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Oli Jacobs is a British recording and mixing engineer. He is a multiple Grammy Award and Music Producers Guild Award winner, known for his work with artists such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, and Peter Gabriel, and for his frequent collaborations with producer Jack Antonoff.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Jacobs studied on the Tonmeister music and sound recording course at the University of Surrey.[3]
Career
[edit]After graduating, Jacobs began his career as an in-house engineer at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios.[3] During this period, he worked on several top-10 albums, including Harry Styles's Harry's House and The 1975's Being Funny in a Foreign Language.[4][5]
Jacobs has become a frequent collaborator of American producer Jack Antonoff, engineering on records for artists including Taylor Swift (The Tortured Poets Department), Sabrina Carpenter (Short n' Sweet), and Bleachers.[6][7]
He has also mixed several tracks for Kendrick Lamar, including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Luther" and "Squabble Up".[8][9] In the UK, he has engineered on number-one albums such as This Is How Tomorrow Moves by Beabadoobee and i/o by Peter Gabriel.[10][11]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Jacobs has received multiple awards for his engineering work. In 2023, he won Recording Engineer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards.[12]
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Harry's House (as engineer) | Won | [13] |
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won | [13] | |||
| 2023 | Music Producers Guild Awards | Recording Engineer of the Year | N/A | Won | [12] |
| 2025 | 67th Annual Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Short n' Sweet (as engineer) | Nominated | [14] |
| The Tortured Poets Department (as engineer) | Nominated | [14] | |||
| Record of the Year | "Fortnight" (as engineer) | Nominated | [14] | ||
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | i/o | Won | [14] | ||
| Short n' Sweet | Nominated | [14] | |||
| 2025 | Music Producers Guild Awards | Mix Engineer of the Year | N/A | Nominated | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oli Jacobs | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Oli Jacobs: Lost In Space". headlinerhub.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ a b "Oli Jacobs | University of Surrey". www.surrey.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (2022-05-20). "Harry Styles Releases New Album Harry's House: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Jones, Damian (2024-04-19). "Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department': Here are the full album credits". NME. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Credits for Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ A, Aron (2024-11-22). "Kendrick Lamar "GNX" Full Credits: SZA, Mustard, Roddy Ricch & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Trust, Gary (2025-03-03). "Kendrick Lamar & SZA's 'Luther' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 23 August 2024 – 29 August 2024". Official Charts Company. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 08 December 2023 - 14 December 2023". Official Charts Company. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ a b "The Music Producers Guild Announces 2023 Awards Winners". The Music Producers Guild. 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ a b "65th Annual GRAMMY Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ a b c d e "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Shortlist for the 2025 MPG Awards Revealed". The Music Producers Guild. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-09-08.