Graham Marsh (producer) explained

Graham Marsh
Origin:Georgia, U.S.
Genre:Pop, rock, blues, soul, urban, R&B, hip hop, funk
Occupation:Producer, mixer, writer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist
Years Active:2005–present
Current Member Of:CLAVVS

Graham N. Marsh (born September 27, 1979) is an American record producer, recording engineer and multi-instrumentalist from Georgia. He has helped produce four Grammy Award-winning albums from sixteen nominations.[1] He is also half of the Brooklyn indie pop duo CLAVVS with singer-songwriter Amber Renee.[2] [3] Marsh began releasing songs from his instrumental project Draigh in early 2019.[4]

Career

Marsh is a graduate of Full Sail University's Recording Arts program.[5] He started his career in Atlanta working at Jermaine Dupri's "Southside Studios" for So So Def Recordings where he worked with Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nelly and Bryan-Michael Cox. While at Southside Studios, Marsh met Dallas Austin's engineer/programmer, Rick Sheppard and was hired to work at Dallas' DARP Studios. Marsh worked at DARP as an assistant to Dallas and Sheppard, engineering recordings for Natalie Cole, George Clinton, Joss Stone, Sugababes and Lionel Richie.[6]

Marsh steadily became in very heavy demand as more people became aware of his amazing talents as an engineer. He has engineered, produced and given his multi-instrumentalist talents[7] to a very long list of well known megastars including Asher Roth, Fantasia, Leona Lewis, Estelle, Nas, Travie McCoy, The Constellations, Plies, Ciara, Amerie, Juvenile, Ludacris, "Rick Ross", Common, Novel, Kelis, Kid Cudi, Chase & Status, The Teddybears, and Bruno Mars.[8] [9] In recognition of his engineering talents Marsh was nominated for "Outstanding Creative Achievement" at the 27th annual TEC Awards.[10]

Marsh met CeeLo Green at one of his freelancing jobs which proved to be a Grammy winning union. Marsh and CeeLo Green formed the production team The Grey Area to work on music that would be mainstream hits. He collaborated on Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple and CeeLo's 2010 multi-platinum smash "Fuck You" from The Lady Killer album.[11] The result of this collaboration was Graham receiving two Grammy nominations,[12] with one win for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the song "Fuck You".[13]

Marsh met Amber Renee in summer of 2013, and the pair started writing songs together under the name CLAWS (eventually changed to CLAVVS). They released their first singles in 2015.[14] CLAVVS' music has been featured on the CW's Charmed and MTV's Teen Wolf.[15] They have earned praise from NPR, The Line of Best Fit, and Consequence of Sound, among others.[16] [17] [18]

Grammy Awards

Graham Marsh has won four Grammy Awards from sixteen nominations.

YearAwardeeCategoryResult
2007Ludacris "Release Therapy"[19]
2009Gnarls Barkley "The Odd Couple"[20]
Gnarls Barkley "Going On"Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[21]
2010[22] CeeLo Green "F**k You"Best Urban/Alternative Performance
CeeLo Green "F**k You"Record of the Year
CeeLo Green "F**k You"Song of the Year
Common "Universal Mind Control"
Fantasia Back to Me
2011[23]
2012[24] Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans [25] Best Pop Vocal Album
CeeLo Green Lady Killer Best Pop Vocal Album
Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans [26] Album of the Year
Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans Record of the Year
Bruno Mars "Grenade"Best Pop Solo Performance
CeeLo Green "Fool For You"Best Traditional R&B Performance
CeeLo Green "Fool For You"Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuscavage. Chris. Hit Factory – Full Sail Live. anepmusicgroup.com. thesource.com. July 29, 2014. GrahamMarsh. September 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912052823/http://www.anepmusicgroup.com/images/news/ar_thesource.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Home . clavvs.com.
  3. Castro, Guillermo. "Steady Climb the Mountain: A CLAVVS Journey." Immersive Atlanta. http://immersiveatlanta.com/steady-climb-the-mountain-a-clavvs-journey/
  4. Nasko. "Palm Draigh." Stereofox. 24 March 2019. https://www.stereofox.com/draigh-palm/
  5. Web site: 53rd Annual Grammy Awards: All five Album of the Year Nominees Featured Grads. fullsail.edu. Full Sail University. July 29, 2014.
  6. Web site: Demo Listening Session 3. South by SouthWest. 2012. July 30, 2014.
  7. Web site: SXSW Guide. austin2012.sched.org. Sched.org. July 29, 2014. GrahamMarsh.
  8. Web site: Graham Marsh Discography. discogs.com. Discogs. July 28, 2014. Graham Marsh.
  9. Web site: All Music. allmusic.com. AllMusic. July 28, 2014. GrahamMarshCredits.
  10. Web site: 27th Annual TEC Awards Nominees Outstanding Creative Achievement . tecfoundation.com. NammFoundation. July 29, 2014 . GrahamMarsh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018155714/http://www.tecfoundation.com/tec/11nomineescreat.html . October 18, 2013 . mdy-all .
  11. Web site: Cee Lo, Marsh, Marroquin interview extras. emusician.com. NewBay Media. July 29, 2014.
  12. Web site: NEWS/ Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. eonline.com. December 4, 2008. E! Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal.. July 28, 2014.
  13. Web site: GOSSIP: 2010 Grammy Nominees. radionowindy.com. December 29, 2010. RadioNOW Indy. July 29, 2014.
  14. Castro, Guillermo. "Steady Climb the Mountain: A CLAVVS Journey." Immersive Atlanta. http://immersiveatlanta.com/steady-climb-the-mountain-a-clavvs-journey/
  15. "CLAVVS TV & Film Sync Placements." Tunefind. https://www.tunefind.com/artist/clavvs
  16. Thompson, Stephen. "The Austin 100:CLAVVS." NPR. 5 March 2019. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/696720261/the-austin-100-clavvs
  17. Williams, Pip. "CLAVVS’ “Violet Sea” is a boldly minimal taste ahead of forthcoming EP release." The Line of Best Fit. 21 March 2019. https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/clavvs-violet-sea
  18. Schatz, Lake. "CLAVVS reveal the Origins of new song “Echo”: Stream." Consequence of Sound. 15 November 2018. https://consequence.net/2018/11/clavvs-echo-song-premiere-origins/
  19. Web site: Adaso. Henry. 2007 Grammy Awards Winners49th Annual Grammy Awards – Rap Nominees and Winners. rap.about.com. About.com. July 27, 2014. July 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140712024149/http://rap.about.com/od/awards/a/2007GrammyAward.htm. dead.
  20. Web site: Grammy 2009 Winners List. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502062902/http://www.mtv.com/news/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list/. dead. May 2, 2014. mtv.com. Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.. July 27, 2014. mtv news staff.
  21. Web site: Grammy 2009 Winners List. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502062902/http://www.mtv.com/news/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list/. dead. May 2, 2014. mtv.com. Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. July 27, 2014. mtv news staff.
  22. Web site: LA Times. Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2014. July 28, 2014. 2010GrammyNomineesandWinners.
  23. Web site: Complete List of Grammy Winners & Nominees. billboard.com. Billboard. July 28, 2014.
  24. Web site: 2014 Grammy Nominee: Bruno Mars. CBS.com. CBS Interactive.. July 28, 2014.
  25. Web site: All Music Graham Marsh Credits. allmusic.com. AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC.. July 28, 2014.
  26. Web site: Grammy Nominations 2012. phcityonweb.com. February 10, 2012. PhcityonWeb. July 29, 2014.
  27. Web site: All Music. allmusic.com. AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC.. July 27, 2014. Graham Marsh Credits.