Rob Kirwan
{{short description|Record producer and sound engineer}}
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Rob Kirwan is an Irish record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer based in Dublin, Ireland.{{cite web|title=Rob Kirwan|url=http://www.robkirwan.com/about/|accessdate=31 October 2016}} He has worked with such artists as Hozier, PJ Harvey, Local Natives, U2, Depeche Mode, Editors, Glasvegas, The Courteeners, The Horrors, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Bell X1, Delorentos, Soulsavers, Soulwax and Sneaker Pimps.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.robkirwan.com|accessdate=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|title= Inside Track" Hozier 'Take Me To Church'|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-hozier-take-me-church|accessdate=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|title=Producer Crosstalk: Rob Kiran (Hozier, PJ Harvey)|url=http://www.musicconnection.com/producer-rob-kirwan-hozier-pj-harvey/|accessdate=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|title=An Interview with Hozier|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/poplife/2013/10/14/an-interview-with-hozier/|accessdate=31 October 2016}}
Early life
Born 14 January 1970 in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland, Kirwan was educated at St. Columba's College, Dublin.
Career
Kirwan worked as an assistant engineer at Windmill Lane Recording Studios from 1992 to 1995. Within his first year he worked on the U2 album Zooropa and then went on to work with producers such as Flood, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite, Stephen Street, Geoff Emrick, Nellee Hooper and Don Was. He also worked with artists such as PJ Harvey, The Cranberries, Simple Minds, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello and Sinéad O'Connor. From 1995 to 1998 Rob worked as an engineer for U2 at their own studio. He then moved to London as a freelance engineer, producer and mixer and worked there for ten years before he relocated to Berlin, Germany. After a year he returned to Dublin where he now has his own studio, Exchequer Studios, in the heart of Dublin city centre.
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
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| 2015 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | Song of the Year | Nominated{{cite web|title=Grammy Awards 2015|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2015/feb/08/grammy-2015-award-winners-and-performances-live|accessdate=31 October 2016}} |
| 2017 | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey | Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated{{cite web|title= Grammy Awards 2017|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/06/grammy-awards-2017-beyonce-drake-rihanna-kanye-west-adele|accessdate=12 December 2016}} |
Mercury Prize
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| 2011 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | Album of the Year | Winner{{cite web|title= Previous Shortlists|url= http://www.mercuryprize.com/previous%20shortlists|accessdate= 12 December 2016}} |
Choice Music Prize
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| 2011 | Bloodless Coup | Bell X1 | Irish Album of the Year | Nomination{{cite web|title= Past Prizes|url= http://choicemusicprize.ie/past-prizes/2011-prize/|accessdate= 12 December 2016}} |
| 2012 | Little Sparks | Delorentos | Irish Album of the Year | Winner{{cite web|title= Past Prizes|url= http://choicemusicprize.ie/past-prizes/2012-prize/|accessdate= 12 December 2016}} |
| 2014 | Night Becomes Light | Delorentos | Irish Album of the Year | Nomination{{cite web|title= Past Prizes|url= http://choicemusicprize.ie/past-prizes/2014-prize//|accessdate= 12 December 2016}} |
| 2014 | Hozier | Hozier | Irish Album of the Year | Nomination{{cite web|title= Past Prizes|url= http://choicemusicprize.ie/past-prizes/2014-prize//|accessdate= 12 December 2016}} |
Selected mixing/production/engineering credits
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Category:Musicians from Dublin (city)