{{short description|American music producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | image_size = | caption = | name = Brian Malouf | occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|engineer|mixer|A&R|Dolby Atmos mixer}} | genre = {{hlist|Rock|pop|R&B|soul|new wave| Country}} | years_active = 1981–present | birth_name = Brian Malouf | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|9|08|mf=y}} | birth_place = Hollywood, California<br />United States }}
'''Brian Malouf''' (born September 8, 1955) is an American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Freya Skye, Dave Matthews Band, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Laufey, All Time Low, Almost Monday, Kevin Abstract, and The Marías. Also serving as an executive at several major record labels over the years, his work has amassed a total of 53 gold, platinum, and double platinum records to date, along with 28 billion streams (and counting).<ref name="autogenerated6">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/marathon/cmj-2012-panelists/brian-malouf/|title=CMJ 2012 Panelist: Brian Malouf|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref>
==Early life== Malouf grew up in Los Angeles, playing drums from a young age. In high school he experimented with instruments such as the trombone and upright bass, writing for the school's big band, but he returned to his percussive roots when he attended Cal State Northridge, where he was serving as the first-chair symphonic percussionist in the orchestra by the time he graduated. After his fifth year Malouf, weary of counting rests in the classical repertoire, left school and began playing drum set again in noted LA rock band Giant City. He later began doing sound engineering for live bands at night, and apprenticing for the late, great engineer/producer Dave Jerden during the day.<ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_brian_malouf_sharing/|title=Brian Malouf: Sharing the Secrets of His Crossover Success|work=Mix Magazine|author=Droney, Maureen|date=December 1, 1999|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002023451/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_brian_malouf_sharing/|archive-date=October 2, 2008}}</ref>
==Musical career== In 1981, Malouf went to work for Can-Am Recorders in Tarzana, California, where he'd been working for several years when he first met Michael Jackson. One day, while the Jacksons were recording there, Michael asked if Malouf would like to engineer for him that evening. Said Malouf to Mix Magazine: "He came to me on one of their sessions and said, 'Hey Brian, I want to come back tonight and do my own stuff. Can you do it with me?' And that was the beginning of working with him for a year and a half..." The songs they recorded together would eventually comprise the ''Bad'' album.<ref name="autogenerated4" />
By 1990, Malouf had risen to the top of his field as a mix engineer, working with Madonna, Queen, Hall & Oates, and Smokey Robinson in the same year, and continuing to grow his high-profile clientele list. In 1994 he was offered the position of vice-president of A&R at RCA Records in New York, where he remained for eleven years while continuing to mix and produce. Working for various labels over the years as a consultant and senior A&R executive, including a four-year run as the VP of A&R at Walt Disney Records, he now owns Cookie Jar Recording in Sherman Oaks, California. He is managed by Bennett Kaufman at [https://www.bkentertainmentgroup.com/brian-malouf; BK Entertainment.]
==Selected discography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! style="width:150px;"| Artist ! style="width:170px;"| Album ! style="width:230px;"| Label ! Details |- |2026 |Weezer |Pinkerton |Geffen (IGA Universal) |Immersive Mixer |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |21 Savage |What Happened to the Streets? |Epic Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Kaytranada |Timeless (LP) |Columbia Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Malcom Todd |Eponymous |Columbia Records |Immersive Mixer |- | rowspan="3" |2024 |ODESZA |The Last Goodbye LP |Ninja Tune |Immersive Mixer |- |Mac Miller |Balloonerism LP/Film |Warner Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Teddy Swims |Bad Dreams, Funeral |Warner Records |Immersive Mixer |- | rowspan="4" |2023 |Benson Boone |Fireworks & Rollerblades LP |Warner Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Weezer |The Blue Album |Geffen (IGA Universal) |Immersive Mixer |- |Matchbox 20 |Mad Season |Atlantic Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Girl in Red |We Fell in Love in October |AWAL |Immersive Mixer |- | rowspan="3" |2022 |Omar Apollo |Invincible |AWAL |Immersive Mixer |- |The Head and the Heart |Every Shade of Blue |Warner Records |Immersive Mixer |- |5 Seconds of Summer |2011 |BMG |Immersive Mixer |- | rowspan="4" |2021 |Regina Spektor |Home Before and After |Sire Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Jessie Murph |Sobriety |Columbia Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Leon Bridges |Purple Snowflake, Summer Rain |Columbia Records |Immersive Mixer |- |Jagged Little Pill |Broadway Cast Album |Atlantic Records |Immersive Mixer |- |2018 |Debbie Gibson |Legendary Freedom |Independent |Mixer |- |2017 |Max and Harvey |Trade Hearts |Hollywood Records |Mixer |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |Kerli |Shadow Works |Tiny Cute Monster |Mixer |- |Waterparks |Double Dare |Equalvision Records |Mixer |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |Allen Stone |Bear Creek Sessions |ATO Records |Mixer |- |Sabrina Carpenter |Eyes Wide Open |Hollywood Records |Mixer |- |rowspan=6|2014 | Smokey Robinson | ''Smokey and Friends'' | Verve Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Joel Crouse | ''Even the River Runs'' | Show Dog-Universal Music | Mixer |- | Colbie Caillat | ''The Walking Dead Songs of Survival, Vol. 2:'' "The Way I Was"<ref name="idolator">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7529654/colbie-caillats-the-way-i-was-the-walking-dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140819191427/http://www.idolator.com/7529654/colbie-caillats-the-way-i-was-the-walking-dead|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2014|access-date=August 19, 2014|title=Colbie Caillat's "The Way I Was" From 'The Walking Dead: Songs Of Survival, Vol. 2′: Idolator Premiere|work=Idolator.com|date=August 5, 2014 }}</ref> | Universal Republic Records | Mixer |- | Sabrina Carpenter | ''Can't Blame a Girl for Trying (EP)'' | Hollywood Records | Producer, mixer |- | The Strange Familiar | ''This is Gravity'' | Krian Music | Mixer |- | Devour the Day | ''Time and Pressure'' | Fat Lady Music | Additional production, mix<ref name="devour">{{cite web|url=http://devourtheday.com/time-pressure-set-for-re-release-january-14/|title=Time & Pressure Set For Re-Release January 14|website=DevourtheDay.com|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820083835/http://devourtheday.com/time-pressure-set-for-re-release-january-14/|archive-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|2013 | Caitlin Crosby | ''Save That Pillow'' | Anders Music Records | Mixer<ref name="caitlin">{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/Q0OCPbymJf/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/caitlincrosby/302928801603150431 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=August 19, 2014|title=Caitlin Crosby Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | Big Time Rush | ''24/Seven'' | Columbia Records | Mixer<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |- | Victoria Justice | "Ain't Nobody Else" (from upcoming album ''Shake'') | Columbia Records | Mixer |- |rowspan=4|2012 | Barbra Streisand | ''Release Me'' | Columbia Records | Remixer; tape restoration<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Meiko | ''The Bright Side'' (various tracks) | Fantasy Records | Mixer <ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Brian+Malouf#t=Credits_Technical&q=&p=1&per=500|title=Brian Malouf - Discogs.com|website=Discogs |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> |- | Poema | ''Remembering You'' | Tooth & Nail Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | The Strange Familiar | ''Chasing Shadows'' | Krian Music Group | Producer, mixer, engineer, instrumentalist<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=1|2011 | The Muppets | ''The Muppets [Original Soundtrack]'' | Disney Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-malouf-mn0000519178|title=Brian Malouf, AllMusic.com|website=AllMusic |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> |- |rowspan=5|2010 | Wolfmother | ''Almost Alice'' (''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack): "Fell Down a Hole" | Buena Vista Records | Mixer, exec producer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | All Time Low | ''Almost Alice'' (''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack): "Painting Flowers" | Buena Vista Records | Mixer, exec producer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Tokio Hotel w/ Kerli | ''Almost Alice'' (''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack): "Strange" | Buena Vista Records | Mixer, exec producer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | The All-American Rejects | ''Almost Alice'' (''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack): "The Poison" | Buena Vista Records | Mixer, exec producer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Fefe Dobson | ''Joy'': "More Than Words" | Island Def Jam | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=2|2009 | All Time Low | ''"Too Much"'' | Hopeless Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Hannah Montana | ''Hannah Montana: The Movie [soundtrack]:'' "Let's Do This" | Disney Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=3|2008 | High School Musical 3 | ''Original Soundtrack'' | Disney Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | O.A.R. | ''All Sides'' | Atlantic Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Taproot | ''Our Long Road Home'' | Velvet Hammer | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=1|2007 | Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds | ''Live at Radio City Music Hall'' | RCA Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=4|2006 | Dave Matthews Band | ''The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1'' | RCA Records | Live mixes<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Pussycat Dolls | ''Live in London'' DVD | A&M Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Ziggy Marley | ''Love is My Religion'' (various tracks) | Tuff Gong | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Michael Franti & Spearhead | ''Yell Fire! Live'' | Anti Records/Epitaph Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=3|2005 | Natasha Bedingfield | ''Peace of Me'' (single) | BMG | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | O.A.R. | ''Stories of a Stranger'' | Atlantic Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Antigone Rising | ''Don't Look Back'' (EP) | Lava Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=1|2002 | The Calling | ''Sweet Home Alabama [soundtrack]'': "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | Hollywood Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=2|2000 | Live | ''The Dolphin's Cry'' (single) | Radioactive Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | David Gray | ''Babylon'' (single) | RCA | Remixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=2|1999 | Lit | ''A Place in the Sun'' | RCA | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Kid Rock | ''Bawitdaba'' (single) | Atlantic Records | Mixer |- |rowspan=4|1998 | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | ''Rugrats Soundtrack'': "All Day" | Interscope | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Ednaswap | ''Wonderland Park'' | Island Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | The Verve Pipe | ''Great Expectations [Original Soundtrack]'': "Her Ornament" | Radioactive Records | Mixer, producer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | The Verve Pipe | ''The Freshman:'' "Spoonful of Sugar" (bonus track) | RCA | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=2|1997 | Sister Hazel | ''All For You'' (single) | Uptown/Universal Records | Mixer |- | Eve 6 | ''Eve 6'': "Inside Out," "Leech," "Tongue-Tied" | RCA | Mixer, A&R<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=2|1996 | 3T ft Michael Jackson | ''Why'': "Didn't Mean to Hurt You" | Epic Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | The Verve Pipe | ''Villains'' | RCA | A&R |- |rowspan=2|1995 | Everclear | ''Sparkle & Fade'' | Capitol Records | Mixer, producer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | ''Tails'' | Geffen | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=3|1994 | Oingo Boingo | ''Boingo'': "Insanity" | Giant Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Pearl Jam | ''Ten'': "Even Flow" | Epic Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Take 6 ft Stevie Wonder | ''Join the Band'': "Why I Feel This Way" | Reprise Records | Engineer<ref name="autogenerated5">{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Join-the-Band---CD/1958171.p?id=106333&skuId=1958171|title=Join the Band album credits|website=Bestbuy.com|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|1993 | Celine Dion | ''The Colour of My Love'': "Next Plane Out" | 550 Records/Sony | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Brian May | ''Driven By You'' (single) | Hollywood Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=1|1992 | Pearl Jam | ''Singles [Original Soundtrack]'': "Breathe" | Epic Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=6|1991 | Queen | ''Jazz'': "Fat-Bottomed Girls" (bonus remix) | Hollywood Records | Remixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Queen | ''Innuendo'' (US): "I Can't Live With You" | Hollywood Records | Remixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Seal | ''Seal'': "Crazy" (single) | ZTT | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Roxette | ''Joyride'' (Single) | EMI | Mixer |- | Amy Grant | ''Heart in Motion'' (various tracks) | RCA | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Natural Selection | ''Do Anything'' (single) | EastWest | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- |rowspan=5|1990 | Madonna | ''I'm Breathless - Music From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy'' | Sire, Warner Bros. Records | Mixer, engineer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Hall & Oates | ''Change of Season'': "Heavy Rain" (single) | Arista Records | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- | Queen | ''Live at Wembley '86'' | Hollywood Records | Mixer |- | Smokey Robinson | ''Love, Smokey'': "Everything You Touch," "Take Me Through the Night" | Motown | Mixer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Extreme | ''More Than Words'' (single) | A&M | Mixer |- |rowspan=2|1987 | Michael Jackson | ''Bad'' | Epic Records | Engineer<ref name="autogenerated3" /> |- | Starship | ''No Protection'' (various tracks) | RCA | Mixer |- |rowspan=1|1986 | Wang Chung | ''Mosaic'' | Geffen Records | Mixer, engineer<ref name="autogenerated2" /> |- |rowspan=2|1984 | Starship | ''Youngblood soundtrack'': "Cut You Down to Size" | RCA | Mixer |- | Mickey Thomas | ''Youngblood soundtrack'': "Stand in the Fire" | RCA | Mixer |- |}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130601075234/http://cookiejarrecording.net/#/home/ Cookie Jar Recording]
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