Steve Churchyard is an English audio engineer and record producer who came to prominence working with the Pretenders.
[1][2] Churchyard grew up in Surbiton He attended senior school at Surbiton Grammar school in Thames ditton whilst he and his parents resided at The Old Bull in East Sheen, a popular heavy disco venue and pub - now demolished.
His first job at the studio was assisting Geoff Emerick on Paul McCartney and Wings' 1978 album London Town.
[2] He has also worked on recordings by the Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard, Madness, Big Country, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dalis Car, Warren Zevon, Meat Loaf, The Stranglers, Scorpions, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Sinéad O'Connor, Counting Crows, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, the Eagles, Herbie Hancock, Dishwalla, Beck, Ben Folds, Sheryl Crow, Shakira, George Michael, Hanson, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, The Darkness, and Adele.
[citation needed] In 2008 he won a Latin Grammy for Juanes' album La Vida... Es Un Ratico.