{{short description|Canadian record producer (born 1968)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kevin Churko | image = Kevin Churko Profile.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Kevin Gregory Churko | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|01|19}} | birth_place = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | instruments = {{hlist|Bass|drums}} | genre = {{hlist|Rock|heavy metal|country|pop}} | occupations = {{hlist|Producer|audio engineer|musician}} | years_active = 1980s–present | website = {{url|kevinchurko.com}} }}
'''Kevin Gregory Churko''' (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, In This Moment, Shania Twain, Hellyeah, and Skillet. He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, "The Hideout".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-churko-p534399/credits|title=Kevin Churko|work=AllMusic|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> He is the father of Canadian record producer Kane Churko.
== Awards ==
{{awards table}} |- | 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar" – Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year<ref name="Juno">{{Cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2019&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=churko|title=Winners + Nominees}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar" – Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" – Ozzy Osbourne | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance<ref name="Grammy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne/4998|title = Ozzy Osbourne|date = 23 November 2020}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2009 | "Disappearing" / "The Big Bang" – Simon Collins | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{won}} |- | 2010 | "Look Where You're Walking" – Modern Science / "The Dream" – In This Moment | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2010 | "Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance<ref name="Grammy" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2011 | "Let It Die" / "Life Won't Wait" – Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{won}} |- | 2012 | "American Capitalist" – Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Awards Album of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalinsider.net/award-show-battles/and-the-nominees-for-the-2012-revolver-golden-gods-are|title=And the Nominees for the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Are… | Metal Insider|date=15 February 2012}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2012 | "American Capitalist" – Five Finger Death Punch | Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Album of the Year<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-slipknot-lamb-of-god-mastodon-among-kerrang-awards-nominees/|title = METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON Among KERRANG! AWARDS Nominees|date = July 2009}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | 2012 | "Coming Down" – Five Finger Death Punch | Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Song of the Year<ref name="Blabbermouth" /> | {{won}} |- | 2013 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Rock Album of the Year<ref name="Loudwire">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-album-of-2013-3rd-annual-loudwire-music-awards/|title=Best Rock Album of 2013 – 3rd Annual Loudwire Music Awards|website=Loudwire|date=6 January 2014 }}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2013 | "Lift Me Up" – Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Rock Song of the Year<ref name="Loudwire" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2013 | "Blood" – In This Moment / "Coming Down" – Five Finger Death Punch | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{won}} |- | 2013 | "Blood / Adrenalize" – In This Moment | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch / "Stardust" – Gemini Syndrome | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year<ref name="Juno" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Album of the Year<ref name="MetalInsider2014">{{Cite web|url=https://metalinsider.net/awards/and-the-winners-of-the-2014-revolver-golden-gods-awards-are|title = And the winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards are… | publisher=Metal Insider | first=Zach | last=Shaw |date = 24 April 2014}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2014 | "Lift Me Up" – Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Song of the Year<ref name="MetalInsider2014" /> | {{won}} |- | 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1" – Five Finger Death Punch | Bandit Rock Awards Best International Album<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/five-finger-death-punch-honored-at-swedens-bandit-rock-awards/|title = FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Honored at Sweden's BANDIT ROCK AWARDS|date = 10 March 2014}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | 2015 | "Got Your Six" – Five Finger Death Punch | Loundwire Music Awards Best Rock Album<ref name="Loudwire5th">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/5th-annual-loudwire-music-awards-complete-winners-list/|title = 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List|website = Loudwire| date=December 2015 }}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2015 | "Wash It All Away" – Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song<ref name="Loudwire5th" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2015 | "Immortalized" – Disturbed | SiriusXM Octane Music Awards Album of the Year<ref name="iheartradio2017">2017 iheartradio music awards nominees</ref> | {{won}} |- | 2017 | "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/disturbed/14678|title=Disturbed|date=23 November 2020}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed | iHeartRadio Music Awards Rock Song of the Year<ref name="iheartradio2017" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed | iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Cover Song of the Year<ref name="iheartradio2017" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed | Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song<ref name="Loudwire5th" /> | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | "Unleashed" – Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://doveawards.com/awards/2017-winners/ |title=2017 Winners | the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605210202/http://doveawards.com/awards/2017-winners/ |archive-date=5 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | 2018 | "Unleashed Beyond" – Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doveawards.com/awards/2018-winners/ |title=2018 Winners {{!}} The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards |website=doveawards.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017163122/https://doveawards.com/awards/2018-winners/ |archive-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> | {{win}} |- | 2019 | "And Justice for None..." – Five Finger Death Punch | Bandit rock Awards Best International Album<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/mtg-radio/pressreleases/vinnarna-i-bandit-rock-awards-2019-2837090|title = Vinnarna I Bandit Rock Awards 2019!| date=16 February 2019 }}</ref> | {{won}} |- | 2020 | "Victorious" – Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doveawards.com/2020-nominees/|title=2020 Nominees | the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards|access-date=9 December 2020|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813132446/https://doveawards.com/2020-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{win}} |- | 2021 | "The In-Between" – In This Moment | Grammy's Best Metal Performance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list|title = 2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners List|date = 24 November 2020}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
== Discography == {{div-col}} *2000 – Britney Spears – ''Oops!... I Did It Again''<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-churko-mn0000817073/credits|title=Kevin Churko|work=AllMusic|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> *2000 – The Corrs – ''In Blue''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2002 – Shania Twain – ''Up''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2002 – Michael Bolton – ''Only a Woman Like You''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2002 – Celine Dion – ''A New Day Has Come''<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-new-day-has-come-mw0000213802/credits}]{{dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref> *2004 – Robert Downey Jr. – ''The Futurist''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2005 – Ozzy Osbourne – ''Under Cover''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2005 – Ringo Starr – ''Choose Love''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Choose Love |others=Ringo Starr |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=Koch, Koch Entertainment LP |id=KOC-CD-9919, KOC-CD-9950}}</ref> *2007 – Ozzy Osbourne – ''Black Rain'' *2008 – Simon Collins – ''U-Catastrophe'' *2008 – In This Moment – ''The Dream'' *2009 – Modern Science – ''Modern Science'' *2009 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''War Is the Answer'' *2010 – Ozzy Osbourne – ''Scream'' *2010 – In This Moment – ''A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' *2010 – Slash – ''Slash'' *2010 – Hinder – ''All American Nightmare''<ref>{{cite web|title=Hinder's Austin Winkler talks "The All-American Nightmare"|url=http://www.soundspike.com/features/tour/606-hinder_tour_hinder_s_austin_winkler_talks_the_all_american.html|publisher=SoundSpike|access-date=8 September 2010|date=7 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909010603/http://www.soundspike.com/features/tour/606-hinder_tour_hinder_s_austin_winkler_talks_the_all_american.html|archive-date=9 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2011 – Emerson Drive – ''Decade of Drive''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2011 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''American Capitalist'' *2012 – Kobra and the Lotus – ''Kobra and the Lotus''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2012 – In This Moment – ''Blood''<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Kevin Churko |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-churko-mn0000817073 |title=Kevin Churko | Compositions |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> *2013 – Rob Zombie – ''Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2013 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1'' *2013 – Asking Alexandria – ''From Death to Destiny'' *2013 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2'' *2013 – Gemini Syndrome – ''Lux'' *2014 – Ozzy Osbourne – ''Memoirs of a Madman''<ref name="allmusic1" /> *2014 – Hellyeah – ''Blood for Blood'' *2014 – In This Moment – ''Black Widow''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-new-album-details-new-single-fall-2014-tour-dates/|title=In This Moment Unveil New Album Details, New Single + Tour|author=Jeff Cornell|date=9 September 2014|work=Loudwire|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> *2015 – Papa Roach – ''F.E.A.R'' *2015 – Apocalyptica – ''Shadowmaker'' *2015 – Disturbed –''Immortalized''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/disturbed-new-song-the-vengeful-one-new-album-immortalized/|title=Disturbed Return With New Song, Announce New Album|date=23 June 2015|work=Loudwire|access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1" /> *2015 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''Got Your Six'' *2015 – Escape the Fate – ''Hate Me'' *2016 – Hellyeah – ''Undeniable'' *2016 – Skillet – ''Unleashed'' *2016 – Gemini Syndrome – ''Memento Mori'' *2017 – In This Moment – ''Ritual'' *2018 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''And Justice for None'' *2018 – Halestorm – ''Vicious'' *2018 – Disturbed – ''Evolution'' *2019 – Hellyeah – ''Welcome Home''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hellyeah-to-release-welcome-home-album-in-september/|title=Hellyeah To Release 'Welcome Home' Album In September|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=13 May 2019|access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref> *2019 – Skillet – ''Victorious'' *2020 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''F8'' *2020 – In This Moment – ''Mother''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-announces-spring-2020-tour-with-black-veil-brides-ded-raven-black/|title=In This Moment Announces Spring 2020 Tour With Black Veil Brides, Ded And Raven Black|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=11 November 2019|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> *2020 – Cory Marks – ''Who I Am'' *2021 – Ded – ''School of Thought'' *2022 – Skillet – ''Dominion'' *2022 – Five Finger Death Punch – ''AfterLife'' *TBA – Five Finger Death Punch – ''The Way of the Fist: 15th Anniversary Re-recording'' *2024 - Cory Marks - ''Sorry for Nothing'' *2025 - Five Finger Death Punch - TBA {{div-col-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Churko, Kevin}} Category:1968 births Category:Canadian audio engineers Category:Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States Category:Canadian record producers Category:Canadian male songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Saskatchewan Category:People from Moose Jaw Category:Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners