Dave Sardy
Birth name David Stuart Sardy Born 1967 (age 56–57)
Brooklyn ,
New York , U.S. Genres Occupation(s)
Film composer
musician
songwriter
record producer
Musical artist
David Stuart Sardy (born 1967), more commonly known as D. Sardy , is an American
composer ,
musician ,
songwriter , and multiple Grammy winning
record producer . He came to prominence as the leader of 1990s noise rock band
Barkmarket before turning mostly to production work, often with
alternative rock ,
hard rock ,
electronic related genres, and then to scoring feature films.
Biography
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sardy was active as a singer, songwriter and guitarist (most notably with his group
Barkmarket ), but since the mid-1990s, he has been more active as a producer, writer, composer and mixer. He has worked with an eclectic mix of rock, punk, alternative, electronic and industrial rock performers, and critics have called him a "
Hardcore super-producer."
[1]
In 2006, Sardy won six
ARIA Awards for his work with
Jet and again in 2008, three more ARIA awards for
Wolfmother ; he has also received five
Grammy Awards (for
Toots and the Maytals ,
Rodrigo y Gabriela ,
OK Go , Wolfmother and
Marilyn Manson ) and multiple
Brit Awards for
Oasis , Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother and
The Ting Tings . He was Grammy-nominated again in 2007 for
LCD Soundsystem 's
Sound of Silver and in 2010 for the
Band of Horses album
Infinite Arms .
Sardy has been involved with some of the most popular licensed music for film and advertising. Although never writing directly for commercials, he has produced music used in many campaigns, including 3 key iPod campaigns: Jet, Wolfmother, and The Ting Tings.
He produced Oasis' seventh studio album,
Dig Out Your Soul , in 2008. This was Sardy's second time working with the band, having produced their 2005 album
Don't Believe the Truth and he worked with
Noel Gallagher again in 2011 with
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds .
Sardy scored the
Stage 6 Films logo for
Sony Pictures Entertainment , as well as the films
21 and
Zombieland , and the drama
End of Watch , written and directed by
David Ayer , all of which went to number one at the US box office. More recently, Sardy contributed work to
The Green Hornet ,
Lawless , and
Eat Pray Love and scored
Premium Rush ,
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ,
Sabotage , and
Bright working once again with director David Ayer.
In 2019, Sardy produced a new studio album by
The Who .
[2] And in 2020 Co wrote and produced a new Modest Mouse album called
The Golden Casket
Sardy's sister Marcia Schofield played keyboards for the British band
The Fall .
Film scores
Productions
Sardy has produced and mixed on the following albums, among others:
1989: Arena of Shame by
Carey 's Problem (producer)
1991:
Vegas Throat by
Barkmarket (producer)
1991:
White Noise by
Cop Shoot Cop (mixing on "Chameleon Man")
1992:
Manic Frustration by
Trouble (mixing)
1993:
Gimmick by
Barkmarket (producer)
1993:
Curb Your Dogma by
Spongehead (producer)
1994:
Brainwash by
Spongehead (producer)
1994:
Lardroom by
Barkmarket (producer)
1994:
Release by
Cop Shoot Cop (mixing on all except "Ambulance Song", producer)
1995:
Johnny Mnemonic (Music from the Motion Picture) (producer on "3 AM Incident" by
Cop Shoot Cop )
1995:
One Hot Minute by
Red Hot Chili Peppers (mixing)
1995:
Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon (mixing on "
I Found Out " by
Red Hot Chili Peppers )
1995:
Peacekeeper by
Barkmarket (producer)
1996:
Twister: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (mixing on "Melancholy Mechanics" by
Red Hot Chili Peppers )
1996:
Undisputed Attitude by
Slayer (producer, mixing)
1996:
L. Ron by
Barkmarket (mixing)
1996:
Music for Our Mother Ocean (producer on "
Army of Me " by
Helmet )
1996:
Tragic by
Orange 9mm (producer)
1997:
Aftertaste by
Helmet (producer)
1997:
Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon by
Skeleton Key (producer, mixing)
1998:
Water & Solutions by
Far (producer)
1998:
System of a Down by
System of a Down (mixing)
1998:
Imprint by
Vision of Disorder (producer, mixing)
1998:
Chef Aid: The South Park Album (mixing)
1998:
Much Against Everyone's Advice by
Soulwax (producer, mixing)
1998: Boogie-Children-R-Us by
Evil Superstars (producer, mixing)
1999:
60 Second Wipe Out by
Atari Teenage Riot (mixing on "No Success")
1999:
Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture (mixing on "Instant Pleasure" by
Rufus Wainwright )
1999:
Detroit Rock City: Music from the Motion Picture (mixing on "
Highway to Hell " by
Marilyn Manson )
1999:
Northern Star by
Melanie C
[3] (mixing on "Ga Ga")
1999:
MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (mixing on "
Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes " by
Marilyn Manson )
1999:
The Last Tour on Earth by
Marilyn Manson (mixing)
1999:
Believo! by
Enon (producer, mixing)
1999: "Fly South" by
Enon (mixing)
2000: Counterbalance by
Harmful (producer, mixing)
2000:
Nativity in Black (producer and mixing on "
Into the Void " by
Monster Magnet )
2000:
Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia by
The Dandy Warhols (mixing on all except "Cool Scene" and "Shakin'", additional production)
2000:
The Hour of Bewilderbeast by
Badly Drawn Boy (mixing on "Pissing in the Wind")
[3]
2000:
The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of by
Starlight Mints (producer, mixing)
2000:
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) by
Marilyn Manson (producer, mixing)
2000:
Renegades by
Rage Against the Machine (mixing on "
The Ghost of Tom Joad " and "
Street Fighting Man ")
2000:
Dracula 2000 (producer and mixing on "
The Metro " by
System of a Down )
2001:
Songs from a Bad Hat by
Mauro Pawlowski (producer, mixing)
2001:
Top Dollar by
Toby Dammit (mixing)
2001:
Golden State by
Bush (producer, mixing)
2002: Music for the Last Day of Your Life by
Dragpipe (producer, mixing)
2002:
Ideas Above Our Station by
Hundred Reasons (producer, mixing)
2002:
New Detention by
Grinspoon (mixing on "
Chemical Heart ")
2002:
High Society by
Enon (producer)
2002:
Life on Other Planets by
Supergrass (mixing)
2002:
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse by
Jay-Z (mixing on "Guns & Roses")
2003: Tell Them Hi by
Campfire Girls (producer and mixing on all except "Make It", "Day Before", and "Fancy Shirt")
2003: No Push Collide by
Serafin (producer, mixing)
2003: Above the Noise by
The Revolution Smile (producer)
2003:
Get Born by
Jet (producer, mixing)
2003:
Unearthed by
Johnny Cash (mixing)
2004:
Bows + Arrows by
The Walkmen (producer on "The Rat")
2004:
Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge by
Hundred Reasons (producer, mixing)
2004:
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 (producer and mixing on "Hold On" by
Jet )
2004:
Decadence by
Head Automatica (mixing)
2004:
Alive & Amplified by
The Mooney Suzuki (mixing)
2004:
Let's Bottle Bohemia by
The Thrills (producer, mixing)
2004:
Future Perfect by
Autolux (mixing)
2005:
Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence by
Enon (producer and mixing on "Marbles Explode", mixing on "Party Favor")
2005:
Elevator by
Hot Hot Heat
[4] (producer, mixing)
2005:
Don't Believe the Truth by
Oasis (producer, mixing)
2005: "Love Is Not Enough" (Live at Rehearsals) by
Nine Inch Nails (mixing)
2005:
Oh No by
OK Go (mixing)
2005:
A Bigger Bang by
The Rolling Stones (mixing on "Rough Justice")
2005:
Hearts and Unicorns by
Giant Drag (producer on "
Wicked Game ")
2005:
Wolfmother by
Wolfmother (producer, mixing)
2005:
Goal! (Music from the Motion Picture) (mixing on "
Morning Glory " (D. Sardy Mix) by
Oasis )
2006:
Waterloo to Anywhere by
Dirty Pretty Things
[3] (producer and mixing for half the tracks)
2006:
Riot City Blues by
Primal Scream
[3] (mixing)
2006:
The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned by
Duels
[3] (mixing on "Brothers and Sisters")
2006:
Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice by
VAUX (mixing)
2006:
Le Futur Noir by The Strays (mixing)
2006:
Shine On by
Jet (producer, mixing)
2006:
Robbers & Cowards by
Cold War Kids (mixing)
2007:
Sound of Silver by
LCD Soundsystem (mixing)
2007:
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 (producer, mixing)
2007:
Black Lives at the Golden Coast by
The Icarus Line (mixing on "Gets Paid")
2007:
Carry On by
Chris Cornell (mixing on "
You Know My Name ")
2007:
Love/Hate by
Nine Black Alps (producer)
2008:
In the Future by
Black Mountain (mixing and producer on "Stay Free")
2008:
Stars and the Sea by
Boy Kill Boy
[5] (producer, mixing)
2008:
We Started Nothing by
The Ting Tings (mixing)
2008:
Fortress Round My Heart by
Ida Maria (mixing on all except "Leave Me", "Keep Me Warm", "In the End", and "We're All Going to Hell (Live)")
2008: "
Big Ideas " by
LCD Soundsystem (producer)
2008:
Dig Out Your Soul by
Oasis (producer, mixing)
2008:
The Long Now by
Children Collide (producer)
2009: Morning Maid by Satin Peaches (producer)
2009:
Before Nightfall by
Robert Francis (producer, mixing)
2009:
Twisted Wheel by
Twisted Wheel (producer)
2009:
Crash Kings by
Crash Kings (producer, mixing)
2009:
A French Kiss in the Chaos by
Reverend and The Makers (mixing)
2009:
My Old, Familiar Friend by
Brendan Benson (additional production on "A Whole Lot Better", "Garbage Day", "Don't Wanna Talk", and "Borrow", mixing)
2009: Come Sing These Crippled Tunes by The Cubical (producer, mixing)
2009: Das Pop by
Das Pop (mixing on "Underground", "Wings", "Never Get Enough", "Try Again", and "Feelgood Factors")
2009:
Daisy by
Brand New (mixing on all except "Be Gone")
2009:
Sainthood by
Tegan and Sara (mixing)
2010:
Transference by
Spoon (mixing)
2010:
Latin by
Holy Fuck (mixing on "Stilettos")
2010:
This Is Happening by
LCD Soundsystem (mixing)
2010:
Infinite Arms by
Band of Horses (mixing)
2010:
Stone Temple Pilots by
Stone Temple Pilots (mixing)
2010:
New Politics by
New Politics (producer, mixing)
2010:
Transit Transit by
Autolux (additional production and mixing on "Highchair", "Sports", and "Audience No. 2")
2010: "Supertoys" by
Autolux (mixing on "Curtains")
2010:
Phosphene Dream by
The Black Angels (producer, mixing)
2010:
Wilderness Heart by
Black Mountain (producer on "The Hair Song", "Rollercoaster", "Buried by the Blues", "The Way to Gone", and "The Space of Your Mind", mixing)
2010:
Ignite by
Shihad (mixing)
2010:
King Night by
SALEM (mixing)
2011:
The Golden Age of Knowhere by
Funeral Party (mixing)
2011:
All at Once by
The Airborne Toxic Event (producer, mixing)
2011:
Hillbilly Joker by
Hank Williams III (producer)
2011:
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds by
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (producer, mixing)
2011:
Fallen Empires by
Snow Patrol (mixing)
2012: "
DoYaThing " by
Gorillaz featuring
André 3000 and
James Murphy (mixing)
2012:
Aloha Moon by
Magic Wands (mixing on "Black Magic" and "Space")
2012:
Lex Hives by
The Hives (mixing on "Take Back the Toys")
2012:
Lawless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by
Nick Cave and
Warren Ellis (producer)
2012:
La Futura by
ZZ Top (producer, mixing)
2012: Control Control Control by
Goose (mixing)
2013:
Save Rock and Roll by
Fall Out Boy (mixing)
2013:
Orthodox by
Beware of Darkness
[6] (executive producer, mixing)
2013:
Pick Up Your Head by
Middle Class Rut
[7] (mixing)
2014:
Caustic Love by
Paolo Nutini (producer on "Scream (Funk My Life Up)" and "Fashion")
2014: Ramblin' Man by
Hank Williams III (producer on "Hang On" and "Runnin' and Gunnin'")
2014:
Royal Blood by
Royal Blood (mixing on "Figure It Out")
2014:
Lost in Alphaville by
The Rentals (mixing)
2014:
The Physical World by
Death from Above 1979 (producer, recording, mixing)
2015:
Time by
Mikky Ekko (producer on "Riot")
2015: "
Mene " by
Brand New (mixing)
2016: Lonely Is a Lifetime by
The Wild Feathers (mixing)
2016:
The Ride by
Catfish and the Bottlemen (producer, mixing)
2016:
Signs of Light by
The Head and the Heart (mixing)
2017:
8 by
Incubus (producer)
[8]
2018:
Mania by
Fall Out Boy (Producer)
2018:
The Magic Gang by
The Magic Gang (mixer)
2018:
Eat the Elephant by
A Perfect Circle (producer)
2019:
Mystic Truth by
Bad Suns (producer)
2019:
WHO by
The Who (producer, mixing)
2019:
U-Roy (album, mixing)
2020:
Toots And The Maytals (album, mixing)
2020:
Band Of Horses (album, Additional production, mixing)
2020:
The Record Company (producer)
2020: Blue Moon Rising EP by
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (producer track 3)
Health
The Shelters
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
2021:
The Golden Casket by
Modest Mouse (producer)
Other musical contributions
1988: 1-800-Godhouse by
Barkmarket (writer on all except "Mercenaries (Ready for War)")
1989: Easy Listening by
Barkmarket (songwriter on all except "Pink Stainless Tail", voice, guitar, bass, tapes, utilized objects, engineer)
1993:
Frank Black by
Frank Black (additional guitar)
1993:
Gimmick by
Barkmarket (guitar, vocals, banjo, tape, engineer)
1994:
Lardroom by
Barkmarket (guitar, vocals)
1994:
Release by
Cop Shoot Cop (engineer on all except "Ambulance Song")
1994:
The Cult by
The Cult (engineer)
1995:
Further Down the Spiral by
Nine Inch Nails (engineer on "
Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)")
1995:
One Hot Minute by
Red Hot Chili Peppers (engineer)
1995:
Peacekeeper by
Barkmarket (guitar, vocals, engineer)
1996:
Twister: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (engineer on "Melancholy Mechanics" by
Red Hot Chili Peppers )
1996:
L. Ron by
Barkmarket (guitar, vocals, engineer)
1996:
Music for Our Mother Ocean (engineer on "
Army of Me " by
Helmet )
1996: Tragic by
Orange 9mm (engineer)
1996:
Sutras by
Donovan (bells on "High Your Love")
1997:
Private Parts: The Album (engineer on "I Make My Own Rules" by
LL Cool J and "
Pictures of Matchstick Men " by
Ozzy Osbourne )
1997:
Aftertaste by
Helmet (engineer)
1998:
Water & Solutions by
Far (Mellotron on "Bury White", organ on "Man Overboard", anti-solo on "Another Way Out")
1998:
System of a Down by
System of a Down (additional engineering)
1998:
Imprint by
Vision of Disorder (organ on "Jada Bloom")
1998:
Chef Aid: The South Park Album (engineer on "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)" by
The Crystal Method and on "The Rainbow" by
Ween )
1998: Boogie-Children-R-Us by
Evil Superstars (guitar on "Song Off the Record")
1999: Lotofire by
Ely Guerra (additional guitar)
1999: "Fly South" by
Enon (editor)
2000:
American III: Solitary Man by
Johnny Cash (additional engineering)
2000:
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) by
Marilyn Manson (rhythm guitar on "Godeatgod", drum programming on "Burning Flag")
2001:
Golden State by
Bush (additional musician, miscellaneous sonics)
2001:
Songs from a Bad Hat by
Mauro Pawlowski (slide guitar on "Finish It All Off (With Love)")
2003: Tell Them Hi by
Campfire Girls (percussion, backing vocals)
2003:
Get Born by
Jet (guitar on "
Are You Gonna Be My Girl ", slide guitar on "Lazy Gun")
2005:
Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence by
Enon (bass on "Marbles Explode", engineer on "Party Favor")
2005:
Elevator by
Hot Hot Heat (additional percussion, additional guitar)
2005:
Wolfmother by
Wolfmother (percussion on "Colossal", "Where Eagles Have Been", and "Vagabond")
2006:
Shine On by
Jet (sitar on "Come On Come On", percussion)
2008:
In the Future by
Black Mountain (engineer on "Stay Free")
2009:
My Old, Familiar Friend by
Brendan Benson (additional engineering on "A Whole Lot Better", "Garbage Day", "Don't Wanna Talk", and "Borrow", additional guitars)
2009: Come Sing These Crippled Tunes by The Cubical (mastering)
2010:
The Wild Trapeze by
Brandon Boyd (additional instrumentation)
2010:
Eat Pray Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (extra percussion, extra strings on "Better Days" by
Eddie Vedder )
2011: Wildlife by
The Icarus Line (engineer)
2011:
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds by
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (drum programming)
2012:
Lawless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by
Nick Cave and
Warren Ellis (musician)
2012:
La Futura by
ZZ Top (string arrangement, piano, organ, writer on "Flyin' High")
2014:
The Physical World by
Death from Above 1979 (engineer)
2015:
Time by
Mikky Ekko (musician on "Riot")
Other productions include:
Film soundtracks:
The Green Hornet ,
Wanted ,
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ,
I Love You, Man ,
Igby Goes Down ,
Flushed Away ,
Shrek the Third ,
Jackass Number Two ,
Shoot 'Em Up ,
The Replacements ,
Little Nicky ,
Antitrust ,
Sugar & Spice ,
Crazy/Beautiful ,
Summer Catch ,
Clockstoppers ,
Mayor of the Sunset Strip ,
Foolproof ,
Dig! ,
Delirious ,
Man of the Year ,
Numb ,
If I Stay ,
The Big Bounce ,
The Holiday ,
Wild Hogs ,
What Happens in Vegas ,
A Lot like Love ,
Grind ,
Going the Distance ,
EuroTrip ,
The Longest Yard ,
She's Out of My League ,
Battle of the Year ,
TMNT ,
The Comebacks ,
Drillbit Taylor ,
School for Scoundrels ,
The Game Plan ,
Spring Breakdown ,
500 Days of Summer ,
Lesbian Vampire Killers ,
The Hangover ,
MacGruber ,
Here Comes the Boom ,
The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King ,
War Dogs
TV show soundtracks:
The Sopranos ,
Cold Case ,
Entourage ,
One Tree Hill ,
Criminal Minds ,
CSI: NY ,
Grey's Anatomy ,
Scrubs ,
The O.C. ,
Six Feet Under ,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer ,
Chuck ,
Fresh Meat ,
Beauty and the Geek Australia ,
Roswell ,
Teachers ,
Dancing with the Stars ,
Skins ,
24 , and
Ed .
Video game soundtracks:
Guitar Hero ,
Rock Band ,
Gran Turismo 4 , Le Mans 24 Hours ,
MotorStorm ,
Pure ,
Saints Row 2 ,
NHL 2004 ,
Tony Hawk's Project 8 ,
FlatOut 2 , and
Rugby 06 .
References
External links
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