Beau Burchell
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Beau Burchell on stage with Saosin at The House of Blues Anaheim | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 17, 1978 |
| Origin | Orange County, CA |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, audio engineer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Death Do Us Part |
| Associated acts | Saosin, Kosmos Express, Open Hand |
| Website | www.saosin.com |
Beau Burchell (born December 17, 1978) is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, California. He currently plays guitar and sings backup vocals in the band Saosin, and was previously in the bands Kosmos Express and Open Hand. He has produced or mixed over a dozen rock albums. He also owns the record label Death Do Us Part.[1]
Saosin
Burchell formed the band Saosin with fellow guitarist Justin Shekoski in 2003. The band recorded six demos, and later that year, former Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer vocalist Anthony Green joined to sing for the band. In March of that year the band rerecorded five demos for its first EP, Translating the Name. In addition to playing the guitar, Beau recorded, produced, and mixed this EP, which was released under his production company's label pseudonym, Death Do Us Part.[1]
Burchell played guitar and mixed the Black EP or Saosin EP.[1]
On September 26, 2006 Saosin released its first full length album Saosin. Howard Benson was hired to produce this album.[2]
Gear
On stage, Burchell has been seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Gibson SG Standard, a Burny Les Paul Custom, and a Fender Jaguar.[3] He plays a Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKII amp through both a Hughes & Kettner 4x12 cabinet with Vintage 30 speakers and a 2x12 cabinet with Greenback speakers. He has also stated that onstage he uses a Bob Bradshaw Custom Audio Electronics Looper, a RS-10 MIDI Switching Module, a Line 6 Echo Pro Delay Unit, TC Electronics G-Major, Shure U4D wireless Unit, a Boss noise gate, and a Dunlop Tremolo Pedal.[4]
To record Translating the Name, Burchell played both a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson SG Standard. He used a modded Mesa/Boogie 2-Channel Dual Rectifier amp through a Marshall 1960B cabinet for the rhythm tracks. The lead tracks were recorded with a Schecter 006 Elite played into a modded Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 amp through a Marshall 1960B cabinet.[3]
Discography
- Kosmos Express - Now (1997) (Guitar, Background Vocals)[1][5]
- Kosmos Express - Simulcast (1998) (Guitar, Arranger)
- As Hope Dies – Birth Place and Burial Site (2002) (Keyboard, Engineer, Mixer)
- As Hope Dies - Legions Bow To A Faceless God (2003) (Keyboard, Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- Name Taken/Bayside - Split (2003) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- The Bronx - The Bronx (2003) (Engineer, Mixer)
- Various Artists – Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day (2003) (Producer, Mixer)
- Various Artists – Jawbreaker Tribute: Bad Scene Everyone’s Fault (2003) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- Various Artists – Santa Clause: It’s a Punk Rock Christmas (2003) (Producer)
- Death on Wednesday – Songs to To (2003) (Engineer)
- The Higher – Star is Dead (2003) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- The Bled - Pass the Flask (2003) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- Scars of Tomorrow – Design Your Fate (2003) (Engineer)
- Salem - Love It Or Leave Me EP (2003) (Engineer)
- Saosin - Translating the Name (2003) (Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- From First To Last - Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count (2004) (Mixer)
- Taken – Between Two Unseens (2004) (Producer, Engineer)
- Name Taken - Hold On (2004) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- Taken – Between Two Unseens – Bonus DVD (2005) (Engineer)
- Saosin - Saosin EP (2005) (Mixer, Group Member)
- Reel Big Fish – We’re Not Happy ‘Til You’re Not Happy (2005) (Engineer)
- Scars of Tomorrow – Beginning Of (2005) (Engineer)
- Various Artists – Punk Goes 90’s (2005) (Producer, Mixer)
- Saosin – Saosin – (2006) (Group Member)
- Saosin - Come Close (2008) (Engineer, Mixer)
- Saosin - The Grey EP (2008)
- The Bled – Pass the Flask – Bonus Tracks (2008) (Producer, Engineer, Mixer)
- Underoath – Survive, Kaleidoscope (2008) (Mixer)
- Taken – This Is Forever (2008) (Producer, Liner Notes)
- Envy On The Coast - Mirrors (2008)
- Mikoto - We Are The Architects (2008)
- Drop Dead, Gorgeous - The Hot N' Heavy (2009) (Mixing)
- It Prevails - Capture and Embrace (2009) (Mixing, Mastering)
- Saosin - In Search of Solid Ground (2009)
- History Of...- Alcheringa; The Dreaming (2010) (Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer)
- Guiltmaker- The Emerald Coast (2010) (Mastering Engineer)
- Trash Talk - Eyes & Nines (2010) (Mastering)
- It Prevails - Stroma (2011) (Mixing, Mastering)
- Coma Prevail - Demos (2013)
- Hideouts – Obsessed (2014) (Producer, Engineer)
- Emery (band) - You Were Never Alone (2015) (Mixing)
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