Chad Copelin

Chad Copelin
Chad Copelin in the studio
Chad Copelin in the studio
Background information
OriginOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Genres
Occupations
Websitechadcopelin.com

Chad Copelin is an American producer, audio engineer, musician, and songwriter from Norman, Oklahoma.[1] Copelin got his start playing in local bands and majoring in music composition and after three years of school, left to collaborate with various musicians, tour nationally, and engineer and produce local bands. In 2005, he opened Blackwatch Studios with co-owner Jarod Evans and produced his first full-length album, I Am Haunted, I Am Alive by Beau Jenning's project Cheyenne. Copelin was nominated at the 2017 Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Album for his work on "Poets & Saints" by All Sons & Daughters.[2]

Copelin began to garner attention from a diverse mix of musicians and has since gone on to engineer music for pop artists Christina Perri, Avril Lavigne, Train,[3] Kelly Clarkson, and Third Eye Blind, as well as produce and engineer indie artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Ben Rector, Ivan & Alyosha,[4] Bronze Radio Return, Emily Hearn, BRONCHO, and Other Lives, among others. In 2011 Copelin worked on Christina Perri's Top 40 song "A Thousand Years" that went on to receive six platinum records.[5] Copelin's most recent projects include engineering Sufjan Steven's album, Carrie and Lowell, along with recording and producing Broncho's Just Enough Hip to Be a Woman and Ivan & Alyosha's It's All Just Pretend. Copelin has also been working on new projects with Broncho, Riah, Ben Rector, Bronze Radio Return, Sports and Andrew Belle.

Discography

Year Artist Album Label Role
2023 Colony House The Cannonballers Roon Records Producer, Writer
2022 Sasha Sloan I Blame The World RCA Records Producer
2022 Beau Jennings & the Tigers I've Got Your Heart Right Here Black Mesa Producer
2022 Amy Stroup A New Life Independent Producer
2022 little image LUNGS BURN Hollywood Records Producer
2022 Bailey Baum Lonely Looking Independent Producer, Writer
2022 Sasha Sloan WTF RCA Records Guitarist
2022 Jake Scott Texas Girl Elektra Records Guitarist
2022 Ben Rector Thank You OK KID Recordings Hammond Organ
2022 TAYA For All My Life Invorto, Capitol CMG Mixer
2021 Jaco Terio Isadora Independent Producer, Mixer
2021 Bronze Radio Return Right There Beside You Independent Producer, Engineer
2021 Sports Get A Good Look Pt. 1 EP Naked Records Producer
2021 LANY Mama’s Boy (Deluxe) Polydor Records Producer
2021 Upstate Wake Me In The Morning Position Music Artist, Producer, Writer, Mixer
2021 Wilderado Take Some Time (Gus alt-J Remix) Bright Antenna Records Writer
2021 Greyson Chance Holy Feeling Arista Records Producer, Writer
2021 Sports The Look Naked Records Producer
2020 Sasha Sloan Only Child RCA Records Co-Producer
2020 Sports Baby Baby Independent Producer
2020 Andrew Belle Whatever Happened To Christmas Independent Mixer
2020 BRONCHO Family Values (of Montreal Remix) Park The Van Producer, Writer
2020 Bailey Baum Take Me All The Way Ultra Records Producer, Writer
2020 LANY Mama's boy UMG, Polydor Records Producer
2020 Ben Rector, Ingrid Michaelson It Would Be You (Acoustic) OK Kid Recordings Producer
2020 Kampweek Peaches Blackwatch Records Producer, Writer
2020 ROOMATE ROOMATE Blackwatch Records Producer
2020 Wilderado Revenant Bright Antenna Records Producer
2020 Bronze Radio Return Tell It To Me Independent Producer
2020 Chair Model IV Blackwatch Records Producer
2020 Norman III Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2020 Layup Layup VII Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2019 Christina Perri A Thousand Years (Lullaby) Elektra Records Engineer
2019 SYML SYML Nettwerk Music Group Producer, Engineer, Composer
2019 King Rose King Rose Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer
2018 Emily Hearn Christmas, Vol. 1 Old Prince Records Producer, Engineer
2018 Norman Norman II Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2018 Layup Layup IV Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2018 Chair Model II Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer
2018 Mosaic MSC Heaven EP Provident Label Group Producer, Engineer
2018 BRONCHO Bad Behavior Park The Van Records Writer, Musician, Producer, Engineer
2018 Sports Everyone's Invited Independent Musician, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2018 Ben Rector Magic OK Kid Recordings Additional Production
2018 Chair Model Chair Model EP Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer
2018 Layup Whole New Level EP Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2018 Riah "Prom" Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2018 Norman Norman EP Blackwatch Records Artist, Producer, Engineer, Composer
2018 Layup Natural Rattle Blackwatch Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Artist
2018 SYML "Wildfire" Nettwerk Records Composer
2017 Mustang Island (Pepper Island Films) Mustang Island Guitar/Keys
2017 Sufjan Stevens "Mystery Of Love" Independent Engineer
2017 Sufjan Stevens "Fourth of July - 900X Remix" Asthmatic Kitty Keyboards
2017 Sufjan Stevens "Wallowa Lake Monster" Asthmatic Kitty Engineer
2017 Mosaic MSC Unknown Provident Producer, Engineer
2017 EDGES "EDGES" Position Music Artist, Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Composer
2017 Emily Hearn Paris, Or Wherever We Are Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2017 Breakup Feels Good Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Composer
2017 Breakup Waiting On You Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Composer
2017 Nichole Nordeman Every Mile Mattered Sparrow Records Keyboards
2017 Andrew Belle Dive Deep Ready Set Records Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Wild Pony Encinitas Independent Producer, Engineer
2017 BRONCHO Get In My Car Dine Alone Records Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Sports Crime Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, & James McAlister Planetarium 4AD Engineer
2017 Wilderado Millie Ignition Records Engineer
2017 Andrew Belle Down Independent Producer, Engineer
2017 Upstate Love Run Free Position Music Artist, Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Marie Miller Letterbox Curb Records Producer, Engineer
2017 Andrew Belle Dive Deep Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Riah Wildlife Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Riah Nightmare Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Riah Nice Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Layup Layup EP Independent Artist, Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Graham Colton Life's What You Make It Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Graham Colton Ring Around Your Heart Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Graham Colton Where You Wanna Go Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Barcelona Basic Man NBD Music Producer, Engineer
2016 Third Eye Blind We are Drugs Mega Collider Records Producer
2016 All Sons & Daughters Poets & Saints Integrity Music Producer, Engineer, Keys, Bass
2016 BRONCHO Double Vanity Dine Alone Records Producer, Engineer
2016 Kris Allen Letting You In Good Time Inc. Additional Production
2015 Jonny Diaz Everything is Changing Centricity Producer, Engineer
2015 Bronze Radio Return Light Me Up Independent Producer
2015 The Weather Waters Electric Independent Producer, Engineer
2015 Sports Naked All The Time Independent Producer, Engineer
2015 Amy Lee Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing Independent Performer
2015 Bronze Radio Return Light Me Up Independent Producer
2015 5 Seconds of Summer Jet Black Heart Capitol Engineer
2015 Ben Rector Favorite Song Aptly Named Co-Producer
2015 Third Eye Blind Dopamine Mega Collider Producer
2015 Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell Asthmatic Kitty Engineer
2015 Ivan & Alyosha It's All Just Pretend Dualtone Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Farifsa, Organ, Piano
2015 Emily Hearn Hourglass Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Keyboards
2014 BRONCHO Just Enough Hip To Be Woman Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Musician
2014 Graham Colton Lonely Ones Independent Co-Producer, Engineer, Composer, Keys, Bass
2014 Emerson Hart Beauty in Disrepair Sony Engineer, Organ
2014 Crowder Neon Steeple Sparrow Records Keys
2014 Eric Hutchinson Pure Fiction Warner Engineer, Bass
2013 Ivan & Alyosha All The Times We Had Dualtone Producer, engineer, Bass, Keys
2013 Ben Rector The Walking in Between Independent Producer, Engineer, Organ
2013 David Hodges December Sessions Vol. II Independent Engineer, Mixer, Organ, Bass
2013 Bronze Radio Return Up, On & Over Independent Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion
2013 Hanson Anthem 3CG Bass
2013 Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Columbia/Epic) Engineer, Programmer, Bass
2013 Andrew Belle Black Bear Independent Producer, Engineer, Composer
2013 Brian Haas/Matt Chamberlain Frames The Royal Potato Mixer
2013 Gungor I Am Mountain Hither & Yon Mixer
2012 Train California 37 Columbia Engineer
2012 Christina Perri A Very Merry Perri Christmas Atlantic Engineer, Organ
2012 Green River Ordinance Under Fire Good Time Records Producer, Engineer, Composer, Programmer, Keys, Percussion
2011 Christina Perri The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 & 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Atlantic/Chop Shop Engineer, Bass
2011 BRONCHO Can't Get Past The Lips Fairfax Engineer
2011 Gungor Ghosts Upon Earth Hither & Yon Engineer
2011 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Race Riot Suite Kinnara Productions Engineer, Mixer
2011 Ben Rector Something Like This Independent Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Keys, Percussion, Vibraphone
2010 Ben Rector Into the Morning Independent Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Keys, Percussion
2008 Amy Lee (Evanescence) Nightmare Before Christmas Avex Trax Engineer, Keys
2007 Graham Colton Here Right Now Independent Keyboards, Guest Artist

References

  1. ^ "Blackwatch Studios". Blackwatch Studios. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  3. ^ "Chad Copelin Discography". Mix Bridge. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Ivan & Alyosha Liner Notes" (PDF). Ivan & Alyosha. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Chad Copelin Discography". Discogs. Retrieved June 2, 2015.