# Zakk Cervini

Zachary Joseph Cervini (born June 2, 1993) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, All Time Low, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud, Bring Me the Horizon, 5 Seconds of Summer, Avicii, Halsey, Good Charlotte, Grimes, Bishop Briggs, Poppy, Bad Omens, Architects, Waterparks, and Sleeping with Sirens. His work on Blink-182's California landed him his first Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Album in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

## Career

Cervini began taking guitar lessons at age nine and used his skills to write and produce for New England hardcore/punk bands throughout the late 2000s. In 2013, Cervini relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Many of his productions/mixes began gaining popularity, and he signed with MDDN management in 2018. Zakk mainly works out of MDDN studios in Burbank.

### Production style

Zakk works mainly in rock, pop and hip hop using guitars and keys along with production software with custom plug-ins.

## Production discography

Zakk Cervini produced or provided additional production (e.g., mixing, engineering) to the following projects:
* Chasing Ghosts by The Amity Affliction (2012)
* Sports by Modern Baseball (2012)
* Earth Rocker by Clutch (2013)
* Singularity by Northlane (2013)
* 5 Seconds of Summer by 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
* The Nights by Avicii (2014)
* In Between by Beartooth (2014)
* 35xxxv by One OK Rock (2015)
* Disobedient by Stick To Your Guns (2015)
* Future Hearts by All Time Low (2015)
* Madness by Sleeping With Sirens (2015)
* Sounds Good Feels Good by 5 Seconds of Summer (2015)
* The Shadow Side by Andy Black (2016)
* Aggressive by Beartooth (2016)
* California by Blink 182 (2016)
* Youth Authority by Good Charlotte (2016)
* Ambitions by One OK Rock (2017)
* Cities in Search of a Heart by The Movielife (2017)
* Mosaic by 311 (2017)
* Mis•an•thrope by DED (2017)
* The Knife by Goldfinger (2017)
* Awful Things by Good Charlotte (2018)
* Summer Is a Curse by The Faim (2018)
* Disease by Beartooth (2018)
* Generation RX by Good Charlotte (2018)
* Vale by Black Veil Brides (2018)
* We Appreciate Power by Grimes feat. Hana (2018)
* In Our Wake by Atreyu (2018)
* Am I a Girl? by Poppy (2018)
* 11 Minutes by Yungblud with Halsey & Travis Barker (2019)
* Bloodlust by Nothing,Nowhere (2019)
* Champion by Bishop Briggs (2019)
* The Underrated Youth by Yungblud (2019)
* I Think I'm Okay by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Yungblud & Travis Barker (2019)
* How It Feels to Be Lost by Sleeping with Sirens (2019)
* Loner by Yungblud (2019)
* Strength In Numb333rs by Fever 333 (2019)
* Nine by Blink-182 (2019)
* Fandom by Waterparks (2019)
* Strange Love by Simple Creatures (2019)
* Everything Opposite by Simple Creatures (2019)
* Time in a Bottle from Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw by Yungblud (2019)
* Bad Guy by The Interrupters (2019)
* Meet You There Tour Live by 5 Seconds of Summer (2019)
* Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story by Being as an Ocean (2019)
* bandaids by Keshi (2020)
* I Disagree by Poppy (2020)
* The Bastards by Palaye Royale (2020)
* All Distortions Are Intentional by Neck Deep (2020)
* Wake Up Sunshine by All Time Low (2020)
* Weird! by Yungblud (2020)
* Tickets to My Downfall (Sold Out Edition) by Machine Gun Kelly (2020)
* Post Human: Survival Horror by Bring Me the Horizon (2020)
* For Those That Wish to Exist by Architects (2021)
* Greatest Hits by Waterparks (2021)
* None of the Above (EP) by Structures (2021)
* Still Sucks by Limp Bizkit (2021)
* Bad Life by Sigrid and Bring Me the Horizon (2022)
* The Death of Peace of Mind by Bad Omens (2022)
* Harder Than It Looks by Simple Plan (2022)
* Scoring the End of the World by Motionless in White (2022)
* Reaching Hypercritical by Palisades (2022)
* Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind by Coheed and Cambria (2022)
* Hotel Kalifornia by Hollywood Undead (2022)
* Unwanted by Pale Waves (2022)
* Darker Still by Parkway Drive (2022)
* Complete Collapse by Sleeping With Sirens (2022)
* Stagger by Poppy (2022)
* The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit by Architects (2022)
* Remember That You Will Die by Polyphia (2022)
* The End of Yesterday by Ellegarden (2022)
* Crossfire by Skillet (2023)
* TZIA by Meg Myers (2023)
* Intellectual Property by Waterparks (2023)
* "Anomaly / Drift" by I See Stars (2023)
* A Call To The Void by Hot Milk (2023)
* "are we 3ven?" by I See Stars (2023)
* EndEx by 3Teeth (2023)
* Soul Elegy by Termina (2023)
* Bleed Out by Within Temptation (2023)
* Zig by Poppy (2023)
* The Fear of Fear (EP) by Spiritbox (2023)
* "D4MAGE DONE" by I See Stars (2023)
* "Keeping Secrets" by Fit for a King (2024)
* Vol. 1 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)
* "Ritual" by The Devil Wears Prada (2024)
* For Keeps by Too Close to Touch (2024) (track 1)
* Searching for Solace by The Ghost Inside (2024)
* "Brave New World" by Starset (2024)
* Vol. 2 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)
* Post Human: Nex Gen by Bring Me the Horizon (2024)
* Concrete Jungle [The OST] by Bad Omens (2024)
* Stigma by Wage War (2024)
* "SPLIT" by I See Stars (2024)
* "TokSik" by Starset (2024)
* GALORE (EP) by House of Protection (2024)
* Reincarnate: 10 Year Anniversary (EP) by Motionless in White (2024)
* "Awaken" by Breaking Benjamin (2024)
* Vol. 3 (EP) by The Plot in You (2024)
* "Dystopia" by Starset (2024)
* Negative Spaces by Poppy (2024)
* "Even If It Kills Me" by Papa Roach (2025)
* The Sky, the Earth & All Between by Architects (2025)
* "dark things" by Starset (2025)
* Tsunami Sea by Spiritbox (2025)
* Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe by Coheed and Cambria (2025)
* Big Ole Album Vol. 1 by A Day to Remember (2025)
* Outrun You All (EP) by House of Protection (2025)

## Awards and nominations
### Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. Cervini received one nomination for his involvement.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 2017 | California | Best Rock Album | Nominated |

### Record certifications

| Title | Year | Certification |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | 2015 | RIAA: Gold |
| California | 2017 | RIAA: Gold |
| "11 Minutes" (featuring Halsey & Travis Barker) | 2019 | RIAA: Gold |
| "Monsters" | 2019 | RIAA: Gold Music Canada: Platinum |