Gus Van Go
| Gus van Go | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gustavo Coriandoli |
| Born | Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Associated acts | Me Mom and Morgentaler |
Gus van Go is a Canadian music producer, mixer, and musician. He is best known for his work with the Montreal band The Stills, with credits for production, mixing, writing and arranging 3 albums and one EP with the band. He has also produced and mixed material for The Sam Roberts Band, Whitehorse,Wintersleep, Hollerado, Said The Whale, Arkells,The Trews, Priestess, and many others.
van Go (born Gustavo Coriandoli) attended high school in Montreal.
van Go began his musical career as lead-singer/guitarist for the Montreal cult-band Me Mom & Morgentaler. The band established a following in the 1990s, and was known for its extravagant and theatrical live shows. In 1999, over 10,000 attended the band's reunion concert in Quebec City.
In 1996, he moved to New York City, where he met musician and producer Werner F. The two began working together in 2003 when they produced The Stills’ debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart, which received favorable reviews from critics.
In 2006 they built The Boiler Room Studio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, where they've since produced and mixed many albums including Fast Romantics, Monster Truck, Matt Mays, Glorious Sons, The Elwins, Michael Rault, as well as many popular french language artists from Quebec, like, Les Trois Accords and Cowboys Fringants.
Van Go currently divides his time between his Brooklyn and Montreal studios.
Van Go was nominated for an Engineer Of The Year Juno award in 2015 for the Whitehorse album Leave No Bridge Unburned, which took home the Juno award for Alternative Album of the Year. In 2013 and 2010, he and co-producer Werner F were nominated for Producer of The Year at Quebec’s ADISQ awards for their work with Les Trois Accords.
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