Darrell Thorp
PRODUCER | MIXER | ENGINEER
Darrell Thorp is a Seven-Time Grammy Award Winning (OutKast, Radiohead, Switchfoot, Molotov, Beck) Producer, Mixer and Engineer with over 18-years of experience under his belt and many multi-platinum records to his discography. Darrell moved to Los Angeles in 1997 after a 4 year service in the U.S. Navy and started interning at smaller studios. He eventually worked his way up to an Assistant Engineer at some of L.A.’s prestigious studios such as Track Record, Conway, and finally, Ocean Way Recording. It was at Ocean Way Recording that Darrell met famed Radiohead producer, Nigel Godrich. Shortly after meeting Godrich, Darrell became his full time engineer and ended up recording Beck “Sea Change”, Radiohead “Hail to The Thief”, Paul McCartney’s “Chaos and Creation In The Back Yard” and many others. Currently, Darrell is splitting his time between Producing and Mixing various records. Darrell has had the pleasure of being the principle recording engineer on Beck’s “Morning Phase” which granted him 3 additional Grammys for Best Engineered Album, Rock Album of the Year, and Album of the Year.
Darrell Thorp Selected Discography
| Artist | Album | Label | Credit | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cheap Trick | Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello | Big Machine Records | Engineer | 2016 |
 | James Supercave | Better Strange | Fairfax Recordings | Mixing | 2016 |
 | Unloved | Guilty of Love | Unloved Records | Mixing | 2016 |
 | M83 | Junk | Mute | Engineer | 2016 |
 | Lake Street Dive | Side Pony | Nonesuch | Engineer, Mixing | 2016 |
 | Various | Southern Family | Low Country Sound / Elektra | Mixing | 2016 |
 | HoneyHoney | 3 | Rounder | Engineer, Mixing | 2015 |
 | Anderson East | Delilah | Elektra / Low Country Sound | Mixing | 2015 |
 | Chris Isaak | First Comes the Night | Vanguard | Mixing | 2015 |
 | Nate Ruess | Grand Romantic | Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen Records | Engineer | 2015 |
 | Julia Holter | Have You In My Wilderness | Domino | Engineer | 2015 |
 | Julie Mintz | The Thin Veil | Daughters of Cain Records | Engineer | 2015 |
 | Third Day | Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship | Silvertone Records / Reunion | Engineer | 2015 |
 | Christian Lopez Band | Onward | Blaster Records | Mixing | 2015 |
 | Molotov | Agua Maldita | Universal | Engineer | 2014 |
 | Skating Polly | Fuzz Steilacoom | Chap Stereo | Mixing | 2014 |
 | Lili Haydn | LiliLand | MRI | Mixing | 2014 |
 | Beck | Morning Phase | Capitol / Virgin EMI | Engineer | 2014 |
 | Kan Wakan | Moving On | Verve / Virgin EMI | Producer, Engineer | 2014 |
 | Anastacia | Resurrection | BMG | Engineer | 2014 |
 | Spain | Sargent Place | Dine Alone | Mixing | 2014 |
 | Armand Margjeka | Hummingbird | Communicating Vessels | Engineer, Mixing | 2014 |
 | Noel | I Won't Answer | Communicating Vessels/Pipeandgun | Producer, Mixing | 2014 |
 | Preston Lovinggood | Shadow Songs | Communicating Vessels | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, | 2014 |
 | Foster the People | Supermodel | Columbia / Startime | Engineer | 2014 |
 | Atoms for Peace | Amok | XL | Engineer | 2013 |
 | Duquette Johnston | Rabbit Runs a Destiny | Communicating Vessels | Mixing | 2013 |
 | DJ Supreme | Knowledge, Rhythm and Understanding | Communicating Vessels | Mixing | 2013 |
 | Priscilla Ahn | This Is Where We Are | Street Quality Entertainment | Mixing | 2013 |
 | Kiev | Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth | Suspended Sunrise Recordings / Universal Music | Producer, Engineer | 2013 |
 | Dwight Yoakam | 3 Pears | Warner Bros. | Engineer | 2012 |
 | Sanders Bohlke | Ghost Boy | Communicating Vessels | Engineer, Mixing | 2012 |
 | Nite Jewel | One Second of Love | Secretly Canadian | Mixing | 2012 |
 | Chris Mann | Roads | Republic / Universal | Engineer | 2012 |
 | Thurston Moore | Demolished Thoughts | Matador | Mixing | 2011 |
 | Sara Lov | I Already Love You | Irma Records | Mixing | 2011 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | Johnny Boy Would Love This: A Tribute to John Martyn | Hole In the Rain / Liaison Music | Engineer | 2011 |
 | Stephen Malkmus | Mirror Traffic | Matador | Engineer, Mixing | 2011 |
 | Drive A | The World in Shambles | Dead Conflict Records | Engineer, Mixing | 2011 |
 | Radiohead | The King of Limbs | TBD Records | Assistant | 2011 |
 | Yoav | A Foolproof Escape Plan | Phi Group | Mixing | 2010 |
 | Jamie Lidell | Compass | Warp | Engineer | 2010 |
 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM | Elektra | Engineer, Mixing | 2010 |
 | Dead Snares | Speak the Language | Burnside / Popantipop / Sound Isidore | Producer, Mixing | 2010 |
 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Stage Whisper | Elektra | Engineer, Mixing | 2010 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic | Mixing | 2010 |
 | The Secret Sisters | The Secret Sisters | Decca / Universal / Wrasse | Engineer | 2010 |
 | Holly Conlan | Fascinator | Holly Conlan | Mixing | 2009 |
 | Switchfoot | Hello Hurricane | Atlantic | Engineer | 2009 |
 | Hyperstory | Hyperstory | Pureland | Engineer | 2009 |
 | Other Lives | Other Lives | TBD Records | Engineer, Mixing | 2009 |
 | Sara Lov | Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming | Nettwerk America | Mixing | 2009 |
 | Priscilla Ahn | A Good Day | Blue Note | Engineer, Mixing | 2008 |
 | The Stiletto Formal | Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta! | Eyeball Records | Executive Producer | 2008 |
 | Beck | Modern Guilt | DGC / Interscope | Engineer, Mixing | 2008 |
 | Radiohead | The Best of Radiohead | Parlophone | Engineer | 2008 |
 | Thom Yorke | The Eraser Rmxs | XL | Mixing | 2008 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | The Hotel Cafe Presents Winter Songs | Hotel Cafe Records / Epic | Engineer, Mixing | 2008 |
 | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | Downtown/Atlantic | Engineer | 2008 |
 | Sara Lov | The Young Eyes | Nettwerk | Mixing | 2008 |
 | Snow & Voices | What the Body Was Made For | Elastic Ruby Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | 2008 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | Endless Highway: The Music of The Band | Columbia/Warner Music/429 Records/EMI/Sony | Engineer, Mixing | 2007 |
 | Ray Charles | Forever Ray Charles | Madacy Special Products / Madacy Special Markets | Assistant Engineer | 2007 |
 | Goo Goo Dolls | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Singles | Warner Bros. | Engineer | 2007 |
 | Air | Pocket Symphony | Parlophone | Engineer | 2007 |
 | Radiohead | Radiohead Box Set | Capitol/EMI Records / Parlophone | Engineer | 2007 |
 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | 5:55 | Because | Engineer | 2006 |
 | Thom Yorke | The Eraser | Warner Music | Engineer | 2006 |
 | Beck | The Information | Interscope | Engineer | 2006 |
 | Andy Stochansky | 100 | Linus Entertainment | Engineer | 2005 |
 | Paul McCartney | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | Capitol/EMI Records | Engineer | 2005 |
 | Paul McCartney | Fine Line | EMI | Engineer | 2005 |
 | Paul McCartney | Jenny Wren [UK #2] | EMI | Engineer | 2005 |
 | P!nk | Missundaztood/Can't Take Me Home | BMG | Assistant | 2005 |
 | Snow & Voices | Snow & Voices | Bird Song Recordings /Parasol | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | 2005 |
 | Radiohead | Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive) | EMI | Engineer | 2004 |
 | Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company | Concord / Hear | Assistant Engineer | 2004 |
 | The Polyphonic Spree | Hold Me Now | The Good | Assistant Engineer | 2004 |
 | Andy Stochansky | Shine | Population 60 | Engineer | 2004 |
 | Travis | Singles | Sony/Epic | Assistant Engineer | 2004 |
 | Ryan Cabrera | Take It All Away | Atlantic | Assistant Engineer | 2004 |
 | The Polyphonic Spree | Together We're Heavy | Digital Sound | Assistant Engineer | 2004 |
 | Radiohead | 2+2=5 | EMI | Engineer | 2003 |
 | Big Dismal | Believe | Wind-Up | Assistant Engineer | 2003 |
 | Masanori Sasaji | Birdland | 441 Records | Assistant Engineer | 2003 |
 | Radiohead | Go to Sleep | Capitol / EMI | Engineer | 2003 |
 | Radiohead | Hail to the Thief | Capitol | Engineer | 2003 |
 | OutKast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | Arista | Mixing | 2003 |
 | Jay-Z | The Black Album | Roc-A-Fella | Mixing, Engineer | 2003 |
 | Headstrong | Headstrong | RCA | Mixing Assistant | 2002 |
 | Jacintha | Lush Life | Groove Note | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | The Wallflowers | Red Letter Days | Interscope | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | Beck | Sea Change | Geffen / Universal | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | Filter | The Amalgamut | Reprise / Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. / WEA | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | Joni Mitchell | Travelogue | Warner Bros. | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | Eden Atwood | Waves: The Bossa Nova Sessions | Groove Note | Assistant Engineer | 2002 |
 | Jason Falkner | Bedtime with the Beatles: Instrumental Versions of Classic Beatles Songs | Sony Music Distribution | Engineer | 2001 |
 | Goo Goo Dolls | Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce | Warner Bros. | Assistant | 2001 |
 | Busta Rhymes | Genesis | BMG / Sony | Assistant | 2001 |
 | Clint Black | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | BMG / Sony | Mixing | 2001 |
 | Terry Evans | Mississippi Magic | Audioquest Records | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Nate Dogg | Music & Me | Elektra | Engineer | 2001 |
 | Travis Side | Pt. 1 | Independiente | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Travis Side | Pt. 2 | Independiente | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Elton John | Songs from the West Coast | Universal | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Glenn Close | South Pacific (Music from the ABC Premiere Event) | Sony | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Travis | The Invisible Band | Epic | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | The Wash | Universal Distribution | Assistant Engineer | 2001 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | Bait | Warner Bros. | Assistant Engineer | 2000 |
 | P!nk | Can't Take Me Home | BMG / Sony | Assistant | 2000 |
 | Richard Marx | Days in Avalon [Signal 21] | Signal 21 | Assistant Engineer | 2000 |
 | Brian Setzer | Vavoom! | Interscope | Assistant Engineer | 2000 |
 | Burning Rain | Burning Rain | Phantom Import Distribution | Assistant Engineer | 2003 |
 | Various / Soundrtack | The Runaway Bride | Sony BMG | Assistant Engineer | 1999 |
 | Blue Plate Special | A Night Out with Blue Plate Special | Slimstyle | Assistant Engineer | 1998 |
 | Goo Goo Dolls | Dizzy up the Girl | Warner Music | Assistant Engineer | 1998 |
 | Various / Soundtrack | Hav Plenty | Sony /Epic | Assistant Engineer | 1998 |
 | Monifah | Mo'hogany | Universal / Uptown | Assistant Engineer | 1998 |
 | Beck | One Foot in the Grave | K Records | Mixing | 1994 |