Kane Churko
Kane Gregory Churko (born January 20, 1986) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Cory Marks, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Gemini Syndrome, In This Moment, and Hellyeah. Career. Kane Churko (son and protege of producer Kevin Churko) has written songs for some of rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel and more Canadian born but Las Vegas based and currently working out of the Hideout Recording  Studio in Henderson, Nevada, Kane has been actively working in many roles in recording studios and the music business since he was 14. Kane grew up in a musical family with no formal training other than the professional guidance of his father and the experiences he has gained working with a broad range of people from an early age. A multi-instrumentalist, programmer and Pro Tools user he has also worked with producers Mutt Lange and Eric Valentine as well as an eclectic range of popular artists such as Bob Dylan, Shania Twain, Maroon 5, Smash Mouth, Hinder and The  Corrs. The first time he co-wrote a rock song for a release it was featured on Ozzy Osbourne's 10th studio album "Scream" which debuted at #4 on the Billboard album charts – selling over 375k albums. The second rock cut he co-wrote was with Five Finger Death Punch for their third gold album "American Capitalist" which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hard Rock album charts. Despite being their first collaboration "Remember Everything" went on to sell over 325k singles peaking on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs radio charts at #2. The third time he wrote a  rock song was with In This Moment for "Blood" – a breakout track for the band which has become Century Media's best selling single pushing over 275k singles of "Blood" and peaking at #9 on the Active Rock radio chart. Awards and achievements. Kane was recognized by the industry in 2013 when he became the youngest person to win the Juno Award (Canada's version of the Grammys) for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on In This Moment's "Blood"/Five Finger Death Punch's "Coming Down" narrowly beating Bob Rock who held the record for 31 years before  him. He shared the award (as well as a second producer nomination) with his father, who also set a record that year for winning the engineer award the most number of times with his 4th win. In 2015, Kane achieved his first #1Active Rock song as co-writer, producer, engineer and mixer of "Face Everything And Rise" by Papa Roach. He has also been the frontman/songwriter for Juno nominated pop/funk band Modern Science since 2007 also releasing a diverse range of solo material since the early 2000s as Mr.Kane. He's co-written/co-produced two breakout  tracks for 9 year old rapper MattyB with both YouTube videos garnering over 5 million views each. His sonic brand of industrial pop has featured on officially commissioned remixes featuring 5FDP, In This Moment, Rob Zombie and Tech9.