Clif Norrell

Clif Norrell is an American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Shania Twain, Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl, Sting, Paul McCartney, Gavin Degraw, Joss Stone, Selena Gomez and The Police.

Norrell was nominated for two Grammy Awards and two TEC Awards for his engineering work on Springsteen's 2012 album Wrecking Ball and its single "We Take Care of Our Own", as well as an additional TEC Award nomination for his work on Sting's album 57th and 9th. Norrell has been featured in many articles, books, and music conferences. Norrell also mixed the first commercial music-only release in Dolby Atmos immersive sound format for the 25th Anniversary edition of R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People album.

Early career Starting with a long background as a trained trumpet player and guitarist, Norrell began his studio career at the legendary Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, the world's most awarded recording studio, in the mid 1980s under the mentorship of renowned audio guru Allen Sides. Throughout his years there as staff engineer, Norrell honed his skills while working with superstars like Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Beastie Boys, Van Halen, and many others. He also learned his craft by working with such legendary producers and engineers as Arif Mardin, Glyn Johns, Andy Johns, Norman Granz, and many other top contemporary producers. Starting out in the era when analog recording technology was at its peak and digital technology was just starting to be more widely used in studios, Norrell continues to incorporate vintage analog tape recorders and processing together with the latest in digital audio advancements to achieve the sound and feel he and the artists envision for each project.

Partial discography Artist Project Credit Year R.E.M. Automatic for the People Engineer, mixer 1992 Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball Engineer 2012 Jeff Buckley Grace Engineer 1994 Ghost Prequelle Engineer 2018 Weezer Pinkerton Engineer 1996 Rush Test For Echo Engineer 1996 Faith No More King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime Engineer 1995 Anouk Hotel New York Producer 2004 Shania Twain Now Engineer 2017 SuperHeavy SuperHeavy Engineer 2011 Sting 57th and 9th Engineer 2016 Sting At The Movies Mixer 1999 Miley Cyrus Breakout Mixer 2008 Miley Cyrus Start All Over Mixer 2007 The Replacements All Shook Down Engineer, mixer 1990 Echo and The Bunnymen Evergreen Mixer 1997 Needtobreathe Rivers in the Wasteland Engineer 2014 RDGLDGRN RDGLDGRN LP Engineer, mixer 2013 Noisettes What's the Time Mr. Wolf Producer, engineer, mixer 2007 Indigo Girls Indigo Girls Engineer, mixer 1989 Indigo Girls Nomads Indians Saints Engineer, mixer 1990 Widespread Panic Ain't Life Grand Mixer 1994 Widespread Panic Bombs and Butterflies Mixer 1997 Rollins Band Come In and Burn Engineer, mixer 1997 Rollins Band Get Some Go Again Engineer, mixer 2000 Rollins Band The Only Way to Know For Sure Producer, engineer, mixer 2002 Rollins Band Nice Engineer, mixer 2001 No Doubt "Making Out" from Rock Steady Engineer 2001 The Refreshments Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy Producer, engineer, mixer 1996 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers No More Beautiful World Producer, engineer, mixer 2007 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Turbo Ocho Producer, engineer, mixer 2008 Billy Idol The Devil's Playground Engineer 2005 Selena Gomez Kiss & Tell Mixer 2009 Selena Gomez "Live Like There's No Tomorrow" from A Year Without Rain Mixer 2010 Serena Ryder Live Mixer, mastering engineer 2002 Little Birdy Hollywood Engineer, mixer 2006 Skunk Anansie Post Orgasmic Chill Engineer 1999 John Hiatt Perfectly Good Guitar Engineer, mixer 1993 A.R. Rahman Infinite Love Mixer 2012 Anvil Juggernaut of Justice Mastering engineer 2011 The Jayhawks Tomorrow the Green Grass Engineer 1995 Pixies Debaser Mixer 1989 Gavin DeGraw Sweeter Engineer 2011