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David Stuart Sardy (born 1967), more commonly known asD. Sardy, is an Americancomposer,musician,songwriter, and multiple Grammy winningrecord producer. He came to prominence as the leader of 1990s noise rock bandBarkmarket before turning mostly to production work, often withalternative rock,hard rock,electronic related genres, and then to scoring feature films.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sardy was active as a singer, songwriter and guitarist (most notably with his groupBarkmarket), 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 sixARIA Awards for his work withJet and again in 2008, three more ARIA awards forWolfmother; he has also received fiveGrammy Awards (forToots and the Maytals,Rodrigo y Gabriela,OK Go, Wolfmother andMarilyn Manson) and multipleBrit Awards forOasis, Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother andThe Ting Tings. He was Grammy-nominated again in 2007 forLCD Soundsystem'sSound of Silver and in 2010 for theBand of Horses albumInfinite 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 albumDon't Believe the Truth and he worked withNoel Gallagher again in 2011 withNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Sardy scored theStage 6 Films logo forSony Pictures Entertainment, as well as the films21 andZombieland, and the dramaEnd of Watch, written and directed byDavid Ayer, all of which went to number one at the US box office. More recently, Sardy contributed work toThe Green Hornet,Lawless, andEat Pray Love and scoredPremium Rush,Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,Sabotage, andThe Beekeper working once again with director David Ayer.

In 2019, Sardy produced a new studio album byThe Who.^[2] And in 2020 Co wrote and produced a new Modest Mouse album calledThe Golden Casket

Sardy's sister Marcia Schofield played keyboards for the British bandThe Fall.

Sardy has produced and mixed on the following albums, among others:

• 1989:Arena of Shame byCarey's Problem (producer)
• 1991:Vegas Throat byBarkmarket (producer)
• 1991:White Noise byCop Shoot Cop (mixing on "Chameleon Man")
• 1992:Manic Frustration byTrouble (mixing)
• 1993:Gimmick byBarkmarket (producer)
• 1993:Curb Your Dogma bySpongehead (producer)
• 1994:Brainwash bySpongehead (producer)
• 1994:Lardroom byBarkmarket (producer)
• 1994:Release byCop Shoot Cop (mixing on all except "Ambulance Song", producer)
• 1995:Johnny Mnemonic (Music from the Motion Picture) (producer on "3 AM Incident" byCop Shoot Cop)
• 1995:One Hot Minute byRed Hot Chili Peppers (mixing)
• 1995:Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon (mixing on "I Found Out" byRed Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1995:Peacekeeper byBarkmarket (producer)
• 1996:Twister: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (mixing on "Melancholy Mechanics" byRed Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1996:Undisputed Attitude bySlayer (producer, mixing)
• 1996:L. Ron byBarkmarket (mixing)
• 1996:Music for Our Mother Ocean (producer on "Army of Me" byHelmet)
• 1996:Tragic byOrange 9mm (producer)
• 1997:Aftertaste byHelmet (producer)
• 1997:Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon bySkeleton Key (producer, mixing)
• 1998:Water & Solutions byFar (producer)
• 1998:System of a Down bySystem of a Down (mixing)
• 1998:Imprint byVision of Disorder (producer, mixing)
• 1998:Chef Aid: The South Park Album (mixing)
• 1998:Much Against Everyone's Advice bySoulwax (producer, mixing)
• 1998:Boogie-Children-R-Us byEvil Superstars (producer, mixing)
• 1999:60 Second Wipe Out byAtari Teenage Riot (mixing on "No Success")
• 1999:Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture (mixing on "Instant Pleasure" byRufus Wainwright)
• 1999:Detroit Rock City: Music from the Motion Picture (mixing on "Highway to Hell" byMarilyn Manson)
• 1999:Northern Star byMelanie C^[3] (mixing on "Ga Ga")
• 1999:MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (mixing on "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes" byMarilyn Manson)
• 1999:The Last Tour on Earth byMarilyn Manson (mixing)
• 1999:Believo! byEnon (producer, mixing)
• 1999: "Fly South" byEnon (mixing)
• 2000:Counterbalance byHarmful (producer, mixing)
• 2000:Nativity in Black (producer and mixing on "Into the Void" byMonster Magnet)
• 2000:Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia byThe Dandy Warhols (mixing on all except "Cool Scene" and "Shakin'", additional production)
• 2000:The Hour of Bewilderbeast byBadly Drawn Boy (mixing on "Pissing in the Wind")^[3]
• 2000:The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of byStarlight Mints (producer, mixing)
• 2000:Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) byMarilyn Manson (producer, mixing)
• 2000:Renegades byRage Against the Machine (mixing on "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and "Street Fighting Man")
• 2000:Dracula 2000 (producer and mixing on "The Metro" bySystem of a Down)
• 2001:Songs from a Bad Hat byMauro Pawlowski (producer, mixing)
• 2001:Top Dollar byToby Dammit (mixing)
• 2001:Golden State byBush (producer, mixing)
• 2002:Music for the Last Day of Your Life byDragpipe (producer, mixing)
• 2002:Ideas Above Our Station byHundred Reasons (producer, mixing)
• 2002:New Detention byGrinspoon (mixing on "Chemical Heart")
• 2002:High Society byEnon (producer)
• 2002:Life on Other Planets bySupergrass (mixing)
• 2002:The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse byJay-Z (mixing on "Guns & Roses")
• 2003:Tell Them Hi byCampfire Girls (producer and mixing on all except "Make It", "Day Before", and "Fancy Shirt")
• 2003:No Push Collide bySerafin (producer, mixing)
• 2003:Above the Noise byThe Revolution Smile (producer)
• 2003:Get Born byJet (producer, mixing)
• 2003:Unearthed byJohnny Cash (mixing)
• 2004:Bows + Arrows byThe Walkmen (producer on "The Rat")
• 2004:Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge byHundred Reasons (producer, mixing)
• 2004:Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 (producer and mixing on "Hold On" byJet)
• 2004:Decadence byHead Automatica (mixing)
• 2004:Alive & Amplified byThe Mooney Suzuki (mixing)
• 2004:Let's Bottle Bohemia byThe Thrills (producer, mixing)
• 2004:Future Perfect byAutolux (mixing)
• 2005:Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence byEnon (producer and mixing on "Marbles Explode", mixing on "Party Favor")
• 2005:Elevator byHot Hot Heat^[4] (producer, mixing)
• 2005:Don't Believe the Truth byOasis (producer, mixing)
• 2005: "Love Is Not Enough" (Live at Rehearsals) byNine Inch Nails (mixing)
• 2005:Oh No byOK Go (mixing)
• 2005:A Bigger Bang byThe Rolling Stones (mixing on "Rough Justice")
• 2005:Hearts and Unicorns byGiant Drag (producer on "Wicked Game")
• 2005:Wolfmother byWolfmother (producer, mixing)
• 2005:Goal! (Music from the Motion Picture) (mixing on "Morning Glory" (D. Sardy Mix) byOasis)
• 2006:Waterloo to Anywhere byDirty Pretty Things^[3] (producer and mixing for half the tracks)
• 2006:Riot City Blues byPrimal Scream^[3] (mixing)
• 2006:The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned byDuels^[3] (mixing on "Brothers and Sisters")
• 2006:Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice byVAUX (mixing)
• 2006:Le Futur Noir by The Strays (mixing)
• 2006:Shine On byJet (producer, mixing)
• 2006:Robbers & Cowards byCold War Kids (mixing)
• 2007:Sound of Silver byLCD Soundsystem (mixing)
• 2007:Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 (producer, mixing)
• 2007:Black Lives at the Golden Coast byThe Icarus Line (mixing on "Gets Paid")
• 2007:Carry On byChris Cornell (mixing on "You Know My Name")
• 2007:Love/Hate byNine Black Alps (producer)
• 2008:In the Future byBlack Mountain (mixing and producer on "Stay Free")
• 2008:Stars and the Sea byBoy Kill Boy^[5] (producer, mixing)
• 2008:We Started Nothing byThe Ting Tings (mixing)
• 2008:Fortress Round My Heart byIda Maria (mixing on all except "Leave Me", "Keep Me Warm", "In the End", and "We're All Going to Hell (Live)")
• 2008: "Big Ideas" byLCD Soundsystem (producer)
• 2008:Dig Out Your Soul byOasis (producer, mixing)
• 2008:The Long Now byChildren Collide (producer)
• 2009:Morning Maid by Satin Peaches (producer)
• 2009:Before Nightfall byRobert Francis (producer, mixing)
• 2009:Twisted Wheel byTwisted Wheel (producer)
• 2009:Crash Kings byCrash Kings (producer, mixing)
• 2009:A French Kiss in the Chaos byReverend and The Makers (mixing)
• 2009:My Old, Familiar Friend byBrendan 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 byDas Pop (mixing on "Underground", "Wings", "Never Get Enough", "Try Again", and "Feelgood Factors")
• 2009:Daisy byBrand New (mixing on all except "Be Gone")
• 2009:Sainthood byTegan and Sara (mixing)
• 2010:Transference bySpoon (mixing)
• 2010:Latin byHoly Fuck (mixing on "Stilettos")
• 2010:This Is Happening byLCD Soundsystem (mixing)
• 2010:Infinite Arms byBand of Horses (mixing)
• 2010:Stone Temple Pilots byStone Temple Pilots (mixing)
• 2010:New Politics byNew Politics (producer, mixing)
• 2010:Transit Transit byAutolux (additional production and mixing on "Highchair", "Sports", and "Audience No. 2")
• 2010: "Supertoys" byAutolux (mixing on "Curtains")
• 2010:Phosphene Dream byThe Black Angels (producer, mixing)
• 2010:Wilderness Heart byBlack Mountain (producer on "The Hair Song", "Rollercoaster", "Buried by the Blues", "The Way to Gone", and "The Space of Your Mind", mixing)
• 2010:Ignite byShihad (mixing)
• 2010:King Night bySALEM (mixing)
• 2011:The Golden Age of Knowhere byFuneral Party (mixing)
• 2011:All at Once byThe Airborne Toxic Event (producer, mixing)
• 2011:Hillbilly Joker byHank Williams III (producer)
• 2011:Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds byNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (producer, mixing)
• 2011:Fallen Empires bySnow Patrol (mixing)
• 2012: "DoYaThing" byGorillaz featuringAndré 3000 andJames Murphy (mixing)
• 2012:Aloha Moon byMagic Wands (mixing on "Black Magic" and "Space")
• 2012:Lex Hives byThe Hives (mixing on "Take Back the Toys")
• 2012:Lawless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack byNick Cave andWarren Ellis (producer)
• 2012:La Futura byZZ Top (producer, mixing)
• 2012:Control Control Control byGoose (mixing)
• 2013:Save Rock and Roll byFall Out Boy (mixing)
• 2013:Orthodox byBeware of Darkness^[6] (executive producer, mixing)
• 2013:Pick Up Your Head byMiddle Class Rut^[7] (mixing)
• 2014:Caustic Love byPaolo Nutini (producer on "Scream (Funk My Life Up)" and "Fashion")
• 2014:Ramblin' Man byHank Williams III (producer on "Hang On" and "Runnin' and Gunnin'")
• 2014:Royal Blood byRoyal Blood (mixing on "Figure It Out")
• 2014:Lost in Alphaville byThe Rentals (mixing)
• 2014:The Physical World byDeath from Above 1979 (producer, recording, mixing)
• 2015:Time byMikky Ekko (producer on "Riot")
• 2015: "Mene" byBrand New (mixing)
• 2016:Lonely Is a Lifetime byThe Wild Feathers (mixing)
• 2016:The Ride byCatfish and the Bottlemen (producer, mixing)
• 2016:Signs of Light byThe Head and the Heart (mixing)
• 2017:8 byIncubus (producer)^[8]
• 2018:Mania byFall Out Boy (Producer)
• 2018:The Magic Gang byThe Magic Gang (mixer)
• 2018:Eat the Elephant byA Perfect Circle (producer)
• 2019:Mystic Truth byBad Suns (producer)
• 2019:WHO byThe 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 byNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (producer track 3)
• Health
• The Shelters
• Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
• 2021:The Golden Casket byModest Mouse (producer)

• 1988:1-800-Godhouse byBarkmarket (writer on all except "Mercenaries (Ready for War)")
• 1989:Easy Listening byBarkmarket (songwriter on all except "Pink Stainless Tail", voice, guitar, bass, tapes, utilized objects, engineer)
• 1993:Frank Black byFrank Black (additional guitar)
• 1993:Gimmick byBarkmarket (guitar, vocals, banjo, tape, engineer)
• 1994:Lardroom byBarkmarket (guitar, vocals)
• 1994:Release byCop Shoot Cop (engineer on all except "Ambulance Song")
• 1994:The Cult byThe Cult (engineer)
• 1995:Further Down the Spiral byNine Inch Nails (engineer on "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)")
• 1995:One Hot Minute byRed Hot Chili Peppers (engineer)
• 1995:Peacekeeper byBarkmarket (guitar, vocals, engineer)
• 1996:Twister: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (engineer on "Melancholy Mechanics" byRed Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1996:L. Ron byBarkmarket (guitar, vocals, engineer)
• 1996:Music for Our Mother Ocean (engineer on "Army of Me" byHelmet)
• 1996:Tragic byOrange 9mm (engineer)
• 1996:Sutras byDonovan (bells on "High Your Love")
• 1997:Private Parts: The Album (engineer on "I Make My Own Rules" byLL Cool J and "Pictures of Matchstick Men" byOzzy Osbourne)
• 1997:Aftertaste byHelmet (engineer)
• 1998:Water & Solutions byFar (Mellotron on "Bury White", organ on "Man Overboard", anti-solo on "Another Way Out")
• 1998:System of a Down bySystem of a Down (additional engineering)
• 1998:Imprint byVision of Disorder (organ on "Jada Bloom")
• 1998:Chef Aid: The South Park Album (engineer on "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)" byThe Crystal Method and on "The Rainbow" byWeen)
• 1998:Boogie-Children-R-Us byEvil Superstars (guitar on "Song Off the Record")
• 1999:Lotofire byEly Guerra (additional guitar)
• 1999: "Fly South" byEnon (editor)
• 2000:American III: Solitary Man byJohnny Cash (additional engineering)
• 2000:Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) byMarilyn Manson (rhythm guitar on "Godeatgod", drum programming on "Burning Flag")
• 2001:Golden State byBush (additional musician, miscellaneous sonics)
• 2001:Songs from a Bad Hat byMauro Pawlowski (slide guitar on "Finish It All Off (With Love)")
• 2003:Tell Them Hi byCampfire Girls (percussion, backing vocals)
• 2003:Get Born byJet (guitar on "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", slide guitar on "Lazy Gun")
• 2005:Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence byEnon (bass on "Marbles Explode", engineer on "Party Favor")
• 2005:Elevator byHot Hot Heat (additional percussion, additional guitar)
• 2005:Wolfmother byWolfmother (percussion on "Colossal", "Where Eagles Have Been", and "Vagabond")
• 2006:Shine On byJet (sitar on "Come On Come On", percussion)
• 2008:In the Future byBlack Mountain (engineer on "Stay Free")
• 2009:My Old, Familiar Friend byBrendan 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 byBrandon Boyd (additional instrumentation)
• 2010:Eat Pray Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (extra percussion, extra strings on "Better Days" byEddie Vedder)
• 2011:Wildlife byThe Icarus Line (engineer)
• 2011:Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds byNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (drum programming)
• 2012:Lawless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack byNick Cave andWarren Ellis (musician)
• 2012:La Futura byZZ Top (string arrangement, piano, organ, writer on "Flyin' High")
• 2014:The Physical World byDeath from Above 1979 (engineer)
• 2015:Time byMikky 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, andEd.

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, andRugby 06.

• Dave Sardy atIMDb
• Dave Sardy discography atDiscogs

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