EP08 - Rob Ellis - "What Would Keith Do?"
This time, we speak to Rob Ellis, whose role as drummer and then co-producer with PJ Harvey led to rich and creative career, working with stars like Thom Yorke, Anna Calvi and Marianne Faithful. We hear great some great stories on what it was like recording these maverick artists, and Rob's refreshingly holistic approach to the recording process. Click here for a playlist of Rob's production work When DRY, the debut album by PJ Harvey, that he had co-produced and played drums on became a global hit, and a touchstone of early 90s guitar music, Rob Ellis was catapulted into 10 years of arranging and producing for a wide variety of artists including 60s legend Marianne Faithful. At the turn of the millennium Rob returned to work on production with Ms Harvey for what would become the Mercury Award winning album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. This kicked off another rich vein of work for upcoming and established artists such as Torres, Anna Calvi (who’s debut album brought Rob another Mercury nomination) and 2:54. The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: [email protected] Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you