Dave Sardy

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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

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

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:
  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:
  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:
  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:
  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:
  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
  (producer, mixing)
• 2009:
  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:
  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:
  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)