Gus van Go
Gus van Go is a Canadian music producer, mixer, and musician. He is best known for his work with the Montreal band The Stills, with credits for production, mixing, writing and arranging 3 albums and one EP with the band. He has also produced and mixed material for Whitehorse, Wintersleep, Hollerado, Said The Whale, Arkells, The Trews, Priestess, and many more.
He was nominated for an Engineer Of The Year Juno award in 2015 for the Whitehorse album Leave No Bridge Unburned, which took home the Juno award for Alternative Album of the Year. In 2013 and 2010, he and co-producer Werner F were nominated for Producer of The Year at Quebec’s ADISQ awards for their work with Les Trois Accords.
In 2016, the song "America", mixed by Gus van Go and Werner F, reached #1 on Canadian radio charts. The song "I Love You" off Said The Whale's 2013 release Hawaiii went to #1 on Canada's Alternative radio Charts and #32 in the US. Oceans Will Rise, the third release from The Stills, was awarded a Juno Award for 'Alternative Album of the Year' during the 2009 Juno Awards Gala on March 28, 2009. In 2008, Vulgaires Machins’ Compter Les Corps (another Gus van Go & Werner F production) was nominated for a JUNO Award for “Best French-Language Album”.
He is currently working on new releases from Sam Roberts, Matt Mays, Hollerado, and Fast Romantics.
Career
Gus van Go (born Gustavo Coriandoli) began his musical career as lead-singer/guitarist for the Montreal indie-band Me Mom & Morgentaler. The band established a following in the early 90s, and was known for its extravagant and theatrical live shows. Most notably, in 1999, over 10,000 attended the band's farewell concert in Quebec City.
In 1996, he moved to New York City, where he met musician and producer Werner F, who had previously worked with Paul Westerberg, Bob Mould, Hall & Oates, Cactus and many others. The two worked together as a production team, and built The Boiler Room Studio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. After the success of The Stills’ 2003 debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart, they co-produced and mixed many albums, helping to create a strong link between the music scenes of New York, Toronto and Montreal. He now divides his time between his Brooklyn and Montreal studios.
Selected discography as producer and/or mixer
| Release year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ”The Kingpins” | On the Run |
| 1997 | ”The Kingpins” | Watch Your Back |
| 1998 | The Undercovers | Some People (Stomp Records) |
| 2003 | The Stills | Logic Will Break Your Heart (Vice Records / Atlantic) |
| 2005 | Priestess | Hello Master (RCA / Indica) |
| 2006 | The Stills | Without Feathers (Vice Records / Atlantic) |
| 2006 | Vulgaires Machins | Compter les corps (Indica Records) |
| 2006 | Xavier Caféïne | Gisèle (Indica Records) |
| 2008 | The Trews | No Time for Later |
| 2008 | The Stills | Oceans Will Rise (Arts & Crafts) |
| 2009 | The Junction | Another Link In The Chain |
| 2009 | Chinatown | Cité D’Or |
| 2009 | Les Trois Accords | Dans mon corps (Indica Records) |
| 2010 | Vulgaires Machins | Requieme pour les Sourds (Indica Records) |
| 2010 | Hollerado | Record in a Bag (Royal Mountain Records) |
| 2010 | Ariel | Après Le Crime |
| 2011 | Neverending White Lights’’ | Act III: Love Will Ruin |
| 2011 | Monster Truck | The Brown EP (Dine Alone Records) |
| 2011 | The Grates | Secret Rituals (Dew Process / Death Valley) |
| 2011 | Kamakazi | Rien à Cacher |
| 2012 | Amos the Transparent | Good Night My Dear… I’m Falling Apart |
| 2012 | The Junction | Grievances |
| 2012 | GrimSkunk | Set Fire (Indica Records |
| 2012 | Rah Rah | The Poet’s Dead (Hidden Pony) |
| 2012 | Les Trois Accords | J'aime ta grand-mère (La Tribu) |
| 2013 | Hollerado | White Paint |
| 2013 | Xavier Caféïne | New Love (Indica Records) |
| 2013 | Wildlife | On The Heart (Wax Records) |
| 2013 | Said the Whale | hawaiii (Hidden Pony) |
| 2014 | Jeremy Fisher | The Lemon Squeeze (Hidden Pony) |
| 2014 | Teenage Kicks | Spoils Of Youth (Rezolute/Universal) |
| 2014 | In-Flight Safety | Conversationalist (Dead Daisy/Night Danger) |
| 2014 | Guillaume Beauregard | D’ètoiles, De Pluie Et De Cendres (La Tribu) |
| 2015 | The Lazys | The Lazys (Pheremone Records) |
| 2015 | Michael Rault | Living Daylight (Burger Records) |
| 2015 | Simon I | Simon I (La Tribu) |
| 2015 | The Glorious Sons | The Union (Black Box) |
| 2015 | The Elwins | Play For Keeps (Hidden Pony) |
| 2015 | Hollerado | Firefly (single) (Royal Mountain Records) |
| 2015 | Whitehorse | Leave No Bridge Unburned (Six Shooter Records) |
| 2015 | Rah Rah | Vessels (Hidden Pony) |
| 2015 | Terra Lightfoot | Every Time My Mind Runs Wild (Sonic Unyon) |
| 2015 | Les Cowboys Fringants | Octobre (La Tribu) |
| 2015 | Les Trois Accords | Joie D’Etre Gai (La Tribu) |
| 2015 | Fast Romantics | "Julia" (Single) |
| 2016 | The_Junction_(band) | City Light (Culvert Music) |
| 2016 | Wintersleep | The Great Detachment (Dine Alone) |
| 2016 | TUNS | Mind Over Matter (Royal Mountain) |
| 2016 | Sam Roberts | Album Currently In Production (Universal) |
| 2016 | Matt Mays | Album Currently In Production (Sonic Records) |