Beau Burchell

Beau Burchell
Beau Burchell on stage with Saosin at The House of Blues Anaheim
Background information
Born	December 17, 1978
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genres	Rock post-hardcore emo alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer, audio engineer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Death Do Us Part
Associated acts	Saosin, Kosmos Express, Open Hand
Website	saosin.com

Beau Burchell (born December 17, 1978) is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, California. He currently plays guitar and sings backup vocals in the band Saosin, and was previously in the bands Kosmos Express^[1] and Open Hand.^[2] Also a prolific producer, he has been credited on over thirty albums (see discography). He also owns the record label Death Do Us Part.

Gear

On stage, Burchell has been seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Gibson SG Standard, a Burny Les Paul Custom, a Fender Jaguar, and a Balaguer Guitars Thicket BB. He plays a Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKII amp through both a Hughes & Kettner 4x12 cabinet with Vintage 30 speakers and a 2x12 cabinet with Greenback speakers. He has also stated that onstage he uses a Bob Bradshaw Custom Audio Electronics Looper, a RS-10 MIDI Switching Module, a Line 6 Echo Pro Delay Unit, TC Electronic G-Major, Shure U4D wireless Unit, a Boss noise gate, and a Dunlop Tremolo Pedal.

To record Translating the Name, Burchell played both a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson SG Standard. He used a modded Mesa/Boogie 2-Channel Dual Rectifier amp through a Marshall 1960B cabinet for the rhythm tracks. The lead tracks were recorded with a Schecter 006 Elite played into a modded Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 amp through a Marshall 1960B cabinet.

Discography

With Kosmos Express

• Now (1997)^[3]
• Simulcast (1998)^[4]

With As Hope Dies

• Birth Place and Burial Site (2002)
• Legions Bow To A Faceless God (2003)^[5]

With Saosin

• Translating the Name (2003)
• Saosin (2006)
• Come Close (2008)
• The Grey EP (2008)
• In Search of Solid Ground (2009)^[6]
• Along the Shadow (2016)

Production Credits

Band	Album	Role	Release Year
Kosmos Express	Simulcast	Arranger[4]	1998
As Hope Dies	Birth Place and Burial Ground	Engineer, mixing	2002
As Hope Dies	Legions Bow To A Faceless God	Producer, engineer, mixing[5]	2003
Name Taken/Bayside	Split	Producer, engineer, mixing	2003
The Bronx	The Bronx	Engineer, mixing[7]	2003
Various Artists	Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day	Producer, mixing[8]	2003
Various Artists	Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault: Jawbreaker Tribute	Producer, engineer, mixing[9]	2003
Various Artists	A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas	Producer[10]	2003
Death on Wednesday	Songs to To	Engineer[11]	2003
The Higher	Star is Dead	Producer, engineer, mixing[12]	2003
The Bled	Pass the Flask	Producer, engineer, mixing[13]	2003
Scars of Tomorrow	Design Your Fate	Engineer[14]	2003
Salem	Love It or Leave Me EP	Producer, engineer[15]	2003
Saosin	Translating the Name	Producer, engineer, mixing	2003
Taken	Between Two Unseens CD/DVD	Producer, engineer[16]	2004
Name Taken	Hold On	Producer, engineer, mixing[17]	2004
Saosin	Saosin EP	Mixing[18]	2005
Reel Big Fish	We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy	Engineer	2005
Scars of Tomorrow	Beginning Of	Engineer	2005
Various Artists	Punk Goes 90's	Producer, mixing	2005
Saosin	Come Close	Engineer, Mixing[19]	2008
Underoath	Survive, Kaleidoscope	Mixing	2008
Saosin	In Search of Solid Ground	Engineer, mixing[6]	2008
Taken	This Is Forever	Mixing	2008
Drop Dead, Gorgeous	The Hot N' Heavy	Mixing	2009
It Prevails	Capture and Embrace	Mixing, mastering	2009
History Of...	Alcheringa; The Dreaming	Mixing, mastering	2010
Guiltmaker	The Emerald Coast	Mastering	2010
Trash Talk	Eyes & Nines	Mastering	2010
It Prevails	Stroma	Mixing, mastering	2011
Hideouts	Obsessed	Producer, engineer	2014
Emery	You Were Never Alone	Mixing	2015
Saosin	Along the Shadow	Engineer, mixing	2016

External links

• Saosin Official Website

References

1. "Kosmos Express Discography, Kosmos Express Artist Database | Jesusfreakhideout.com". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. "Saosin | SPIN". Spin. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
3. "Now by Kosmos Express @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
4. "Simulcast - Kosmos Express | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. "Ashopedies* - Legions Bow To A Faceless God (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
6. "In Search of Solid Ground - Saosin | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
7. "The Bronx [2003] - The Bronx | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
8. "A Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
9. "Jawbreaker Tribute: Bad Scene Everyone's Fault - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
10. "A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
11. "Death On Wednesday - Songs to To CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
12. "The Higher - Star Is Dead (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
13. "Pass the Flask by The Bled @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
14. "Scars Of Tomorrow - Design Your Fate (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
15. "Love It or Leave Me - Salem | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
16. "Taken (3) - Between Two Unseens (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
17. "Hold On by Name Taken @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect. Retrieved January 6, 2016. Section: Credits
18. "Saosin EP by Saosin @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect. Retrieved January 6, 2016. Section: Credits
19. "Saosin - Come Close (DVD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 30 December 2015.