# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nick-launay
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:23:25.028Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nick-launay"
name: "Nick Launay"
slug: "nick-launay"
description: "Nicolas Launay is an English record producer, composer and recording engineer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He has produced albums by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Anna Calvi, Idles, Blue October, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Arcade Fire. Noted for his flamboyant style, he is among the most successful producers of the post-punk era, helming records from pivotal acts including Public Image Ltd, Gang of Four, Killing Joke, The Birthday Party, and The Slits."
tagline: "British record producer"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1960-03-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.82
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.578189333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lG71rnC7sx25oeByeSEYe"
    handle:    "4lG71rnC7sx25oeByeSEYe"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.launay.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/107218"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%89"
    title: "نيك لاوناى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Launay"
    title: "Nick Launay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4f456ab3-9b3b-41ab-b752-5551c02bae03"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248528"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump