Taylor Larson | |
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 Larson in his recording studio in Bethesda, Maryland | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 |
| Origin | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, pop, alternative rock, indie rock |
| Occupations | Record producer, mixer, engineer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Formerly of | From First to Last |
Taylor Larson (born April 28, 1988) is an American record producer, mixer, and audio engineer. He has produced, engineered, and/or mixed tracks for Asking Alexandria, Periphery, From First to Last, I See Stars, Veil of Maya, Within Temptation, the Dangerous Summer, Conditions, and Sky Eats Airplane.1 He is the guitarist of the Evening.
Production work and education
Larson has participated in music-production education and mixing instruction. In 2017, he appeared on the Nail the Mix platform, where he provided an in-depth breakdown of his mixing approach for "Into the Fire" by Asking Alexandria, demonstrating techniques used on the commercially released track.23
Larson is also the founder of the software and virtual-instrument company MixWave, which develops drum libraries, guitar and bass amp simulations, and other music-production tools. His work with MixWave has been profiled by industry publications including Mixonline and Music Connection, which have highlighted his monitoring environment and approach to achieving mix consistency.45
Larson has also collaborated with audio-software developers on signature sound libraries. He worked with Drumforge to release the "Drumshotz: Larson + Holland" sample pack, created in partnership with drummer Luke Holland.6
Production discography
| Year recorded | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bela Valore | To End All Righteous Days | Self-released | Produced/Engineered/Mixed |
| 2010 | Sky Eats Airplane | The Sound of Symmetry | Equal Vision Records | Produced/Engineered |
| 2011 | Everyone Dies in Utah | Seeing Clearly | Tragic Hero Records | Produced/Engineered/Mixed |
| Of Legends | Stranded | Season of Mist | Produced/Engineered/Mixed | |
| Life on Repeat | Struggle + Sleep | Equal Vision | Produced/Engineered/Mixed | |
| The Dangerous Summer | War Paint | Hopeless Records | Additional Engineering | |
| Us, From Outside | Revived | Tragic Hero | Produced/Mixed | |
| 2012 | I, the Breather | Truth and Purpose | Sumerian Records | Produced/Engineering |
| Lithium Dawn | Aion | Self-released | Mastered/Engineering | |
| Periphery | Periphery II: This Time It's Personal | Sumerian | Produced/Engineered/Mixed | |
| Everyone Dies in Utah | Polarities | Tragic Hero | Produced/Mixed | |
| Honour Crest | Metrics | Indianola Records | Mastered | |
| Onward to Olympas | Indicator | Facedown Records | Produced | |
| Very Americans | Back from the Dead (7") | Ship Out Recordings | Mastered | |
| 2013 | Epitome of the Weak | A New Shore (EP) | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered |
| Conditions | Full of War | eOne Music | Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| The Gabriel Construct | Interior City | Independent | Mixed/Mastered | |
| Battleghost | Don't Be a Hero (EP) | Independent | Mastered | |
| Nick Johnston | In a Locked Room on the Moon | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered/Engineering | |
| Life on Repeat | Blacklisted | Equal Vision | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Being | Anthropocene | Self-released | Produced/Mixed/Mastered | |
| 2014 | Periphery | Clear | Sumerian | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered (tracks 3 & 5) |
| Enstride | The Sound That Silence Makes (EP) | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered/Engineered78 | |
| Minshara | iO | Polar Phat Records | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Youth in Revolt | Love Is A Liars Game (EP) | Outerloop Records | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Capture The Crown | Reign of Terror | Artery Recordings | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Darkest Hour | Darkest Hour | Sumerian | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Toothgrinder | Schizophrenic Jubilee (EP) | Spinefarm Records | Produced/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Various Artists | Punk Goes Pop Volume 6 | Fearless Records | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered (track 8 "Royals") | |
| 2015 | Periphery | Juggernaut: Alpha | Sumerian | Engineer |
| Periphery | Juggernaut: Omega | Sumerian | Engineer | |
| Awaken I Am | Shields and Crowns | Shock Records, Zestone Records | Produced9 | |
| From First To Last | Dead Trees | Sumerian | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered/Guitars | |
| Veil of Maya | Matriarch | Sumerian | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Nekrogoblikon | Heavy Meta | Mystery Box | Mastered | |
| Everlit | Renovate (EP) | RDC Music Group | Produced | |
| Ass Life | A Couple Cold Ones | Ephemerol Night Terrors | Mastered | |
| Get Scared | Demons | Fearless | Mixed/Mastered | |
| The Primals | The Primals | Independent | Mastered | |
| Ice Nine Kills | Every Trick in the Book | Fearless | Writer (track 4 "The Plot Sickens") | |
| Lithium Dawn | Tearing Back the Veil I: Ascension | Self-released | Mastered | |
| 2016 | Toothgrinder | Nocturnal Masquerade | Spinefarm | Produced/Engineered/Mixed |
| Cedar Green | The One You Feed (EP) | Self-released | Produced/Writer1011 | |
| I See Stars | Treehouse | Sumerian | Mixed/Mastered (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–8, 10–12) | |
| Periphery | Periphery III: Select Difficulty | Sumerian | Vocal Production/Vocal Mixing | |
| Jason Richardson | I | Independent | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Famous Last Words | The Incubus | Revival Recordings | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Memphis May Fire | This Light I Hold | Rise Records | Mastered | |
| 2017 | Youth in Revolt | The Broken | Outerloop | Produced/Mixed/Mastered |
| Mycelia | Dawn | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered1213 | |
| Curses | Chapter I: Introspect | Imminence Records | Produced/Mixed/Mastered14 | |
| Periphery | "Shadow of the Day" (Linkin Park cover) | - | Production/Engineering/Guitars/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Curses | "Party Monster" (The Weeknd cover) | Imminence | Produced/Mixed/Mastered15 | |
| Awaken I Am | Blind Love | Victory Records | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Endur | American Parasite | Sumerian | Co-produced16 | |
| Toothgrinder | Phantom Amour | Spinefarm | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Asking Alexandria | Asking Alexandria | Sumerian | Mixed | |
| 2018 | Curses | "Rest" | Imminence | Produced/Mixed/Mastered17 |
| Thrillchaser | A Lot Like Love | Self-released | Produced/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Les Rats d'Swompe | Vivre en ville | Productions CRÉTAC | Mastered | |
| Foxera | "Memories" (feat. Tilian) | Self-released | Produced18 | |
| Unprocessed | Covenant | SPV, Long Branch Records | ||
| The Word Alive | Violent Noise | Fearless | Mastered | |
| Neverkept | "Vertigo" | N/A | ||
| For a Life Unburdened | Contempt/Clarity | FALU Music Corp | Produced/Mixed/Mastered19 | |
| Erra | Neon | Sumerian | Produced/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Flares | Traces of You | Silent Static Records | Produced | |
| The HAARP Machine | "The Nadir" | Independent | Mixed20 | |
| 2019 | Within Temptation | Resist | Vertigo Records | Mixed |
| Awaken I Am | The Beauty in Tragedy (EP) | Victory | Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Famous Last Words | Arizona (EP) | SBG Records | ||
| Japam | Sickboy (EP) | Independent | Mixed/Mastered | |
| The Panic Division | Touch | Diggers Factory, Independent | Mixed/Mastered | |
| Wolves at the Gate | Eclipse | Solid State Records | Mixed/Mastered | |
| Veil of Maya | "Members Only" | Sumerian | Produced/Writer212223 | |
| Today's Last Tragedy | Extinction (EP) | Self-released | Mastered | |
| Secrets | "My Mind, Myself & I" | Independent | ||
| 2020 | Neverkept | "Complicated" | Epitaph Records | |
| Neverkept | "Reunion Tower" | Epitaph | Produced/Mastered2425 | |
| RedHook | "Dead Walk" | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered262728 | |
| Secrets | "Comedown" | Independent | ||
| Nik Mystery | "The Internet" | Self-released | Produced/Mastered2930 | |
| Zealand the North | Brightness of an Endless Light | Self-released | Mastered | |
| Vespera | A Fragile Seed (EP) | Independent | Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Rich People | Harmony | Here Goes Nothing Records | Produced/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Neverkept | "Sundown Somehow" | Epitaph | Produced3132 | |
| Secrets | "Iron Hearted" | Independent | ||
| Conditions | Fluorescent Youth | Good Fight Music | Mixed (track 13, 10th anniversary edition) | |
| King Mothership | The Ritual | Century Media Records, 3DOT Recordings | Mastered | |
| Avoid | The Burner (EP) | Revival | Mixed/Mastered | |
| Secrets | "Hold On" | Independent | ||
| 2021 | Holding Absence | The Greatest Mistake of My Life | SharpTone Records | Mixed/Mastered |
| Vespera | Fading Light (EP) | Independent | Mixed | |
| Earthists | "Home" | Digitalcult Records | Mixed/Mastered33 | |
| Foxera | "Picture Perfect" | Self-released | Produced34 | |
| Foxera | "Away From Me" (feat. Kellin Quinn) | Self-released | Produced35 | |
| Foxera | "Way Out" | Self-released | Produced36 | |
| Renesans | I Hope the Cold Remembers Us (EP) | Self-released | Produced/Mixed/Mastered/Writer/Lyrics37 | |
| 2022 | Wolves at the Gate | Eulogies | Solid State | Engineered/Mixed/Mastered |
| Renesans | "Dead On" | Self-released | Produced/Mixed/Mastered38 | |
| Jason Richardson | II | Self-released | Engineered/Mixed/Mastered | |
| Holding Absence & Alpha Wolf | The Lost & the Longing (EP) | SharpTone | Mixed/Mastered (tracks 1 & 2) | |
| Smash Into Pieces | Disconnect | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered (track 7)39 | |
| All Good Things | Hold On (EP) | Better Noise Music | Engineer (track 2)40 | |
| 2023 | As Everything Unfolds | Ultraviolet | Long Branch, SPV | Mixed/Mastered41 |
| 2024 | Cause for Conflict | "Guilt" | Self-released | Produced/Mixed/Mastered4243 |
| Tenside | Come Alive Dying | Ivorytower Records | Mixed/Mastered (track 11)44 | |
| Darkest Hour | Perpetual I Terminal | MNRK Heavy | Mixed | |
| SeeYouSpaceCowboy | Coup de Grâce | Pure Noise Records | Mixed | |
| Periphery | 2 Song Acoustic Single (EP) | 3DOT Recordings | Mastered45 | |
| The New Violence | "Head Underwater" | Self-released | Mixed/Mastered46 | |
| Secrets | "Despair" | Velocity Records | Produced47 | |
| 2026 | As Everything Unfolds | Did You Ask to Be Set Free? | Century Media | Mixed/Mastered48 |
References
References
- "Taylor Larson | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- "Nail The Mix – Asking Alexandria". Nail The Mix. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- "Mixing: A close look at an often-overlooked aspect of record production". Ultimate Guitar. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- "Monitoring Consistency is Key at MixWave". Mixonline. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- "Amphion is Key to Monitor Consistency for Taylor Larson". Music Connection. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- "Drumshotz: Larson + Holland". Drumforge. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- "The Sound That Silence Makes by Enstride". bandcamp. May 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- "Enstride - The Sound That Silence Makes - Simple Curiosity". YouTube. May 8, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- Shields and Crowns in Genius
- The One You Feed in Genius
- Cedar Green - The One You Feed in Youtube
- "DAWN by Mycelia". bandcamp. January 21, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- "MYCELIA - DAWN [Official Album Teaser]". YouTube. October 24, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- Death Adder in Musixmatch
- Party Monster in Musixmatch
- American Parasite in Genius
- Rest in Musixmatch
- Memories in Genius
- "For a Life Unburdened - "RUN AWAY" Official Music Video". YouTube. July 25, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- "The HAARP Machine - The Nadir (Taylor Larson Mix)". Youtube. January 22, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "Veil Of Maya Premiere New Song "Members Only"". theprp. September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- "Veil Of Maya Announce New Album '[M]other' + Drop Single "Red Fur"publisher=boolintunes". March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- Members Only in Musixmatch
- Reunion Tower in Genius
- Neverkept - "Reunion Tower" (Lyric Video) in Youtube
- Dead Walk in Genius
- RedHook - Dead Walk (OFFICIAL AUDIO) in Youtube
- RedHook - Dead Walk (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) in Youtube
- The Internet in Genius
- Nik Mystery - The Internet [Lyric Video] in Youtube
- Sundown Somehow in Genius
- Neverkept - "Sundown, Somehow" in Youtube
- "Earthists. - Home (Official Video)". YouTube. July 7, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- Picture Perfect in Genius
- Away From Me (feat. Kellin Quinn) in Genius
- Way Out in Genius
- I Hope The Cold Remembers Us in Genius
- Renesans - Dead On (Official Music Video) in Youtube
- "SMASH INTO PIECES Vanguard". landsharkpromotion.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- Relentless in Genius
- "As Everything Unfolds - Ultraviolet (Official Video)". YouTube. January 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- Guilt in Musixmatch
- Cause for Conflict - Guilt (Official Music Video) in Youtube
- "Tenside - DUST OF THE BEREAVED (Official Music Video)". Youtube. November 25, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- 2 Song Acoustic Single in Genius
- Head Underwater in Musixmatch
- Secrets Share New Single "Despair" in musicinsidermagazine
- SET IN FLOW in Tidal