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Dan Gautreau

Dan Gautreau is a Musician / Producer / Composer based in Scotland, UK. He began his career in London working under record producer Trevor Horn at Sarm West Studios and gained experience assisting on projects such as Alicia Keys 'Diary' album George Michael's 'Patience' album and Seal's 'IV' album. In 2004 he went freelance and has achieved 20 top chart success as a songwriter / producer / composer or mixer. In 2011 he formed First Cut Music Ltd which specialises in creating artist driven music for Radio, Film and Television.

His 'song placement' credits in Film, TV and Muti-media include:

Saturday Night Live, Delivery Man (Dreamworks), The Boys (Amazon Prime), BBC Top Gear, Big Game (Trailer) (Sony Pictures), The Inbetweeners Movie (Sony Pictures), Melrose Place, X Factor, American Idol, The Vampire Diaries, Solace (Cruz Control Pictures), Big Brother, Made In Chelsea, The Good Wife, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Catfish: The TV show, Geordie Shore, Queer Eye (Netflix), Old School (ABC).

His commercial record credits include:

Ben Howard (These Waters E.P) Producer / Mixer, Paulo Nutini (Live At Wiltons) Engineer / Mixer, X Factor winner: Ben Haenow (Every Tear You Cry) Writer / Producer, The Voice UK winner: Craig Eddie (Various singles) Writer / Producer / Mixer, Denise Pearson: Here I Am (Writer), Ginger Snaps (Various singles Co producer / Mixer). Anna Tsuchiya (Writer). Vo Williams (Various singles) Co-Writer / Co-Producer / Mixer).

Church Recording Studios, In 2018 Dan began a large conversion and build of a private studio facility. It is housed within a 185 year old church in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The central studio 'Mix Room' was designed by Level Acoustic Design and boasts natural light and a long list of vintage and modern instruments and equipment.