BJ Burton is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, and mixer. He is known for his work with Bon Iver, Francis and the Lights, Low, Charli XCX, and The Japanese House, and has also worked with the likes of Eminem, Lizzo and Mike Will Made It among others.[1]
BJ Burton | |
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| Birth name | Brandon Joyner Burton |
| Born | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
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Burton has been nominated for four Grammy Awards for his work with Bon Iver on their respective 22, A Million and i,i albums,[2] Sylvan Esso on their album What Now,[3] and Low on their album Hey What.
Career
editFrom 2010 to 2013, Burton performed and served production duties as a member of the Love Language; he produced their albums Libraries and Ruby Red.[4]
Burton has worked extensively with Justin Vernon and Bon Iver. His collaborations with Vernon and Francis and the Lights have led to work with artists including Chance the Rapper, Eminem, Kanye West, Mike Will Made It, and more.[1] Burton has also performed as a member of Bon Iver, on the Come Through tour in 2018.[5]
Songwriting and production discography
edit| Year | Artist | Album / song(s) | Role(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Rosebuds | Loud Planes Fly Low | Production, recording, mixing | Merge |
| 2013 | Lizzo | Lizzobangers – "Lizzie Borden", "W.E.R.K. Pt. II", "Wat U Mean" | Mixing | Totally Gross National Product |
| POLIÇA | Shulamith | Engineering | Mom Pop | |
| 2014 | Sylvan Esso | Sylvan Esso | Mixing, mastering | Partisan |
| 2015 | The Staves | If I Was | Mixing | Atlantic |
| The Tallest Man on Earth | Dark Bird Is Home | Production, mixing, engineering | Dead Oceans | |
| Low | Ones and Sixes | Production, recording, mixing, mastering | Sub Pop | |
| Doe Paoro | After | Production, mixing | ANTI- | |
| Lizzo | Big Grrrl Small World – "Ain't I", "Betcha", "Ride", "Humanize", "Bother Me", "1 Deep", "The Realest" | Production, executive production, vocals, vocoder, guitar, synthesizers, drum programming | Self-released | |
| 2016 | Allan Kingdom | Northern Lights – "I Feel Ya" | Mixing | So Cold |
| Astronautalis | SIKE! – "You Know What It Is!" | Production, synthesizers, mixing | SideOneDummy | |
| Bon Iver | 22, A Million – "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄", "29 #Strafford APTS", "666 ʇ", "8 (circle)" | Writing, production, C1 programming, C2 programming, saxophone, programming | Jagjaguwar | |
| James Blake | The Colour In Anything – "Meet You In The Maze" | Engineering | Polydor | |
| P.O.S. | "Wave" | Production | Doomtree | |
| "Woof" | ||||
| Francis and the Lights | Farewell, Starlite! | Writing, production, mixing | Self-released | |
| 2017 | Hippo Campus | Landmark | Production, mixing | Grand Jury, Transgressive |
| Mike Will Made It | Ransom 2 – "Burnin", "Y'all Ain't Ready", "Faith" | Mixing | Ear Drummer, Interscope | |
| Sylvan Esso | What Now | Mixing | Loma Vista | |
| Har Mar Superstar | Personal Boy EP | Writing, production, | Love OnLine | |
| Francis and the Lights | Just For Us | Writing, production, mixing | Self-released | |
| 2018 | Mike Will Made It & Bon Iver | Creed II: The Album – "Do You Need Power? (Walk Out Music)" | Writing | Ear Drummer, Interscope |
| Hippo Campus | Bambi | Production, mixing, engineering | Grand Jury, Transgressive | |
| Francis and the Lights | "The Video In the Pool" | Production | Self-released | |
| Eminem | Kamikaze – "Fall" | Writing | Shady, Aftermath, Interscope | |
| Low | Double Negative | Production, recording, mixing, mastering | Sub Pop | |
| Twin Shadow | Caer – "Saturdays", "18 Years", "Too Many Colors", "Bombs Away" | Production, mixing | Warner Music, Reprise | |
| Mallrat | In the Sky – "Make Time" | Writing, production, engineer | Dew Process | |
| Heart Bones | "Disapearer" | Writing, production | Love OnLine | |
| 2019 | Baby Boys | I'm Set | Production, mastering | Grand Jury |
| The Japanese House | Good at Falling | Writing, production | Dirty Hit | |
| Banks | III – "Till Now", "Gimme", "Contaminated", "Stroke", "Godless", "Look What You're Doing To Me", "Hawaiian Mazes", "Propaganda", "The Fall", "If We Were Made Of Water" | Writing, production, executive production, synthesizers, drums, programming, drum programming, arrangement, guitar, piano, bass, engineering | Harvest | |
| Chance the Rapper | The Big Day – "Town on the Hill" | Writing | Self-released | |
| Francis and the Lights | "Take Me To The Light" | Writing, production | Self-released | |
| Miley Cyrus | She Is Coming – "The Most" | Writing, production, programming | RCA | |
| Yebba | "Where Do You Go" | Production | Self-released | |
| Bon Iver | i,i – "Yi", "iMi", "We", "Hey, Ma", "Naeem", "Jelmore", "Faith", "Sh'Diah" | Writing, production, programming, arrangement, TR 8's, engineering, mixing | Jagjaguwar | |
| Joy Again | Piano – "I'm Your Dog" | Production, mixing | Honeymoon | |
| 2020 | Empress Of | I'm Your Empress Of | Production, executive production, engineering, mixing | Terrible |
| Bon Iver | "PDLIF" | Writing, production, mixing | Jagjaguwar | |
| Charli XCX | how i'm feeling now – "pink diamond", "forever", "claws", "7 years", "detonate", "enemy", "anthems", "visions" | Writing, production, executive production, drum programming, synthesizers, Moog, bass, drums engineering | Atlantic, Asylum | |
| Kacy Hill | Is It Selfish If We Talk About Me Again – "To Someone Else", "Much Higher", "Just To Say", "Porsche", "I Believe In You", "Everybody's Mother", "Told Me", "Six" | Writing, production, mixing, mastering | Self-released | |
| Bon Iver | "AUATC" | Writing, production, strings | Jagjaguwar | |
| The Japanese House | Chewing Cotton Wool EP | Production | Dirty Hit | |
| Jim-E Stack | Ephemera – "Jeanie" | Writing, production | Self-released | |
| Westside Gunn | Who Made The Sunshine | Recording | Griselda, Shady | |
| Buddy Ross | "Bored Again!" | Writing | PLZ Make It Ruins | |
| Lupin | Lupin | Production, drum programming | Transgressive | |
| Taylor Swift | Evermore – "closure" | Additional production | Republic | |
| Aero Flynn | Madeline | Writing, production, performance | Self-released | |
| 2021 | CARM | CARM | Mixing | 37d03d |
| Soccer Mommy | "rom com 2004" | Production | Loma Vista | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Star-Crossed – "Justified", "Breadwinner" | Writing | MCA Nashville, Interscope | |
| Low | Hey What | Production, recording, mixing, mastering | Sub Pop | |
| Jon Bellion | "I Feel It" | Writing, production | Capitol | |
| Kacy Hill | Simple, Sweet, and Smiling – "The Stars" | Writing | Self-released | |
| No Rome | It's All Smiles | Production | Dirty Hit | |
| 2022 | Alicia Keys | Keys – "Come for Me" | Writing, production | RCA |
| Empress Of | Save Me EP – "Save Me", "Dance for You" | Writing, production | Self-released | |
| 2023 | Miley Cyrus | Endless Summer Vacation – "Island" | Writing, production | Columbia Records |
| Empress Of | For Your Consideration (Empress Of album) - "Kiss Me" | Writing | Giant Music | |
| Ilsey | From the Valley | Writing, production | Elektra Records | |
| 2024 | Ani DiFranco | Unprecedented Sh!t | Production | Righteous Babe Records |
| Father John Misty | Mahashmashana - "Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose", "Screamland" | Additional production, mixing | Sub Pop |
References
edit- ^ a b Swensson, Andrea. "BJ Burton, producer for Bon Iver, Low, Francis and the Lights, talks about setting up shop in Minneapolis". Local Current Blog | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Bon Iver". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Lawrence, Jordan (2010-07-14). "The Love Language's summery pop builds from a backstory of recklessness and wrecked relationships". INDY Week. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "'Come Through': Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-29.