Mark Crew

Mark Crew (born 21 February 1985) is a songwriter, record producer and mix engineer based in London, known for his work with Bastille, Rag n Bone Man, and The Wombats.

Mark Crew
OriginUckfield, England
GenresPop, rock, electronic
Occupation(s)record producer, mix engineer, songwriter
Years active2010-present
Associated actsBastille, The Wombats, Rag'n'Bone Man

Production and songwriting

Crew produced the albums Bad Blood (UK #1[1], 3x platinum sales award[2]; US #11[3], 1x platinum sales award[4]), Wild World (UK #1[5], 1x gold[6]; US #4[7]) and Doom Days (UK #4[8]; US #5[9]) for Bastille. The albums included the notable singles Pompeii (UK #2[10], 3x platinum[11]; US #5[12], 6x platinum[13]), Of The Night (UK #2[14], 1x platinum[15]), and Good Grief (UK #13[16], 1x platinum[17]; US #40[18]).

He developed Rag’n’Bone Man and produced a number of tracks on his debut album Human (UK #1[19], 4x platinum[20]; France #1[21], 3x platinum[22]; Germany #2[23], 1x platinum[24]), including the singles Bitter End and Grace. He produced the Wombats albums Glitterbug (UK #5[25], 1x silver[26]; US #91[27]) and Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (UK #3[28]), and also produced the James Arthur single Empty Space (UK #22[29], 1x silver[30]), the Louis Tomlinson single Two Of Us, the Freya Ridings single Castles (UK #16[31], 1x silver[32]) and the James Blunt single Champions.

The two mixtapes that preceded Bastille's debut album campaign, titled Other People's Heartache Parts I & II, were also produced by Crew. One track from these mixtapes, Of The Night, was the launch single for the extended version of the album, 'All This Bad Blood'. The song charted at #2 in the UK,[33] and has sold over 1.5 million downloads to date.

After Bad Blood, he produced a further Bastille mixtape titled VS., an eight-song set continuing in the vein of the previous mixtapes, featuring appearances from Lizzo, Angel Haze, and Haim.[34]

He went on to produce Bastille's second album, Wild World.[35][36][37] He also mixed 13 titles on the album. Wild World was released on 9 September 2016 and spent two weeks at number 1 on the UK album charts[38] and reached number 4 in the US Billboard 200 charts.[39] The lead single from the album, Good Grief, spent 23 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and was certified with a Gold sales award.[40]

The first single from Bastille's third studio album, titled 'Quarter Past Midnight', was produced at Crew and Dan Smith's studio in London, One Eyed Jack's [41], and was Annie Mac's Hottest Record on 9 May 2018[42].

Crew also produced the third album from The Wombats.[43] Titled Glitterbug, it was released on 13 April 2015. The first two singles from the album, titled Greek Tragedy and Give Me A Try, were both Zane Lowe's Hottest Records, and play-listed on Radio 1. The album entered the UK albums chart at number 5,[44] and the Australian albums chart at number 2.[45] The Wombats invited Crew back to produce their fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life[46]. The album was produced at his studio[47]. Released on 9 February 2018, the album entered the UK charts at number 3[48] and the Australian charts at number 5[49]. The singles from the album Lemon To A Knife Fight, Cheetah Tongue, and Turn were all selected as Annie Mac's Hottest Records [50][51][52].

He has also co-wrote and co-produced Tears For Fears' song I Love You But I'm Lost[53] and To Kill A King, producing and mixing Oh My Love and Breathe, and mixing their album ‘To Kill A King’.[54]

Best Laid Plans

In 2013, Crew founded Best Laid Plans Records, with production partners Dan "Braque" Priddy and Dan Smith; and Best Laid Plans Music, a music publishing imprint.[55]

The first artist to be produced for Best Laid Plans was Rag'n'Bone Man.[56] The campaign commenced with a mini-album titled Wolves,[57] which featured contributions from Vince Staples, Kate Tempest, and Stig of The Dump. This was followed with an EP titled Disfigured in March 2015,[58] that included the track ‘Bitter End’; which was play listed and performed live at Glastonbury for BBC Radio 1.[59] Rag n Bone Man is signed through to Columbia Records. Crew produced ten tracks on Rag N Bone Man's debut album with his production partner and label co-director Dan "Braque" Priddy. Titled Human, it was released on 10 February 2017,[60] and sold 117,000 copies in the UK in its first week of release, becoming the "fastest-selling male debut album of the decade".[61]

The second artist to be signed to Best Laid Plans was Rationale, whose debut ‘Fuel To The Fire’ EP gained early support from Annie Mac; Huw Stephens, and Phil Taggart on BBC Radio 1; and Zane Lowe and Pharrell Williams on Beats 1. Two tracks from the EP, Fuel To The Fire and Fast Lane, were play-listed on Radio 1. Subsequent single, ‘Something For Nothing’, was a 'Hottest Record'[62] and also play-listed on BBC Radio 1. Crew mixed all titles and provided additional production on Something For Nothing.[63]

As of July 2020, Best Laid Plans represents the following seven artists: Rag'n'Bone Man, Rationale, Kianja, The Dawn of May, Akine, FERDIN&ND, and Flying Ibex.[64]

Selected discography

Singles
TITLEACTROLEYEAR
ChampionsJames BluntProducer, Co-Writer2019
I Told YouJames BluntProducer, Co-Writer2019
JoyBastilleProducer2019
Doom DaysBastilleProducer2019
GiantsCalvin Harris ft. Rag'n'Bone ManVocal Producer2019
CastlesFreya RidingsAdditional Production2019
BeggingMoss KenaCo-Producer, Co-Writer2019
Two Of UsLouis TomlinsonProducer2019
My Cheating HeartLove Fame TragedyProducer2019
Ice CreamMikaCo-Producer2019
Sound Of An OrchestraMikaProducer2019
Quarter Past MidnightBastilleProducer2018
Empty SpaceJames ArthurProducer2018
At My WeakestJames ArthurProducer, Co-Writer2018
TurnThe WombatsCo-Producer2018
Cheetah TongueThe WombatsCo-Producer2018
Lemon To A Knife FightThe WombatsCo-Producer2018
I Love You But I’m LostTears For FearsCo-Producer, Co-Writer2017
World Gone MadBastilleProducer2017
Grace (We All Try)Rag'n'Bone ManCo-Producer2017
Basket Case (Theme From 'The Tick')BastilleProducer, Mixer2017
BlameBastilleProducer2017
Broken People (from 'Bright' OST)Logic feat. Rag'N'Bone ManCo-Writer2017
Send Them Off!BastilleProducer, Mixer2016
Good GriefBastilleProducer2016
Prodigal SonRationaleAdditional production, Mixer2016
Something for NothingRationaleAdditional production, Mixer, Co-Writer2016
EmoticonsThe WombatsProducer2015
Be Your ShadowThe WombatsProducer2015
Give Me a TryThe WombatsProducer2015
Greek TragedyThe WombatsProducer2015
Bad BloodBastilleProducer, mixer2013
Of the NightBastilleProducer2013
PompeiiBastilleProducer2013

Albums and EPs
TITLEACTROLEYEAR
My Name Is Michael HolbrookMikaProducer, Co-Writer on Cry and Stay High2019
YouJames ArthurProducer2019
Doom DaysBastilleProducer2019
I Don’t Want To Play The Victim, But I’m Really Good At It EPLove Fame TragedyProducer2019
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your LifeThe WombatsProducer2018
WitnessKaty PerryCo-Producer, Co-Writer on 'Act My Age'2017
Wonderland EPJasmine ThompsonProducer, Mixer on 'Wanna Know Love', 'Fix Me', 'Drama'2017
Vessels EPRationaleMixer, Additional Production on 'Prodigal Son'2017
HumanRag'n'Bone ManProducer on 10 titles, Co-Writer2017
Wild WorldBastilleProducer on all titles, Mixer on some titles2016
Fuel to the Fire EPRationaleMixer2015
Disfigured EPRag'n'Bone ManProducer, Mixer, Songwriter2015
To Kill a KingTo Kill a KingProducer on all titles, Mixer on some titles2015
GlitterbugThe WombatsProducer2015
Wolves EPRag'n'Bone ManProducer, Mixer, Songwriter2014
VS.BastilleProducer, Mixer on some titles2014
All This Bad BloodBastilleProducer on all titles, Mixer on some titles2013
Bad BloodBastilleProducer on all titles, Mixer on some titles2013
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