Spike Stent

Spike Stent
Stent in 2012
Stent in 2012
Background information
Also known as
  • Spike
  • Spikey Mikey
Born
Mark Stent

(1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 61)
Alton, Hampshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Mixer
  • producer
Years active1985–present
Labels
Websitemarkspikestent.com

Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Sade, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, the Beatles, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Foo Fighters, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, Beth Orton, Harry Styles, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples, Selena Gomez, All Saints, Spice Girls, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Mansun, Gorillaz, Maroon 5, Muse, Lily Allen, Peter Gabriel, Gwen Stefani, Moby, No Doubt, Lenka, Usher, Kaiser Chiefs, Linkin Park, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Oasis, Keane, Massive Attack, Bastille, Diana Vickers and Take That.

Career

Stent grew up in Hampshire, England and first gained experience as an engineer at Jacobs Studios as a teenager before a two-year stint at Trident Studios. After Trident, Stent worked at Olympic Studios in Barnes, South London. While at Olympic, Stent worked with artists such as Massive Attack, Bjork, Madonna, U2, Keane, and Oasis.[citation needed] Radiohead enlisted him to produce their 2007 album In Rainbows, but the collaboration was unsuccessful.

Stent works at two studios: Mix Suite LA in EastWest Studios and Mix Suite UK.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

YearAlbum/SongArtistAwardResultsRef
1996Bedtime StoriesMadonnaBest Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
1998HomogenicBjörkBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated
2001MusicMadonnaBest Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
2001MusicMadonnaRecord of the YearNominated
2002VespertineBjörkBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated
2005MedullaBjörkGrammy Best Alternative AlbumNominated
2006Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Gwen StefaniGrammy Best Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
2006Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Gwen StefaniGrammy Album of the YearNominated
2006Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Gwen StefaniGrammy Record of the YearNominated
2006SupernatureGoldfrappGrammy Best Electronic/Dance AlbumNominated
2007Confessions on a Dance FloorMadonnaGrammy Best Dance/Electronic AlbumWon
2008VoltaBjorkGrammy Best Alternative Music AlbumNominated
2008Neon BibleArcade FireGrammy Best Alternative AlbumNominated
2009I Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéGrammy Best Contemporary R&B AlbumWon
2009I Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéGrammy Album of the YearNominated
2010FunhousePinkGrammy Best Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
2010It's BlitzYeah Yeah YeahsGrammy Best Alternative Music AlbumNominated
201021st Century BreakdownGreen DayGrammy Best Rock Music AlbumWon
2010The Fame MonsterLady GagaGrammy Best Pop Vocal AlbumWon
2010The ResistanceMuseGrammy Best Rock AlbumWon
2010Head FirstGoldfrappGrammy Best Dance/Electronica AlbumNominated
2010Raymond V RaymondUsherGrammy Best Contemporary R&B AlbumWon
2012Channel OrangeFrank OceanBest Urban Contemporary AlbumWon
2013"We Take Care of Our Own"Bruce SpringsteenBest Rock SongNominated
2013Wrecking BallBruce SpringsteenBest Rock AlbumNominated
2013RedTaylor SwiftAlbum of the YearNominated
2013The 2nd LawMuseBest Rock AlbumNominated
2015xEd SheeranBest Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
2015xEd SheeranAlbum of the YearNominated
2016"Thinking Out Loud"Ed SheeranRecord of the YearNominated
2016How Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence + the MachineBest Pop Vocal AlbumNominated
2016"What Kind of Man"Florence and the MachineBest Rock SongNominated
2017"Tearing Me Up"Bob MosesBest Dance RecordingNominated
2018÷Ed SheeranBest Pop Vocal AlbumWon
2024"Flowers"Miley CyrusRecord of the YearWon
2025"Now and Then"the BeatlesRecord of the YearNominated

Billboard Music Awards

YearArtistAlbum/SongAwardResult
2001Madonna"Music"Top Hot Dance Club PlayWon
2001Madonna"Music"Top Hot Dance Maxi Single SalesWon
2005Gwen Stefani"Hollaback Girl"Digital Song the YearWon

Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards

YearAwardResults
2011Mix Engineer of the Year MPG AwardsWon
2014Mix Engineer of the Year MPG AwardsWon
2015Mix Engineer of the Year MPG AwardsWon
2020Mix Engineer of the Year MPG AwardsWon

Selected film credits

ArtistTrack/AlbumYearFilm
U2"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"1995Batman Forever
Tina Turner"GoldenEye"1995GoldenEye
BjörkSelmasongs2000Dancer in the Dark
Madonna"Die Another Day"2002Die Another Day

Selected discography

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Tingen, Paul (January 1999). "Spike Stent: The Work Of A Top-flight Mixer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (27 April 2012). "The making of Radiohead's In Rainbows". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Grammys 1996". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Bjork Grammy Nominations". Bork. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Madonna Awards and Nominations". Madonna Awards and Nominations. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "And The GRAMMY Went To ... Arcade Fire". Grammys. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Grammys 2009". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Grammys 2010 Gaga". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Grammys Muse 2010". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Usher Grammy". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Grammy Frank". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "2nd Law Nominations". Muse. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Grammy Awards 2016". Grammys. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Florence and The Machine Grammy Nominations". Grammy Nominations. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (8 November 2024). "Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé Leads Field With 11 Including Album, Song & Record Of The Year Along With Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter & Billie Eilish – Full List". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "MPG 2011". The Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "MPG 2014". The Music Producers Guild. 20 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "MPG Awards 2015". MPG. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "The Music Producers Guild Announces its 2020 Awards Winners". mpg.org.uk. 29 February 2020.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Mark "Spike" Stent". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  22. ↑ Snapes, Laura (22 June 2015). "Keeping it Unreal: In the Studio with Chvrches". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Harry Styles - Harry Styles | Credits". AllMusic. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Calm – 5 Seconds of Summer (Credits)". AllMusic. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  25. ↑ Niall Horan (2020). Heartbreak Weather (Media notes). Neon Haze Music / Capitol Records.