Garth Richardson

Garth Richardson (born ), known professionally as GGGarth, is a Canadian record producer and sound engineer. He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson.

He has worked with such musical acts as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, Rage Against the Machine, L7, Mudvayne, Melvins, Biffy Clyro, Kittie, Shihad, 54-40, Hedley, Rise Against, and Spineshank.

He co-founded the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver with producer Bob Ezrin and established his personal recording studio, the Farm, in Gibsons, British Columbia. He and five partners opened Fader Mountain Sound, a sound studio and rehearsal space that took over the space formerly occupied by the famed Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. Richardson also created the Bandwagon, a portable recording studio used for music therapy by patients at British Columbia Children's Hospital and other facilities in the Lower Mainland of BC that cater to teens and adults.

He has been nominated for a Grammy, a Mercury Prize, and three Juno Awards, winning the Juno Award for Producer of the Year in 1997.

Early life Richardson was born in Toronto and is the son of Jack Richardson, a prominent music producer who worked with notable acts including Alice Cooper, the Guess Who, and Bob Seger in the 1960s and 1970s.

From the age of five, Richardson would visit his father at his Toronto studio, Nimbus 9, and was inspired to follow in his footsteps. He started working as the studio's janitor at the age of 14. At 15 years of age, he worked as a second engineer on Seger's "Night Moves", which was produced by his father.

Richardson was athletic as a child, participating in hockey, football, and skiing.

Career Production work In the 1980s Richardson landed a job at Phase One Studios in Toronto.

He mixed and produced several tracks on the Melvins' 1993 album, Houdini, co-produced their 1994 release Stoner Witch, and served as engineer and mixer on tracks from their 1996 album, Stag. Richardson also produced the 1996 album Shot by the Jesus Lizard, and the following year, he was awarded the Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his work on the singles "Bar-X-the Rocking M" from Stag and "Mailman" from Shot.

The band L7 chose Richardson to co-produce their 1994 album, Hungry for Stink, because of his work with the guitar sound on albums by Melvins and Rage Against the Machine. He mixed the Tommy Lee single "Planet Boom" from the Mötley Crüe EP Quaternary (1994) as well as the acoustic version of Nickelback's "Leader of Men", which was appeared on their 1998 album, The State.

Richardson produced 54-40's 1998 album, Since When. Both the album and its title track were the highest-charting album and single in the band's history. Since When peaked at No. 19 on the RPM Top 100 Albums chart, and the single peaked at No. 2 on RPMs Alternative 30 chart and No. 11 on their 100 Hit Tracks chart. Richardson also produced three tracks on the band's 2018 album, Keep On Walking.

In 2000, Richardson co-produced Mudvayne's debut album, L.D. 50.

In 2003, he received a Juno nomination for Producer of the Year for his work on the songs "Family System" and "The Red" from Chevelle's Wonder What's Next.

Richardson produced Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) by Rise Against, the band's first album on a major record label.

He received his third Juno nomination for Producer of the Year in 2006, for his work on the singles "Gunnin'" and "Villain" by Hedley, from their self-titled debut album.

Richardson has produced three albums by the Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro: Puzzle (2007), Only Revolutions (2009), and Opposites (2013). In 2010, he was nominated for a Mercury Prize for his work on Only Revolutions.

The Farm Studios In 2002, Richardson began developing his own personal recording facility on a seven-acre property in Gibsons, a town situated on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, approximately 45 kilometers from Vancouver. He lives on the property, which also includes accommodations for artists recording on-site. Ezrin had apprenticed under the elder Richardson during the 1970s. Initially conceived in 2010, the first Bandwagon was installed at BC Children's Hospital in 2012. A second unit was created in 2013, serving multiple facilities across the Lower Mainland that support long-term care patients, individuals with dementia, and hospitalized teenagers. Kaplan previously collaborated with Richardson at both the Farm and the Nimbus School of Recording Arts.

Selected production credits

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 1994 Grammy Award Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical* Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine 1997 Juno Award Producer of the Year "Bar-X-the Rocking M" from Stag by Melvins and "Mailman" from Shot by the Jesus Lizard 2003 Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year "Family Stem" and "The Red" from Wonder What's Next by Chevelle 2006 Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year "Gunnin'", "Villain" by Hedley from Hedley 2010 Mercury Prize Album of the Year Only Revolutions by Biffy Clyro

Richardson was nominated for the Grammy Award along with Andy Wallace and Stan Katayama.