Taylor Larson

Taylor Larson
Larson in his recording studio in Bethesda, Maryland, 2015
Larson in his recording studio in Bethesda, Maryland, 2015
Background information
Born (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 38)
OriginBethesda, Maryland, U.S.
GenresHeavy metal, pop, alternative rock, indie rock
OccupationsRecord producer, mixer, engineer
Years active2009–present
Formerly ofFrom First to Last

Taylor Larson (born April 28, 1988) is an American record producer, mixer, and audio engineer. He has produced, engineered, and/or mixed tracks for Asking Alexandria, Periphery, From First to Last, I See Stars, Veil of Maya, Within Temptation, the Dangerous Summer, Conditions, and Sky Eats Airplane. He is the guitarist of the Evening.

Production work and education

Larson has participated in music-production education and mixing instruction. In 2017, he appeared on the Nail the Mix platform, where he provided an in-depth breakdown of his mixing approach for "Into the Fire" by Asking Alexandria, demonstrating techniques used on the commercially released track.

Larson is also the founder of the software and virtual-instrument company MixWave, which develops drum libraries, guitar and bass amp simulations, and other music-production tools. His work with MixWave has been profiled by industry publications including Mixonline and Music Connection, which have highlighted his monitoring environment and approach to achieving mix consistency.

Larson has also collaborated with audio-software developers on signature sound libraries. He worked with Drumforge to release the "Drumshotz: Larson + Holland" sample pack, created in partnership with drummer Luke Holland.

Production discography

Year recorded Artist Title Label Role
2008 Bela Valore To End All Righteous Days Self-released Produced/Engineered/Mixed
2010 Sky Eats Airplane The Sound of Symmetry Equal Vision Records Produced/Engineered
2011 Everyone Dies in Utah Seeing Clearly Tragic Hero Records Produced/Engineered/Mixed
Of Legends Stranded Season of Mist Produced/Engineered/Mixed
Life on Repeat Struggle + Sleep Equal Vision Produced/Engineered/Mixed
The Dangerous Summer War Paint Hopeless Records Additional Engineering
Us, From Outside Revived Tragic Hero Produced/Mixed
2012 I, the Breather Truth and Purpose Sumerian Records Produced/Engineering
Lithium Dawn Aion Self-released Mastered/Engineering
Periphery Periphery II: This Time It's Personal Sumerian Produced/Engineered/Mixed
Everyone Dies in Utah Polarities Tragic Hero Produced/Mixed
Honour Crest Metrics Indianola Records Mastered
Onward to Olympas Indicator Facedown Records Produced
Very Americans Back from the Dead (7") Ship Out Recordings Mastered
2013 Epitome of the Weak A New Shore (EP) Self-released Mixed/Mastered
Conditions Full of War eOne Music Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
The Gabriel Construct Interior City Independent Mixed/Mastered
Battleghost Don't Be a Hero (EP) Independent Mastered
Nick Johnston In a Locked Room on the Moon Self-released Mixed/Mastered/Engineering
Life on Repeat Blacklisted Equal Vision Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Being Anthropocene Self-released Produced/Mixed/Mastered
2014 Periphery Clear Sumerian Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered (tracks 3 & 5)
Enstride The Sound That Silence Makes (EP) Self-released Mixed/Mastered/Engineered
Minshara iO Polar Phat Records Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Youth in Revolt Love Is A Liars Game (EP) Outerloop Records Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Capture The Crown Reign of Terror Artery Recordings Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Darkest Hour Darkest Hour Sumerian Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Toothgrinder Schizophrenic Jubilee (EP) Spinefarm Records Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Various Artists Punk Goes Pop Volume 6 Fearless Records Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered (track 8 "Royals")
2015 Periphery Juggernaut: Alpha Sumerian Engineer
Periphery Juggernaut: Omega Sumerian Engineer
Awaken I Am Shields and Crowns Shock Records, Zestone Records Produced
From First To Last Dead Trees Sumerian Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered/Guitars
Veil of Maya Matriarch Sumerian Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Nekrogoblikon Heavy Meta Mystery Box Mastered
Everlit Renovate (EP) RDC Music Group Produced
Ass Life A Couple Cold Ones Ephemerol Night Terrors Mastered
Get Scared Demons Fearless Mixed/Mastered
The Primals The Primals Independent Mastered
Ice Nine Kills Every Trick in the Book Fearless Writer (track 4 "The Plot Sickens")
Lithium Dawn Tearing Back the Veil I: Ascension Self-released Mastered
2016 Toothgrinder Nocturnal Masquerade Spinefarm Produced/Engineered/Mixed
Cedar Green The One You Feed (EP) Self-released Produced/Writer
I See Stars Treehouse Sumerian Mixed/Mastered (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–8, 10–12)
Periphery Periphery III: Select Difficulty Sumerian Vocal Production/Vocal Mixing
Jason Richardson I Independent Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Famous Last Words The Incubus Revival Recordings Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Memphis May Fire This Light I Hold Rise Records Mastered
2017 Youth in Revolt The Broken Outerloop Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Mycelia Dawn Self-released Mixed/Mastered
Curses Chapter I: Introspect Imminence Records Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Periphery "Shadow of the Day" (Linkin Park cover) - Production/Engineering/Guitars/Mixed/Mastered
Curses "Party Monster" (The Weeknd cover) Imminence Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Awaken I Am Blind Love Victory Records Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Endur American Parasite Sumerian Co-produced
Toothgrinder Phantom Amour Spinefarm Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Asking Alexandria Asking Alexandria Sumerian Mixed
2018 Curses "Rest" Imminence Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Thrillchaser A Lot Like Love Self-released Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Les Rats d'Swompe Vivre en ville Productions CRÉTAC Mastered
Foxera "Memories" (feat. Tilian) Self-released Produced
Unprocessed Covenant SPV, Long Branch Records [citation needed]
The Word Alive Violent Noise Fearless Mastered
Neverkept "Vertigo" N/A [citation needed]
For a Life Unburdened Contempt/Clarity FALU Music Corp Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Erra Neon Sumerian Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Flares Traces of You Silent Static Records Produced
The HAARP Machine "The Nadir" Independent Mixed
2019 Within Temptation Resist Vertigo Records Mixed
Awaken I Am The Beauty in Tragedy (EP) Victory Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Famous Last Words Arizona (EP) SBG Records [citation needed]
Japam Sickboy (EP) Independent Mixed/Mastered
The Panic Division Touch Diggers Factory, Independent Mixed/Mastered
Wolves at the Gate Eclipse Solid State Records Mixed/Mastered
Veil of Maya "Members Only" Sumerian Produced/Writer
Today's Last Tragedy Extinction (EP) Self-released Mastered
Secrets "My Mind, Myself & I" Independent [citation needed]
2020 Neverkept "Complicated" Epitaph Records [citation needed]
Neverkept "Reunion Tower" Epitaph Produced/Mastered
RedHook "Dead Walk" Self-released Mixed/Mastered
Secrets "Comedown" Independent [citation needed]
Nik Mystery "The Internet" Self-released Produced/Mastered
Zealand the North Brightness of an Endless Light Self-released Mastered
Vespera A Fragile Seed (EP) Independent Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Rich People Harmony Here Goes Nothing Records Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Neverkept "Sundown Somehow" Epitaph Produced
Secrets "Iron Hearted" Independent [citation needed]
Conditions Fluorescent Youth Good Fight Music Mixed (track 13, 10th anniversary edition)
King Mothership The Ritual Century Media Records, 3DOT Recordings Mastered
Avoid The Burner (EP) Revival Mixed/Mastered
Secrets "Hold On" Independent [citation needed]
2021 Holding Absence The Greatest Mistake of My Life SharpTone Records Mixed/Mastered
Vespera Fading Light (EP) Independent Mixed
Earthists "Home" Digitalcult Records Mixed/Mastered
Foxera "Picture Perfect" Self-released Produced
Foxera "Away From Me" (feat. Kellin Quinn) Self-released Produced
Foxera "Way Out" Self-released Produced
Renesans I Hope the Cold Remembers Us (EP) Self-released Produced/Mixed/Mastered/Writer/Lyrics
2022 Wolves at the Gate Eulogies Solid State Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Renesans "Dead On" Self-released Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Jason Richardson II Self-released Engineered/Mixed/Mastered
Holding Absence & Alpha Wolf The Lost & the Longing (EP) SharpTone Mixed/Mastered (tracks 1 & 2)
Smash Into Pieces Disconnect Self-released Mixed/Mastered (track 7)
All Good Things Hold On (EP) Better Noise Music Engineer (track 2)
2023 As Everything Unfolds Ultraviolet Long Branch, SPV Mixed/Mastered
2024 Cause for Conflict "Guilt" Self-released Produced/Mixed/Mastered
Tenside Come Alive Dying Ivorytower Records Mixed/Mastered (track 11)
Darkest Hour Perpetual I Terminal MNRK Heavy Mixed
SeeYouSpaceCowboy Coup de Grâce Pure Noise Records Mixed
Periphery 2 Song Acoustic Single (EP) 3DOT Recordings Mastered
The New Violence "Head Underwater" Self-released Mixed/Mastered
Secrets "Despair" Velocity Records Produced
2026 As Everything Unfolds Did You Ask to Be Set Free? Century Media Mixed/Mastered

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Larson | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nail The Mix – Asking Alexandria". Nail The Mix. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mixing: A close look at an often-overlooked aspect of record production". Ultimate Guitar. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Monitoring Consistency is Key at MixWave". Mixonline. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Amphion is Key to Monitor Consistency for Taylor Larson". Music Connection. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Drumshotz: Larson + Holland". Drumforge. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Sound That Silence Makes by Enstride". bandcamp. May 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Enstride - The Sound That Silence Makes - Simple Curiosity". YouTube. May 8, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ Shields and Crowns in Genius
  10. ↑ The One You Feed in Genius
  11. ↑ Cedar Green - The One You Feed in Youtube
  12. ↑ "DAWN by Mycelia". bandcamp. January 21, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  13. ↑ "MYCELIA - DAWN [Official Album Teaser]". YouTube. October 24, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  14. ↑ Death Adder in Musixmatch
  15. ↑ Party Monster in Musixmatch
  16. ↑ American Parasite in Genius
  17. ↑ Rest in Musixmatch
  18. ↑ Memories in Genius
  19. ↑ "For a Life Unburdened - "RUN AWAY" Official Music Video". YouTube. July 25, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  20. ↑ "The HAARP Machine - The Nadir (Taylor Larson Mix)". Youtube. January 22, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Veil Of Maya Premiere New Song "Members Only"". theprp. September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Veil Of Maya Announce New Album '[M]other' + Drop Single "Red Fur"publisher=boolintunes". March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ Members Only in Musixmatch
  24. ↑ Reunion Tower in Genius
  25. ↑ Neverkept - "Reunion Tower" (Lyric Video) in Youtube
  26. ↑ Dead Walk in Genius
  27. ↑ RedHook - Dead Walk (OFFICIAL AUDIO) in Youtube
  28. ↑ RedHook - Dead Walk (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) in Youtube
  29. ↑ The Internet in Genius
  30. ↑ Nik Mystery - The Internet [Lyric Video] in Youtube
  31. ↑ Sundown Somehow in Genius
  32. ↑ Neverkept - "Sundown, Somehow" in Youtube
  33. ↑ "Earthists. - Home (Official Video)". YouTube. July 7, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  34. ↑ Picture Perfect in Genius
  35. ↑ Away From Me (feat. Kellin Quinn) in Genius
  36. ↑ Way Out in Genius
  37. ↑ I Hope The Cold Remembers Us in Genius
  38. ↑ Renesans - Dead On (Official Music Video) in Youtube
  39. ↑ "SMASH INTO PIECES Vanguard". landsharkpromotion.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  40. ↑ Relentless in Genius
  41. ↑ "As Everything Unfolds - Ultraviolet (Official Video)". YouTube. January 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  42. ↑ Guilt in Musixmatch
  43. ↑ Cause for Conflict - Guilt (Official Music Video) in Youtube
  44. ↑ "Tenside - DUST OF THE BEREAVED (Official Music Video)". Youtube. November 25, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  45. ↑ 2 Song Acoustic Single in Genius
  46. ↑ Head Underwater in Musixmatch
  47. ↑ Secrets Share New Single "Despair" in musicinsidermagazine
  48. ↑ SET IN FLOW in Tidal