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Sean Beavan is a record producer/mixer best known for his work with Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails and Slayer. His production style is typically heavy, with heavily saturated guitars, but his work is diverse and wide ranging as exemplified by bands like No Doubt to System of a Down, to indie bands like Thrice, and 8mm.

Beavan started his career as a musician and engineer in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He played bass and sang in various local bands and also played fretless bass with Clevelander Eric Carmen (of The Raspberries) on the song "Hungry Eyes" on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. While working as an engineer at The Right Track Studio in downtown Cleveland, Sean met Trent Reznor who worked as house programmer. Trent also played keyboards in several local bands that Sean mixed. Trent asked Sean to mix the demos of what was to become pretty hate machine which received multiple offers for record deals. Sean then was asked to mix Nine Inch Nails for their live concert tours for many years and as their success grew so did the opportunities. Trent then asked Sean to work on The Downward Spiral as well as mix several songs on Marilyn Manson's debut record Portrait of an American Family. After engineering Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral and mixing countless NIN remixes including "Closer" (on the release Closer to God), Sean mixed and co-produced Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar. In 1996, after 8 years, Sean left the NIN camp to mix front of house for the "Antichrist Superstar" world tour. In late 1997 Sean and Manson moved into the Hollywood Hills and started production on Mechanical Animals. After that recording was completed Sean went on to produce and mix records for artists as diverse as Guns N' Roses, God Lives Underwater, System of a Down, Depeche Mode, No Doubt, Slayer, Kill Hannah, Hyde, P.O.D., Paloalto, Thrice, Unwritten Law, Moth, Kidneythieves, Tommy Stinson, and Chronic Future.

Sean is currently involved in his own band with his wife Juliette Beavan called 8mm. 8mm have an album entitled Songs To Love And Die By which was released in late 2006. Having recently supported Sean Lennon on the west coast leg of his North American tour the dynamic Trip hop band are currently regulars in the Los Angeles music scene. Sean is working in the studio currently with Simpler Machine.

WIRED ALL WRONG (Nitro records) A "Break Out The Battletapes" M 8MM (Curb Appeal) A "Songs to Love and Die By" P/E/M UNWRITTEN LAW (Abydos Records) A "The Hit List" P/E/M THRICE (Island of Def Jam) A "Vheissu" M UNWRITTEN LAW (Lava) A “Here’s To The Mourning” P/E /M CHRONIC FUTURE (Interscope) A “Lines In My Face” P/ E/ M 8MM (ChelseaGirl) EP “Opener” Co-founder P/E/M/Inst. TOMMY STINSON (Sanctuary) A “Village Gorilla Head” Addtl. P /M KILL HANNAH (Atlantic) A “For Never And Ever” P ANNA MARIA LaSPINA A forthcoming M PROJECT 86 (Atlantic) A “Truthless Heroes” M SYSTEM OF A DOWN (American/Columbia) AT “Pledge of Allegiance” compilaiton M P.O.D. (Atlantic) AT “Youth Of The Nation”(remix) M MELLOWDRONE A forthcoming PALOALTO (American) A “Heroes And Villains” M WAN SANTO CONDO (Enjoy) AT “Dandilion” M RANCID (American) “Someone’s Gunna Die” M MANMADE GOD A “Manmade God” M SLAYER A “God Hates Us All” M DEPECHE MODE (Reprise) S “I Feel Love” (Radio Remix w/Bon Harris) RE MOTH (Virgin) A “Provisions, Fiction & Gear” P/E NO DOUBT (Interscope) AT “Return Of Saturn” PR NO DOUBT S “New” (from the ‘Go” ST) PR MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) A “Mechanical Animals” (w/ M Beinhorn) Addtl.P/E/PR MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) RE “Tourniquet: Prosthetic Dance” (w/ M Manson) Co-P/E/PR/M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) A “Antichrist Superstar” (w/ Reznor, Manson, & Olgilvie) Co-P/E/PR/M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) S ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) (Reznor & Manson) E/PR/ M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) AT (EP) ‘Diary Of A Dope Fiend’, ‘I Put A Spell On You’,Rock ‘n’ Roll Nigger’

E/PR/ M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) EP “Lunchbox” (Reznor & Manson) E/ PR/ M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) EP “Get Your Gunn” (Reznor & Manson) E/M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) RE “Get Your Gunn” (w/ Nine Inch Nails) E/M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/Interscope) A “Portrait Of An American Family” MARILYN MANSON (Immortal/Epic) ST “Long Hard Road Out Of Hell” (w/ Manson & Sneaker Pimps) (SPAWN Soundtrack) Co-P/E/PR/M MARILYN MANSON ST “Suck For Your Solution” (w/ Manson) (PRIVATE PARTS) Co-P/E/PR/M MARILYN MANSON (Nothing/ Interscope) ST “Apple Of Sodom” & I Put A Spell On You” (LOST HIGHWAY) (W/ Manson) Co-P/E/P/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) “Hurt” Live Video E/P/R/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) A “Happiness In Slavery” (live from Woodstock) E/Co-M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) AT (EP) "The Art Of Self Destruction” E/Co-PR/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "The Beauty Of Being Numb” E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) S "Closer" Co-P/E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) AT (EP) "Memorabilia" Co-P/E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) EP "“March Of The Pigs” NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "All The Pigs, All Lined Up” (w/ Reznor) E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "A Violet Fluid"’ E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "March Of The Pigs” live video version (w/ Reznor) E/M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) A “Downward Spiral” E NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "Big Man With A Gun" (w/ Flood & Reznor) Co-P/E/Co-M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) AT (EP) "Suck" (Flood & Reznor) E/ M NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) "Screaming Slave" (Reznor) Co-W/Co-E NINE INCH NAILS (Nothing/ Interscope) RE/S “Sin” EP /"Get Down Make Love" single E JERK (Sony Australia) A “When Pure Is Defiled” Co-P/M

PJ OLSON

(Columbia) “Leave Me Alone” M GOD LIVES UNDERWATER

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forthcoming

P/M GUNS N’ ROSES A “Chinese Democracy” P FOETUS RE

“Grace Of God”

P/E/PR/Inst/M

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

(WB) A “Beautuful Creatures”

P/M MIRANDA (Virgin) AT

forthcoming

M KIDNEY THIEVES (Push) A “Trickster” Co-P/M KIDNEY THIEVES (Extasy) A

“Zerospace” (forthcoming)

M ANNETENNA (Columbia) AT forthcoming M RASPUTINA (Columnia)

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“Transylvanian Concubine” (w/ Manson)

Co-P/E/PR/M GOLDEN PALOMINOS (Restless) RE “Victim: The Last Thing” (w/ John Van Eaton) Co-P/M PRICK (Nothing / Interscope) B side “You Got Me” E/M PRICK (Nothing / Interscope) “Riverhead” tag ending E/M MEGADETH (Capitol)

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“Symphony Of Destruction” (w/ NIN)

E/M PANTERA (Atco) A

“The Great Southern Trend Kill” – VOCAL TRACKS ONLY

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