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Dave Carlock | |
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| Born | David Walter Carlock |
| Genres | Hard rock,funk rock,album rock,punk rock,blue-eyed soul,pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, piano |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | www.davecarlock.com |
David Walter Carlock is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
His production style has been described as very hands on and song oriented. He received aGrammy Award for engineeringPink's, "Trouble".[1]
Carlock was born inSt. Joseph, Michigan, the son of Jane (née Hadley), and Nelson Carlock. He discovered his love of music by singing in front of restaurant jukeboxes at the age of four.
In junior high school, he taught himself guitar, bass, and keyboards. After graduating fromSt. Joseph High School, Carlock was an engineer at local recording studios, produced bands, and did string arrangements for a 60-piece symphony.
He attendedWestern Michigan University inKalamazoo, Michigan on an academic scholarship, before deciding to focus solely on his musical career.
He began his professional career as a songwriter and session musician forColumbia Records artistGeorge LaMond, contributing songs and vocal and instrumental arrangements to LaMond's debut recordBad of the Heart. Carlock built a 16-track recording studio and continued to develop as a producer and writer. He later moved to New York, where he stayed for three years, and then moved to Los Angeles.
While in New York, Carlock worked as a technician and consultant with artists such asHall & Oates andLenny Kravitz using a recording platform known asPro Tools. He produced local bands, most notablyCoward, who signed withElektra Records.
Carlock moved to Los Angeles, where he worked withGreg Ladanyi, producer of pop music artists likeDon Henley,Jackson Browne,Fleetwood Mac, andWarren Zevon. He partnered with Ladanyi'sTidal Wave Entertainment in 1999 for a year, during which time they co-produced, withDavid Foster,The Tubes' live/studio hybrid albumTubes World Tour 2001, which featured collaborations withRichard Marx andSteve Lukather. Carlock's involvement with Ladanyi also led to sessions withEric Clapton,Dolly Parton,Rodney Crowell, and others.
Carlock started a long collaboration in 2000 withRancid frontman and punk rock songwriterTim Armstrong, first as engineer/mixer on several projects for Armstrong's label,Hellcat Records, and then as co-producer/co-writer. The team's first co-production work was on theTransplants record, which was born out of the combination of two projects: a side project for Armstrong and a separate project Carlock and Armstrong were recording for Armstrong's friend andAFI roadieRob Aston. After working off and on for two years, then addingTravis Barker to the band, the Transplants were formed. Carlock toured as keyboardist/sample guru during the Transplants tour with theFoo Fighters and appeared with the band onJimmy Kimmel Live! andSnoop Dogg'sDoggy Fizzle Televizzle show.
The Transplants singles "Diamonds and Guns" and "D.J. D.J." quickly becameMTV favorites and earned the band critical and commercial success. "Diamonds and Guns" has been featured on TV commercials forGarnier Fructis shampoo andNeutrogena. The song was used on the soundtrack for the movieBulletproof Monk (2003). The band followed up the record's success by touring with theFoo Fighters.
Carlock engineered on nine songs forPink's albumTry This in 2003, performing bass, vocals, keys and programming. Carlock next started up a production label called27 Sounds to produce and collaborate with unsigned artists.
In 2004–2005, Carlock worked with the Transplants for their second album,Haunted Cities, co-producing and engineering with Tim Armstrong and contributing keyboards, bass, guitar, vocals,theremin, and songwriting. In the fall, he also worked withNine Inch Nails in preparation for their summer tour.
In 2006, several EPs produced and cowritten by Carlock were released by 27 Sounds artists. From the first group which includedCounterpush, R&B/pop artistJackie Ray, pop/rock/dance artistShevyn and 14-year-old pop/rock artistShelby Spalione.
Spalione was immediately signed by the producers of Hannah Montana after hearing her work with Carlock and seeing her perform at the House Of Blues in Hollywood. Shelby soon after adopted the name Shelby Cobra and became lead singer forKSM, on Walt Disney Records. UPDATE: In 2013, Shelby readopted her last name Spalione while appearing on the song "Bang Bang" with Will.I.Am for The Great Gatsby soundtrack, performing the song live with Will.I.Am on American Idol.
In the fall of 2007, Carlock relocated his recording studio to an emerging arts community on the shores of Lake Michigan, just outside Chicago and has since been writing and producing independent records for his 27 Sounds artists and mixing for other artists worldwide since.
In 2003, Carlock received a Grammy Award Certificate for his engineering work on Pink's song "Trouble".
2004 Grammy Award Certificate—EngineerRIAA Certified 2× PLATINUM US
RIAA Certified 2× PLATINUM US
