John Carroll Kirby is based in Los Angeles and has arranged, produced and played on records by artists as diverse as Solange, Moses Sumney, Connan Mockasin, Yellow Days and Mark Ronson. His status was cemented through co-producing Solange's seminal albums A Seat at the Table' and When I Get Home, and collaborations with Frank Ocean, Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, Sébastien Tellier. Mentored by jazz bassist John Clayton, a protege of Ray Brown and Quincy Jones, Kirby has previously released solo albums 'Travel (2017) and Meditations in Music' (2018), which prove his vision to be expansive, leaving little to wonder why well-respected artists have sought his collaboration.
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Leon Thomas MUTT Deluxe: HEEL (Translucent Ruby) [2xLP]
EZMNY Records/Motown
August 22, 2025 -
Pile Sunshine and Balance Beams
Sooper Records
August 15, 2025 -
Molly Tuttle So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Nonesuch
August 15, 2025 -
Sarah McLachlan Better Broken
Concord Records
September 19, 2025 -
Steve Gunn Music For Writers (Opaque Orange)
Three Lobed Recordings
August 15, 2025 -
Guenna Peak Of Jin'arrah
The Sign Records
December 31, 2025 -
Guerilla Toss You're Weird Now (Yellow)
Sub Pop
September 12, 2025 -
Nourished by Time The Passionate Ones
Xl Recordings
August 22, 2025 -
Chartreuse Bless You & Be Well
Communion Group Limited
August 29, 2025 -
The Sound Of Animals Fighting The Maiden (Bone)
Born Losers Records
October 3, 2025 -
Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV [2xLP]
Young Money/Republic Records
August 8, 2025 -
BEAT Live [3xLP]
Inside Out Music
September 26, 2025 -
Fred Armisen 100 Sound Effects
Drag City
September 26, 2025 -
Oasis Complete Studio Album Collection [8xLP]
Big Brother Recordings Limited
August 22, 2025