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Birth name | Mark Stent |
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Born | Alton, Hampshire, England | 3 August 1965
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Years active | 1985–present |
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Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, Beth Orton, Harry Styles, Frank Ocean, Selena Gomez, All Saints, Spice Girls, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Mansun, Maroon 5, Muse, Lily Allen, Peter Gabriel, Gwen Stefani, Moby, No Doubt, Lenka, Usher, Kaiser Chiefs, Linkin Park, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Oasis, Keane, Massive Attack, Bastille, Diana Vickers and Take That. [1]
Stent grew up in Hampshire, England and first gained experience as an engineer at Jacob Studios as a teenager before a two-year stint at Trident Studios. After Trident, Stent worked at Olympic Studios in Barnes, South London. While at Olympic, Stent worked with artists such as Massive Attack, Bjork, Madonna, U2, Keane, and Oasis.[ citation needed] Radiohead enlisted him to produce their 2007 album In Rainbows, but the collaboration was unsuccessful. [2]
Stent works at two studios: Mix Suite LA in EastWest Studios and Mix Suite UK.
Year | Album/Song | Artist | Award | Results | Ref |
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1996 | Bedtime Stories | Madonna | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | [3] |
1998 | Homogenic | Björk | Grammy Best Alternative Music Performance | Nominated | [4] |
2001 | Music | Madonna | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | [5] |
2001 | Music | Madonna | Grammy Record of the Year | Nominated | [5] |
2002 | Vespertine | Björk | Grammy Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated | [4] |
2005 | Medulla | Björk | Grammy Best Alternative Album | Nominated | [4] |
2006 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | |
2006 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | Grammy Album of the Year | Nominated | |
2006 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | Grammy Record of the Year | Nominated | |
2006 | Supernature | Goldfrapp | Grammy Best Electronic/Dance Album | Nominated | |
2007 | Confessions on a Dance Floor | Madonna | Grammy Best Dance/Electronic Album | Won | |
2008 | Volta | Bjork | Grammy Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated | [4] |
2008 | Neon Bible | Arcade Fire | Grammy Best Alternative Album | Nominated | [6] |
2009 | I Am... Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé | Grammy Best Contemporary R&B Album | Won | [7] |
2009 | I Am... Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé | Grammy Album of the Year | Nominated | [7] |
2010 | Funhouse | Pink | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | |
2010 | It's Blitz | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Grammy Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated | |
2010 | 21st Century Breakdown | Green Day | Grammy Best Rock Music Album | Participation Certificate | |
2010 | The Fame Monster | Lady Gaga | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Participation Certificate | [8] |
2010 | The Resistance | Muse | Grammy Best Rock Album | Won | [9] |
2010 | Head First | Goldfrapp | Grammy Best Dance/Electronica Album | Nominated | |
2010 | Raymond V Raymond | Usher | Grammy Best Contemporary R&B Album | Participation Certificate | [10] |
2012 | Channel Orange | Frank Ocean | Grammy Best Urban Contemporary Album | Won | [11] |
2013 | " We Take Care of Our Own" | Bruce Springsteen | Grammy Best Rock Song | Nominated | |
2013 | Wrecking Ball | Bruce Springsteen | Grammy Best Rock Album | Nominated | |
2013 | Red | Taylor Swift | Grammy Album of the Year | Nominated | |
2013 | The 2nd Law | Muse | Grammy Best Rock Album | Nominated | [12] |
2015 | x | Ed Sheeran | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | [13] |
2015 | x | Ed Sheeran | Grammy Album of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
2016 | " Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Grammy Record of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
2016 | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence and the Machine | Grammy Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | [14] |
2016 | " What Kind of Man" | Florence and the Machine | Grammy Best Rock Song | Nominated | [14] |
2017 | " Tearing Me Up" | Bob Moses | Grammy Best Dance Recording | Nominated | [15] |
2018 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | Grammy Best Pop Album | Won |
Year | Artist | Album/Song | Award | Result |
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2001 | Madonna | "Music" | Top Hot Dance Club Play | Won |
2001 | Madonna | "Music" | Top Hot Dance Maxi Single Sales | Won |
2005 | Gwen Stefani | "Hollaback Girl" | Digital Song the Year | Won |
Year | Award | Results | |
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2011 | Recording Engineer of the Year MPG Awards | Won | [16] |
2014 | Mix Engineer of the Year MPG Awards | Won | |
2015 | Mix Engineer of the Year MPG Awards | Won | [17] |
Artist | Track/Album | Year | Film |
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U2 | " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | 1995 | Batman Forever |
Tina Turner | " GoldenEye" | 1995 | GoldenEye |
Björk | Selmasongs | 2000 | Dancer in the Dark |
Madonna | " Die Another Day" | 2002 | Die Another Day |
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