Zachary Joseph Cervini (born June 2, 1993) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, All Time Low, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud, Bring Me the Horizon, 5 Seconds of Summer, Avicii, Halsey, Good Charlotte, Grimes, Bishop Briggs, Poppy, Bad Omens, Architects, Waterparks, and Sleeping with Sirens.[1] His work on Blink-182's California landed him his first Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Album in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
Career
Cervini began taking guitar lessons at age nine and used his skills to write and produce for New England hardcore/punk bands throughout the late 2000s. In 2013, Cervini relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Many of his productions/mixes began gaining popularity, and he signed with MDDN management in 2018. Zakk mainly works out of MDDN studios in Burbank.[2]
Production style
Zakk works mainly in rock, pop and hip hop using guitars and keys along with production software with custom plug-ins.
Production discography
Zakk Cervini produced or provided additional production (e.g., mixing, engineering) to the following projects:[3][4][5]
- Chasing Ghosts by The Amity Affliction (2012)
- Sports by Modern Baseball (2012)
- Earth Rocker by Clutch (2013)
- Singularity by Northlane (2013)
- 5 Seconds of Summer by 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
- The Nights by Avicii (2014)
- In Between by Beartooth (2014)
- 35xxxv by One OK Rock (2015)
- Disobedient by Stick To Your Guns (2015)
- Future Hearts by All Time Low (2015)
- Madness by Sleeping With Sirens (2015)
- Sounds Good Feels Good by 5 Seconds of Summer (2015)
- The Shadow Side by Andy Black (2016)
- Aggressive by Beartooth (2016)
- California by Blink 182 (2016)[6]
- Youth Authority by Good Charlotte (2016)
- Ambitions by One OK Rock (2017)
- Cities in Search of a Heart by The Movielife (2017)[7]
- Mosaic by 311 (2017)
- Mis•an•thrope by DED (2017)
- The Knife by Goldfinger (2017)
- Awful Things by Good Charlotte (2018)
- Summer Is a Curse by The Faim (2018)
- Disease by Beartooth (2018)
- Generation RX by Good Charlotte (2018)
- Vale by Black Veil Brides (2018)
- We Appreciate Power by Grimes feat. Hana (2018)
- In Our Wake by Atreyu (2018)
- Am I a Girl? by Poppy (2018)
- 11 Minutes by Yungblud with Halsey & Travis Barker (2019)
- Bloodlust by Nothing,Nowhere (2019)
- Champion by Bishop Briggs (2019)
- The Underrated Youth by Yungblud (2019)
- I Think I'm Okay by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Yungblud & Travis Barker (2019)
- How It Feels to Be Lost by Sleeping with Sirens (2019)
- Loner by Yungblud (2019)
- Strength In Numb333rs by Fever 333 (2019)
- Nine by Blink-182 (2019)
- Fandom by Waterparks (2019)
- Strange Love by Simple Creatures (2019)[8]
- Everything Opposite by Simple Creatures (2019)
- Time in a Bottle from Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw by Yungblud (2019)
- Bad Guy by The Interrupters (2019)
- Meet You There Tour Live by 5 Seconds of Summer (2019)
- Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story by Being as an Ocean (2019)
- bandaids by Keshi (2020)
- I Disagree by Poppy (2020)
- The Bastards by Palaye Royale (2020)
- All Distortions Are Intentional by Neck Deep (2020)
- Wake Up Sunshine by All Time Low (2020)[9][10]
- Weird! by Yungblud (2020)[11]
- Tickets to My Downfall (Sold Out Edition) by Machine Gun Kelly (2020)
- Post Human: Survival Horror by Bring Me the Horizon (2020)
- For Those That Wish to Exist by Architects (2021)
- Greatest Hits by Waterparks (2021)
- None of the Above (EP) by Structures (2021)
- Still Sucks by Limp Bizkit (2021)
- Bad Life by Sigrid and Bring Me the Horizon (2022)
- The Death of Peace of Mind by Bad Omens (2022)
- Harder Than It Looks by Simple Plan (2022)
- Scoring the End of the World by Motionless in White (2022)
- Reaching Hypercritical by Palisades (2022)
- Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind by Coheed and Cambria (2022)
- Hotel Kalifornia by Hollywood Undead (2022)
- Unwanted by Pale Waves (2022)
- Darker Still by Parkway Drive (2022)
- Complete Collapse by Sleeping With Sirens (2022)
- Stagger by Poppy (2022)
- The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit by Architects (2022)
- Remember That You Will Die by Polyphia (2022)
- The End of Yesterday by Ellegarden (2022)
- Crossfire by Skillet (2023)
- TZIA by Meg Myers (2023)
- Intellectual Property by Waterparks (2023)
- "Anomaly / Drift" by I See Stars (2023)
- A Call To The Void by Hot Milk (2023)
- "are we 3ven?" by I See Stars (2023)
- EndEx by 3Teeth (2023)[12]
- Soul Elegy by Termina (2023)[13]
- Bleed Out by Within Temptation (2023)
- Zig by Poppy (2023)[14]
- The Fear of Fear (EP) by Spiritbox (2023)[15]
- "D4MAGE DONE" by I See Stars (2023)
- "Keeping Secrets" by Fit for a King (2024)
- Vol. 1 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)[16]
- "Ritual" by The Devil Wears Prada (2024)[17]
- For Keeps by Too Close to Touch (2024) (track 1)[18]
- Searching for Solace by The Ghost Inside (2024)[19][20]
- "Brave New World" by Starset (2024)[21]
- Vol. 2 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)[22]
- Post Human: Nex Gen by Bring Me the Horizon (2024)
- Concrete Jungle [The OST] by Bad Omens (2024)[23]
- Stigma by Wage War (2024)[24]
- "SPLIT" by I See Stars (2024)[25]
- "TokSik" by Starset (2024)[26]
- GALORE (EP) by House of Protection (2024)[27]
- Reincarnate: 10 Year Anniversary (EP) by Motionless in White (2024)[28]
- "Awaken" by Breaking Benjamin (2024)[29]
- Vol. 3 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)[30]
- "Dystopia" by Starset (2024)[31]
- Negative Spaces by Poppy (2024)[32]
- "Even If It Kills Me" by Papa Roach (2025)[33]
- The Sky, the Earth & All Between by Architects (2025)[34]
- "dark things" by Starset (2025)[35]
- Tsunami Sea by Spiritbox (2025)[36]
- Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe by Coheed and Cambria (2025)[37]
- Big Ole Album Vol. 1 by A Day to Remember (2025)[38]
- Outrun You All (EP) by House of Protection (2025)[39]
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. Cervini received one nomination for his involvement.[40]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | Best Rock Album[41] | Nominated[42] |
Record certifications
| Title | Year | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Seconds of Summer |
2015 | |
| California |
2017 | |
| "11 Minutes" (featuring Halsey & Travis Barker) |
2019 | |
| "Monsters" |
2019 |
|
References
- ^ "Stltones Zack Cervini". Stltones. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Zakk Cervini | Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Production Discography". allmusic.com.
- ^ "Songwriter Mix: Zakk Cervini". tidal.com.
- ^ "Zakk Cervini". genius.com.
- ^ "Inside Track: Blink 182 - California". soundonsound.com.
- ^ "The Movielife announce first album since 2003, and intimate shows". brooklynvegan.com.
- ^ "How Simple Creatures' Mark Hoppus & Alex Gaskarth Found Their Sound For New EP: 'It Scratched an Itch'". billboard.com.
- ^ "All Time Low GO In-Depth ON 'Wake Up Sunshine', Track-By-Track". rocksound.tv.
- ^ "Wake Up, Sunshine". roughtrade.com.
- ^ "Yungblud Announces New Album 'Weird!' With A Vulnerable Single". altpress.com. 17 September 2020.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "3Teeth – EndEx Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Nik Nocturnal's Post in Facebook
- ^ Zig in Genius
- ^ The Fear of Fear in Genius
- ^ Vol. 1 in Allmusic
- ^ Ritual in Genius
- ^ Novocaine in Genius
- ^ Earn It in Bandcamp
- ^ Death Grip in Bandcamp
- ^ Brave New World in Genius
- ^ Vol. 2 in Allmusic
- ^ in CONCRETE JUNGLE (THE OST) in Genius
- ^ STIGMA in Genius
- ^ SPLIT in Genius
- ^ TokSik in Genius
- ^ GALORE - EP in Genius
- ^ Reincarnate: 10 Year Anniversary in Genius
- ^ Awaken in Genius
- ^ Vol. 3 in Allmusic
- ^ Dystopia in Genius
- ^ Negative Spaces in Genius
- ^ Even If It Kills Me in Genius
- ^ The Sky, The Earth & All Between in Genius
- ^ dark things in Genius
- ^ Tsunami Sea in Genius
- ^ Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe in Genius
- ^ Big Ole Album, Vol. 1 in Genius
- ^ Outrun You All - EP in Genius
- ^ "California (Blink-182 album)". allmusic.com.
- ^ "59th Grammy Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ California (liner notes). Blink-182. US: BMG Rights Management. 2016. 538212682.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Music Canada.
- ^ "American single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Recording Industry Association of America.
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