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Kevin Churko
Canadian record producer (born 1968)
Kevin Gregory Churko (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, In This Moment, Shania Twain, Hellyeah, and Skillet. He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, "The Hideout". He is the father of Canadian record producer Kane Churko.
01Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar", Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" / "God Bless the Almighty Dollar", Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | "I Don't Wanna Stop", Ozzy Osbourne | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2009 | "Disappearing" / "The Big Bang", Simon Collins | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2010 | "Look Where You're Walking", Modern Science / "The Dream", In This Moment | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Scream", Ozzy Osbourne | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2011 | "Let It Die" / "Life Won't Wait", Ozzy Osbourne | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | "American Capitalist", Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Awards Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | "American Capitalist", Five Finger Death Punch | Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Album of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | "Coming Down", Five Finger Death Punch | Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Song of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1", Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Rock Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2013 | "Lift Me Up", Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Rock Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2013 | "Blood", In This Moment / "Coming Down", Five Finger Death Punch | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | "Blood / Adrenalize", In This Moment | Juno Award Jack Richardson Producer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1", Five Finger Death Punch / "Stardust", Gemini Syndrome | Juno Award Recording Engineer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1", Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | "Lift Me Up", Five Finger Death Punch | Revolver Golden Gods Song of the Year | Won |
| 2014 | "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1", Five Finger Death Punch | Bandit Rock Awards Best International Album | Won |
| 2015 | "Got Your Six", Five Finger Death Punch | Loundwire Music Awards Best Rock Album | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Wash It All Away", Five Finger Death Punch | Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Immortalized", Disturbed | SiriusXM Octane Music Awards Album of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | "The Sound of Silence", Disturbed | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2017 | "The Sound of Silence", Disturbed | iHeartRadio Music Awards Rock Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | "The Sound of Silence", Disturbed | iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Cover Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | "The Sound of Silence", Disturbed | Loudwire Music Awards Best Rock Song | Nominated |
| 2017 | "Unleashed", Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album | Nominated |
| 2018 | "Unleashed Beyond", Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album | Won |
| 2019 | "And Justice for None...", Five Finger Death Punch | Bandit rock Awards Best International Album | Won |
| 2020 | "Victorious", Skillet | Dove's Rock/Contemporary Album | Won |
| 2021 | "The In-Between", In This Moment | Grammy's Best Metal Performance | Nominated |
02Discography
- 2000, Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again
- 2000, The Corrs, In Blue
- 2002, Shania Twain, Up
- 2002, Michael Bolton, Only a Woman Like You
- 2002, Celine Dion, A New Day Has Come
- 2004, Robert Downey Jr., The Futurist
- 2005, Ozzy Osbourne, Under Cover
- 2005, Ringo Starr, Choose Love
- 2007, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Rain
- 2008, Simon Collins, U-Catastrophe
- 2008, In This Moment, The Dream
- 2009, Modern Science, Modern Science
- 2009, Five Finger Death Punch, War Is the Answer
- 2010, Ozzy Osbourne, Scream
- 2010, In This Moment, A Star-Crossed Wasteland
- 2010, Slash, Slash
- 2010, Hinder, All American Nightmare
- 2011, Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive
- 2011, Five Finger Death Punch, American Capitalist
- 2012, Kobra and the Lotus, Kobra and the Lotus
- 2012, In This Moment, Blood
- 2013, Rob Zombie, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
- 2013, Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1
- 2013, Asking Alexandria, From Death to Destiny
- 2013, Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2
- 2013, Gemini Syndrome, Lux
- 2014, Ozzy Osbourne, Memoirs of a Madman
- 2014, Hellyeah, Blood for Blood
- 2014, In This Moment, Black Widow
- 2015, Papa Roach, F.E.A.R
- 2015, Apocalyptica, Shadowmaker
- 2015, Disturbed, Immortalized
- 2015, Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six
- 2015, Escape the Fate, Hate Me
- 2016, Hellyeah, Undeniable
- 2016, Skillet, Unleashed
- 2016, Gemini Syndrome, Memento Mori
- 2017, In This Moment, Ritual
- 2018, Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice for None
- 2018, Halestorm, Vicious
- 2018, Disturbed, Evolution
- 2019, Hellyeah, Welcome Home
- 2019, Skillet, Victorious
- 2020, Five Finger Death Punch, F8
- 2020, In This Moment, Mother
- 2020, Cory Marks, Who I Am
- 2021, Ded, School of Thought
- 2022, Skillet, Dominion
- 2022, Five Finger Death Punch, AfterLife
- TBA, Five Finger Death Punch, The Way of the Fist: 15th Anniversary Re-recording
- 2024 - Cory Marks - Sorry for Nothing
- 2025 - Five Finger Death Punch - TBA
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