
Mark Eitzel	60 Watt Silver Lining	Warner Brothers	Engineering and Mixing	1996
Red House Painters	Songs for a Blue Guitar	PolyGram Records	Mixing	1996
Red House Painters	Ocean Beach	4AD, Warner Brothers Records	Mixing	1995

Chart positions

Song/Album	Artist	Year	Chart	Position
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Hot Fuss	The Killers	2005	US Billboard 200	7
"Mr. Brightside"	The Killers	2005	US Billboard 100	10
A Lesson in Romantics	Mayday Parade	2007	US Billboard Top Heatseekers	8
Mr. Lucky	Chris Isaak	2007	US Billboard Rock Albums	10
"Shake It"	Metro Station	2008	US Pop	4
Habits	Neon Trees	2010	US Billboard Heatseekers Albums	1
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"	Shakira	2010	US Billboard Hot Latin Songs	2
Sale el Sol	Shakira	2010	US Billboard 200	7
Sale el Sol	Shakira	2010	US Billboard Latin Pop Album	4
Night Visions	Imagine Dragons	2012-2014	Billboard Top Alternative Albums, Billboard Top Rock Albums	1
Night Visions	Imagine Dragons	2012-2014	US Billboard 200	2
The Truth About Love	P!nk	2012	Billboard 200	7
"Try"	P!nk	2012	Billboard Hot 100	1
"Drive By"	Train	2012	Billboard Hot 100	10
Blue Smoke	Dolly Parton	2014	US Billboard 200	6
Blue Smoke	Dolly Parton	2014	US Billboard Top Country Albums	2
Lead to Light	Nico Vega	2014	US Billboard Heatseakers	9
Oh, What a Life	American Authors	2014	US Rock	3
"Savages"	Five Knives	2015	Dance Club Songs	5
Home	Blue October	2016	Billboard 200	19
"Wish I Knew You"	The Revivalists	2017	Alternative Songs	1
"Life to Fix"	The Record Company	2018	Alternative Adult Songs	1
Wicked Game \|Chris isaak \|2019 \|Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales \|1
When Life Is Good Again \|Dolly Parton \|2020 \|Billboard Country Digital Song Sales \|11
Oh My My \|Blue October \|2020 \|Billboard Alternative Airplay \|12
Live Forever \|Almost Monday \|2021 \|Mediabase Alternative \|27
Brighter Day \|Michael Franti & Spearhead \|2022 \|Mediabase AAA \|37
Hands \|Dianña \|2022 \|Billboard Adult Contemporary \|21
Sun Keeps on Shining \|Almost Monday \|2022 \|Mediabase Alternative \|11
Finding My Way Home \|Lavendine \|2023 \|Billboard Adult Contemporary \|27
Down Here Waiting \|Blue October \|2023 \|Mediabase Alternative \|30
Talk to Me \|The Record Company \|2023 \|Mediabase AAA \|11

References

External links

[http://modernmixing.com/blog/2014/02/01/psychology-of-a-mix-engineer-mark-needham/ ModernMixing.com interview with Mark Needham]
[https://canvasrebel.com/meet-mark-needham/ CanvasRebel Interview- Meet Mark Needham]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGJR6FmhL1U KILLERS Interview: Making MR. BRIGHTSIDE, SOMEBODY TOLD ME, ALL THESE THINGS, Hot Fuss etc ft Mark Needham]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFNf5LXpfg Jaxsta Music 'Voice Notes' Interview: Fleetwood Mac's 'Say You Will'' with Mark Needham (Multi-Plat. Engineer & Mixer)]

Category:American audio engineers

Category:American record producers

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