Brendan O'Brien is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with many artists, including Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Our Lady Peace, Aerosmith, The Wallflowers, Matthew Sweet, Limp Bizkit, Velvet Revolver, Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Follow For Now, Trey Anastasio, Rage Against the Machine, The Black Crowes, Aimee Mann, Bruce Springsteen, Audioslave, Papa Roach, Train, The Offspring, Phish, Incubus, King's X, Johnny Law, Uncle Green (later known as 3 lb. thrill), and Soundgarden. He is generally thought of as one of the more important music producers of the 1990s. He also played a Hammond organ for Bob Dylan's appearance on MTV Unplugged.
By the age of 14 he was the guitarist for Pranks, playing clubs in one of the best cover bands in Atlanta. In the late 70's he moved on to writing, performing and recording with the Samurai Catfish band, his producing skills already evident in that band’s demo recordings. In the 1980’s following the breakup of the Catfish he worked in the studio with many local artists including the Indigo Girls and The Downtown Executives, and even played bass with The Georgia Satellites for a short time. His studio carrier was really launched by the success of the first Black Crows album which he engineered. He subsequently went on to head the Epic Records imprint 57 Records, as well as a premier Atlanta recording studio, Southern Tracks.
Brendan O'Brien is a senior Irish journalist on RTÉ's Prime Time current affairs programme.
In 1983, O'Brien won a Jacob's Award for his reporting on the RTÉ current affairs programme, Today Tonight.
Brendan O'Brien (born May 9, 1962 in Hollywood, California) is an American voice actor who is the best known for providing several voices for the Crash Bandicoot series. This includes Crash Bandicoot, Doctor Nitrus Brio, Doctor Neo Cortex, Doctor N. Gin, Pinstripe Potoroo, Aku Aku, and Tiny Tiger. He has also done voices for Ralph Bakshi and for the animated series Spawn. He is the son of actors Edmond O'Brien and Olga San Juan, and is the brother of actress Maria O'Brien.
