Garth Richardson Explained

Garth Richardson
Birth Place:	Canada
Other Names:	Garth "GGGarth" Richardson

Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian record producer and music engineer.^[1] He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson (Alice Cooper, The Guess Who, Badfinger, Poco), a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s.^[2] Garth Richardson has done music engineering work for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback, and Mötley Crüe, and produced for Kittie,^[3] Biffy Clyro,^[4] Rage Against the Machine, Mudvayne, Melvins, Shihad, Kensington, and many others. He cofounded the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver, British Columbia together with Bob Ezrin and Kevin Williams. The school was named after Richardson's father's production company, Nimbus 9, and offers courses in production, recording, and audio. Richardson has the nickname 'GGGarth' due to his mild stutter.

Partial list of production credits

• Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine (1992)^[5]
• Melvins – Houdini (1993)^[6]
• L7 – Hungry for Stink (1994)^[7]
• Surgery – Shimmer (1994)^[8]
• Testament – Low (1994)^[9]
• Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety (1995)^[10]
• Voodoo Glow Skulls – Firme (1995)^[11]
• The Jesus Lizard – Shot (1996)^[12]
• Skunk Anansie – Stoosh (1996)^[13]
• Kerbdog – On the Turn (1997)^[14]
• Sick of It All – Built to Last (1997)^[15]
• The Urge – Master of Styles (1998)^[16]
• Shihad – The General Electric (1999), Love Is the New Hate (2005)^[17]
• The O.C. Supertones – Chase the Sun (1999)^[18]
• Kittie – Spit (2000), Oracle (2001)
• Project 86 – Drawing Black Lines (2000), ...And the Rest Will Follow (2005)^[19]
• Mudvayne – L.D. 50 (2000)^[20]
• Spineshank – The Height of Callousness (2000),^[21] Self-Destructive Pattern (2003)
• 40 Below Summer – Invitation to the Dance (2001)^[22]
• Puya – Union (2001)^[23]
• Chevelle – Wonder What's Next (2002)^[24]
• Downthesun – Downthesun (2002)^[25]
• Trapt – Trapt (2002), Only Through the Pain (2008)
• Beloved – Failure On (2003)^[26]
• Spoken – A Moment of Imperfect Clarity (2003)^[27]
• From Autumn to Ashes – The Fiction We Live (2003), Abandon Your Friends (2005)^[28]
• Atreyu – The Curse (2004)^[29]
• Rise Against – Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)^[30]
• Bloodsimple – A Cruel World (2005)^[31]
• Still Remains – Of Love and Lunacy (2005)^[32]
• Haste the Day – When Everything Falls (2005),^[33] Pressure the Hinges (2007)
• Hedley – Hedley (2005)^[34]
• GrimSkunk – Fires Under the Road (2006)^[35]
• It Dies Today – Sirens (2006)^[36]
• Ten Second Epic – Count Yourself In (2006),^[37] Hometown (2009)
• Life in Your Way – Waking Giants (2007)^[38]
• Biffy Clyro – Puzzle (2007), Only Revolutions (2009), Opposites (2013)
• Blessed by a Broken Heart – Pedal to the Metal (2008)^[39]
• Dead and Divine – The Machines We Are (2009)^[40]
• Gallows – Grey Britain (2009)^[41]
• Japanese Voyeurs – Yolk (2011)^[42]
• You Me at Six – Sinners Never Sleep (2011)^[43]
• All the Young – Welcome Home (2012)^[44]
• The Washboard Union – The Washboard Union (2012)^[45]
• Head of the Herd – By This Time Tomorrow (2013)^[46]
• The ReAktion – Selknam (2015)^[47]
• The Empty Page – Unfolding (2016)^[48]
• Big Wreck – Grace Street (2017)^[49]
• Danko Jones – A Rock Supreme (2019)^[50]
• Kensington – Time (2019)^[51]

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Richardson received his third Juno Award nomination in the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year category, an award named in honour of his father.^[52]

External links

• • Gggarth on Discogs
• Nimbus School of Recording Arts official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: GGGarth Richardson . nimbusrecording.com . February 14, 2021.
2. Web site: Garth Richardson . willtosurvive.org . February 14, 2021.
3. Web site: Kittie – Spit . exclaim.ca . December 1, 1999 . February 14, 2021.
4. Web site: Biffy Clyro Records at Ocean Way with Producer Garth Richardson . mixonline.com . August 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629141854/http://mixonline.com/news/oceanway_biffyclyro_richardson_2408/ . February 14, 2021. June 29, 2011 .
5. Web site: Interview with Garth Richardson: Rage Against the Machine, Ozzy Osbourne . producelikeapro.com . November 12, 2019 . February 14, 2021.
6. Web site: Melvins – Houdini . discogs.com . 1993 . February 14, 2021.
7. Web site: L7 – Hungry for Stink . discogs.com . 1994 . February 14, 2021.
8. Web site: Surgery – Shimmer . discogs.com . 1994 . February 14, 2021.
9. Web site: Testament – Low . allmusic.com . February 14, 2021.
10. Web site: Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety . discogs.com . 1995 . February 14, 2021.
11. Web site: Voodoo Glow Skulls – Firme . discogs.com . 1995 . February 14, 2021.
12. Web site: The Jesus Lizard – Shot . discogs.com . 1996 . February 14, 2021.
13. Web site: Skunk Anansie – Stoosh . discogs.com . 1996 . February 14, 2021.
14. Web site: Kerbdog – On the Turn . discogs.com . 1996 . February 14, 2021.
15. Web site: Sick of It All – Built to Last . discogs.com . 1997 . February 14, 2021.
16. Web site: The Urge – Master of Styles . discogs.com . 1998 . February 14, 2021.
17. Web site: Shihad – Love Is the New Hate . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
18. Web site: The O.C. Supertones – Chase the Sun . allmusic.com . February 14, 2021.
19. Web site: Project 86 Reunited with Gggarth Richardson for '. . . And the Rest Will Follow' album . crossrhythmms.co.uk . February 14, 2021.
20. Web site: Mudvayne – L.D. 50 . musiconvinyl.com . February 14, 2021.
21. Web site: Spineshank Bio . metalriot.com . February 14, 2021.
22. Web site: 40 Below Summer – Invitation to the Dance . exclaim.ca . December 1, 2001 . February 14, 2021.
23. Web site: Puya – Union . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
24. Web site: Chevelle – Wonder What's Next . exclaim.ca . January 1, 2006 . February 14, 2021.
25. Web site: Downthesun – Downthesun . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
26. Web site: Beloved – Failure On . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
27. Web site: Spoken – A Moment of Imperfect Clarity . classic.toothandnail.com . February 14, 2021.
28. Web site: From Autumn to Ashes – Abandon Your Friends . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
29. Web site: Atreyu – The Curse . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
30. Web site: Rise Against – Siren Song of the Counter Culture . musicbrainz.org . February 14, 2021.
31. Web site: Bloodsimple – A Cruel World . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
32. Web site: Still Remains – Of Love and Lunacy . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
33. Web site: Garth Richardson . allmusic.com . February 14, 2021.
34. Web site: Hedley – Hedley . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
35. Web site: GrimSkunk – Fires Under the Road . discogs.com . October 31, 2006. February 14, 2021.
36. Web site: It Dies Today: New Album Title Revealed . blabbermouth.net . May 13, 2008 . February 14, 2021.
37. Web site: Ten Second Epic – Count Yourself In . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
38. Web site: Life in Your Way – Waking Giants . indievisionmusic.com . March 26, 2007 . February 14, 2021.
39. Web site: Blessed by a Broken Heart – Pedal to the Metal . metal-temple.com . December 25, 2008 . February 14, 2021.
40. Web site: Dead and Divine Prepares New Album . lambgot.com . January 26, 2009 . February 14, 2021.
41. Web site: Gallows Detail "Grey Britain" . punknews.org . February 11, 2009. February 14, 2021.
42. Web site: Japanese Voyeurs – Yolk . allmusic.com . February 14, 2021.
43. Web site: You Me at Six – Sinners Never Sleep . punkrocktheory.com . February 28, 2012 . February 14, 2021.
44. Web site: All the Young – Welcome Home . discogs.com . February 14, 2021.
45. Web site: The Washboard Union . countryatthecreek.ca . February 14, 2021.
46. Web site: Head of the Herd – By This Time Tomorrow . discogs.com . October 29, 2013. February 14, 2021.
47. Web site: The ReAktion Release "Synchro" Music Video from Upcoming Album "Selknam" (Out 10/21) . musicexistence.com . September 25, 2015 . February 14, 2021.
48. Web site: The Empty Page – Interview and Album Stream . louderthanwar.com . October 16, 2016 . February 14, 2021.
49. Web site: Big Wreck – Grace Street . discogs.com . February 3, 2017. February 14, 2021.
50. Web site: Danko Jones Praises Producer GARTH 'GGGARTH' RICHARDSON: 'We Just Laughed Through the Whole Session' . blabbermouth.net . February 23, 2019 . February 14, 2021.
51. Web site: Kensington – Time . musiconvinyl.com . February 14, 2021.
52. Web site: Garth Richardson . nimbusrecording.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619155430/http://www.nimbusrecording.com/GarthRichardson . February 14, 2021. June 19, 2010 .