Catherine Marks Explained

Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer.^[1] She has worked with such artists as boygenius, Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Amazons, Palace, Arno, Howling Bells, Sunset Sons, Alanis Morissette, Divorce, Oscar Lang and Eliza Shaddad.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Australia. Marks was classically trained in piano from the age of four and has a master's degree in Architecture.^[4]

Career

Marks met the Grammy Award winning record producer Flood, at a Nick Cave concert in Dublin in 2001. After finishing her degree, she moved to London in 2005 to train as an assistant engineer under Flood at Assault and Battery studios in North West London. Marks continued to work closely with Flood on PJ Harvey records White Chalk and Let England Shake, and on the Editors' In This Light & on This Evening.

In 2009 Marks began working alongside the Brit Award-Winning British mixer and producer Alan Moulder, where she did engineering and mixing work on projects including Interpol, Foals, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Ronnie Vannuci and Blonde Redhead.

Marks won the 2016 MPG Awards as Breakthrough Producer of The Year.^[6] In 2018, Marks won MPG Producer of the Year.^[7] In 2020, Marks won Producer of the Year at the Heavy Music Awards.^[8] In 2023, Marks won Producer of the Year at the A&R Awards,^[9] hosted by Music Business Worldwide and supported by Abbey Road Studios.

In 2023, Marks co-produced the record, the debut album from supergroup boygenius, composed of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. Released via Interscope in March 2023, and described as an “instant classic” (NME) the album quickly amassed widespread critical acclaim, receiving 5 star reviews from Rolling Stone,^[10] NME,^[11] The Guardian,^[12] The Independent,^[13] and a rating of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". In December 2023, NME crowned the record as their number one album of the year.^[14]

The album received seven nominations at the 66th GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, and Record of the Year for the single "Not Strong Enough".

the record charted at #1 in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands album charts, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.

Awards and nominations

A&R Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Album/Song	Artist	Award	Results	Ref
2016	Moaning Lisa Smile		Best Rock Performance		^[16]
2023	the record	boygenius	Album of the Year		^[17]
			Best Alternative Music Album
			Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
	Not Strong Enough		Record of the Year
			Best Rock Song
			Best Rock Performance
	Cool About It		Best Alternative Music Performance

Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards

Year	Award	Results	Ref
2018	Producer of The Year
2016	Breakthrough Producer of The Year		^[18]

Heavy Music Awards

Year	Award	Results	Ref
2020	Best Producer		^[19]

Selected production/mixing/engineering credits

Selected production credits:

• 2023: Boygenius - The Record - Album (producer)
• 2022: Lowertown - I Love to Lie - Album (producer)
• 2022: EOB - Earth - Album (Additional Production, Programming)
• 2022: The Mysterines - Reeling - Album (producer)
• 2020: Alanis Morissette - Such Pretty Forks in the Road - co-produced with Alex Hope
• 2019: Frank Turner - ‘’No Mans Land - Album (producer)
• 2018: The Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life - Album (co-producing) ^[20]
• 2017: Mélanie De Biasio - Lilies - Album (Mixing) ^[21]
• 2017: Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface - Album (Producing, Mixing) ^[22]
• 2017: The Amazons - Black Magic - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[23]
• 2017: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin - Album (Mixing) ^[24]
• 2016: The Amazons - Little Something - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[25]
• 2016: Beware of Darkness - Are You Real? - Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) ^[26]
• 2016: Local Natives - Masters - Track (Co-Producing) ^[27]
• 2016: The Big Moon - Cupid - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[28]
• 2016: The Big Moon - Silent Movie Susie - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[29]
• 2016: Zack Lopez - One More Day - Track (Mixing) ^[30]
• 2016: Zack Lopez - Don't Say I Won't - Track (Mixing) ^[30]
• 2016: The Amazons - Night Driving -Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[31]
• 2016: April Towers - Silent Fever - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[32]
• 2016: April Towers - Losing Youth - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[32]
• 2016: Eliza Shaddad - Run - EP (Producing, Mixing) ^[33]
• 2016: Arno - Human Incognito - Album (Recorded) ^[34]
• 2015: INHEAVEN - Bitter Town -Track (Producing) ^[35]
• 2015: The Amazons - Don't You Wanna - EP (Producing, Mixing) ^[36]
• 2015: Sunset Sons - She Wants - Track (Producing) ^[37]
• 2015: Fairchild - Nom De Guerre - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[38]
• 2015: Baby Strange - California Sun - Track (Producing) ^[39]
• 2015: Champs - Vamala - Album (Mixing) ^[40]
• 2015: Sunset Sons - The Fall Line - EP (Producing) ^[37]
• 2014: Jagaara - Faultline - Track (Producing, Mixing) ^[41]
• 2014: Wolf Alice - Creature Songs - EP (Producing, Mixing) ^[42]
• 2014: Findlay - Wolfback - Track (Mixing)
• 2014: Howling Bells - Heartstrings- Album (Co-Producing, Mixing) ^[43]
• 2014: The Ramona Flowers - Dismantle and Rebuild - Album (Mixing) ^[44]
• 2014: Fairchild - Sadako - EP (Producing, Mixing) ^[45]
• 2014: Fairchild - Burning Feet - EP (Producing, Mixing) ^[45]
• 2014: Meanwhile -Bigger City - Track (Co-Producing, Mixing)
• 2014: Lyon Apprentice - Be Honest, Be Wild, Be Free - EP (Mixing) ^[46]
• 2013: Buchanan - Human Spring - Album (Producer) ^[47]
• 2013: Mojo Fury - The Difference Between - Album (Mixing) ^[48]
• 2013: Mike Marlin - The Murderer - Track (Producer, Mixer) ^[49]
• 2013: Mike Marlin - Grand Reveal - Album (Mixer) ^[50]
• 2013: Foals - Holy Fire - Album (Engineering) ^[51]
• 2012: The Killers - Runaways - Track - (Mix/Engineer) ^[52]
• 2012: Ride - Live at Brixton Academy: 1992 - (Mixing) ^[53]
• 2012: A Silent Film - Sand & Snow -Album (Mixing) ^[40]
• 2012: Mike Marlin - Man On The Ground - (Producing, Mixing, Writer) ^[54]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catherine J Marks. 31 October 2016.
2. Web site: Work. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031220924/http://www.catherinejmarks.com/work/4561792981. dead.
3. Web site: Interview: Catherine Marks. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031222640/http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/interviews/interview-catherine-marks/. dead.
4. Web site: Amazing Radio - Guest Profile: Catherine Marks. 31 October 2016.
5. Web site: Interview: Catherine Marks. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031234156/http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/carousel/interview-catherine-marks-2/. dead.
6. Web site: Music Producers Guild Announces its 2016 Award Winners. 4 February 2016 . 31 October 2016.
7. Web site: Music Producers Guild Reveals the Winners of its 2018 Awards. 2 March 2018 . 10 July 2018.
8. Web site: Heavy Music Awards 2020 . 2023-12-14 . Heavy Music Awards . en-US.
9. Web site: 2023-11-08 . The A&R Awards 2023: All The Winners . 2023-12-14 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
10. Web site: Review: boygenius' the record. Rolling Stone.
11. Web site: boygenius' the record: The Instant Classic We Were Hoping For. NME.
12. Web site: boygenius' the record review: Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus. The Guardian.
13. Web site: boygenius: the record Review. The Independent.
14. Web site: Best Albums of 2023. NME.
15. Web site: 2023-11-08 . The A&R Awards 2023: All The Winners . 2023-11-08 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
16. Web site: Best Rock Performance: 58th Grammy Nominee. 31 October 2016.
17. Web site: 2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List GRAMMY.com . 2023-12-14 . www.grammy.com.
18. News: Female Producers Take Top Music Awards. BBC News . 4 February 2016 . 31 October 2016.
19. Web site: COMPLETE WINNERS LIST: 2020 HEAVY MUSIC AWARDS. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904202026/https://loudwire.com/2020-heavy-music-awards-winners-list/ . 4 September 2020 . 30 September 2020. Loudwire.
20. Web site: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life - The Wombats. Flick Of The Finger. 27 February 2017.
21. Web site: Mélanie De Biasio 'Lilies'. Flick Of The Finger. 10 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180710205219/http://ouilove.co.uk/melanie-de-biasio-lilies/. 10 July 2018. dead.
22. Web site: A Black Mile To The Surface - New Album 'A Black Mile To The Surface'.
23. Web site: The Amazons - New Single 'Black Magic'. Flick Of The Finger. 27 February 2017.
24. Web site: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes announce new album 'Modern Living'. DIY Magazine. 16 January 2017.
25. Web site: SINGLE & TOUR NEWS: The Amazons release 'Little Something'. Local Sound Focus. 27 February 2017.
26. Web site: A&R FACTORY PRESENT: BEWARE OF DARKNESS. A&R Factory. 27 February 2017.
27. Web site: Local Natives - Sunlit Youth. Discogs. 27 February 2017.
28. Web site: The Big Moon Sign to Fiction. The Line of Best Fit. 27 February 2017.
29. Web site: The Big Moon Blaze Back With 'Silent Movie Susie'. Clash. 27 February 2017.
30. Web site: Zack Lopez - Bloodlines. All Music. 27 February 2017.
31. Web site: NEW MUSIC: The Amazons, Nightdriving. Flick Of The Finger. 27 February 2017.
32. Web site: SILENT FEVER FULL DIGITAL EP. Music Glue. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227232307/https://www.musicglue.com/apriltowers-1/products/silent-fever-full-digital-ep/. 27 February 2017. dead.
33. Web site: Eliza Shaddad shares the stark "Make It Go Away", discusses new EP Run. The Line of Best Fit. 27 February 2017.
34. Web site: Arno - Human Incognito. Discogs. 27 February 2017.
35. Web site: The Amazons- Music Feature. 1883 Magazine. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233534/http://www.1883magazine.com/music-features/music-features/the-amazons-. 27 February 2017. dead.
36. Web site: The Amazons Biography. All Music. 27 February 2017.
37. Web site: Releases. Major Influence. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233403/http://majorinfluence.com/releases/. 27 February 2017. dead.
38. Web site: FAIRCHILD RELEASE HOT ROD // NOM DE GUERRE. Canvas Sounds. 27 February 2017. 28 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228084639/http://www.canvassounds.com/Blog/June-2015/FAIRCHILD-Release-Hot-Rod-Nom-de-Guerre. dead.
39. Web site: Baby Strange - California Sun. Discogs. 27 February 2017.
40. Web site: Catherine Marks. All Music. 27 February 2017.
41. Web site: 30 Seconds Interview: Jagaara. M Magazine. 27 February 2017. 3 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503041728/http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/newmusic/30seconds/30-seconds-interview-jagaara/. dead.
42. Web site: Wolf Alice - 'Creature Songs' EP. NME Magazine. 27 February 2017.
43. Web site: The AU Interview. AU.. 27 February 2017. 28 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228085916/http://www.theaureview.com/interviews/juanita-stein-of-howling-bells-london-sydney-talks-heartstrings-and-coming-home-to-tour. dead.
44. Web site: The Ramona Flowers - Dismantle and Rebuild. All Music. 27 February 2017.
45. Web site: Fairchild - Sadako EP. OK Good Records. 27 February 2017.
46. Web site: Lyon Apprentice on Music Glue. Music Glue. 27 February 2017.
47. Web site: Buchanan's Human Spring is released today. Herald Sun. 11 May 2017.
48. Web site: Mojo Fury - The Difference Between. Deep Music. 27 February 2017.
49. Web site: Mojo Fury - The Difference Between. Phill Savidge PR London. 27 February 2017.
50. Web site: Mike Marlin. Phill Savidge PR London. 27 February 2017.
51. Web site: Foals, Flood and Holy Fire. Tingen. 27 February 2017.
52. Web site: The Killers- Runaways. Discogs. 27 February 2017.
53. Web site: Ride - Live at Brixton Academy (March 1992). Ride Official Store. 27 February 2017. 28 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228083553/https://ridemusic.officialstore.co.uk/shop/DownloadDetails?rid=RDM_RE_8. dead.
54. Web site: Mike Marlin Announces New Album 'Man On The Ground' Out Feb 13th 2012. Contact Music. 27 February 2017. 28 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228084413/http://www.contactmusic.net/mike-marlin/press/mike-marlin-album-man-on-the-ground-feb-13th-2012. dead.