Sean O'Keefe is an American record producer, mixer, and engineer based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. O'Keefe is best known for his work with Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, Til Morning and Plain White T's, but has also worked with artists such as Motion City Soundtrack,[1] The Hush Sound,[2] Less Than Jake, Company of Thieves, Punchline,[3] Spitalfield,[4] and You vs Yesterday. O'Keefe is also a musician. He is a former member of Chicago band This Is Me Smiling and Danny and The Ketchups, in both of which he played the drums.[5]
Sean O'Keefe | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | https://www.seanokeefeproducer.com/ |
Commercial success
Sean's work has earned him three RIAA Gold Records (awarded for the shipment of 500,000 units): Fall Out Boy's Take This to Your Grave (producer and mixer,)[6] Hawthorne Heights' The Silence in Black and White (producer and mixer,)[7] and the Plain White T's Hey There Delilah (co-producer and mixer.)[8] "Hey There Delilah" reached #1 on US Billboard Hot AC/Top 40 charts.[9]
Selected production discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role | Achievements |
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| 2002 | Knockout | Searching For Solid Ground | Fearless Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[10] | |
| 2003 | Split Habit | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | Double Zero Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2003 | As Tall As Lions | Lafcadio | Triple Crown Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[11] | |
| 2003 | Spitalfield | Remember Right Now | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[12] | |
| 2003 | Motion City Soundtrack | Schatzi Split | Doghouse Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[13] | |
| 2003 | Fall Out Boy | Take This To Your Grave | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[6] | 700,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[14] |
| 2004 | Duvall | Oh Holy Night | Asian Man Records | Mixer[15] | |
| 2004 | Punchline | Action (Punchline album) | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16] | |
| 2004 | Motion City Soundtrack | Matchbook Romance Split | Epitaph Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[17] | |
| 2004 | Less Than Jake | B Is for B-sides | Warner Bros. Records | Mixer[18] | |
| 2004 | Hawthorne Heights | The Silence in Black and White | Victory Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[7] | 950,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[19] |
| 2004 | Fall Out Boy | My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer[20] | |
| 2005 | The Juliana Theory | Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat | Abacus Records | Mixer, Engineer[21] | |
| 2005 | This Is Me Smiling | This Is Me Smiling | Sony Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[22] | |
| 2006 | Plain White T's | Every Second Counts | Hollywood Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[23] | 750,000 sold, RIAA certified gold[24] |
| 2006 | Plain White T's | Hey There Delilah | Fearless Records | Co-Producer, Mixer[25] | #1 on US Billboard Radio Charts (Hot AC/Top 40)[9] |
| 2008 | Punchline | Just Say Yes (Punchline album) | Modern Short Stories | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[16] | |
| 2007 | The Autumn Defense | Once Around (album) | Yep Roc | Engineer | |
| 2006 | The Hush Sound | Like Vines | Fueled By Ramen | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[26] | |
| 2008 | Rachael Yamagata | Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer, Drums[27] | |
| 2009 | The Von Bondies | Love, Hate and Then There's You | Majordomo | Engineer[28] | |
| 2009 | Company of Thieves | Ordinary Riches | Wind-Up Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[29] | |
| 2010 | Skybox | Morning After Cuts | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[30] | |
| 2010 | This Is Me Smiling | Only Uphill | Indie | Mixer[31] | |
| 2010 | Gold Motel | Gold Motel EP | Indie | Mixer[32] | |
| 2010 | Gold Motel | Summer House (album) | Indie | Mixer[33] | |
| 2011 | Mark Rose | Wonderful Trouble | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[34] | |
| 2013 | Five Years Further | Perfection is Lifeless | Indie | Producer, Engineer | |
| 2013 | Mark Rose | The Sound Of A Turnaround | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[35] | |
| 2013 | The Fold | Moving Past | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[36] | |
| 2014 | From Thin Air | Masquerade | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer[37] | |
| 2014 | Real Friends | Maybe This Place Is the Same and We’re Just Changing | Fearless Records | Mixer[38] | |
| 2018 | Fall Out Boy | Lake Effect Kid | Island Records and Decaydance | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2019 | AM Taxi | Shiver by Me | Mixer | ||
| 2020 | You vs Yesterday | You vs Yesterday | Indie | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2021 | Beach Bunny | Cloud 9 featuring Tegan and Sara | Mom + Pop | Mixer | |
| 2022 | Beach Bunny | Emotional Creature | Mom + Pop | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
References
External links
- "I Was A Teenage Fall Out Boy" by Patrick Stump (10 Year Anniversary of Take This To Your Grave)