Mike plotnikoff
Mike Plotnikoff is a producer and mixer currently based out of Los Angeles. After starting out in Vancouver with Little Mountain Sound, where he worked with artists such as AC/DC, Cher, and Aerosmith, Plotnikoff began working with Bruce Fairbairn. While working with Fairbairn, Plotnikoff became the head engineer for Aerosmith’s “Get a Grip” album, as well as albums for Kiss, Yes, Van Halen, and The Cranberries.[1][2]
Plotnikoff also produced and developed bands such as Young Gun and Fly Banger. He also worked with artists from Canada including Theory of a Dead Man and Delirium.[3][4]
After moving to Los Angeles after the passing of Fairbairn, Plotnikoff started working with Howard Benson, where he produced albums for Kelly Clarkson, Papa Roach, and Daughtry, to name a few.
Plotnikoff is currently working on albums for Escape the Fate, P.O.D., Hunter Hunted, and Simple Plan.[5][6]
Mike Plotnikoff | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Mixer |
| Associated acts | My Chemical Romance, Rascal Flatts, Caleb Johnson, Skillet, Buckcherry, AC/DC, Kiss, Kelly Clarkson, The All American Rejects, P.O.D. |
| Website | brightmanmusic.com MikePlotnikoff.net allmusic.com |
Selected Discography
| Artist | Album | Label | Credit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Chemical Romance | May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001-2013 | Reprise Records | Engineer | 2014 |
| Red | Release the Panic Recalibrated | Essential Records | Mixer, Engineer | 2014 |
| Rascal Flatts | Rewind | Big Machine | Engineer | 2014 |
| Theory of a Deadman | Savages | Roadrunner Records | Engineer | 2014 |
| Caleb Johnson | Testify | Interscope Records | Engineer | 2014 |
| Scott Stapp | Proof of Life | Wind-Up Records | Engineer | 2014 |
| Skillet | Rise | Atlantic Records | Engineer | 2013 |
| Buckcherry | The Best of Buckcherry | Eleven Seven Music | Producer | 2013 |
| We As Human | We As Human | Atlantic Records | Mixer, Engineer | 2013 |
| Spineshank | Anger Denial Acceptance | Century Music | Mixer | 2012 |
| Kelly Clarkson | Greatest Hits-Chapter One | RCA Records | Engineer | 2012 |
| P.O.D. | Murdered Love | Razor & Tie | Engineer | 2012 |
| Electric Touch | Never Look Back | Island, Def Jam | Mixer, Engineer | 2012 |
| Flyleaf | New Horizons | Octone | Engineer | 2012 |
| 3 Doors Down | The Greatest Hits | Republic Records | Engineer | 2012 |
| Saliva | Under Your Skin | Island Records | Mixer, Engineer | 2011 |
| Art of Dying | Vices and Virtues | Intoxication, Reprise | Mixer, Engineer | 2011 |
| Blindside | With Shivering Hearts We Wait | INO Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 2011 |
| Ryan Star | 11:59 | Atlantic Records | Engineer | 2010 |
| Apocalyptica | 7th Symphony | Sony Music Germany/Columbia, Jive (US) | Engineer | 2010 |
| Orienthi | Believe (II) | Geffen | Engineer | 2010 |
| The Maine | Black & White | Warner Bros. Records, Fearless | Engineer | 2010 |
| 10 Years | Feeding the Wolves | Universal Republic | Mixer, Engineer | 2010 |
| Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Island Records | Engineer | 2010 |
| Santana | Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time | Arista | Engineer | 2010 |
| Fefe Dobson | Joy | Island Records | Engineer | 2010 |
| Hawthorne Heights | Skeletons | Wind-Up | Engineer | 2010 |
| Allstar Weekend | Suddenly Yours | Hollywood Records | Engineer | 2010 |
| Papa Roach | The Best of Papa Roach: To Be Loved | Geffen | Engineer | 2010 |
| Kelly Clarkson | All I Ever Wanted | RCA, 19 | Engineer | 2009 |
| Skillet | Awake | Lava, Ardent | Engineer | 2009 |
| Orienthi | Believe | Geffen | Engineer | 2009 |
| Single File | Common Struggles | Reprise | Engineer | 2009 |
| Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | RCA, 19 | Engineer | 2009 |
| Hoobastank | For(n)ever | Island Records | Mixer, Engineer | 2009 |
| Creed | Full Circle | Wind-Up | Engineer | 2009 |
| Halestorm | Halestorm | Atlantic Records | Engineer | 2009 |
| Meg & Dia | Here, Here, and Here | Warner Bros. Records, Sire Records | Engineer | 2009 |
| Allison Iraheta | Just Like You | 19, Jive | Engineer | 2009 |
| Daughtry | Leave This Town | RCA, 19 | Engineer | 2009 |
| Three Days Grace | Life Starts Now | Jive, Zomba | Engineer | 2009 |
| The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | Lonely Road | Virgin | Engineer | 2009 |
| Flyleaf | Memento Mori | A&M, Octone | Engineer | 2009 |
| Dead by Sunrise | Out of Ashes | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer | 2009 |
| Lipstick Magazine | Skin Deep | Nightmare Records | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 2009 |
| Inward Eye | Throwing Bricks Instead of Kisses | Red International | Mixer, Engineer | 2009 |
| Gavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | J | Engineer | 2008 |
| The Cranberries | Gold | Island, Mercury | Mixing | 2008 |
| Kiss | Ikons | Mercury, Universal Music Group | Engineer | 2008 |
| Three Days Grace | Live at the Palace | Zomba Label Group | Mixing | 2008 |
| Daughtry | Over You | RCA, 19 | Engineer | 2008 |
| Zebrahead | Phoenix | Sony Music Japan, SVP, ICON, MES, EMI, Fontana North | Engineer | 2008 |
| Theory of a Deadman | Scars & Souvenirs | 604, Roadrunner, Island | Engineer | 2008 |
| Thriving Ivory | Thriving Ivory | Wolfgang, Wind-Up | Engineer | 2008 |
| Buckcherry | Broken Glass | Universal Japan, Eleven Seven Music | Engineer | 2007 |
| Melee | Devils & Angels | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer | 2007 |
| The Starting Line | Direction | Virgin Records | Engineer | 2007 |
| Puddle of Mudd | Famous | Interscope Records | Engineer | 2007 |
| Seether | Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces | Wind-Up | Engineer | 2007 |
| Relient K | Five Score and Seven Years Ago | Capitol, Parlophone, Gotee, Columbia | Engineer | 2007 |
| The Starting Line | Island (Float Away) | Virgin | Engineer | 2007 |
| Single File | No More Sadface | Reprise, WEA | Engineer | 2007 |
| Marion Raven | Set Me Free | Eleven Seven Records, Warner Bros. Records, Townsend Records | Mixer | 2007 |
| Mae | Singularity | Capitol, Tooth & Nail | Engineer | 2007 |
| Drowning Pool | Soldiers | Eleven Seven | Engineer | 2007 |
| Sound the Alarm | Stay Inside | Geffen Records | Engineer | 2007 |
| Saosin | Voices [CD 1] | Capitol Records | Engineer | 2007 |
| Apocalyptica | Worlds Collide | 20-20 Ent, Jive Records, Zomba Label Group, Sony BMG | Engineer | 2007 |
| Buckcherry | 15 | Universal Japan, Eleven Seven Music | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | 2006 |
| Kiss | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection, Vol. 3 | Mercury, Universal | Engineer | 2006 |
Chart Positions
| Song/Album | Artist | Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Get A Grip" | Aerosmith | 1993 | US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| "Move Along" | The All American Rejects | 2005 | US Billboard Top Rock Albums, US Billboard Comprehensive Albums, US Billboard 200 | 6 |
| "It Ends Tonight" | The All American Rejects | 2006 | US Billboard Adult Pop Songs | 7 |
| "It Ends Tonight" | The All American Rejects | 2006 | US Billboard Pop Songs, US Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| "Daughtry" | Daughtry | 2007 | US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| "Gavin DeGraw" | Gavin DeGraw | 2008 | US Billboard 200 | 7 |
| "Leave this Town" | Daughtry | 2009 | US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| "Full Circle" | Creed | 2009 | Rock Album, Alternative Album, Hard Rock Album | 1 |
| "Full Circle" | Creed | 2009 | US Billboard 200 | 2 |
| "For Your Entertainment" | Adam Lambert | 2009 | US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| "All I Ever Wanted" | Kelly Clarkson | 2009 | US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| "Awake" | Skillet | 2010 | US Billboard Christian Albums | 2 |
| "Rise" | Skillet | 2013 | US Top Alternative Albums, US Christian Albums, US Top Hard Rock Albums, US Top Rock Albums | 1 |
| "Rewind" | Rascal Flatts | 2014 | US Top Country Albums Billboard | 1 |
Management Info
Mike Plotnikoff is managed by Brightman Music
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