Zakk Cervini

Zakk Cervini
Zakk Cervini
Born	Zachary Joseph Cervini; June 2, 1993; Monroe, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Rock; pop; heavy metal; metalcore; alternative rock;
Occupations	Record producer; mixing engineer; songwriter;
Years active	2008–present

Zachary Joseph Cervini (born June 2, 1993) is an American record producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, Parkway Drive, All Time Low, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud, Bring Me the Horizon, Evanescence, 5 Seconds of Summer, Avicii, Halsey, Good Charlotte, Three Days Grace, Grimes, Bishop Briggs, Poppy, Bad Omens, Architects, Waterparks, and Sleeping with Sirens.^[1] His work on Blink-182's California landed him his first Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Album in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

Career

Cervini began taking guitar lessons at age nine and used his skills to write and produce for New England hardcore/punk bands throughout the late 2000s. In 2013, Cervini relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Many of his productions/mixes began gaining popularity, and he signed with MDDN management in 2018. ^[2]

Select Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Credit					Achievements
Year	Artist	Title	Producer	Songwriter	Mix	Master	Engineer	Achievements
2026	Evanescence	Sanctuary	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Evanescence	"Who Will You Follow"	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Tom Morello	"Adjourn It (feat. Serj Tankian & Roman Morello"	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Halsey	"Carry the Weight"		Y
	Poppy	Empty Hands			Y	Y
	Motionless in White	"Afraid of the Dark"			Y	Y		#1 US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)
	Showing Teeth	"Rip"	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	From Ashes to New	Reflections			Y
	The Plot in You	"You Get One"			Y
2025	Three Days Grace	Alienation	Y	Y	Y
		"Apologies"	Y		Y			#1 Active Rock #1 Canada Mainstream Rock (Billboard Canada)
		"Kill Me Fast"	Y	Y	Y			#1 Active Rock #1 Canada Mainstream Rock (Billboard Canada)
		"Mayday"	Y	Y	Y			#1 Active Rock #1 Canada Rock (Billboard) – Year End Chart #1 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) – Year End Chart
	Bring Me the Horizon	Lo-files	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Evanescence ft. K.Flay	"Fight Like A Girl"			Y
	Halsey & Amy Lee	"Hand That Feeds" (from Ballerina)			Y
	Parkway Drive	"Sacred"	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Amira Elfeky	Surrender	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Evanescence	"Afterlife"			Y			#1 Active Rock #1 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay #1 US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)
	A Day To Remember	Big Ole Album Vol. 1	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Papa Roach	"Even If It Kills Me"			Y	Y		#1 Active Rock #1 US Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard) #1 Canada Rock (Billboard)
	Bad Omens	"Specter"			Y	Y		#1 Active Rock
		"Impose"
		"Dying to Love"						#1 US Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard)
		"Left for Good"
	PRESIDENT	King of Terrors EP			Y
	We Came As Romans	All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed			Y
	Sleep Theory	"Stuck In My Head"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	Nothing More	"House On Sand"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	Sleep Theory	"Static"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	Architects	"Everything Ends"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	All Time Low	"The Weather"	Y	Y				#1 Alternative
2024	Breaking Benjamin	"Awaken"			Y			#1 Active Rock – 4 Weeks
	Stand Atlantic	Was Here		Y	Y
	Bad Omens	Concrete Jungle (The OST)				Y
	Bring Me The Horizon	Post Human: Nex Gen	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2023	Waterparks	Intellectual Property	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	All Time Low	Tell Me I'm Alive	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Skillet	"Crossfire"			Y
	Nothing More	"If It Doesn't Hurt"	Y	Y	Y			#1 Active Rock
	Wage War	"Magnetic"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	Nothing More ft. David Draiman	"Angel Song"			Y			#1 Active Rock
2022	Sleeping With Sirens	Complete Collapse	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Pale Waves	Unwanted	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Simple Plan	Harder Than It Looks		Y	Y
	Bad Omens	The Death of Peace of Mind			Y	Y		#1 Active Rock
	Bad Omens	"Just Pretend"			Y			#1 Active Rock #1 Alternative
	Motionless in White	"Masterpiece"			Y			#1 Active Rock
	Bring Me the Horizon and Sigrid	"Bad Life"		Y
2021	Architects	For Those That Wish to Exist				Y
	Waterparks	Greatest Hits	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Limp Bizkit	Still Sucks	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2020	Keshi	bandaids			Y
	Poppy	I Disagree	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Neck Deep	Fall	Y	Y		Y
	Neck Deep	When You Know	Y	Y		Y
	All Time Low	Wake Up, Sunshine^[3]^[4]					Y
		"Monsters" (ft. Blackbear)					Y	#1 Alternative – Record-breaking run RIAA: Gold^[5] MC: 2× Platinum^[6] ARIA: Platinum^[7] RMNZ: Gold^[8] IFPI AT: Gold^[9]
		"Sleepwalking"					Y	#1 Alternative
	Yungblud	Weird!^[10]	Y	Y			Y
	Machine Gun Kelly ft. Yungblud and Bert McCracken of The Used	"Body Bag"		Y
	Bring Me the Horizon	Post Human: Survival Horror				Y
2019	Yungblud with Halsey & Travis Barker	"11 Minutes"	Y		Y		Y	RIAA: Gold^[11]
	Yungblud	The Underrated Youth	Y	Y			Y
	Machine Gun Kelly feat. Yungblud & Travis Barker	"I Think I'm Okay"	Y				Y
	Sleeping with Sirens	How It Feels to Be Lost	Y		Y		Y
	Yungblud	Loner	Y				Y
	Bishop Briggs	Champion			Y
	FEVER333	Strength In Numb333rs	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Blink-182	Nine			Y
	Waterparks	Fandom	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Yungblud	"Time in a Bottle"	Y				Y
2018	Good Charlotte	"Awful Things"	Y		Y		Y
	The Faim	Summer Is a Curse	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Good Charlotte	Generation RX	Y	Y			Y
	Black Veil Brides	Vale	Y	Y	Y		Y
	Grimes feat. Hana	"We Appreciate Power"			Y
	Poppy	Am I a Girl?	Y	Y	Y		Y
2017	311	Mosaic		Y	Y		Y
	Goldfinger	The Knife	Y		Y		Y
	One Ok Rock	Ambitions	Additional	Y	Y		Y
2016	Andy Black	The Shadow Side		Y	Y		Y
	Beartooth	Aggressive	Y	Y			Y
	Blink 182	California^[12]	Additional		Y		Y	RIAA: Gold^[13] ARIA: Gold MC: Gold BPI: Gold
	Good Charlotte	Youth Authority	Additional		Y		Y
2015	All Time Low	Future Hearts	Additional				Y
	Sleeping with Sirens	Madness			Y
	5 Seconds of Summer	Sounds Good Feels Good					Y
	One Ok Rock	Suddenly	Y	Y		Y		#1 US World Albums (Billboard) #1 Japanese Albums (Oricon) #1 Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan) RIAJ: Platinum
	One Ok Rock	The Way Back	Y	Y		Y
2014	5 Seconds of Summer	5 Seconds of Summer	Y		Y		Y	RIAA: Platinum^[14] ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Pro-Música: Platinum IFPI DK: Platinum
	5 Seconds of Summer	"She Looks So Perfect"	Y		Y		Y	#1 Australia (ARIA) #1 Ireland (IRMA) #1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) #1 Scotland Singles (OCC) #1 UK Singles (OCC) #1 Canadian Albums (Billboard) #24 US Billboard Hot 100 ARIA: 8× Platinum Pro-Música: Platinum MC: Platinum IFPI DK: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum GLF: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum
	Avicii	"The Nights"	Y				Y	#1 UK Dance (OCC) ARIA: 5× Platinum Pro-Música: 2× Diamond IFPI DK: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum AFP: 3× Platinum Promusicae: 3× Platinum GLF: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: Platinum
2012	Modern Baseball	Sports				Y

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2026	"Sacred" by Parkway Drive (Benjamin Gordon / Luke Kilpatrick / Jeffrey Ling / Winston McCall / Zachary Cervini / Jordan Fish)	Most Performed Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Work	Nominated	^[15]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. Cervini received one nomination for his involvement.^[16]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2017	California	Best Rock Album^[17]	Nominated^[18]

Other Awards

Awards and nominations for "End of You"
Year	Award ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2025	Nik Nocturnal Awards	Collab Song of the Year	Won	^[19]^[20]
2025	Revolver Magazine	Song of the Year	Won	^[21]

Record certifications

Title	Year	Certification
5 Seconds of Summer	2015	RIAA: Gold^[22]
California	2017	RIAA: Gold^[23]
"11 Minutes" (featuring Halsey & Travis Barker)	2019	RIAA: Gold^[24]
"Monsters"	2019	RIAA: Gold^[25] MC: Platinum^[26]

References

^ "Stltones Zack Cervini". Stltones. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "Zakk Cervini | Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "All Time Low GO In-Depth ON 'Wake Up Sunshine', Track-By-Track". rocksound.tv.
^ "Wake Up, Sunshine". roughtrade.com.
^ "American single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Canadian single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Music Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – All Time Low feat. Blackbear – Monsters". Radioscope. Retrieved January 1, 2025. Type Monsters in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Monsters – All Time Low ft. Blackbear" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
^ "Yungblud Announces New Album 'Weird!' With A Vulnerable Single". altpress.com. 17 September 2020.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ "Inside Track: Blink 182 - California". soundonsound.com.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
^ "American album certifications – 5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Nominees and hosts announced for 2026 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
^ "California (Blink-182 album)". allmusic.com.
^ "59th Grammy Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ California (liner notes). Blink-182. US: BMG Rights Management. 2016. 538212682.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Nominations List". Nocturnal Awards. November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "Nocturnal Awards 2025 (Full Show) | Live Metal Awards". December 15, 2025 – via YouTube.
^ "Revolver honors Deftones, Sleep Token and more in new 2025 Awards Issue". Revolver. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ "Canadian single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Music Canada.
^ "American single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Stltones Zack Cervini". Stltones. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[2] "Zakk Cervini | Credits". allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[3] "All Time Low GO In-Depth ON 'Wake Up Sunshine', Track-By-Track". rocksound.tv.

[4] "Wake Up, Sunshine". roughtrade.com.

[5] "American single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Recording Industry Association of America.

[6] "Canadian single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Music Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[7] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[8] "New Zealand single certifications – All Time Low feat. Blackbear – Monsters". Radioscope. Retrieved January 1, 2025. Type Monsters in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

[9] "Austrian single certifications – Monsters – All Time Low ft. Blackbear" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

[10] "Yungblud Announces New Album 'Weird!' With A Vulnerable Single". altpress.com. 17 September 2020.

[11] "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[12] "Inside Track: Blink 182 - California". soundonsound.com.

[13] "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

[14] "American album certifications – 5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[APRA26noms-15] "Nominees and hosts announced for 2026 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[16] "California (Blink-182 album)". allmusic.com.

[17] "59th Grammy Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[liner-18] California (liner notes). Blink-182. US: BMG Rights Management. 2016. 538212682.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[19] "Nominations List". Nocturnal Awards. November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[20] "Nocturnal Awards 2025 (Full Show) | Live Metal Awards". December 15, 2025 – via YouTube.

[21] "Revolver honors Deftones, Sleep Token and more in new 2025 Awards Issue". Revolver. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[22] "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

[23] "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

[24] "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[25] "Canadian single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Music Canada.

[26] "American single certifications – All Time Low – Monsters". Recording Industry Association of America.

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