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Kevin Shirley, also known as The Caveman, is a South African music producer, engineer, audio mixer, and musician. He has produced and engineered music for many artists, including Rush, Silverchair, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, and Cold Chisel. As of 2023 he is a musician in Jimmy Barnes' supergroup, releasing a self-titled album in 2023.

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Kevin Shirley (born 29 June 1960), also known as The Caveman, is a South African music producer, engineer, audio mixer, and musician. He has produced and engineered music for many artists, including Rush, Silverchair, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, and Cold Chisel. As of 2023 he is a musician in Jimmy Barnes' supergroup, releasing a self-titled album in 2023.\n

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Early life and education

Kevin John Shirley was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.\n

Career

Shirley spent his early years producing and engineering records for South African artists including Robin Auld, Juluka, Jonathan Butler, Lesley Rae Dowling, Steve Louw, and Sweatband, as well as performing and recording with his own band The council, whose singer was Brian Davidson (from Freedoms Children).\n

He moved to Australia in 1986, where he continued working with Australian artists, such as The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Cold Chisel, Girl Monstar, Tina Arena, The Screaming Jets, Baby Animals. After producing Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp, he moved to the United States.\n

In the US and he produced work for Aerosmith, Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Journey, The Black Crowes, Iron Maiden, Rush, and Slayer. He also worked on the retrospective Led Zeppelin DVD. He has produced several albums for American blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Shirley produced the Mr. Big album What If....\n

In March 2023, Jimmy Barnes announced the formation of supergroup The Barnestormers, featuring Barnes, Chris Cheney, Slim Jim Phantom, Jools Holland, and Kevin Shirley. A self-titled album was released on 26 May 2023.\n

Shirley produced Elly-May Barnes' first solo single, a cover of the Radiohead song \"Creep\", released on 20 November 2023. He is described as a \"dear friend\", and is credited as a musician on her first album, No Good, released in April 2024.\n

Other groups

Shirley has also produced music for The Black Crowes, Journey, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Dream Theater, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Springbok Nude Girls, All Night Radio, Steve Louw & Big Sky, HIM, Mr. Big, and Europe.\n

Selected discography

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References

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External links

Caveman Productions
Video Interview

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