Bob Kraushaar

Robert Peter Kraushaar (born February 1962, Ilford, Essex) is an English pop music record producer specializing in mixing. Kraushaar has mixed and produced commercially successful songs and albums for numerous British and international artists.Bob Kraushaar's first industry appointment was as runner for Trevor Horn. He graduated to tape-opping at Marcus Studios but moved back to the famous SARM Studios when they expanded and equipped with SSLs. His first chart success came with Johnny Hates Jazz and he was soon known as a mixing specialist having made his mark with ZTT artists such as Propaganda and Art of Noise. SARM's associated ZTT label was outputting 12-inch singles requiring B-sides and alternative versions and these were mixed by Kraushaar. He went on to work with Paul McCartney, Erasure and perhaps his most regular client, Pet Shop Boys.

His first UK #1 chart credit for production, recording and mixing was with artists Marc Almond and Gene Pitney's duet, "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" for Parlophone in 1989.

As well as mixing an album for Mediaeval Baebes, Kraushaar has mixed a Liberty X single (featuring Run DMC) and tracks for Erasure's Andy Bell, The Cinematics (with Stephen Hague, influential figure in the synthpop movement), Onetwo, a collaboration between Claudia Brücken (formerly of Propaganda) and Paul Humphreys (of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark & The Listening Pool) formed 2004, and Another Language comprising Brücken and composer and musician Andrew Poppy.

As NorthxNWest, a collaboration with Chuck Norman, Kraushaar's remixes and productions are featured on Dame Shirley Bassey's album "Get The Party Started" released 25th June 2007. This album entered the charts at #6 in the UK. The single "Get the party started" was produced by Catherine Feeney, Nikki Lamborn (Never The Bride), Bob Kraushaar and Chuck Norman with backing vocals by Rietta Austin, Margo Buchanan, Nikki Lamborn and Catherine Feeney. The music video was produced by Hera King and directed by Harvey and Carolyn (Crossroads Films).

In 2008, Kraushaar achieved chart success mixing Cologne based dance trio Blank & Jones. After only one year of existence with their new independent label Soundcolours, Blank & Jones entered the official German sales charts at no.42 with their album "The Logic of Pleasure" which also included collaboration with Bernard Sumner of New Order.

External Sources

* [http://www.recordproduction.com/bob-kraushaar.html Video interview with Bob Kraushaar]