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Sean O'Keefe is an American record producer, mixer, and engineer based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. O'Keefe is best known for his work with Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, Til Morning and Plain White T's, but has also worked with artists such as Motion City Soundtrack,[1] The Hush Sound,[2] Less Than Jake, Company of Thieves, Punchline,[3] Spitalfield,[4] and You vs Yesterday. O'Keefe is also a musician. He is a former member of Chicago band This Is Me Smiling and Danny and The Ketchups, in both of which he played the drums.[5]
Sean O'Keefe | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | |
Instrument | Drums |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | https://www.seanokeefeproducer.com/ |
Commercial success
editSean's work has earned him three RIAA Gold Records (awarded for the shipment of 500,000 units): Fall Out Boy's Take This to Your Grave (producer and mixer,)[6] Hawthorne Heights' The Silence in Black and White (producer and mixer,)[7] and the Plain White T's Hey There Delilah (co-producer and mixer.)[8] "Hey There Delilah" reached #1 on US Billboard Hot AC/Top 40 charts.[9]
Selected production discography
editYear | Artist | Title | Label | Role | Achievements |
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2002 | Knockout | Searching For Solid Ground | Fearless Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[10] | |
2003 | Split Habit | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | Double Zero Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
2003 | As Tall As Lions | Lafcadio | Triple Crown Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[11] | |
2003 | Spitalfield | Remember Right Now | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[12] | |
2003 | Motion City Soundtrack | Schatzi Split | Doghouse Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[13] | |
2003 | Fall Out Boy | Take This To Your Grave | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[6] | 700,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[14] |
2004 | Duvall | Oh Holy Night | Asian Man Records | Mixer[15] | |
2004 | Punchline | Action (Punchline album) | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16] | |
2004 | Motion City Soundtrack | Matchbook Romance Split | Epitaph Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[17] | |
2004 | Less Than Jake | B Is for B-sides | Warner Bros. Records | Mixer[18] | |
2004 | Hawthorne Heights | The Silence in Black and White | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[7] | 950,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[19] |
2004 | Fall Out Boy | My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer[20] | |
2005 | The Juliana Theory | Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat | Abacus Records | Mixer, Engineer[21] | |
2005 | This Is Me Smiling | This Is Me Smiling | Sony Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[22] | |
2006 | Plain White T's | Every Second Counts | Hollywood Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[23] | 750,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[24] |
2006 | Plain White T's | Hey There Delilah | Fearless Records | Co-Producer, Mixer[25] | #1 on US Billboard Radio Charts (Hot AC/Top 40)[9] |
2008 | Punchline | Just Say Yes (Punchline album) | Modern Short Stories | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16] | |
2007 | The Autumn Defense | Once Around (album) | Yep Roc | Engineer | |
2006 | The Hush Sound | Like Vines | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[26] | |
2008 | Rachael Yamagata | Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer, Drums[27] | |
2009 | The Von Bondies | Love, Hate and Then There's You | Majordomo | Engineer[28] | |
2009 | Company of Thieves | Ordinary Riches | Wind-Up Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[29] | |
2010 | Skybox | Morning After Cuts | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[30] | |
2010 | This Is Me Smiling | Only Uphill | Indie | Mixer[31] | |
2010 | Gold Motel | Gold Motel EP | Indie | Mixer[32] | |
2010 | Gold Motel | Summer House (album) | Indie | Mixer[33] | |
2011 | Mark Rose | Wonderful Trouble | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[34] | |
2013 | Five Years Further | Perfection is Lifeless | Indie | Producer, Engineer | |
2013 | Mark Rose | The Sound Of A Turnaround | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[35] | |
2013 | The Fold | Moving Past | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[36] | |
2014 | From Thin Air | Masquerade | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[37] | |
2014 | Real Friends | Maybe This Place Is the Same and We’re Just Changing | Fearless Records | Mixer[38] | |
2018 | Fall Out Boy | Lake Effect Kid | Island Records and Decaydance | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
2019 | AM Taxi | Shiver by Me | Mixer | ||
2020 | You vs Yesterday | You vs Yesterday | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
2021 | Beach Bunny | Cloud 9 featuring Tegan and Sara | Mom + Pop | Mixer | |
2022 | Beach Bunny | Emotional Creature | Mom + Pop | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
| |- |2024 |Beach Bunny |Vertigo |Mom + Pop |Producer | |- |}
References
edit- ^ "* Motion City Memories * - Discography". Motioncitymemories.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "The Hush Sound - Like Vines - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2006-06-06. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ Brandon Allin. "Punchline Select Sean O'Keefe to Produce New Release - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Interviews: Mark Rose (Ex-Spitalfield)". Punknews.org. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ Sean O'Keefe. "Sean O'Keefe | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ a b "Fall Out Boy on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ a b "Ohio Is For Lovers Hawthorne Heights". Prosound Network. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "PureVolume™ | We're Listening To You". Purevolume.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ a b "Plain White T's - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Searching for Solid Ground by Knockout @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "As Tall as Lions - Lafcadio". Punknews.org. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "POZ Decade: Spitalfield - Remember Right Now — PropertyOfZack". Propertyofzack.com. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "No Results Page | Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ "Oh Holy Night - Duvall | Credits". AllMusic. 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ a b "Punchline : Just Say Yes [Import]". 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "* Motion City Memories * - Discography". Motioncitymemories.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "News, reviews, interviews and more for top artists and albums – MSN Music". Music.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - October 27, 2013". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ "My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue [EP]". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Juliana Theory : Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat". 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "This is Me Smiling". Thisismesmiling.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Plain White T's - Every Second Counts (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "RIAA News Room - Summer Sizzle - Aug 22, 2007". Recording Industry Association of America. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "REVIEWS | Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah album review". Hybridmagazine.Com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "HUSH SOUND - Like Vines - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Elephants... Teeth Sinking into Heart | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production". Tapeop.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ Jason Lipshutz (2008-09-30). "The Von Bondies Sign With Majordomo". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Skybox | Morning After Cuts | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Hiding | This is Me Smiling". Thisismesmiling.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Gold Motel - Gold Motel (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Gold Motel - Summer House CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "BIO". Markrosemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "BIO". Markrosemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "THE FOLD releases new video "Moving Past" off their new album and FREE download! – Rock Out Magazine". Rockoutmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "From Thin Air | Vionza Music". Pitonmusic.com. 2014-07-05. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Real Friends Stream "Loose Ends" From 'Maybe This Place Is The Same And We're Just Changing' — PropertyOfZack". Propertyofzack.com. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
External links
edit- "I Was A Teenage Fall Out Boy" by Patrick Stump (10 Year Anniversary of Take This To Your Grave)