Neil McLellan explained

Neil McLellan
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Background:non_performing_personnel
Origin:England
Genre:Electronic music
Occupation:Record producer, composer, mix engineer
Years Active:1990s–present

Neil McLellan is an English record producer, composer and mix engineer.

McLellan has worked with XL Recordings, Sony BMG Music Ent., Epic, Sire, Arista, Columbia, Maverick, Virgin, and Island Records to produce a string of No. 1 hits, as well as gold and platinum records.[1] Bands and artists Neil has worked with include: The Prodigy, Erasure, Madonna, Archive, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Orbital, Eric Kupper, Carl Cox, Sasha, Senser, Telepopmusik, Hinda Hicks, Manu Chao, Brother Brown, Terrorvision, U.N.K.L.E., and Heartless Crew.[1] [2]

McLellan's most popular work began with the UK band The Prodigy, co-producing and mixing Music for the Jilted Generation, and mixing the hit singles "Firestarter" and "Breathe".[3] In 2004, he co-produced the Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, co-writing several tracks. He was also a co-producer for their album The Day Is My Enemy.

Works

YearArtistAlbum TitleLabelRoleChartingSales
1994The ProdigyMusic for the Jilted GenerationXL RecordingsProducer, mixing-engineerHeatseekers No. 15
The Billboard 200 No. 198
UK: Platinum
CAN: Gold
POL: Gold, EU: Platinum
1996ArchiveLondiniumIsland RecordingsMixing
1997ErasureCowboyMaverick RecordsProducerThe Billboard 200 No. 43
1997The ProdigyThe Fat of the LandUK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records
EngineerBillboard 200 No. 1
Top Canadian Albums No. 1
UK: 3× Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
CAN: 2× Platinum
FRA: 2× Gold
SWE: Platinum
US: 2× Platinum
EU: 2× Platinum
1999Sasha"Xpander" (single)Ultra RecordsMixing-engineer
2004The ProdigyAlways Outnumbered, Never OutgunnedUK: XL Recordings
U.S.: Mute Records/Maverick Records
Co-producer, engineer, programmer, mixing-engineer, co-writerThe Billboard 200 No. 62
Top Electronic Albums No. 1
UK: Silver
2005Carl CoxSecond Sign23rd Century RecordsProducerDance Music/Club Play Singles No. 1
2009The ProdigyInvaders Must DieTake Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking VinylMixing-engineerEuropean Top 100 Albums
The Billboard 200 No. 58
Top Electronic Albums No. 3
Top Independent Albums No. 3
UK: 2× Platinum
AUS: Gold
2015The ProdigyThe Day Is My EnemyTake Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking VinylCo-producer, engineer, mixing-engineer, co-writer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neil McLellan Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2014-08-08.
  2. Web site: The Lodge. 10 June 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040610175339/http://thelodge.com/musicproduction/. 15 August 2020. 2004-06-10.
  3. http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/privateear_17.html