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Dave Fridmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Lawrence Fridmann |
| Origin | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Record producer, audio engineer, musician |
| Instruments | Bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Formerly of | Mercury Rev |
| Website | davefridmann |
David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. He was the founding bassist of the band Mercury Rev, which he was a member of from 1989 to 2001, although he stopped touring with the band in 1993.
As a producer, he is best known for albums such as The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002), Sleater-Kinney's The Woods (2005) and MGMT's Oracular Spectacular (2007).
Career
[edit]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, Creeper Lagoon, Café Tacuba, Creaming Jesus, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Longwave, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, OK Go, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Ava Luna, Tame Impala, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes,[1] Baroness,[2] MGMT[3] and Magdalena Bay.
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.[4] In 2001, Fridmann was included on MOJO's 100 Sonic Visionaries list and was described as "the Phil Spector of the Alt-Rock era".[5] 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).[6] 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.[7]
Fridmann is an occasional faculty member of SUNY Fredonia, teaching sound recording techniques in the Fredonia School of Music.
In 2017, Fridmann became the director for the Western New York Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, where he plays the bass drum. The group disbanded in 2022.[8]
Discography
[edit]As producer
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News: New Record". TapesNTapes.com. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ "Baroness - Gold and Grey - Produced by Dave Fridmann". QuadraphonicQuad Home Audio Forum. June 12, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "MGMT announce new album, Loss of Life". Treble. October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Sound On Sound: Mercury Rising".
- ^ "MOJO: 100 Sonic Visionaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011.
- ^ Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- ^ "Rolling Stone News Story: 100 Best Albums of the Decade". Rolling Stone. July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Thanks to everyone who made this possible throughout the years!". May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Dave Fridmann: Discography".
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (January 16, 2018). "MGMT Detail 'Little Dark Age' Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Gil Green (June 7, 2018). "Interpol – "The Rover" (Prod. Dave Fridmann)". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Superet on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019.
- ^ Loss Of Life by MGMT on Apple Music, retrieved February 23, 2024
External links
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- Living people
- Record producers from New York (state)
- American audio engineers
- American rock bass guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- Grammy Award winners
- Mercury Rev members
- The Flaming Lips
- Musicians from Buffalo, New York
- State University of New York at Fredonia alumni
- Businesspeople from Buffalo, New York
- 20th-century American musicians
- Guitarists from New York (state)
- American male guitarists
Dave Fridmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Lawrence Fridmann |
| Origin | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Record producer, audio engineer, musician |
| Instruments | Bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Formerly of | Mercury Rev |
| Website | davefridmann.com |
David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. He was the founding bassist of the band Mercury Rev, which he was a member of from 1989 to 2001, although he stopped touring with the band in 1993.
As a producer, he is best known for albums such as The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002), Sleater-Kinney's The Woods (2005) and MGMT's Oracular Spectacular (2007).
Career
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, Creeper Lagoon, Café Tacuba, Creaming Jesus, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Longwave, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, OK Go, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Ava Luna, Tame Impala, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes,[1] Baroness,[2] MGMT[3] and Magdalena Bay.
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.[4] In 2001, Fridmann was included on MOJO's 100 Sonic Visionaries list and was described as "the Phil Spector of the Alt-Rock era".[5] 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).[6] 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.[7]
Fridmann is an occasional faculty member of SUNY Fredonia, teaching sound recording techniques in the Fredonia School of Music.
In 2017, Fridmann became the director for the Western New York Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, where he plays the bass drum. The group disbanded in 2022.[8]
Discography
As producer
References
- ^ "News: New Record". TapesNTapes.com. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ "Baroness - Gold and Grey - Produced by Dave Fridmann". QuadraphonicQuad Home Audio Forum. June 12, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "MGMT announce new album, Loss of Life". Treble. October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Sound On Sound: Mercury Rising".
- ^ "MOJO: 100 Sonic Visionaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011.
- ^ Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- ^ "Rolling Stone News Story: 100 Best Albums of the Decade". Rolling Stone. July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Thanks to everyone who made this possible throughout the years!". May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Dave Fridmann: Discography".
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (January 16, 2018). "MGMT Detail 'Little Dark Age' Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Gil Green (June 7, 2018). "Interpol – "The Rover" (Prod. Dave Fridmann)". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Superet on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019.
- ^ Loss Of Life by MGMT on Apple Music, retrieved February 23, 2024
External links
- Dave Fridmann
- Tarbox Road Studios