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'''David Lawrence "Dave" Fridmann''' is an American [[record producer]] and musician. From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by [[Mercury Rev]] and [[The Flaming Lips]]. Other bands he has worked with include [[Weezer]], [[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]], [[Neon Indian]], [[Wolf Gang]], [[Ammonia (band)|Ammonia]], [[Ed Harcourt]], [[Sparklehorse]], [[Café Tacuba]], [[Elf Power]], [[Mogwai]], [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]], [[Mass of the Fermenting Dregs]], [[The Delgados]], [[Low (band)|Low]], [[Phantom Planet]], [[Gemma Hayes]], [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]], [[Tapes 'n Tapes]],<ref>{{cite web |
'''David Lawrence "Dave" Fridmann''' is an American [[record producer]] and musician. From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by [[Mercury Rev]] and [[The Flaming Lips]]. Other bands he has worked with include [[Weezer]], [[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]], [[Neon Indian]], [[Wolf Gang]], [[Ammonia (band)|Ammonia]], [[Ed Harcourt]], [[Sparklehorse]], [[Café Tacuba]], [[Elf Power]], [[Mogwai]], [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]], [[Mass of the Fermenting Dregs]], [[The Delgados]], [[Low (band)|Low]], [[Phantom Planet]], [[Gemma Hayes]], [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]], [[Tapes 'n Tapes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tapesntapes.com/news/134/new-record |title=News: New Record |accessdate=2008-04-10 |date=2007-10-25 |work=TapesNTapes.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420110027/http://www.tapesntapes.com:80/news/134/new-record |archivedate=2008-04-20 |df= }}</ref> [[Hopewell (band)|Hopewell]], [[Black Moth Super Rainbow]], [[Number Girl]], [[Jed Davis]], [[Zazen Boys]], [[Sleater-Kinney]] and [[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]]. He has recently worked on new recordings with [[MGMT]], [[Neil Finn]], [[The Cribs]], [[OK Go]], [[Tame Impala]], [[Baroness (band)|Baroness]] and [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]]. |
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As a musician, Fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of [[Mercury Rev]]. He gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/dave.htm |title=Sound On Sound: Mercury Rising}}</ref> In 2001, Fridmann was included on [[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO's]] ''100 Sonic Visionaries'' list and was described as "the Phil Spector of the Alt-Rock era".<ref>{{cite web |
As a musician, Fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of [[Mercury Rev]]. He gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/dave.htm |title=Sound On Sound: Mercury Rising}}</ref> In 2001, Fridmann was included on [[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO's]] ''100 Sonic Visionaries'' list and was described as "the Phil Spector of the Alt-Rock era".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breathingprotection.com/mojo_fridmann.pdf |title=MOJO: 100 Sonic Visionaries |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708092408/http://www.breathingprotection.com/mojo_fridmann.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-08 |df= }}</ref> In 2007, he received a Grammy for The Flaming Lips' ''At War With The Mystics'' at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical).<ref>[[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]</ref> In 2010, three Fridmann-produced albums were listed on the ''Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of The Decade'': MGMT's ''Oracular Spectacular'', The Flaming Lips' ''Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots'', and Sleater-Kinney's ''The Woods''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/|title=Rolling Stone News Story: 100 Best Albums of the Decade}}</ref> |
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Fridmann often brings a distinctive, expansive, open sound to the albums he produces, which has much in common with that used by [[Mercury Rev]]. |
Fridmann often brings a distinctive, expansive, open sound to the albums he produces, which has much in common with that used by [[Mercury Rev]]. |
Revision as of 11:24, 7 December 2016
Dave Fridmann | |
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Origin | Buffalo, New York, United States |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, audio engineer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1989 to present |
Website | www.davefridmann.com/ |
David Lawrence "Dave" Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, Ammonia, Ed Harcourt, Sparklehorse, Café Tacuba, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes,[1] Hopewell, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Number Girl, Jed Davis, Zazen Boys, Sleater-Kinney and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He has recently worked on new recordings with MGMT, Neil Finn, The Cribs, OK Go, Tame Impala, Baroness and Spoon.
As a musician, Fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of Mercury Rev. He gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists.[2] In 2001, Fridmann was included on MOJO's 100 Sonic Visionaries list and was described as "the Phil Spector of the Alt-Rock era".[3] In 2007, he received a Grammy for The Flaming Lips' At War With The Mystics at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical).[4] In 2010, three Fridmann-produced albums were listed on the Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of The Decade: MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, and Sleater-Kinney's The Woods.[5]
Fridmann often brings a distinctive, expansive, open sound to the albums he produces, which has much in common with that used by Mercury Rev.
Fridmann is an occasional faculty member of SUNY Fredonia, teaching sound recording techniques in the Fredonia School of Music.
Discography
Selected discography as producer[6]
References
- ^ "News: New Record". TapesNTapes.com. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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- ^ "MOJO: 100 Sonic Visionaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08.
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- ^ "Rolling Stone News Story: 100 Best Albums of the Decade".
- ^ "Dave Fridmann: Discography".