Gus van Go explained

Gus van Go
Birth Name:Gustavo Coriandoli
Birth Place:Mar del Plata, Argentina
Genre:Indie rock
Associated Acts:Me Mom and Morgentaler, Megative, Arkells, Sam Roberts, Cowboys Fringuants

Gus van Go is a Canadian-American producer, mixer,[1] and musician best known for his work with The Beaches, Metric, Arkells,[2] The Stills, The Sam Roberts Band, Lowell, Whitehorse,[3] and Hollerado. Some of his other work includes Wintersleep, Michael Rault, Terra Lightfoot, Said The Whale, The Trews, and Priestess. He is also a member of the band Megative, along with Tim Fletcher (ex-lead-singer of The Stills) and Jamaican reggae vocalist Screechy Dan.

Early life

van Go (born Gustavo Coriandoli), was born in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. His family subsequently moved to Montreal and he is now a naturalized American and Canadian citizen.[4]

Career

van Go began his musical career as lead-singer/guitarist for the Montreal cult-band Me Mom & Morgentaler.[5] The band established a following in the 1990s, and was known for its extravagant and theatrical live shows. In 1999, over 10,000 attended the band's reunion concert in Quebec City. In 2001, he moved to New York City, where he met musician and producer Werner F. The two began working together in 2003 when they produced The Stills’ debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart,[6] which received favorable reviews from critics. In 2006 they built The Boiler Room Studio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, where they've since produced and mixed many albums[7] including Fast Romantics,[8] Monster Truck, Matt Mays, Glorious Sons, The Elwins, Michael Rault, as well as many popular French language artists from Quebec like Les Trois Accords and Cowboys Fringants.

Van Go currently divides his time between his Brooklyn and Montreal studios.

Awards and Discography

Van Go was personally nominated for a Juno award in 2018 for his work with the group Whitehorse and Singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot. Both artists’ albums were also nominated for Best Album in the Adult Alternative category that year, each produced and mixed by Gus van Go and his partner Werner F.

He was nominated for an Engineer Of The Year Juno award in 2015 for the Whitehorse album Leave No Bridge Unburned,[9] which took home the Juno award for Alternative Album of the Year.[10]

In 2015, he produced and mixed the album Octobre by French-language neo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants which reached #1 in the Quebec charts, attained gold-record status, and was awarded Rock Album of the Year at the 2016 ADISQ awards ceremonies.

In 2013 and 2010, he was nominated for Producer of The Year at Quebec’s ADISQ awards for his work with Les Trois Accords.

Oceans Will Rise, the third release from The Stills, was awarded a Juno Award for 'Alternative Album of the Year' during the 2009 Juno Awards Gala on March 28, 2009.[11] In 2008, Vulgaires MachinsCompter Les Corps (another Gus van Go & Werner F production) was nominated for a Juno Award for "Best French-Language Album".

Selected discography (P = Produced, M = Mixed)

Release yearArtistAlbum/Single
1995The KingpinsOn the Run (P)
1997The KingpinsWatch Your Back (P)
1998The UndercoversSome People - Stomp Records (P)
2001Smitty'sBurnin’ & Shakin’ (P)
2003The StillsLogic Will Break Your Heart - Vice Records/Atlantic (P/M)
2005PriestessHello Master - RCA/Indica[12] (P/M)
2006The StillsWithout Feathers - Vice Records/Atlantic (P/M)
2006Vulgaires MachinsCompter Les Corps - Indica Records (P/M)
2006Xavier CaféïneGisèle - Indica Records (M)
2007The ShakesFaces We Make When We Dance (P/M)
2008The TrewsNo Time for Later - Bumstead/Universal (P/M)
2008The StillsOceans Will Rise - Arts & Crafts (P/M)
2009The JunctionAnother Link in the Chain (P/M)
2009ChinatownCité d’or - Tacca (P/M)
2009Les Trois AccordsDans Mon Corps - Indica Records (P/M)
2009Low Level FlightThrough These Walls (P/M)
2010Vulgaires MachinsRequiéme Pour Les Sourds - Indica Records (P/M)
2010HolleradoRecord In A Bag - Royal Mountain Records (P/M)
2010ArielAprès Le Crime - Tacca (P/M)
2011Neverending White LightsAct III: Love Will Ruin (M)
2011Monster TruckThe Brown EP - Dine Alone Records (P/M)
2011The GratesSecret Rituals - Dew Process/Vagrant (P)
2011KamakaziRien à Cacher - Indica Records (P/M)
2012Amos the TransparentGood Night My Dear… I’m Falling Apart (M)
2012The JunctionGrievances (P/M)
2012GrimSkunkSet Fire - Indica Records (P/M)
2012Rah RahThe Poet’s Dead - Hidden Pony (P/M)
2012Les Trois AccordsJ'aime Ta Grand-mère - La Tribu (P/M)
2013HolleradoWhite Paint - Royal Mountain Records (P/M)
2013Xavier CaféïneNew Love - Indica Records (P/M)
2013WildlifeOn The Heart - Wax Records (P)
2013Said the WhaleHawaiii - Hidden Pony (M)
2014Terra LightfootEverytime My Mind runs Wild - Sonic Unyon Records (P/M)
2014Jeremy FisherThe Lemon Squeeze - Hidden Pony (P/M)
2014Teenage KicksSpoils of Youth - Rezolute/Universal (M)
2014In-Flight SafetyConversationalist - Night Danger (M)
2014Royal TuskMountain EP - Hidden Pony (P/M)
2014Guillaume BeauregardD’Étoiles, de pluie et de cendres - La Tribu (P/M)
2015The LazysThe Lazys - Pheremone Records (P/M)
2015Michael RaultLiving Daylight - Burger Records (M)
2015Simon ISimon I - La Tribu (P/M)
2015The Glorious SonsThe Union - Black Box/Universal (M)
2015The ElwinsPlay For Keeps - Hidden Pony (M)
2015Hollerado"Firefly" (single) - Royal Mountain Records (P/M)
2015Sun K Northern Lies - Maple Music Recordings (M)
2015WhitehorseLeave No Bridge Unburned - Six Shooter Records (P/M)
2015Rah RahVessels - Hidden Pony (P/M)
2015Terra LightfootEvery Time My Mind Runs Wild (Sonic Unyon)[13]
2015Les Cowboys FringantsOctobre - La Tribu (P/M)
2015Les Trois AccordsJoie d’etre gai - La Tribu (P/M)
2015Fast Romantics"Julia" (single) (P/M)
2016Les Handclaps"Sessions: Brooklyn" (P/M) (Handclaps Records)
2016The Junction"City Light" Single (M) (Culvert Music)
2016WintersleepThe Great Detachment - Dine Alone (M)
2016TunsMind Over Matter - Royal Mountain (M)
2016ArkellsMorning Report (P) (Universal Music Canada / Last Gang Records)
2016Sam Roberts"If You Want It" (single) - Universal Music (M)
2017Fast RomanticsAmerican Love - Light Organ (P/M)
2017HolleradoBorn Yesterday - Royal Mountain Records (P/M)
2017Said the WhaleAs Long As Your Eyes Are Wide - Hidden Pony (M)
2017WhitehorsePanther In The Dollhouse - Six Shooter Records (M)
2017Matt MaysOnce Upon A Hell Of A Time - Sonic Records (M)
2017 Terra LightfootNew Mistakes - Sonic Unyon Records (P/M)
2018CarmanahSpeak In Rhythms (P/M)
2018Remi ChasseLes Cris et Les Fleurs - Musicor (P/M)
2018Jill BarberMetaphora - Outside (P/M)
2018LowellLone Wolf - Arts & Crafts (P/M)
2018DumasNos Idéaux - La Tribu (P/M)
2018Les Trois AccordsTous Le Monde Capote - La Tribu (P/M)
2018MordicusOù Sont Les Néons?  (M)
2018MegativeMegative - Last Gang/E-One (P/M)
2018Modern SpaceFlip For It - Warner Canada (P/M)
2019Les Cowboys FringantsLes Antipodes - La Tribu (P/M)
2019Lily FrostRetro Moderne (P/M)
2019Guillaume BeuregardDisparition - La Tribu (P/M)
2019Robert CharleboisEt Voila - La Tribu (P/M)
2019Hollerado“One Last Dance” (single) - Royal Mountain (P/M)
2019MaïaPlus Que Vive - Warner Canada (M)
2019Marie-Eve RoyMulticolore - La Tribu (P/M)
2019RheostaticsHere Comes The Wolves - Six Shooter (P/M)
2019Adam BaldwinNo Rest For The Wicket - Sonic (P/M)
2019Anyway GangAnyway Gang - Royal Mountain (P/M)
2020Jill BarberEntre Nous - Outside (P/M)
2020Me Mom & Morgentaler“Racist Friend” (single) (P/M)
2020Sam Roberts BandAll Of Us - Universal (P/M)
2020Lowell“Lemonade” (single) - Arts & Crafts (P/M)
2020WhitehorseModern Love - Six Shooter (M)
2020Lowell“God Is A Fascist"” (single) - Arts & Crafts (P/M)
2021Alex Porat"Miss Sick World" (Single) - (M)
2021Robert CharleboisCharlebois à Ducharme - La Tribu (P/M)
2021Lowell“Caroline” (single) - Arts & Crafts (P/M)
2021WhitehorseStrike Me Down - Six Shooter (M)
2021Les Cowboys FringantsLes Nuits De Repentigny - La Tribu (P/M)
2022MetricFormentera - (P/M)
2023MetricFormentera II - (P)
2023The BeachesBlame My Ex - (P/M)
2023Sam Roberts BandThe Adventures Of Ben Blank - Universal (P/M)
2024Dear RougeLonesome High - (P/M)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.localxpress.ca/local-arts-and-life/halifax-indie-pop-pioneers-join-forces-for-tuns-at-this-weeks-halifax-pop-explosion-442914 "Halifax indie pop pioneers join forces for TUNS at this week's Halifax Pop Explosion"
  2. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/08/04/who-says-indie-rock-cant-be-fun-not-arkells.html "Who says indie rock can’t be fun? Not Arkells"
  3. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/best-of-music-in-2015/ "Best of music in 2015"
  4. http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/bb8e6adf-67ca-4df8-856d-a9f353c671dc%7C_0.html "PIONNIERS DU PUNK-ROCK QUÉBÉCOIS: Que sont-ils devenus ?"
  5. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/110807/music2.html "Conclusion of grandeur"
  6. Book: Doug Levy. Spotlight on Stills. CMJ New Music Report. 10 November 2003. CMJ Network, Inc.. 28–. 0890-0795.
  7. https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/les-cowboys-fringants-20-autumns-later/ "Les Cowboys Fringants: 20 Autumns Later"
  8. http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2016/05/21/fast-romantics-frontman-nominated-prism-prize.html "Fast Romantics frontman nominated for Prism Prize"
  9. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/jean-leloup-leads-the-pack-of-quebec-nominees "Jean Leloup leads the pack of Quebec Juno nominees"
  10. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/juno-2016-pre-show-awards-1.3518461 "Junos award winners include Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber"
  11. http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/self-proclaimed-mainstream-nickelback-reigns-at-junos-1.832409 "Self-proclaimed 'mainstream' Nickelback reigns at Junos"
  12. Book: Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. 2006. CMJ Network, Inc.. 36–. 1074-6978.
  13. https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/terra-lightfoot-kicks-off-big-year-with-confidence-building-blue-rodeo-tour "Terra Lightfoot kicks off big year with confidence-building Blue Rodeo tour"