Joe Chiccarelli

Career

Chiccarelli got his first taste of the studio through a cousin who owned Boston's Fleetwood Studio. He also worked as an engineer at Music Designers Recording Studio in Boston. Chiccarelli moved west in the late '70s where he scored an assistant engineer gig at L.A.'s Cherokee Studios. He got his career break engineering Frank Zappa's album Sheik Yerbouti (1979). In an interview with HitQuarters, Chiccarelli said: "[Zappa's] engineer couldn't make the session and so he decided to take a chance on me. I'm so thankful ever since that day because he gave me a career."

He is credited with discovering singer Tori Amos and signing her first band, Y Kant Tori Read, to a label deal. However, Chiccarelli refuted this in an interview with HitQuarters saying, "That's a myth. Tori was already signed to Atlantic Records as a solo artist when I got involved." In 1998, he mixed the Latin album Un Tributo (a José José), a tribute to José José.

Chiccarelli produced Minus the Bear's album Omni, released May 4, 2010. He produced four tracks on The Strokes' fourth album, Angles. He also produced the Double Platinum debut album from Australian group Boy & Bear. The band received Five ARIA awards for the album. He also engineered and mixed track's on Morrissey's Swords album.

In 2011, Chiccarelli produced Jason Mraz's fourth album Love Is a Four Letter Word, released April 17, 2012 and Alanis Morissette's upcoming Havoc and Bright Lights as well as upcoming album Songs of Patience for Alberta Cross. In 2012 he produced what became a Gold album, Departures, for Australian artist Bernard Fanning as well as tracks for Dwight Yoakam. His 2013 album projects include Divine Fits, Hellogoodbye, Saints Of Valory, Plain White T's, Need To Breathe, The Madden Brothers, and Oxbow. In 2014 he has produced Morrissey's latest album, World Peace is None of Your Business as well as five songs on Spoon's album They Want My Soul, and tracks with The Rocketboys, Ivan & Alyosha, JEFF the Brotherhood and Victorian Halls. In 2015 he produced a duets album for Doug Seegers and Jill Johnson, becoming a Platinum Number One album in Sweden. Album releases in 2016 include new albums from Oxbow, Buffalo Sunn, Cherry Glazerr, Night Riots,Broken Social Scene and SPEAK.

Selected Discography

1980s and 1990s

Poco – Under the Gun – Engineer/Mix/Record

No Nukes – Engineer/Mix/Record

Frank Zappa – Tinseltown Rebellion (1981) – Engineer

Frank Zappa – Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar and Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More (1981) – Engineer/Mix/Record

Oingo Boingo – Only a Lad – Produce/Engineer

Juice Newton – Juice – Engineer/Record

Del Shannon – Drop Down and Get Me – Engineer/Mix

Robert Williams – Buy My Record EP – Producer

Poco – Blue and Gray – Engineer

Red Rider – As Far as Siam – Engineer/Mix/Record

Willie Phoenix – Willie Phoenix – Produce/Engineer

Juice Newton – Quiet Lies – Engineer/Record

Oingo Boingo – Nothing to Fear – Producer/Engineer/Recording

Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Producer

Red Rider – Neruda – Engineer/Record

Toronto – Girls Night Out – Mixing

Juice Newton – Dirty Looks – Mixing

Ray Manzarek – Carmina Burana – Mixing/Mixing Engineer

Frank Zappa – Baby Snakes – Mixing

Glenn Frey – The Allnighter – Mixing

Van Stephenson – Righteous Anger – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Carla Olson / The Textones – Midnight Mission – Engineer/Mixing

Romeo Void – Instincts – Mixing

Poco – Inamorata – Producer/Engineer

Bangles – All Over the Place – Mixing

Vision Quest (Original Soundtrack) – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way – Producer/Engineer

Vince DiCola – Rocky IV (soundtrack) – Producer, Engineer

Lone Justice – Lone Justice – Engineer/Overdub Engineer/Recording

Taxxi – Expose – Engineer

Todd Sharp – Who Am I? – Mixing

Agent Orange – This Is the Voice – Mixing

The Lover Speaks – The Lover Speaks – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Stan Ridgway – The Big Heat – Producer/Engineer/Mixing

Lone Justice – Shelter – Engineer/Mixing/Associate Producer

Tonio K. – Romeo Unchained – Engineer

Juice Newton – Old Flame – Engineer/Recording

Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out – Producer

George Thorogood / George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Nadine – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Bob Geldof – Deep in the Heart of Nowhere – Engineer/Mixing/Recording

Cobra – Producer

Julie Brown – Trapped in the Body of a White Girl – Producer

Alison Moyet – Raindancing – Engineer/Recording

Jellybean – Just Visiting This Planet – Engineer/Recording

Breakfast Club – Breakfast Club – Engineer

The Dream Syndicate – 50 in a 25 Zone – Mixing

Y Kant Tori Read – Y Kant Tori Read (1988) – Producer/Engineer

Tom Cochrane / Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – Victory Day – Mixing

Joan Baez – Recently – Engineer/Mixing

Al Stewart – Last Days of the Century – Producer

Treat Her Right – Tied to the Tracks – Mixing

Joan Baez – Speaking of Dreams – Mixing

Stan Ridgway – Mosquitos – Producer

James Horner – Field of Dreams – Mixing

Oingo Boingo – Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet – Producer

Luba – All of Nothing – Producer

Robert Tepper – Modern Madness – Producer

George Thorogood / George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Better Than The Rest – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Hugh Cornwell – Nosferatu – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbouti (1979) – Engineer/Remixing/Overdubing

Frank Zappa – Joe's Garage (1979) – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Stephen Bishop – Bish – Assistant/Engineer

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Dirt Band – Engineer/Mixing/Record

Journey – Infinity – Engineer/Record

Poco – Legend – Engineer/Mixing

Allen Toussaint – Motion – Assistant/Engineer

Bee Gees – [[Saturday Night Fever [original soundtrack]]] – Engineer/Record

José José – Un Tributo (a José José) (1998) – Mixing

Congo Norvell – The Dope, The Lies, The Vaseline (1996) – Producer/Engineer/Mixing

2007

The Shins – Produce/Record/Mix

The White Stripes- Record/Mix

The Raconteurs – Record/Mix

2008

Georgia (Atlantic)- Engineered

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (Holywood)- Engineered

My Morning Jacket (ATO) – Produce/Record

2009

Adam Stephens (Saddle Creek) – Produce/Record/Mix

Middle Class Rut (Bright Antenna) – Mix

Ely Guera (Homey) – Mix

Minus the Bear (Dangerbird) – Produce/Record/Mix

Gin Wigmore (Universal) – Record/Mix

Cory Chisel (RCA) – Produce/Record/Mix

Dredg (Universal Germany) – Mix

Camera Can't Lie (Atlantic) – Record

Ponderosa (New West) – Produce/Record

Sondre Lerche (Rounder) – Mix

Mika (Universal) – Record

2010

The Strokes (RCA) – Produce/Record

Young The Giant (Roadrunner) – Produce/Record/Mix

Juan Campodonicoare (Universal Latin) – Record

Ilse DeLange (Universal Holland) – Record

Eleni Mandell (YepRoc) – Produce/Record/Mix

Rachel Yamagata (Warner) – Produce/Record/Mix

Big Talk (Anti) – Produce/Record/Mix

The Killers Xmas single (Island) – Co-Produce

Manchester Orchestra (Columbia) – Mix

2011

Christina Perri (Atlantic) – Produce/Record

Alberta Cross (Ark) – Produce/Record

Boy & Bear (Universal) – Produce/Mix

Tiziano Ferro (EMI Italy) – Record

Jason Mraz (Atlantic) – Produce/Record

Dwight Yoakam (Warner) – Co-produce/Record

2012

Keaton Henson (Sony UK)-Produce/Mix

Cafe Tacuba (Universal) -Co-Produce/Mix

Dropkick Murphys (Born & Bred) -Mix

Alanis Morissette (Collective Sounds) – Produce/Mix

Eleni Mandell (Yep Roc) – Produced/Mix

2013

HelloGoodbye (OldFriends)-Produce/Mix

Saints Of Valory – "Neon Eyes" (Atlantic) – Engineer/Producer

Divine Fits – "Ain't That The Way" (Merge) – Engineer/Producer

Russian Red (Sony) – Produce/Record

Plain White T's – "Should've Gone to Bed" (Hollywood) – Engineer/Produce

Bernard Fanning – Departures – Mixing/Producer

2014

Spoon (Loma Vista/Universal) – Produce/Record

Real Estate "Talking Backwards" (Domino) – Mix

NeedToBreathe (Atlantic) – Produce/Record

Saints Of Valory (Atlantic) – Produce/Record

Morrissey (Harvest/Capitol) – Produce/Mix

The Madden Brothers (Capitol) – Produce/Mix

2015

The Front Bottoms – "Laugh Till I Cry", "Summer Shandy" on Back on Top (Atlantic) – Mixing/Production

Jeff The Brotherhood (Warner Bros.) – Produce/Record

Ivan & Alyosha (Dualtone) – Produce/Mix

On An On – And the Wave Has Two Sides(RollCall) – Producer/Engineer/Mixing

Victorian Halls – Hyperalgesia (Victory) – Mixing

2016

Doug Seegers (Universal) – Produce/Mix

Bleached (Secretly Canadian) – Produce/Record

Milow (Universal) – Produce/Record

The Arkells (Universal) – Produce/Record

The Augustines (Universal) – Produce/Mix

2017

Morrissey (BMG) - Produce/Mix

Cherry Glazerr (Secretly Canadian) – Produce/Record

Jamie Lawson (Warner UK) – Produce/Mix

Flogging Molly (Concord) – Produce/Mix

Broken Social Scene (Universal) – Produce/Record

Wildling (Warner Bros) – Produce/Record

Oxbow (HydraHead) – Produce/Mix

Night Riots (Sumerian) – Produce/Mix

Grammy Awards

2003 Best Latin Rock/Alt Album Café Tacuba "Cuatro Caminos"

2007 Alternative Album The White Stripes "Icky Thump"

2009 Best Engineered Album Non-Classical – The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"

Latin Grammy Awards

2000 Best Rock Album Cafe Tacuba "Reves"

2001 Best Rock Solo Vocal Album Juanes "Fijate Bien"

2003 Best Rock Solo Album Juanes "Un Dia Normal"

2003 Album of The Year Juanes "Un Dia Normal"

2004 Best Alternative Album Café Tacuba "Cuatro Caminos"

2010 Best Alternative Album Ely Guerra "Hombres Invisible"

2013 Best Instrumental Album Bajofondo "Presente"

Grammy Nominations

Best Alternative Album – The White Stripes "Icky Thump" (Grammy winner)

Best Alternative Album – The Shins "Wincing The Night Away"

Best Jazz Vocal Album – Kurt Elling "Nightmoves"

Best Engineered Album Non-Classical – The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"

Best Engineered Album Non-Classical – Cafe Tacuba "Reves YoSoy"

Best Engineered Album Non-Classical – Jason Mraz "Love is a Four Letter Word"

Best Rock Album – The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely"

Best Alternative Album – My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges"

Producer of The Year" 2007- The Shins, Kurt Elling, Oxbow