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Born in 1972, David Sitek grew up in [[Columbia, Maryland]], together with his brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2006-12-31/news/0701020276_1_pinkett-smith/3 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|first= Mary Carole |last=McCauley|title=A Good Year - See Some Of The Marylanders Who Made Their Mark On The Arts Scene In 2006|date= December 31, 2006|accessdate=June 21, 2014|page=3}}</ref> His mother worked in public education with a degree in child psychology and, according to Sitek, "was pretty good about letting me and my brothers explore things. So much so that [she] let me start a hardcore band and practice in our house when I was 14".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/8464-5-10-15-20-tv-on-the-radios-dave-sitek/|first=Ryan |last=Dombal|title=TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek: The TVOTR/Maximum Balloon Man on Bad Brains, Aphex Twin, and more|publisher=''Pitchfork Media''|date=October 26, 2010|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}</ref> Sitek developed an interest in music at an early age influenced by his "aunt Paula [who] snuck out of the house [to see] [[Jimi Hendrix]] in the 60s, and was really into [[Talking Heads]] and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]".<ref name="Pitchfork"/>
Born in 1972, David Sitek grew up in [[Columbia, Maryland]], together with his brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2006-12-31/news/0701020276_1_pinkett-smith/3 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|first= Mary Carole |last=McCauley|title=A Good Year - See Some Of The Marylanders Who Made Their Mark On The Arts Scene In 2006|date= December 31, 2006|accessdate=June 21, 2014|page=3}}</ref> His mother worked in public education with a degree in child psychology and, according to Sitek, "was pretty good about letting me and my brothers explore things. So much so that [she] let me start a hardcore band and practice in our house when I was 14".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/8464-5-10-15-20-tv-on-the-radios-dave-sitek/|first=Ryan |last=Dombal|title=TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek: The TVOTR/Maximum Balloon Man on Bad Brains, Aphex Twin, and more|publisher=''Pitchfork Media''|date=October 26, 2010|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}</ref> Sitek developed an interest in music at an early age influenced by his "aunt Paula [who] snuck out of the house [to see] [[Jimi Hendrix]] in the 60s, and was really into [[Talking Heads]] and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]".<ref name="Pitchfork"/>


Dave Sitek once worked in a coffee shop with future [[TV on the Radio]] bandmate [[Kyp Malone]] and [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]] bassist [[Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician)|Chris Taylor]].<ref name="cokemachine">{{dead link|date=June 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/2281/grizzly-bear |title=Grizzly Bear |first=David |last=Greenwald |publisher=cokemachineglow.com |accessdate= September 22, 2012|date=November 17, 2006}}</ref>
Dave Sitek once worked in a coffee shop with future [[TV on the Radio]] bandmate [[Kyp Malone]] and [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]] bassist [[Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician)|Chris Taylor]].<ref name="cokemachine">{{dead link|date=June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/2281/grizzly-bear |title=Grizzly Bear |first=David |last=Greenwald |publisher=cokemachineglow.com |accessdate=September 22, 2012 |date=November 17, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924051037/http://www.cokemachineglow.com:80/feature/2281/grizzly-bear |archivedate=September 24, 2012 |df= }}</ref>


==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==

Revision as of 07:07, 1 December 2016

Dave Sitek
Sitek in January 2004
Sitek in January 2004
Background information
Birth nameDavid Andrew Sitek
Born (1972-09-06) September 6, 1972 (age 51)
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, various
LabelsTouch and Go Records
4AD
Interscope
Federal Prism Records

David Andrew Sitek (born September 6, 1972) is an American musician, guitarist and record producer, best known for his work with his band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Foals, Celebration, Little Dragon, and most recently Beady Eye, and produced free jazz-influenced remixes of songs by artists such as Beck and Nine Inch Nails, and has contributed a solo track to the Red Hot Organization Dark Was the Night charity compilation.[1] He is also a photographer and painter.

In April 2008, Sitek was named Number One in NME's Future 50 list of the most forward thinking people in music today.[2]

In 2009, Sitek contributed a cover of "With a Girl Like You" to the AIDS benefit album, Dark Was the Night, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

A solo album from Sitek under the name Maximum Balloon was released on September 21, 2010 on Interscope with individual songs released as singles commencing June 15, 2010. The record includes contributions by many guests including David Byrne, Tunde Adebimpe, and Karen O.[3]

Early life

Born in 1972, David Sitek grew up in Columbia, Maryland, together with his brothers.[4] His mother worked in public education with a degree in child psychology and, according to Sitek, "was pretty good about letting me and my brothers explore things. So much so that [she] let me start a hardcore band and practice in our house when I was 14".[5] Sitek developed an interest in music at an early age influenced by his "aunt Paula [who] snuck out of the house [to see] Jimi Hendrix in the 60s, and was really into Talking Heads and Blondie".[5]

Dave Sitek once worked in a coffee shop with future TV on the Radio bandmate Kyp Malone and Grizzly Bear bassist Chris Taylor.[6]

Selected discography

With Jane's Addiction

Production work

Sitek produced the album Anywhere I Lay My Head for actress Scarlett Johansson, released in May 2008. Sitek also co-produced the debut album Antidotes by Foals and the debut EP of Chicago band Aleks and the Drummer titled May a Lightning Bolt Caress You self released by the band in June 2008.[7]

He works with several Brooklyn acts, having recently remixed the song "Disco Lights" for Apollo Heights[8] and produced albums for Dragons of Zynth[9] and Telepathe.[10]

Though Sitek has collaborated with several Brooklyn-based indie bands, he looks upon the indie music movement with skepticism. In an interview with the Danish music magazine Soundvenue, he explained that he is dissatisfied with the opportunistic turn music has taken, referring to the self-promoting indie bands moving to Brooklyn only to claim that they are from "the creative mecca" in order to get the attention of music magazines. This may explain why Sitek has settled down on the West coast in Beverly Hills, California. He explains (translation from Danish): "People can't hide themselves out here. Everyone looks after his own interests. It's a very egocentric city. But I don't care what 'indie people' think. Those bands complaining about other bands selling out, got their iPod filled up with illegal music."[16] On his solo project Maximum Balloon, Sitek collaborates with many of his old friends (among these are Karen O, David Byrne and Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio), whom he claims are still interested in creating beautiful songs, not only songs that the music magazines want to write about, which, he thinks, keeps music interesting.[16]

Solo work

Singles

Features

Remixes

  • Fischerspooner "Never Win (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2005), FS Studios
  • Hope of the States "Sing It Out (David Andrew Sitek's Skyhorse Mix)" (2006), Columbia
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry "Fire in Babylon (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2006), Narnack
  • Nine Inch Nails "Survivalism (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), Interscope
  • The Knife "Marble House (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), Brille
  • Beck "Dark Star (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2007), Interscope
  • Bat for Lashes "Sleep Alone (909s In Darktimes Mix)" (2009), Parlophone
  • Steven Wilson "Harmony Korine (David A. Sitek Magnetized Nebula Mix)" (2009), Kscope
  • Fanfarlo "Fire Escape (David Sitek Remix)" (2010), Atlantic
  • UNKLE "Follow Me Down (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2010), Surrender All
  • Gypsy and the Cat "Time to Wander (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2010), RCA
  • MF Doom "Gazzillion Ear (Dave Sitek / Jneiro Jarel Remix)" (2010), Lex Records
  • Tegan and Sara "Alligator (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2010), Sire
  • Lykke Li "I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2011), LL Recordings
  • Dels "Gob (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2011), Big Dada Recordings
  • The Naked and Famous "Young Blood (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2011), Universal Music
  • Norah Jones "After the Fall (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2012), Parlophone
  • Norah Jones "She's 22 (David Andrew Sitek Remix)" (2012), Parlophone
  • Florence and the Machine "No Light, No Light (DAS Remix)" (2012), Island Records

References

  1. ^ "Various Artists: Dark Was the Night". Pitchfork Media. February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "The Future 50: The bands, artists and innovators driving music forward". NME. April 26, 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Jones, Billy (June 14, 2010). "an interview w/ Dave Sitek of Maximum Balloon (the TVOTR guitarist/producer's new project w/ many guest vocalists)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  4. ^ McCauley, Mary Carole (December 31, 2006). "A Good Year - See Some Of The Marylanders Who Made Their Mark On The Arts Scene In 2006". The Baltimore Sun. p. 3. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Dombal, Ryan (October 26, 2010). "TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek: The TVOTR/Maximum Balloon Man on Bad Brains, Aphex Twin, and more". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 21, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ [dead link]Greenwald, David (November 17, 2006). "Grizzly Bear". cokemachineglow.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Aleks and The Drummer profile". MySpace.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "Apollo Heights". MySpace.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  9. ^ Berman, Stuart (November 16, 2007). "Dragons of Zynth: Coronation Thieves". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 1, 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Strang, Samuel (January 15, 2008). "DiScover: Telepathe". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  11. ^ "TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "CSS - Planta". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Beady Eye - Be". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Oh Land - Wishbone". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Soundvenue (in Danish) (46). November 2010. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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