Jacknife Lee
Producer/ Mixer/ Songwriter/ Artist
Clients include: Taylor Swift, U2, R.E.M, Snow Patrol, Two Door Cinema Club, Neil Diamond, Catfish and the Bottlemen
Jacknife Lee is one of the most sought-after and influential writer-producers in music today. His illustrious career includes work with iconic artists such as U2, The Killers, Taylor Swift, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Weezer, Kasabian, and Neil Diamond. Lee has earned multiple Grammy Awards (U2 & Taylor Swift), a Producer of the Year honor at the 2018 MPG Awards, and a 2023 Emmy nomination for Bono & Edge’s ‘A Sort of Homecoming with David Letterman’.
In addition to producing, Jacknife is a successful artist in his own right, with a catalog that spans from his 1999 debut ‘The Jacknife Lee’ to recent collaborations like Telefís with Cathal Coughlan, and ‘Los Angeles’ with Lol Tolhurst and Budgie (2022). His 2020 project on AWAL featured contributions from Beth Ditto, Open Mike Eagle, Bibi Bourelly, Aloe Blacc, and Davide Rossi.
Jacknife’s writing and production work helped shape the sound of British independent alternative music in the 2000s. He co-wrote and produced five Snow Patrol albums, including the multimillion-selling ‘Final Straw’ and ‘Eyes Open’, the 15th best-selling UK album of the decade. His collaborations with Bloc Party (‘A Weekend in the City’, ‘Intimacy’), Editors (‘An End Has a Start’), and Two Door Cinema Club (‘Beacon’, ‘False Alarm’) further defined a generation of music. He’s also worked with Aqualung, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Twin Atlantic, Kasabian, and Crystal Castles.
Crossing the Atlantic, Jacknife produced Weezer’s award-winning 2008 release, Regina Spektor’s ‘Far’, and The Cars’ final album, ‘Move Like This’. He co-produced Neil Diamond’s ‘Melody Road’ with Don Was, and his work with R.E.M. included the acclaimed albums ‘Accelerate’ and ‘Collapse Into Now’. Jacknife is also a rare producer to have written and produced songs for the best-selling albums in both the US and UK in the same year: Taylor Swift’s Red and One Direction’s Midnight Memories in 2012.
Lee’s enduring partnership with U2 began in 2004 with ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb’, earning production credits on seven tracks, including the Grammy-winning ‘City of Blinding Lights.’ His relationship with the band continues today, he recently produced new tracks for the 20th anniversary re-release ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’. His role with the band has expanded into being the musical director for Bono’s 2023 ‘Stories of Surrender’ theatre tour, and excitingly consulted on U2’s groundbreaking Sphere residency which was hailed as “a stunning success” by Rolling Stone.
Jacknife’s passion for unique artistry continues to this day and is behind recent collaborations with Lonnie Holley, co-writing and producing the critically acclaimed 2023 album ‘Oh Me Oh My’, featuring Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, and Michael Stipe. His relationship with Lonnie continues to this day, with an upcoming new release ‘Tonky’. He’s also delved into African music, working with Rokia Koné on ‘Bamanan’ and Les Amazones d’Afrique on their third studio album ‘Musow Dance’, which featured on a number of Top Albums of 2024 lists (The New York Times).
Over the last few years Jacknife has come back to his love of composition work. He has earned acclaim as a respected film and television composer; including diverse credits for films such as The Criminal (2001), Nine Dead Gay Guys (2002), the extended trailer for the cult classic 28 Days Later (2002), and My Brothers (2012), which earned him a nomination for Best Original Score at the Irish Film & Television Awards. He also lent his expertise as a music consultant and mix engineer for ‘Bono & Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming with David Letterman’, a production that garnered an Emmy nomination for him for ‘Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special’ (2023). In a notable highlight, Jacknife was honoured to curate and compose bespoke compositions for the St. Patrick’s Gala at the John F. Kennedy Centre in Washington in 2023 commemorating the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
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