Hipgnosis and its investment adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, has acquired the catalog of Grammy Award-winning producer/mixer/engineer Andy Wallace.

Albums Wallace is credited on have sold more than 120m units worldwide. He started his career in the 1980s and quickly gained recognition for mixing rock instrumentation with hip-hop stylings. In 1986, Wallace landed his first global hit, mixing and engineering Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.”

Among the classic albums Wallace has contributed to are Nirvana's Nevermind; Rage Against the Machine's self-titled album and Evil Empire; Jeff Buckley's Grace; Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory; Coldplay's Viva La Vida; Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy; Foo Fighters' There Is Nothing Left to Lose; System of a Down's Toxicity; Blink-182's self-titled album; and Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions.

Wallace has also collaborated with Paul McCartney, Prince, Rush, Slayer, Bruce Springsteen and many more legendary artists.

Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said, “Andy has shaped the sound of great records for almost 40 years now and from seminal albums such as Nirvana’s Nevermind to Jeff Buckley’s iconic Grace and through landmark albums for Coldplay, Foo Fighters et al., he has had an award-winning career that has defined what rock music sounds like. It’s fantastic to welcome him to the Hipgnosis family.”

Wallace added, “The records that I have worked on and the incredible artists that I have had the opportunity to work with throughout my career are very dear to me. I am extremely pleased and honored that so many people have enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, this music. I am delighted to establish this arrangement with Hipgnosis and Merck Mercuriadis, with whom I’ve had a long and fruitful relationship, and I’m fully confident that this substantial body of my work will be in the best of hands moving forward.”