Colin Stewart (record producer) explained

Colin Stewart
Birth Date:1 November 1974
Origin:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation:Record producer, audio engineer
Years Active:1996-present
Associated Acts:Gigi

Colin Stewart (born November 1, 1974) is a record producer and audio engineer from Victoria, British Columbia, who has been active recording bands since 1996.[1] His professionalism and his passion for recording made others to call him as one of "Vancouver's top indie-rock engineers".[2]

He owns and operates a studio in Victoria, British Columbia called The Hive Creative Labs, which has established itself as a musical institution of Canada's west coast independent music scene, having hosted and recorded "Black Mountain, Destroyer, Ladyhawk, Frog Eyes, Hot Hot Heat and, along with virtually every other significant West coast indie act".[3] Colin has also recorded albums by Kathryn Calder, Sleepy Sun band, Yukon Blonde, The Cave Singers, Veda Hille, No Kids, Dan Mangan, Pretty Girls Make Graves and many others.[2]

He is also a founding member of the band Gigi. On 30 September 2013 the recording studio Hive Creative Labs which was a home for a lot of Vancouver acts closed its doors because of Producer Colin Stewart's relocation to Victoria.[4]

He is married to singer-songwriter Kathryn Calder.[5]

Selected discography

Year Artist Project Label Role
2005 Black Mountain Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Brigadoon Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Pink Mountaintops Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2006 Panic When You Find It Engineered
Élan Vital Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Ladyhawk Produced / Engineered / Mixed
How They Fly Northern Electric Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Cast Away the Clouds Double Agent Engineered / Mixed
Boo Hoo Hoo Boo Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Blacklist the Kid With the Red Moustache The Henry Clay People Produced / Engineered
Beast Moans Mixing Assistant
2007 Pick Up Sticks Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Lightning Dust Mixed
Invitation Songs Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Chet Fight Against Darkness Aaargh Records Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Immaculate Machine's Fables Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Book of Lightning Engineered
2008 This Riot Life Ape House Produced / Engineered / Mixed
The Arc Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Ten Kens Ten Kens Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Shots Produced / Engineered / Mixed
In the Future Produced / Engineered
Come Into My House Tomlab Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Flamingo Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2009Chet Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home Produced / Engineered
Embrace Produced / Engineered / Mixed
High on Jackson Hill Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Homemade Ship Engineered / Mixed
Outside Love Engineered
Circlesquare Songs About Dancing and Drugs Mixed
Welcome Joy Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Worser Engineered / Mixed
Oh, Maria Engineered / Mixed
2010 Are You My Mother? File Under: Music Produced / Engineered / Mixed
The Healing Dream Self-Released Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Judy At the Grove Tomlab Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Together Engineered
Fever Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Maintenant Tomlab Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Fanshaw Dark Eyes Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2011 Oh Fortune Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Bright and Vivid File Under: Music Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Hollandaze Engineered
Slam Dunk The Shivers Self-Released Mixed
Sun Wizard Positively 4th Avenue Produced / Engineered / Mixed
The British Columbians Made for Darker Things Rural Records Produced / Engineered
Young Saint Marie Ape House Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2012 Shut Down the Streets Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Gold & Youth Produced / Engineered
Mean Sun Unfamiliar Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Tiger Talk Produced / Engineered / Mixed
Red Cedar PFSF Self Released Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2013 Northcote Blackbox Music Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2014 High Ends Superclass Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2015 Club Meds Produced / Engineered / Mixed
On Blonde Produced / Engineered
Kathryn Calder File Under: Music Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2016 Post Plague felte Mixed
Twin River Passing Shade Light Organ Produced / Engineered / Mixed
T R O U B L E Engineer
Brasstronaut Mixing
Douse The Light in You Has Left Produced / Engineered / Mixed
2017 Love Versus Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Whiteout Conditions Mixing
Private Tales Recording engineer, producer[6]
2018 Frontrunner Producer, recording, mixing
2020 St. Helens Fierce Panda Canada Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2018 Parade Producer, recording, mixing

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.colinstewartrecording.com
  2. https://livevan.com/index.php?htaccess_qs=resource/23474/view/ COLIN STEWART
  3. http://exclaim.ca/MusicSchool/WhereIPlay/hive
  4. https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/farewell-to-the-hive-remembering-famed-vancouver-studio-with-top-5-albums/ The Hive is no more
  5. Alan Ranta, "Kathryn Calder and Woodpigeon Are an Immaculate Machine on Frontperson's 'Parade'". Exclaim!, April 29, 2022.
  6. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/colin-stewart-mn0000096856/ Colin Stewart