David
Bianco
Grammy-winner
David Bianco has enjoyed a long and multi-faceted
career.
As a mixer, he's helped craft records for a diverse
array of
artists. He
has mixed records for heavy rock
bands like Coal Chamber, U.S. Crush, Danzig and
Failure. He has also worked with more mainstream artists
such
as AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, John Hiatt, Mick Jagger,
Del Amitri, Teenage Fanclub and The Posies.
Because
of his success as an engineer and a mixer, some don't
realize that Bianco is a talented musician as well.
In his role as producer, he's played guitar, keys,
percussion,
drums and even added background vocals to songs he's
produced.
In
early 2007, David reopened Mama Jo's Studio in North
Hollywood. While adding some modern touches to amenities
and recording gear, David preserved the original
aesthetics and acoustics.
More info on the studio,
now called Dave's Room, can be found here.
Catch
up on the latest interviews, articles and videos of David
here.
Some
highlights from his production / mixing career
include:
P=produced
CP=coproduced
E=engineered
M=mixed
U=musician/vocals
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› Bettye
LaVette -
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook (M)
#1
debut on Billboard's Blues Albums chart
#6
Top Independent Album
Grammy
Nominee "Best Contemporary Blues Album" (2010)
› Bob
Dylan - Together Through Life (E-M)
#1
album in US and UK
#1
Top Internet Album
#4
Top Canadian Album
› Big
Head Todd & the Monsters -
All The Love You Need (P-E-M)
including
the single "Blue Sky"
#1
at Triple A
› Tift
Merritt -
Another Country (E-M)
#1
debut on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart
#1 at Americana radio for four straight weeks
› Dropkick
Murphys -
The Warrior's Code (CP-E)
the
band's best selling album to date
#2
Top
Independent Album
#48
on The Billboard 200
"I'm
Shipping
Up To Boston" - certified Platinum in US
› Hellbillies -
Spissrotgang (M)
#1
debut on Norway's Top 40 chart
Winner of 2 Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy)
including
the coveted Spellemann of the Year award (2008)
Platinum
in Norway
› Madrugada -
The Deep End (E-M)
#1
debut in Norway
#1 highest selling Norwegian record of 2005
#1
album on Norwegian charts for 11 weeks
(longest period
in Norwegian
history)
Norwegian
Grammy winner "Best Rock Album," "Artist
of the Year"
and "Hit
Song of the Year" (2006)
as
well as the triple platinum selling album "Live At Tralfamadore" (M)
album
went Platinum (Norway) on first day of release
#2 highest selling Norwegian record of 2005
Alarm
nominee (2006)
› Ozzy
Osbourne - Ozzmosis (M)
2x
Platinum in US
Platinum in
Canada
› Teenage
Fanclub - Grand Prix (P-E-M-U)
as well as the acclaimed album 'Songs
From Northern Britain' (P-E-U)
› Del
Amitri - Some Other Sucker's Parade (M)
including the single "Not Where It's
At"
#6 in the UK
› T.S.O.L. -
Divided We Stand (P-E-M)
"Best U.S. Punk Rock
Album of 2003" - Q magazine
› Mick
Jagger - Wandering Spirit (Atlantic) (E-M-U)
#11
on The Billboard 200
including "Don't
Tear Me Up"
#1
on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart
› Tom
Petty - Wildflowers (E)
2x Platinum
in Canada
3x Platinum in US
Grammy winner "Best Engineered
Album" (1996)
Selected
PRODUCTION / MIX credits
- Tom
Roger Aadland - Fløyel og
stål (Embacle) (M)
- The
Muppets - Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack (Walt Disney) (E)
Academy
Award winner 'Best Original Song' ("Man Or Muppet")
#38
on The Billboard 200
- Trombone
Shorty - "The Craziest Thing" from
For True (Verve)
(E-M)
- Hangover
2 - several tracks for the motion
picture soundtrack (WB) (E-M)
including
"The Beast in Me" by Mark Lanegan
"One
Night In Bangkok" by Mike Tyson
"I
Ran" by Ska Rangers
- Exene
Cervenka - The Excitement of Maybe
(Bloodshot) (P-E-M-U)
- Trace
Adkins - "Timing Is Everything" for
the motion picture soundtrack
'Country
Strong' (Sony) (P-E-M)
#1
Billboard Top Soundtrack
#2
Billboard Country Album
#3
Top Digital Album
#6 The Billboard
200
- Bettye
Lavette - Interpretations: The British
Rock Songbook (Anti) (M)
- Hellbillies -
Leite Etter Lykka (EMI Norway)
(M)
#1
album in Norway
2x
Platinum in Norway
- Adam
Zwig - Visions of the Shimmering
Night (Conscious) (M)
- Yo
And Flo Orchestra - "Say
It Like You Mean It" (Atlantic) (CP-CW)
from
The Runaways [Motion Picture]
- Howl -
Cold Water Music (EMI Music Norway) (M)
- Leslie & The Badgers - Roomful of Smoke
(Lyric Land) (P-E-M)
"This
is a wonderfully produced record thanks to
David Bianco...
His
professionalism and
expertise along
with background vocals
lies
on nearly every
single track." -
Rod
Ames (NoDepression.com)
- A
Fine Frenzy - Oh Blue Christmas
(EMI) (P-E-M)
#3
Top Holiday Album
#28
Top Rock Album
- Bob
Dylan - Christmas in the Heart (Columbia)
(E-M)
#1
Billboard Top Holiday Album
- Bob
Dylan - Together Through Life (Columbia)
(E-M)
- Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes
(EMI Music Norway) (M)
Nominated
for 2 Spellemannprisen's (Norwegian Grammy)
- T.S.O.L. -
Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Free Downloads
(Hurley) (P-E-M)
- Susan
Tedeschi - Back To The River (Verve)
(E-M)
- Blues
Traveler - North Hollywood Shootout
(Verve
Forecast) (P-E-M)
- Keaton Simons - Can You Hear
Me (BS) (P-E-M)
- Tift
Merritt - Another Country
(Fantasy) (E-M)
- Big
Head Todd & the Monsters - All The
Love You Need (Big) (P-E-M)
- Patrick Park - Everyone's in
Everyone (Curb Appeal) (M)
- Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI
Norway (M)
- The
Thorns - Sunset Session (Columbia) (E-M)
- Mick Jagger - 5 tracks from
The Very Best of Mick Jagger (WEA/Rhino) (E-M-U)
- Big
10-4 - Testing the
Atmosphere (Universal) (M)
- Madrugada -
Live At Tralfamadore (EMI) (M)
- The
Elms - The Chess
Hotel
(Universal South) (CP-E-M)
-
Modey Lemon - The Curious City
(Birdman) (M)
- Magic Dirt - Snow White
(WMI) (M)
- Offcutts - several tracks
from Singles Society: Diamond Bike
(Rubber Records) (M)
- Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's
Code (Hellcat) (CP-E)
- Motor Ace - Animal
(Festival Mushroom) (M)
- Rhett Miller -
The Believer (Verve) (E-M)
"One of today's
great artists" - Billboard
"One of the finest
pop albums of the year" - Texas Music
- Madrugada - The Deep End (EMI/Virgin)
(E-M)
- The High Dials - War of the Wakening
Phantoms (Rainbow Quartz) (M)
- Axis of Justice - Concert Series
Volume I (Columbia) (M)
featuring: Audioslave's Tom Morello and Brad Wilk,
System Of A Down's Serj Tankian, Tool's Maynard
James Keenan,
Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea, Jurassic 5 and
Pete Yorn
- Zack De La Rocha - "We Want
It All" from
Songs and Artists that Inspired
Fahrenheit
9/11 (Sony) (M)
- Cake - Pressure Chief (5.1 version) (Columbia) (M)
- Switchfoot - Live in San Diego DVD
(M)
Platinum
in US
- Burning Brides - Leave No Ashes (V2 Records) (E-M)
- The Lost Trailers - Welcome
to the Woods (Repiblic/Universal)
(P-E-M)
- 4 Way Street - several tracks from Pretzel Park (Sanctuary)
(M)
- Matthew Ryan - Regret Over The Wires
(Hybrid Recordings) (M)
- Automatic Black - De-Evolution (Arista) (M)
- T.S.O.L. - Divided We Stand (Nitro) (P-E-M)
- The Elms - Truth, Soul, Rock & Roll
(Sparrow) (CP-E)
- Spearhead - Everyone Deserves Music (iMUSIC) (M)
- Vapor - forthcoming album (Connoisseur Records) (P-E-M)
- Santana - "Sideways" featuring
Citizen Cope from Shaman (Arista) (M)
- Stavesacre - self-titled album (Nitro) (P-E-M)
- Justincase - 6 songs from self-titled debut album
(Maverick) (M)
- The Original Sinners - Original Sinners (Nitro) (M)
- Butch Walker - Left Of Self-Centered (Arista) (M)
- Scapegoat Wax - several tracks from SWAX (Hollywood)
(P-E-M)
- The Damned - Grave Disorder (Nitro) (P-E-M)
- From Zero - One Nation Under (Arista) (P-E-M)
- U.S. Crush - U.S. Crush (Immortal) (P-E-M/U)
- Buckcherry - "Baby" from
Buckcherry (DreamWorks) (P-E)
Gold
in US & Canada
- Fu Manchu - “Over The Edge” (radio
mix) (Mammoth) (M)
- Coal Chamber - “Tyler’s Song” from
the Scream 3 soundtrack (M)
- Coal Chamber - 5 songs from Chamber Music (Roadrunner)
(M)
- 8stops7 - In Moderation (Reprise) (M)
- Failure - Magnified (Slash) (M)
- Muzzle - Actual Size (Reprise) (P-E-M-U)
- D Generation - D Generation (Chrysalis) (P-E-M)
- Addict - Stones (V2) (P-E-M)
- Cyclefly - Crave (MCA) (M)
- Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit (Atlantic) (E-M-U)
- AC/DC - “Big Gun” from
Last Action Hero soundtrack (M)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis (Epic) (M)
- The Black Crowes - “Twice As Hard” from
Shake Your Money Maker (Def American) (M)
- You Am I - Hourly, Daily (Warner Bros.) (M)
- The Hellacopters - High Visibility (Universal) (M)
- Course Of Empire - Telepathic Last Words (TVT) (M)
- Danzig - Danzig II: Lucifuge (American) (M)
- Frogpond - Frogpond (Columbia) (M)
- Slider - Sudden Fun (A&M)
(P-E-M)
- Masters of Reality - Masters of Reality (Delicious
Vinyl) (E-M)
- Frank Black - Teenager of the Year (4AD/Elektra) (E-M)
- Primal Scream - several songs
from Give Out But Don’t
Give Up (E-M)
- Rollins Band - “Four Sticks” from
Encomium: a Tribute to Led Zepplin (Atlantic)
(M)
- Rollins Band - The Weight (Imago) (M)
- Sparks - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (Oglio) (M)
- Mudhoney - Tomorrow Hit Today (Reprise) (M)
- Cathedral - Ethereal Mirror (Sony) (P-E-M)
- Electrasy - In Here We Fall (Arista)
(P-E-M)
- Pete Yorn - “Life On A Chain” radio
mix (M)
- Pete Yorn - Live Promotional EP (M)
- John Hiatt - The Tiki Bar Is Open (Vanguard) (M)
- Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass (American) (M)
- Trinket - 5 tracks including “Boom” from
Set To Explode (RCA) (CP-E-M)
- KGB - the KGB (Dreamworks) (CP-E-M)
- Sumack - Now Hear This (V2) (P-E-M)
- Convoy - Black Licorice (Hybrid) (P-E-M)
- Collapsis - Dirty Wake (Cherry/Universal) (P-E-M-U)
- Black Lab - Your Body Above Me (Geffen) (P-E-M-U)
- Afghan Whigs - 1965 (Columbia) (M)
- Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix (Creation) (P-E-M-U)
- Teenage Fanclub - Songs from Northern Britain (Creation/Sony)
(P-E-U)
- The Posies - “Going Going Gone” from
the Reality Bites soundtrack (RCA) (P-E-M)
- The Posies - Frosting On the Beater (DGC) (M)
- Buffalo Tom - Smitten (A&M)
(M)
- Del Amitri - Some Other Sucker's
Parade (A&M)
(M)
- Semisonic - "Singing In My Sleep" (MCA)
(radio mix) (M)
- Robbie Williams - Strong" and "Wine Some,
Lose Some" (Capitol) (radio mixes) (M)
- Natalie Merchant - "Wonder" (radio
mix) (M)
- Maria McKee - You Got To Sin To Get Saved (DGC) (M)
- Robbie Fulks - Let’s Kill
Saturday Night (Geffen) (M)
- Throwing Muses - Limbo (M)
- Throwing Muses - University (M)
- Elton John - "Wake Up Wendy" from
South Park - Chef Aid: The South Park Album (E-M)
Selected
ENGINEERING credits
- Rage Against The Machine - Live at the Grand Olympic
Auditorium (Epic) (E)
- Danzig - self titled debut (American) (E)
- Tom Petty - Wildflowers (E)
Grammy
winner "Best
Engineered Album" (1996)
Other artists David has
worked with:
Heather Nova, Jody Watley,
Joe Perry
Project, Joe Satriani,
Kenny
Loggins,
Lisa Loeb, LL Cool J,
Nazareth,
Neil Diamond, Ruben Blades, Shakespear's
Sister,
Stevie Nicks,
Tracy Chapman and many more.
P=Producer
/ CP=Coproducer / E=Engineer / M=Mixing / U=Musician/Vocalist
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