Ken Caillat
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Kenneth Douglas "Ken" Caillat (icon ; born August 12, 1946) is an American
record producer
. He is best known for producing the Fleetwood Mac
albums Rumours
, Tusk
, Mirage
, Live
, and The Chain Box Set.
Caillat is the president of 5.1 Entertainment Group Digital Production Services, which has worked on albums for Billy Idol
, Frank Sinatra
, Pat Benatar
, Wilson Phillips
, the Beach Boys
, Herbie Hancock
, David Becker Tribune
and Alice Cooper
as well as Christine McVie
on her solo album In the Meantime
, in addition to Fleetwood Mac, remastering in 5.1 DVD audio format. He won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year
for Rumours.
In addition to production, he has been a director, studio engineer, and musician.
He is the father of singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat
and produced her albums Coco
(2007), Breakthrough (2009), and All of You (2011).
United States
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record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He is best known for producing the Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
albums Rumours
Rumours
Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Largely recorded in California during 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and was released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at the top of both the...
, Tusk
Tusk (album)
Tusk is the 12th album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and New Wave on his production techniques...
, Mirage
Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)
Mirage is the 13th studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released in June 1982.Following a hiatus of over a year after the completion of the worldwide Tusk tour, the band temporarily relocated to Château d'Hérouville in France to record this 12-track collection...
, Live
Live (Fleetwood Mac album)
Live is a double live album released by Fleetwood Mac in 1980. It was the first live album from the then-current line-up of the band, and the next would be The Dance from 1997...
, and The Chain Box Set.
Caillat is the president of 5.1 Entertainment Group Digital Production Services, which has worked on albums for Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
, Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Other charted songs:-Awards and nominations:...
, the Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
, David Becker Tribune
David Becker Tribune
The David Becker Tribune is an American contemporary jazz band. The band is led by namesake David Becker, who is the guitarist and composer.-History:...
and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
as well as Christine McVie
Christine McVie
Christine McVie is an English rock singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums...
on her solo album In the Meantime
In the Meantime (album)
-Personnel:*Christine McVie - vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer*Dan Perfect - guitar, programming, backing vocals*George Hawkins - bass guitar, backing vocals*Steve Ferrone - drums*Lenny Castro - percussion*Luis Conte - percussion...
, in addition to Fleetwood Mac, remastering in 5.1 DVD audio format. He won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
for Rumours.
In addition to production, he has been a director, studio engineer, and musician.
He is the father of singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
and produced her albums Coco
Coco (album)
Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units...
(2007), Breakthrough (2009), and All of You (2011).
Production discography
- How Time FlysHow Time FlysHow Time Flys is a comedy album written by David Ossman and featuring the voice talents of all four members of The Firesign Theatre plus several other contributors...
(1973) – David OssmanDavid OssmanDavid Ossman is an American writer and comedian, best known as a member of The Firesign Theatre.-Career:...
(Engineer) - FairytaleFairytale (album)Fairytale is the second album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the United Kingdom on October 22, 1965 through Pye Records . The U.S. version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs...
(1965) – DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
(Producer) - Basket of LightBasket of LightBasket of Light is a 1969 album by the folk rock group Pentangle. It reached #5 on the UK charts largely on the basis of the single "Light Flight" , the theme from BBC1's first colour drama series Take Three Girls.-A side:-B side:...
(1969) – PentanglePentangle (band)Pentangle are a British folk rock band with some folk jazz influences. The original band were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and a later version has been active since the early 1980s...
(Executive producer) - Astrud Gilberto Now (1972) – Astrud GilbertoAstrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:...
(Executive producer) - Love Music (1973) – Sergio MendesSergio MendesSérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
(Assistant) - The Phoenix ConcertsThe Phoenix ConcertsThe Phoenix Concerts is a live album released in 1974, and it is the seventh solo album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It was recorded live at Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1974, and it was Stewart's first live album release...
(1974) – John Stewart (Assistant engineer, engineer) - Where We All BelongWhere We All BelongWhere We All Belong is the third album by The Marshall Tucker Band. It is a double album; Album One is a studio album and Album Two is a live album, featuring extensive jamming by the band and guest fiddle player, Charlie Daniels, on "24 Hours At A Time." Album Two was recorded live at The...
(1974) – The Marshall Tucker BandThe Marshall Tucker BandThe Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...
(Engineer) - Elevation (1973) – Pharoah SandersPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...
(Engineer) - Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Vol. 1 (1975) – Gabby PahinuiGabby PahinuiCharles Philip "Gabby" or "Pops" Pahinui was a slack-key guitarist.Gabby was born Charles Kapono Kahahawaii Jr. and later hānai-ed into the Pahinui family as Charles Philip Pahinui and raised in the Kaka'ako area of Honolulu in the 1920s...
(Engineer) - Searchin' for a RainbowSearchin' for a RainbowSearchin' for a Rainbow is the 4th studio album by The Marshall Tucker Band. It was released in 1975.-Side One:#"Fire on the Mountain" - 3:53#"Searchin' for a Rainbow" - 3:48#"Walkin' and Talkin'" - 2:25#"Virginia" - 4:54-Side Two:...
(1975) – The Marshall Tucker Band (Engineer) - Amazonas (1975) – Cal TjaderCal TjaderCallen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his...
(Remixing, engineer) - Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac (1975 album)2004 Re-issueOn 24 March 2004, Warner Bros. Records re-released the remastered album, with the following bonus tracks:"Jam #2" – 5:41"Say You Love Me" [single version] – 4:03...
(1975) – Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
(Producer) - Cool Rasta (1976) – The HeptonesThe HeptonesThe Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady with their three-part harmonies.-History:Leroy Sibbles, Earl...
(Executive producer) - Greatest Stories LiveGreatest Stories LiveGreatest Stories Live is the first live album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1976. Certain elements had to be re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems with the live recordings. The original LP release featured three new studio tracks, two of which were...
(1976) – Harry ChapinHarry ChapinHarry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
(Engineer) - Look at Me Now – The Buckeye PoliticiansThe Buckeye PoliticiansThe Buckeye Politicians were a seventies funk & rock band that released some recordings in the 1970s-History:The group had it's origins in the very early 1970s. It was formed by three brothers who at some stage called themselves The Vondors. They recorded a single for Bill Moss' Holiday records....
(Engineer) - Warren ZevonWarren Zevon (album)Warren Zevon is a rock and roll album by Warren Zevon. This album was recorded in 1975 and released in 1976 . Warren Zevon Collector's Edition, a remastered version of this album with special bonus tracks, was released in 2008 by Rhino Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Warren Zevon#"Frank...
(1976) – Warren ZevonWarren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
(Audio engineer) - RumoursRumoursRumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Largely recorded in California during 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and was released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at the top of both the...
(1977) – Fleetwood Mac (Engineer, Mastering, producer); Winner Grammy Award for Album of the YearGrammy Award for Album of the YearThe Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
. - Germ Free AdolescentsGerm Free AdolescentsGerm Free Adolescents is the debut album of English punk rock band X-Ray Spex. It contained the UK hit singles: "The Day The World Turned Day-Glo" , "Identity" and "Germ Free Adolescents" which reached No. 18 in November 1978.The album received wide acclaim upon its release...
(1978) – X-Ray SpexX-Ray SpexX-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
(Executive producer) - TuskTusk (album)Tusk is the 12th album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and New Wave on his production techniques...
(1979) – Fleetwood Mac (Remastering, engineer, producer) - Distant Shores (1980) – Robbie PattonRobbie PattonRobbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie would go on to produce both of Patton's solo albums and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on...
(Engineer, producer) - LiveLive (Fleetwood Mac album)Live is a double live album released by Fleetwood Mac in 1980. It was the first live album from the then-current line-up of the band, and the next would be The Dance from 1997...
(1980) – Fleetwood Mac (Engineer, mixing, producer) - MirageMirage (Fleetwood Mac album)Mirage is the 13th studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released in June 1982.Following a hiatus of over a year after the completion of the worldwide Tusk tour, the band temporarily relocated to Château d'Hérouville in France to record this 12-track collection...
(1982) – Fleetwood Mac (Engineer, producer) - Which One of Us Is Me (1984) – Jay Gruska (Engineer)
- Dancing on the CeilingDancing on the CeilingDancing on the Ceiling is Lionel Richie's third album, which was released on July 15, 1986. The title cut was the second biggest single from the album, reaching #1 in the U.S. and #7 in the UK...
(1986) – Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
(Special Effects, engineer) - BadBad (album)Bad is the seventh studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album...
(1987) – Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
(Engineer) - Streamlines (1987) – Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
- "The Cockney Kids Are Innocent" on The First, the Best and the LastThe First, the Best and the LastThe First, the Best and the Last is a compilation album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1980 right after their disbandment.-Tracklisting:#"Borstal Breakout"#"Hey Little Rich Boy"#"Angels With Dirty Faces"...
(1980) – Sham 69Sham 69Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
(Executive producer) - Live (1988) – The DramaticsThe DramaticsThe Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1962. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get", both of which were #1 R&B and Top 10 Pop hits.-Career:The Dramatics originally formed in 1962 recording as the...
(Engineer) - Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album)Greatest Hits is a 1988 compilation album by British-American band Fleetwood Mac. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s....
(1988) – Fleetwood Mac (Producer) - Dorian's Legacy (1989) – Spencer Brewer (Engineer)
- Live and Improvised (1991) – Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...
(Engineer) - Live at Ronnie Scott'sLive at Ronnie Scott's (Taj Mahal Album)Live at Ronnie Scott's is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:# "Big Blues"# "Mail Box Blues"# "Stagger Lee"# "Come on in My Kitchen"# "Local, Local Girl"# "Soothin'"# "Fishin' Blues"# "Statesboro' Blues"...
(1990) – Taj MahalTaj Mahal (musician)Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
(Executive producer) - Third Time AroundThird Time Around (album)Third Time Around is a smooth jazz album released by the David Becker Tribune in 1990 on Blue Moon R2 79155.-Background:Music featured on this disc combines jazz, pop, and rock for an accessible sound, but it has been reviewed as more imaginative than average for the genre and time...
(1990) – David Becker TribuneDavid Becker TribuneThe David Becker Tribune is an American contemporary jazz band. The band is led by namesake David Becker, who is the guitarist and composer.-History:...
(Engineer, mixing, producer) - 25 Years – The Chain (1992) – Fleetwood Mac (Producer, engineer)
- How Far? How Fast? (1992) – Robin Frederick (Design, producer, mixing, engineer)
- Mom's (1992) – Carl StoneCarl StoneCarl Stone is an American composer, primarily working in the field of live electronic music. His works have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the Near East.Stone studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton...
(Audio engineer) - Seven Day WeekendSeven Day Weekend (album)Seven Day Weekend is a collection of demos by rock band the New York Dolls. The tracks were recorded at Planet Studios in 1973 but the collection was not released until 1992...
(1992) – New York DollsNew York DollsThe New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later...
(Executive producer) - Deaf Forever: The Best of MotörheadDeaf Forever: The Best of MotörheadDeaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead is a 2000 compilation album by the British band Motörhead. It was first released on August 8, 2000 on Import Records....
(2000) – Motörhead (Executive producer) - Fiend with a Violin (1996) – The Fall (Executive producer)
- Very Best of the Searchers (1998) – The SearchersThe Searchers (band)The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
(Executive producer) - Close to the Wind (1998) – Fairport ConventionFairport ConventionFairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
(Executive producer) - Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Highlights) (DVD Audio) – London Symphony OrchestraLondon Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
(Producer, executive producer) - Erase the SlateErase The SlateErase the Slate is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1999. It is the only Dokken album to feature former Winger guitarist Reb Beach.-Track listing:...
(1999) – DokkenDokkenDokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
(Executive producer) - The Little David Years (1971–1977) (1999) – George CarlinGeorge CarlinGeorge Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
(Engineer) - Directions: East – Directions (Executive producer)
- Directions: North – Directions (Executive producer)
- Directions: South – Directions (Executive producer)
- Directions: West – Directions (Executive producer)
- Elements: Earth – Elements (Executive producer, producer)
- Elements: Spirit – Elements (Executive producer, producer)
- Elements: Water – Elements (Executive producer, producer)
- Bare Bones (1999) – Wishbone AshWishbone AshWishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
(Executive producer) - Then and NowThen and Now (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)Then and Now: Volume Two a followup album was released in 2005, this again featured old and new tracks including tracks from 2003's Vicious Cycle album.-Track listing:#"What's Your Name"#"Gimme Three Steps"#"Red White & Blue"#"I Know a Little"...
(2000) – Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...
(Executive producer, mixing) - CocoCoco (album)Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units...
(2007) – Colbie CaillatColbie CaillatColbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
(Executive producer, mixing, producer, audio production) - Breakthrough (2009) – Colbie Caillat (Mixing, producer, engineer, Rhythm Arrangements, executive producer)
- All of You (2011) – Colbie Caillat (Producer)
Sources
- Fleetwood Mac Official site
- 5.1 Entertainment Group, MIX Magazine
- Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Presents "Approaching the First 5.1 Mix" Business Wire, 6 December 2000