Beau Burchell
Birth dateDecember 17, 1978 (age 47)
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
Instrument
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Genre
Occupation
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • audio engineer
Years active1997–present
Current member ofSaosin
Past member of
Websitesaosin.com

Beau Burchell (born December 17, 1978) is an American guitarist, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, California. As a performer, he is best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in Saosin. He is one of Saosin's founders, and the band's only remaining member who has played with the band through its entire existence. He has previously been a member of Kosmos Express[1] and Open Hand.[2]

Burchell also has a prolific reputation as a record producer. He has been credited on over thirty albums of various types of punk rock. He also owns the record label Death Do Us Part.

Career

In addition to his work as a guitarist and producer, Burchell has participated in music-production education. In 2016, he appeared on the Nail the Mix platform as a guest instructor, providing a full mix breakdown of Saosin’s song “The Silver String.”[3][4]

Burchell has also collaborated with audio-software companies on signature production tools. He partnered with Room Sound to release the Beau Burchell Signature Series drum sample library, designed to replicate his recording and mixing style.[5] He also worked with STL Tones to create the Beau Burchell Kemper Pack, a collection of guitar amp profiles based on his studio tones.[6]

Gear

On stage, Burchell has been seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Gibson SG Standard, a Burny Les Paul Custom, a Fender Jaguar, and a Balaguer Guitars Thicket BB. He plays a Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKII amp through both a Hughes & Kettner 4x12 cabinet with Vintage 30 speakers and a 2x12 cabinet with Greenback speakers. He has also stated that onstage he uses a Bob Bradshaw Custom Audio Electronics Looper, a RS-10 MIDI Switching Module, a Line 6 Echo Pro Delay Unit, TC Electronic G-Major, Shure U4D wireless Unit, a Boss noise gate, and a Dunlop Tremolo Pedal.

To record Translating the Name, Burchell played both a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson SG Standard. He used a modded Mesa/Boogie 2-Channel Dual Rectifier amp through a Marshall 1960B cabinet for the rhythm tracks.

Discography

Kosmos Express

  • Now (1997)[7]
  • Simulcast (1998)[8]

As Hope Dies

  • Birth Place and Burial Site (2002)
  • Legions Bow To A Faceless God (2003)

Saosin

Production credits

BandAlbumRoleRelease year
Kosmos ExpressSimulcastArranger[8]1998
As Hope DiesBirth Place and Burial GroundEngineer, mixing2002
ForeverIRiseGo Where They Sleep And See If They’re SafeProducer, Engineer, mixing2002
As Hope DiesLegions Bow To A Faceless GodProducer, engineer, mixing2003
Name Taken/BaysideSplitProducer, engineer, mixing2003
The BronxThe BronxEngineer, mixing[10]2003
Various ArtistsDifferent Shade of Green: Tribute to Green DayProducer, mixing[11]2003
Various ArtistsBad Scene, Everyone's Fault: Jawbreaker TributeProducer, engineer, mixing[12]2003
Various ArtistsA Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock ChristmasProducer[13]2003
Death on WednesdaySongs to ToEngineer[14]2003
The HigherStar is DeadProducer, engineer, mixing2003
The BledPass the FlaskProducer, engineer, mixing[15]2003
Scars of TomorrowDesign Your FateEngineer2003
SalemLove It or Leave Me EPProducer, engineer[16]2003
SaosinTranslating the NameProducer, engineer, mixing2003
TakenBetween Two Unseens CD/DVDProducer, engineer2004
Name TakenHold OnProducer, engineer, mixing[17]2004
SaosinSaosin EPMixing[18]2005
Reel Big FishWe're Not Happy 'til You're Not HappyEngineer2005
Scars of TomorrowBeginning OfEngineer2005
Various ArtistsPunk Goes 90'sProducer, mixing2005
SaosinCome CloseEngineer, Mixing2008
UnderoathSurvive, KaleidoscopeMixing2008
SaosinIn Search of Solid GroundEngineer, mixing[9]2008
TakenThis Is ForeverMixing2008
Drop Dead, GorgeousThe Hot N' HeavyMixing2009
It PrevailsCapture and EmbraceMixing, mastering2009
History Of...Alcheringa; The DreamingMixing, mastering2010
GuiltmakerThe Emerald CoastMastering2010
Trash TalkEyes & NinesMastering2010
It PrevailsStromaMixing, mastering2011
HideoutsObsessedProducer, engineer2014
EmeryYou Were Never AloneMixing2015
Hands Like HousesDissonantsWriter (track 11)2016
SaosinAlong the ShadowEngineer, mixing2016
Moose BloodBlushProducer, engineer, mixing[19]2016
Senses FailIn Your Absence (EP)Mixing (tracks 1–3)2017
Hundred SunsThe PrestaliisProducer, mixing[20]2017
Senses FailIf There Is Light, It Will Find YouProducer2018
Moose BloodI Don't Think I Can Do This AnymoreProducer, recording, mixing[21]2018
LimbsFather's SonProducer, engineer, mixing[22]2018
ErraNeonProducer, engineer2018
Hail the SunMental KnifeProducer, engineer, mixing[23]2018
EmeryEveMixing[24]2018
It PrevailsA Life Worth Living (EP)Mixing2019
Senses FailFrom the Depths of Dreams (EP) (Re-imagined)Recording2019
EmeryWhite Line FeverMixing[25]2020
LightworkerFury By FailureProducer, Mixing2020
ErabellaThe Familiar GreyProducer, Mixing, Mastering2020
Boston ManorDesperate Times Desperate Pleasures (EP)Mixing2021
Senses FailHell Is in Your HeadProducer, engineer (all tracks), mixing (track 2)2022
The BledSilent TreatmentRemixing, remastering2022
Boston ManorDaturaMixing2022
He Is LegendEndless HallwayMixing2022
Project 86OMNI, Pt. 1Producer, engineer, mixing2023
LightworkerHow the Beautiful DecayProducer, engineer, mixing2024
ChevelleBright as BlasphemyMixing[26]2025

References

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  2. ^ "Saosin | SPIN". Spin. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Saosin’s Beau Burchell Featured On Nail The Mix". Metal Underground. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ^ "Nail the Mix with Saosin’s Beau Burchell". Chorus.fm. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  5. ^ "Beau Burchell Signature Series". Room Sound. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  6. ^ "Beau Burchell Kemper Pack". STL Tones. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  7. ^ "Now by Kosmos Express @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Simulcast - Kosmos Express | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. ^ "In Search of Solid Ground - Saosin | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ^ "The Bronx [2003] - The Bronx | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "A Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "Jawbreaker Tribute: Bad Scene Everyone's Fault - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  13. ^ "A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "Death On Wednesday - Songs to To CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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  16. ^ "Love It or Leave Me - Salem | Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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  21. ^ I Don't Think I Can Do This Anymore Moose Blood in Allmusic
  22. ^ Father's Son Limbs in Allmusic
  23. ^ Mental Knife Hail the Sun in Allmusic
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  25. ^ "White Line Fever Emery". genius.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
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