Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades and nominations. He has won seventeen Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Music Producers Guild Awards for Mix Engineer of the Year. Having won six trophies at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, he set the record for the most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night.

Elmhirst currently works out of PH Studios in New York City.

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Work Category Result Ref.
Grammy Awards 2008
(50th)
"Rehab" Record of the Year Won [1]
Back to Black Album of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album Won
2009
(51st)
"Chasing Pavements" Record of the Year Nominated
2012
(54th)
"Rolling in the Deep" Won
21 Album of the Year Won
2013
(55th)
"Lonely Boy" Record of the Year Nominated
El Camino Album of the Year Nominated
2015
(57th)
Morning Phase Won
Best Rock Album Won
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Won
2017
(59th)
"Hello" Record of the Year Won
25 Album of the Year Won
Best Pop Vocal Album Won
Blackstar Best Alternative Music Album Won
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Won
Tell Me I'm Pretty Best Rock Album Won
2018
(60th)
Residente Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album Won
2019
(61st)
"The Joke" Record of the Year Nominated
"Shallow" Nominated
2020
(62nd)
Social Cues Best Rock Album Won
A Star Is Born Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Won
Scenery Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nominated
2021
(63rd)
Women in Music Pt. III Album of the Year Nominated
2022
(64th)
"Right on Time" Record of the Year Nominated
Montero Album of the Year Nominated
Dawn Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nominated
2023
(65th)
"Easy on Me" Record of the Year Nominated
"You and Me on the Rock" Nominated
30 Album of the Year Nominated
In These Silent Days Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards 2017
(18th)
"Guerra" Record of the Year Nominated [2]
Residente Album of the Year Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Won
Music Producers Guild 2012
(4th)
Himself Mix Engineer of the Year Won [3]
2017
(9th)
Won [4]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2022
(74th)
Adele One Night Only Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Won [5]

Selected production credits

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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References

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  1. ^ "Tom Elmhirst". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "18th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. The Latin Recording Academy. 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "2012 Winners". mpg.org.uk. Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. ^ "MPG 2017 Award Winners". mpg.org.uk. Music Producers Guild. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Tom Elmhirst". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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