ABOUT CLIF:
Clif
Norrell is a highly sought-after record producer, recording engineer,
and music mixer who has produced and/or engineered classic recordings
by high profile, critically acclaimed, and influential artists
including Jeff Buckley, Weezer, Sting, Rush, Faith No More, R.E.M., Jewel, No Doubt,
and many others. Clif has been awarded multiple Gold and Platinum sales
awards for the US and many other countries for his creative
contributions to these albums, in addition to many of his projects
being nominated for Grammy awards and their equivalents in countries
outside the United States. Clif has worked in many countries across the
globe in addition to nearly every state in the U.S., in some of the
world's greatest and most legendary studios. For more about Clif, see
the Bio page.
CURRENT PROJECTS
/ ON DECK:
Currently, Clif is producing a new album for the excellent Israeli band Moshav.
Next, Clif will be engineering and mixing a new album for the very talented worship music artist Jeremy Riddle.
Clif also just mixed the debut album by the stunning alternative rock band The Yelling.
Clif just returned from northern New Jersey, where he recorded a brilliant live show by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers using the famous Record Plant Remote recording truck. The project was graciously sponsored by Wave Distribution, distibutors of high end pro audio gear, including the amazing Distressor.
Clif recently recorded some great new songs with Southern rockers Georgia for their upcoming CD on Atlantic Records.
Clif just finished mixing a new album for ultra cool New York indie rock band Fires of Rome.
Clif just mixed some new songs for Mega Teen Sensation Miley
Cyrus for her new album "Breakout" on Hollywood Records. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard album sales chart.
Clif recently completed recording and mixing a new album for Multi-Platinum selling rock band, Candlebox, titled "Into the Sun" which had a top 10 Rock radio hit with the single "Stand".
Clif also recently mixed a song for singer/songwriter/actress Emmy Rossum on Geffen Records featuring guest vocals by Matt Good of 2008 Warped Tour Headliners From First To Last. Emmy is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance as the lead in the stage and film version of "The Phantom of the Opera".
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LATEST NEWS:
Clif recorded and mixed some brilliant new songs with his old cohort, Canadian Hawksley Workman. One of the tracks featured vocals by the extremely lovely and talented Marion Cotillard, who portrayed Edith Piaf in the wonderful French film, "La Vie En Rose". Marion won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA (British Oscar) for Best Actress this year for her phenomenal performance. The beautiful track is part of the Cartier Love Project, benefiting charities committed to fighting childhood hunger worldwide.
Clif mixed a new album by Copenhagen, Denmark indie/powerpop band The Alpine. The album is an ambitious collection of bittersweet songs in the finest Scandanavian tradition.
Clif traveled to Mexico to complete an ambitious and historic album project with Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. Clif and the band wrote, recorded, and mixed 8 new songs in 8 consecutive days, uploading each new song and a video of them creating it to the band's web site each day for their fans to enjoy. They capped off the week's festivities with a sold out show, kicking it off with all the new tunes. Have a look here if you want to check out what they came up with. The fans got a sneak peek into the creative process, and enjoyed being involved. Reality internet at its finest!
Clif recorded some new songs with super-hot artist/producer Mark Ronson. Mark recently had a #2 single in England as a solo artist, and won the Producer of the Year Grammy in 2008.
Clif produced and mixed an EP for singer/songwriter Chris Chavez. Chris combines emotional folk, acoustic rock, and Eastern musical influences in the vain of Richie Havens, Ben Harper, and Led Zeppelin. One of the songs Clif produced was recently used in the hit TV show Gossip Girl.
Clif also produced and mixed a new album for soulful, rootsy, UK-based singer-songwriter Traverso on A-Z Records.
Clif mixed a track for Multi-Platinum
recording artist Miley
Cyrus
(also known as Hannah
Montana) for her new solo album on Hollywood Records titled "Meet Miley Cyrus" which debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart. The album has been certified Triple Platinum sales in the US by the RIAA.
Clif produced and mixed a new CD titled "Music for the Hearing
Impaired" with the superb San Diego rock band Corporate Circus
which was recently released on Clif's own record label, Supersonic Music.
Clif also mixed some striking songs for Australian
band/duo Boomla.
Boomla blends jazz and funk grooves with the soulful, sexy, and sultry
singing of Syrene, with the addition of unexpected trumpet, clarinet,
and other exotic instruments and drum loops by the duo's other half,
Ben. Reminiscent of genre-benders such as Sneaker Pimps, Boomla is
definitely carving their own path.
Clif mixed a new track titled "Into Yesterday" by multi-platinum band Sugar Ray. In addition to a stereo mix for a soundtrack album, Clif mixed in 5.1 a surround mix for the song to be included in an Oscar Nominated Sony Pictures animated release titled "Surf's Up."
Clif produced and mixed an album for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers called "No More Beautiful World". The album was released on March 21st, and debuted at #8 on the Billboard top Internet Albums chart and at #14 on the top Independent Album Chart. Clif was honored to be working with Roger and drummer PH Naffah again since it has been around a decade since Clif produced the successful major label debut album of their previous band, The Refreshments.
Clif is interviewed in the 50th Anniversary Special Issue of Audio Technology Magazine. In the interview, Clif discusses what he values the most, following the "indispensable" theme of the issue.
Clif recently completed recording and mixing an album for Australian indie pop-rockers Little Birdy with producer John King of the Dust Brothers ( Beck, Beastie Boys). The resulting album "Hollywood" debuted at #8 on the ARIA charts! The album has been officially certified Gold, and is expected to reach the Platinum sales award soon.
Clif also tracked drums with the legendary Josh Freese for artist Jeremy Camp. The album, "Beyond Meaure" reached #29 on the Billboard Album chart, and #2 on the Billboard Top Christian Album chart. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
The Noisettes have released the debut full length CD, "What's the Time Mr. Wolf" which Clif produced, in the UK in February, and it was released in the US on April 25 on Universal / Motown Records. The album debuted at #24 on Billboard's Heatseeker chart. The Noisettes have been chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 10 artists to Watch. They also have been chosen as one of 6 Hot New Artists for 2007 by HMV. The Noisettes got an amazing review in the New York Times of their SXSW performance. Here is a quote from the review: "Two of the most extraordinary bands defied categories and tore apart verse-chorus-verse forms... And the Noisettes were exhilarating and explosive, jumping from era to era � punk-funk to vaudeville swing to blues-rock � as their singer and bass player, Shingai Shoniwa, belted questions like 'What's wrong with the human condition?'" Prepare for lift off. After recently completing a hugely successful arena tour in the UK and Europe supporting Muse, they continue to tear it up on their current US tour supporting TV on the Radio, and were personally asked by Pharrell Williams to open for his London shows. After this tour, they will go back on the road, being asked by Bloc Party to support them on yet another tour. One of the tracks Clif produced was also included on the infamous Pete Doherty's Babyshambles latest release, titled "Back to the Bus", a compilation of their favorite songs to listen to on the road.
Clif tracked 3 songs with cool LA band Death House Chaplain. The singer has a stunning voice that will pull you in.
Clif also tracked drums with the fantastic Matt Chamberlain for artists Goldie (she is ON FIRE!), Moshav Band (How great and different this Israeli band is), and Silya (RCA)
Anouk won the 2006 MTV EMA for Best Dutch/Belgian act for the second year in a row. Anouk also wins her 5th Edison award (the Dutch equivalent of the Grammy) for Best National Female Singer. In other Anouk news, the album Clif produced entitled "Hotel New York" is officially double platinum in Holland and Platinum in Belgium. The album was the second highest selling album in Holland for 2005, and the single for "Girl" is the highest selling single of all time in Holland, beating out "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by you know who. Anouk also won 3 TMF Belgium (MTV) Awards for this album.
Clif mixed the new single "Falling Apart" for The Lovemakers.
Clif worked in Italy tracking new songs with Sting with his new stripped down band with drummer Josh Freese, and guitarists Lyle Workman and long time Sting collaborator Dominic Miller. They are scheduled to finish the tracks in LA this spring.
Clif also mixed a new album for Dutch hard rockers Green Lizard called "Las Armas Del Silencio". Clif produced two albums for this innovative post-grunge band, but couldn't get over to Europe again to do this one due to his hectic schedule. This one is definitely the heaviest yet. Their tour in Europe supporting the amazing Skin from Skunk Anansie, another one of Clif's clients, was a huge success.
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