Nicolas Jean Vernhes is a French record producer, recording engineer and record label owner. He is best known for his work with the American indie rock acts Animal Collective, Deerhunter, The Fiery Furnaces, Dirty Projectors, Wild Nothing and The War on Drugs.
Vernhes operates out of his own studio, Rare Book Room Studios, in Brooklyn, New York.
Biography Vernhes was raised in Paris, France, before moving to the United States at a young age: "I grew up in Paris and moved to the states when I was 12. I ended up in New York at 20 to finish college, thinking I might go back to France afterwards and knew I could not go back before living here. I never left."
Vernhes was also a member of the short-lived indie rock band Baby Tooth, playing guitar and backing vocals. The band released one single and an EP before becoming inactive in 1994. His studio, Rare Book Room Studios, is named after the band's EP of the same name.
Discography
Year Artist Title Credits1994Baby ToothRare Book RoomGuitar, backing vocals1995PumpernickelEponymousRecording1996Guv'ner/Cat PowerGuv'ner Goes To CatpowerlandRecording1996VersusGlitter of LoveRecording1996VersusYeah YouRecording1996Various ArtistsState of the UnionRecording (track 74)1996ContaineOnly Cowards Walk Like CowardsProducer, recording (album), drums (track 6)1996ShoveSoundtrack For DisasterRecording, mixing1996EvergreenEvergreenRecording1996HumidifierNothing ChangesRecording1996Guv'nerThe HuntEngineer1996SpentA Seat Beneath The ChairsRecording1996SpentUmbrella WarsRecording1996VersusDeep RedRecording, producer1996VersusSecret SwingersRecording1996Guv'nerBreak A PromiseEngineer1996Crown HeightsDear Sir / BricksRecording, mixing1996Ruby FallsHeroinesEngineer1996FrenchFrenchRecording1997Les Savy FavRodeoRecording1997ChiselIt's Alright, You're O.K.Recording1997The Van PeltThe Van PeltRecording1997Les Savy Fav3/5Recording, mixing, mastering1997ChiselSet You FreeRecording1997The Pacific OceanBirds Don't Think They're FlyingRecording, producer1997Run OnSit DownRecording, mixing1997Run OnScootRecording, mixing1997FrenchFrench 2Recording1997The FeudThe Feud Versus Yr UniverseRecording1998The LapseBetrayal!Recording 1998 Silver Jews American Water Producer1998Les Savy FavOur Coastal HymnRecording1998VersusTwo Cents Plus TaxRecording1998Guv'nerSpectral WorshipMastering, recording, mixing1998StratotankerTrifectaEngineer1998DogbowlThe Zeppelin RecordEngineer, mixing1998Doug GillardMalamute JuteMastering1998Various ArtistsNever Kept A DiaryMixing, recording1998Hippopotamus/Project 33SoundsEngineer1998Françoiz BreutMa ColèreRecording1999Various ArtistsEverything Is Nice (The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology)Recording, engineer1999Dominique A.RemuéRecording1999VersusAfterglowRecording, producer 1999 Les Savy Fav The Cat and the Cobra Producer1999Bonnie Prince BillyLet's Start A FamilyRecording1999PerioMedium CrashRecording, mixing, producer1999Fly AshtraySawgrass SubligetteMastering1999Pilot to GunnerIt's So Good To Be Here In ParisRecording1999The Pacific OceanLess Than The Needle, More Than The ShotgunProducer, recording2000Cat PowerThe Covers RecordEngineer2000Various ArtistsElysian FieldsRecording2000David GrubbsThe Spectrum BetweenRecording2000Les Savy FavRomeRecording2000The LapseHeaven Ain't Happenin''' |Recording |- |2000 |Tara Jane O'Neil |Peregrine|Mixing |- |2000 |Hall of Fame |Hall of Fame|Mixing |- |2000 |The Holy Childhood |Up With What I'm Down With|Recording, engineer |- |2000 |David Grubbs |The Coxcomb/Avocado|Recording |- |2000 |Unwound/Versus |Torch Song/All In Doubt|Recording |- |2000 |Fischerspooner |Fischerspooner |Producer |- |2000 |Various Artists |[Technology] (A Compilation of Remixes)|Recording |- |2000 |Various Artists |Rubic Records 01|Engineer |- |2000 |Reid Paley |Revival|Recording, mixing |- |2000 |The Hong Kong |Lights at Night|Recording |- |2001 |Fischerspooner |Emerge|Producer |- |2001 |David Grubbs |Thirty Minute Raven|Mastering |- |2001 |Hall of Fame |Hall of Fame|Mixing |- |2001 |Theo Angell |Sun and Steel: The Lost Recordings of Yukio Mishima|Mixing, mastering |- |2001 |k. (Karla Schickele) |New Problems|Mixing |- |2001 |Dan Brown |Inner Boroughs|Recording, mixing |- |2001 |David Grubbs |Rickets & Scurvy|Recording, electronics |- |2002 |Black Dice |Beaches & Canyons|Recording |- |2002 |Black Dice |Lost Valley|Mixing |- |2002 |Out Hud |S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.|Recording |- |2002 |The Rogers Sisters |Purely Evil|Recording, mixing |- |2002 |Speedking |The Fist and the Laurels|Producer, mixing |- |2002 |David Grubbs |Act Five Scene One|Mastering |- |2002 |The Naysayer |Heaven, Hell, or Houston|Mixing, mastering |- |2002 |David Waxman |Ultra. 80's vs Electro 01|Producer |- |2002 |Dominique A. |Le Détour|Recording, mixing, drums |- |2002 |Panthers |Are You Down??|Recording |- |2002 |Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/K. |"Bridges, Squares" / "I Wouldn't Mind" |Recording engineer, mixing (track 2) |- |2002 |The Feud |Language Is Technology|Recording engineer, mixing |- |2002 |Pour, Rip...No! |Untitled|Recording engineer |- |2002 |Blood on The Wall |"Baby Likes to Holler" / "The Walking Dead" |Recording engineer |- |2003 |Ted Leo and the Pharmacists |Hearts of Oak |Recording, producer |- | 2003 || Animal Collective|| Here Comes the Indian|| Engineer |- | 2003 || The Fiery Furnaces|| Gallowsbird's Bark|| Engineer, mastering |- | 2004 || The Fiery Furnaces|| Blueberry Boat|| Engineer, mixing, drums |- | 2007 || Deerhunter|| Cryptograms|| Mixing |- | 2007 || Deerhunter|| Fluorescent Grey|| Mixing |- | 2007 || Animal Collective|| Strawberry Jam|| Engineer, mixing, tracking |- | 2008 || Animal Collective|| Water Curses|| Mixing, tracking |- | 2008 || Deerhunter|| Microcastle|| Engineer, mixing, keyboards |- | 2008 || Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks|| Real Emotional Trash|| Mixing |- | 2009 || Various Artists || Dark Was the Night|| Engineer, mixing |- | 2009 || Deerhunter|| Rainwater Cassette Exchange|| Engineer |- | 2009 || Spoon|| Got Nuffin|| Engineer |- | 2009 || Dirty Projectors|| Bitte Orca|| Additional production, mixing |- | 2010 || Spoon|| Transference|| Engineer, mixing |- | 2010 || Dirty Projectors & Björk || Mount Wittenberg Orca || Engineer, mixing |- |2011 |Sondre Lerche |Sondre Lerche |Co-producer, mixing, engineer |- | 2011 || Atlas Sound|| Parallax|| Producer, engineer, mixing, programming |- | 2012 || Daniel Rossen|| Silent Hour/Golden Mile|| Mixing |- | 2012 || Wild Nothing|| Nocturne|| Producer, engineer, mixing |- | 2013 || Deerhunter || Monomania || Producer, engineer |- |2013 |Wise Blood |Id |Co-producer, engineer, mixing |- | 2014 || The War on Drugs|| Lost in the Dream|| Engineer, mixing, organ, tambourine |- | 2014 || Avi Buffalo|| At Best Cuckold|| Mixing |- | 2014 || Moodoïd|| Le Monde Möö|| Producer, engineer, mixing |- | 2014 || She Keeps Bees || Eight Houses || Producer, engineer, mixing |- |2014 |The Van Pelt |Imaginary Third|Mixing, recording |- | 2015 || TORRES|| Sprinter|| Mixing |- | 2015 || Speedy Ortiz|| Foil Deer|| Producer, mixing |- | 2015 || Jaakko Eino Kalevi|| Jaakko Eino Kalevi|| Mixing |- | 2015 || Small Black|| Best Blues|| Mixing |- | 2016 || Daughter|| Not to Disappear|| Producer, mixing |- | 2016 || School of Seven Bells|| SVIIB|| Engineer |- | 2016 || Deakin|| Sleep Cycle|| Recording, mixing |- | 2016 || Steve Gunn|| Eyes on the Lines|| Mixing |- | 2017 || Strand of Oaks|| Hard Love|| Producer, engineer, mixing, various instruments |- | 2017 || The War on Drugs|| A Deeper Understanding|| Engineer |- | 2018 || Ought|| Room Inside the World|| Producer, various instruments |- | 2018 || Flasher || Constant Image || Producer |- |2018 |Roadhouses |Roadhouses|Producer, mixing, synths |- |2918 |Fraser A. Gorman |Eazy Dazy|Mixing, producer |- |2019 |Cat Clyde |All The Black|Producer |- |2019 |Patti Yang Group |War on Love|Mixing |- |2019 |Kotokoto |Institute|Recording, writer |- |2020 |Endless Boogie/Weak Signal |Jerome/Rolex|Recording |- |2020 |Pia Fraus |The New Water|Producer, mixing |- |2021 |Small Black |Cheap Dreams|Mixing |- |2021 |Derek Piotr |Making And Then Unmaking|Technician |- |2021 |Opera Alaska |Hope/Staying|Mixing |- |2021 |Mazey Haze |Always Dancing|Mixing |- |2022 |Moss |HX|Mixing |- | 2022 || Beau || Forever (and More)|| Producer, engineer |- | 2022 || Slang || Cockroach in a Ghost Town || Mixing, mastering |- |2022 |The Hated |Best Piece of Shit Vol. 4|Mixing, transferring |- |2023 |Gold Dime |No More Blue Skies|Mixing |- |2024 |Cig Corpse |So Sick|Mixing |- |2024 |The Hated |Flux|Mixing, transferring |- |2024 |Satchel Hart |How to Succeed in Business and Then Die Anyway|Mixing |- |2025 |Terno Rei |Nenhuma Estrela|Mixing |- |2026 |Kiwi Jr. |Blowin' Up|Mixing |- |2026 |Francis of Delirium |Run, Run Pure Beauty|Mixing |- |2026 |Wintersleep |Wishing Moon''Producer
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