Kane Churko


Kane Gregory Churko is a Canadian record producer and sound engineer, 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, Hellyeah, and Skillet. He is the son of Canadian record producer, Kevin Churko.

Career

Kane Churko is a Canadian-born, Las Vegas–based songwriter, producer, and audio engineer who has contributed to recordings by artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, and Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel. He works primarily out of the Hideout Recording Studio in Henderson, Nevada, and has been active in recording studios and the music industry since the age of 14.
Raised in a musical family, Churko received informal training through professional guidance from his father and through early studio experience. A multi-instrumentalist and programmer proficient with Pro Tools, he has worked with producers including Mutt Lange and Eric Valentine and has participated in projects involving artists such as Bob Dylan, Shania Twain, Maroon 5, Smash Mouth, Hinder and The Corrs.
Churko’s first co-writing credit on a released rock track appeared on Ozzy Osbourne’s elventh studio album, Scream, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 375,000 copies. He later co-wrote with Five Finger Death Punch for their 2011 album "American Capitalist" which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The single “Remember Everything,” their first collaboration, peaked at number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart and sold over 325,000 copies. He also co-wrote “Blood” for In This Moment’s 2012 album of the same name; the song reached number nine on the Active Rock chart and became one of Century Media Records’ best-selling singles, with more than 275,000 copies sold.
In addition to his studio work, Churko has contributed to music-production education. In 2024, he appeared on the Nail the Mix platform to teach a mixing class focused on Papa Roach’s single “Face Everything and Rise.”
Churko has also collaborated with audio-software developers on commercial production tools. He partnered with STL Tones to create the “Kane + Kevin Churko ControlHub Expansion Pack,” featuring a collection of his mix settings and signal-chain configurations. In addition, he contributed preset content for Drumforge’s Kickforge virtual instrument.

Awards and achievements

In 2013 Churko became the youngest recipient of the Juno Award for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on In This Moment's "Blood" and Five Finger Death Punch's "Coming Down". He shared the award, as well as a producer nomination, with his father, who that year set a record with his fourth win in the engineering category. In 2015, Churko co-wrote, produced, engineered, and mixed “Face Everything and Rise” by Papa Roach, his first number-one song on the Active Rock chart. He has been the frontman and songwriter for the Juno-nominated pop/funk band Modern Science since 2007 and has released solo material under the name Mr. Kane since the early 2000s. He has also co-written and co-produced tracks for rapper MattyB, whose videos for those songs each reached more than five million views on YouTube. Churko’s remix and production work has included projects for Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Rob Zombie, and Tech N9ne.

Credits

Mix assistant

  • SHANIA TWAIN – UP CLOSE & PERSONAL DVD
  • Pro Tools Engineering
  • JENNA DREY – JENNARATION JUST LIKE THAT
  • Pro Tools, Additional programming on Motorocycle
  • THE CORRS – BORROWED HEAVEN
  • Additional Pro Tools Editing
  • THE F-UPS – THE F-UPS
  • Pro Tools
  • THE VINES – AOL SESSIONS LIVE
  • Pro Tools
  • MELISSA AUF DER MAUR – AUF DER MAUR
  • Pro Tools
  • BRAD JOHNER – FREE
  • Mix Assistant & Pro Tools on Free, Different, The Farmer's Back

Single songs

  • Matty B – Turn Up The Track
  • *Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Engineer, Mixer, Masterer
  • Rob & Pure Joy – Catches Up To You
  • *Co-Writer, Produce, Engineer, Mixer, Masterer
  • Two Shine County – Whole Lotta Love
  • *Mixed & Mastered "Whole Lotta Love"
  • Cory Marquardt – Smartphone
  • *Mixed & Mastered "Smartphone"
  • Brad Saunders – Hey Country Girl & Here With Me
  • *Mixed & Mastered "Hey Country Girl" &"Here With Me"
  • Shannon Ramirez – Sugardrop
  • *Mixed & Mastered "Sugardrop"
  • Rev Theory – Red Light Queen
  • *Mixed Song "Red Light Queen"
  • Wintergarden – Breathe
  • **Mixed, Mastered
  • Lorenzo – Not Ready To Say I'M Sorry Yet
  • *Mixed, Masterer
  • In This Moment – Blood
  • *Co-Writer #1 iTunes Metal Charts, #5 iTunes Rock Charts, #9 Active Rock Radio Charts And Still Rising Video Has Over 8 Million *Views! Best Selling Single In Century Media'S History. Over 275K Singles Sold.
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Remember Everything
  • *Co-Writer , Album Sold Over 500K Copies. Over 325K Singles Sold.
  • Matty B – Be Right There
  • *Co-Writer, Co-Producer
  • Matty B – That'S The Way
  • *Co-Writer, Co-Producer
  • Sherry St.Germain – Gonna Getchya
  • *Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Mixer, Master, Label
  • Heavy Honey – Soul Selling
  • *Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Master
  • Nikka Bling & Modern Science – Hippie & A Thug
  • *Producer, Cowriter, Engineer, Mixer, Label
  • Meaghan Martin – Hate You
  • *Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Label
  • Modern Science Feat. Del The Funky Homosapien – Do It Right Now
  • *Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
  • Modern Science – Someday
  • *Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
  • Modern Science – Shake Your Money Maker
  • *Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
  • Modern Science – Funky Xmas
  • *Producer, Writer, Engineer, Performer, Label
  • Nikka Bling – Believe Me I Know
  • *Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Juliet Simms – Say
  • *Co-Writer, Producer
  • Maroon 5 – Until You'Re Over Me
  • *Assistant Engineer, Pro Tools
  • Smash Mouth – Getting Better From The Cat In The Hat Ost
  • *Assistant Engineer, Pro Tools

Remixes

  • In This Moment – Sick Like Me
  • Five Finger Death Punch – House Of The Rising Sun
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Burn Mf
  • Five Finger Death Punch – You
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Mama Said Knock You Out
  • Noah Silver – Poolhall
  • For King And Country – Proof Of Your Love
  • In This Moment – Adrenalize
  • Mattyb – That'S The Way
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Remember Everything
  • Five Finger Death Punch – The Pride
  • Five Finger Death Punch – 100 Ways To Hate
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Under And Over It
  • Noah Silver – Glory, Oh So Sweet&Retro Girl
  • Snoop Dogg Feat. Kid Cudi – That Tree
  • Weezer – Love Is The Answer