Kevin Shirley
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| Also known as | The Caveman |
| Born | June 29th 1960, in South Africa |
| Years active | 1970's - present |
| Website | 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 and Dream 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 as The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Cold Chisel, Girl Monstar, Tina Arena, The Screaming Jets, Baby Animals and after the worldwide success of his production of Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp, moved to the U.S.A. He is the current producer for Joe Bonamassa, http://www.jbonamassa.com
He continued to produce successful albums for the biggest artists in American rock music - Aerosmith, Journey, The Black Crowes and then for international hard rockers like Iron Maiden, HIM and Slayer. He also worked on the hugely successful retrospective Led Zeppelin DVD.
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