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Kevin Shirley (born 1960), also known as The Caveman, is a South African music Record producer, Audio engineer, audio mixer, and musician. He has produced music for many artists, including Silverchair, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, and Cold Chisel. As of 2023 he is a musician in Jimmy Barnes' supergroup, releasing a self-titled album in 2023.
He moved to Australia in 1986, where he continued working with Australian artists, such as The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Cold Chisel, Girl Monstar, Tina Arena, The Screaming Jets, Baby Animals. After producing Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp, he moved to the United States.
In the US and he produced work for Aerosmith, Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Journey, The Black Crowes, Iron Maiden, Rush, and Slayer. He also worked on the retrospective Led Zeppelin DVD. He has produced several albums for American blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Shirley produced the Mr. Big album What If....
In March 2023, Jimmy Barnes announced the formation of supergroup The Barnestormers, featuring Barnes, Chris Cheney, Slim Jim Phantom, Jools Holland, and Kevin Shirley. A self-titled album was released on 26 May 2023.
Shirley produced Elly-May Barnes' first solo single, a cover of the Radiohead song "Creep", released on 20 November 2023. He is described as a "dear friend", and is credited as a musician her first album, No Good, released in April 2024.
Other groups
Shirley has also produced music for The Black Crowes, Journey, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Dream Theater, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Springbok Nude Girls, Steve Louw, Steve Louw, HIM, Mr. Big,Allmusic and Europe.
Selected discography
1984 The Council — Rising
Guitarist, production, engineering 1986 Steve Louw — The Killing Floor
Production, engineering, mixing 1988 Tony Johns — The Way I Live
Rock City Promotions PTY. LTD. Confidential Records. Production, Engineering, mixing 1990 Winston Mankunku Ngozi — Crossroads
Production, engineering, mixing The Black Crowes — Shake Your Money Maker
Re-mix for Sho'Nuff boxset Steve Louw — Waiting for the Dawn
Production, engineering, composer Lime Spiders — Beethoven's Fist
Engineering, production 1991 Peter Wells — Everything You Like Tries to Kill You
Production, engineering mixing 1992 Baby Animals — Baby Animals
Engineering The Black Crowes — The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Re-mix for Sho'Nuff boxset 1993 Billy Squier — Tell the Truth
Engineering, mixing Rush — Counterparts
Engineering 1994 Olivia Newton-John —
Mixing Material Issue — Freak City Soundtrack
Engineering, mixing 1995 Silverchair — Frogstomp
Production, engineering, mixing Ammonia — Mint 400
Production, engineering, mixing 1996 Hoodoo Gurus — Blue Cave
Mixing Divinyls — Underworld
Engineering, mixing Journey — Trial by Fire
Production, engineering, mixing 1997 Aerosmith — Nine Lives
Production, engineering, mixing Dream Theater — Falling into Infinity
Production, engineering, mixing Jackyl — Cut the Crap
Mixing 1998 The Angels — Skin & Bone
Mixing Liquid Tension Experiment — Liquid Tension Experiment
Mixing Journey — Greatest Hits Live
Production, mixing Rocket from the Crypt — RFTC
Production, engineering, mixing Cold Chisel — The Last Wave of Summer
Mixing Dream Theater — Once in a LIVEtime
Production, engineering, mixing 1999 The Black Crowes — By Your Side
Production, engineering, mixing Silverchair — Neon Ballroom
Mixing Buck-O-Nine — Libido
Mixing Liquid Tension Experiment — Liquid Tension Experiment 2
Mixing Amanda Marshall — Tuesday's Child
Production, engineering, mixing doubleDrive — 1000 Yard Stare
Mixing Our Lady Peace — Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch
Mixing Steve Louw — Best of the Decade
Production: compilation
Production, engineering, mixing: "Destiny", "Skin Deep" Billionaire — Ascension
Mixing Dream Theater —
Mixing (tracks 2-8, 11) Little Steven — Born Again Savage
Mixing 2000 Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes — Live at the Greek
Production, engineering, mixing The Unband — Retarder
Mixing Joe Satriani — Engines of Creation
Production, engineering, mixing Iron Maiden — Brave New World
Production, engineering, mixing Tidewater Grain — Here on the Outside
Production, engineering, mixing 2001 Journey — Arrival
Production, engineering, mixing Bodyjar — How It Works
Mixing HIM — Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
Production, engineering, mixing Dream Theater — Live Scenes from New York
Production, engineering, mixing SOiL — Scars
Mixing 2002 Silvertide — American Excess (EP)
Production, engineering, mixing Dream Theater — Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Mixing Iron Maiden — Rock in Rio
Production, engineering, mixing Neurotica — Neurotica
Mixing Steve Louw — Beyond The Blue
Production, engineering, mixing Lordi — Get Heavy
Mixing 2003 Span — Mass Distraction
Mixing Led Zeppelin — How the West Was Won
Engineering, mixing Iron Maiden — Dance of Death
Production, engineering, mixing Josh Ritter — Hello Starling
Mixing Dream Theater — Train of Thought
Mixing 2004 Silvertide — Show and Tell
Production, engineering, mixing Roadstar — Get This (EP)
Mixing New York Dolls — The Return of the New York Dolls: Live from Royal Festival Hall, 2004
Remixing Dream Theater — Live at Budokan
Mixing 2005 Josh Ritter — 4 Songs Live (EP)
Mixing Oz Noy — Ha!
Mixing Supagroup — Rules
Production, engineering, mixing After the Fall — Always Forever Now
Mixing Iron Maiden — Death on the Road
Production, engineering, mixing 2006 Soulphood — Liquid Dynamite
Mixing Townline — Live in Texas (EP)
Production, engineering, mixing Joe Bonamassa — You & Me
Production, engineering, mixing Black Stone Cherry — Black Stone Cherry
Mixing Iron Maiden — A Matter of Life and Death
Production, engineering, mixing 2007 Kittie — Funeral for Yesterday
Mixing The Mooney Suzuki — Have Mercy
Mixing Joe Bonamassa — Sloe Gin
Production, engineering, mixing Oz Noy — Fuzzy
Mixing Supagroup — Fire for Hire
Production, engineering, mixing Steve Louw — Trancas Canyon
Production, engineering, mixing 2008 Jordan Zevon — Insides Out
Engineering, mixing Journey — Revelation
Production, engineering, mixing Lauren Harris — Calm Before the Storm
Mixing Joe Bonamassa — Live from Nowhere in Particular
Production, engineering, mixing Dream Theater — Chaos in Motion 2007–2008
Mixing 2009 Joe Bonamassa — The Ballad of John Henry
Production, engineering, mixing Iron Maiden —
Production, engineering, mixing Joe Bonamassa — Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Production, engineering, mixing Hollywood Undead — Desperate Measures
Mixing 2010 Joe Bonamassa — Black Rock
Production, engineering, mixing, photography Iron Maiden — The Final Frontier
Production, engineering, mixing Black Country Communion — Black Country
Production, engineering, mixing, lyricist, composer Mr. Big — What If...
Production, engineering, mixing 2011 Joe Bonamassa — Dust Bowl
Production, engineering, mixing, composer, photography Journey — Eclipse
Production, engineering, mixing Black Country Communion — 2
Production, engineering, mixing, composer, liner notes John Hiatt — Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
Production, engineering, mixing Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa — Don't Explain
Production, engineering, mixing 2012 Black Country Communion — Live Over Europe
Production, engineering, mixing, composer, liner notes Iron Maiden — En Vivo!
Production, engineering, mixing Joe Bonamassa — Driving Towards the Daylight
Production, engineering, mixing, guitar, tambourine, toy piano, cowbell, percussion Robert Cray Band — Nothin but Love
Production, engineering, mixing Joe Bonamassa — Beacon Theatre: Live from New York
Production, engineering, mixing, composer, photography Steve Harris — British Lion
Mixing John Hiatt — Mystic Pinball
Production, engineering, mixing Beth Hart — Bang Bang Boom Boom
Production, engineering, mixing Black Country Communion — Afterglow
Production, engineering, mixing, composer 2013 Joe Bonamassa — An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House
Production, engineering, mixing, composer Iron Maiden — Maiden England '88
Mixing Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa — Seesaw
Production, engineering, mixing Black Star Riders — All Hell Breaks Loose
Production, engineering, mixing, percussion 2015 Iron Maiden — The Book of Souls
Production, engineering, mixing 2021 Smith/Kotzen — Smith/Kotzen
Mixing 2021 Steve Louw — Headlight Dreams
Production, mixing 2021 Iron Maiden — Senjutsu
Production, engineering, mixing 2022 Steve Louw — Thunder and Rain
Production, mixing
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