Malcolm Burn

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Malcolm Burn
Background information
Birth name	Malcolm Burn
Born	October 4, 1960 (1960-10-04) (age 49) Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock,Pop
Occupations	Record producer, engineer, musician
Instruments	Vocals, Keyboards
Years active	1981 – present
Associated acts	Boys Brigade
Website	http://www.malcolmburn.net

Malcolm Burn (born October 4, 1960 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian-born music producer, recording engineer and musician.

Biography

Burn grew up in Deep River, Ontario and became lead singer/keyboardist for the 1980s Canadian band Boys Brigade. Following the dissolution of that group, he turned towards music production and solo work.

In 1988 Burn relocated to New Orleans where he would work with Daniel Lanois (known for his work with U2 & Peter Gabriel) on a number of projects. Their collaboration began with Burn playing keyboards and guitar on Lanois' solo debut record Acadie. Burn recorded again with Lanois for Bob Dylan on his acclaimed album Oh Mercy, as well as Yellow Moon by The Neville Brothers and Living with the Law, which he co-produced for Chris Whitley.

Burn continued in the role of producer for projects with Blue Rodeo, Emmylou Harris (Red Dirt Girl, Stumble into Grace), Midnight Oil (Breathe), Patty Griffin, Crash Vegas (Red Earth) and Patti Smith (Gone Again).

Burn continues to produce and record as well as write music. He is currently also making a documentary film tentatively entitled Touched about a group home for mentally ill people in Kingston, New York.

Awards and recognition

• 2001: Winner - Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, with Jim Watts (engineer) and Emmylou Harris for Red Dirt Girl
• 2004: Nominee - Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" for "Here I Am" / "I Will Dream", Emmylou Harris

Discography

Solo

• 1983 - Boys Brigade (Anthem/Capitol Records) - album produced by Geddy Lee of Rush
• 1988 - Redemption

Producer / musician

• 1988 - Daniel Lanois - Acadie (recorded and co-written/mix)
• 1988 - Crash Vegas - Red Earth (produced and recorded/mix)
• 1988 - Blue Rodeo - Diamond Mine (co-producer/mix)
• 1989 - Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy (engineer/musician/mix)
• 1989 - The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon (recorded/musician/mix)
• 1990 - Chris Whitley - Living with the Law (producer/musician/mix)
• 1991 - The Neville Brothers - Brothers Keeper (producer/musician/mix)
• 1992 - Daniel Lanois - For the Beauty of Wynona (musician/engineer/mix)
• 1992 - The Devlins - Drift (producer/musician)
• 1992 - Lisa Germano - Happiness (producer/musician)
• 1993 - Iggy Pop - American Caesar (producer/musician)
• 1993 - John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (co-producer)
• 1994 - Giant Sand - Glum (producer/musician)
• 1994 - Charlie Sexton Sextet - Under the Wishing Tree (producer/musician/mix)
• 1994 - Junkhouse - Strays (co-producer/musician)
• 1996 - Midnight Oil - Breathe (producer/musician)
• 1998 - Better Than Ezra - How Does Your Garden Grow? (producer/engineer/mix)
• 2005 - Chris Whitley - Soft Dangerous Shores (producer/recorded/musician)

External links

• Malcolm Burn official website
• MySpace site
• Jam: Boys Brigade (references Malcolm Burn)
• Octopus Media: Malcolm Burn profile

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