Chris Kimsey
The acclaimed producer best known for his seven album association with The Rolling Stones has worked with a wide variety of artists including INXS, Gypsy Kings, Marillion, The Chieftans, Peter Tosh, Killing Joke, Psychedelic Furs, The Cult, Duran Duran, Peter Frampton, ELP, Bad Company, Soul Asylum and Ash.
Musical experience: Chris began his career assisting Glyn Johns (father of Ethan!) on albums by Led Zeppelin, The Faces and The Rolling Stones. At 21 Chris was freelance and worked on numerous projects on both sides of the Atlantic, including Bad Company, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Peter Frampton, and Ten Years After. His work with the Stones includes engineering "Some Girls", co-producing with Mick and Keith "Emotional Rescue", "Tattoo You" and "Undercover" and producing "Steel Wheels" and "High Wire". In addition to this Chris has produced a wide variety of international artists, including Killing Joke, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Joan Jet, Marillion, Marianne Faithful, Duran Duran, the Psychedelic Furs, the Cult, and the Quireboys.
Recent productions have included, additional production and mixes on "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts" for INXS and the live audio and visual recording of the "Parc Des Princes" 50th Anniversary show for French superstar Johnny Hallyday.
Chris has also completed tracks with The Rolling Stones on The Chieftains "Long Black Veil" album plus tracks on Deacon Blue's "Our Town The Greatest Hits" album.
Most recently he completed live tracks on the The Rolling Stones album "Stripped", including the single "Like A Rolling Stone", and produced the second album for RCA artist Comfort ( formally known as Out Of My Hair). Produced a live album for Johnny Hallyday in Miami and albums for The Gypsy Kings and Soul Asylum.