- Kevin Shirley
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Kevin Shirley
Landscape = Yes
Background = group_or_band
Alias = The Caveman
Born = June 29th 1960, in South Africa
Genres =Hard rock
Heavy metal [cite web |url=http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifpxqw5ldae~T00|title=Biography|publisher=Allmusic.com]
Rock & Roll
Years_active = 1970's - present
URL = [http://www.cavemanproductions.com/ Cavemanproductions.com]Kevin Shirley (a.k.a "The Caveman") is a music producer and mixer for many artists, such as the bands
Iron Maiden , Rush,Led Zeppelin andDream Theater .Born on June 29th 1960 in
Johannesburg ,South Africa . Kevin spent his early years producing and engineering records for many successful South African artists like Robin Auld, Juluka, Jonathan Butler, Leslie Rae Dowling, Steve Louw and Sweatband as well as performing and recording with his own band the Council, featuring legendary South African singer, Brian Davidson.He moved to
Australia in 1987 where he continued working with many successful Australian artists, such asThe Hoodoo Gurus , The Angels,Cold Chisel ,Girl Monstar ,Tina Arena ,The Screaming Jets ,Baby Animals and after the worldwide success of his production ofSilverchair 's debut album "Frogstomp ", moved to the U.S.A. He is the current producer for Joe Bonamassa, http://www.jbonamassa.comHe continued to produce successful albums for some of the biggest artists in American rock music -
Aerosmith , Journey,The Black Crowes and then for international hard rockers likeIron Maiden , HIM andSlayer . He also worked on the hugely successful retrospective "Led Zeppelin DVD ".External links
* [http://www.cavemanproductions.com Caveman Productions]
* [http://www.cavemanproductions.com/discography.htm Selected Discography]
* [http://www.recordproduction.com/kevin-shirley-record-producer.htm Video Interview]References
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