Davide Carbone
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Davide Carbone (born 1971, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian music producer, composer, sound designer and technologist. Listed as one of the 7 most influential Australian music producers of all time by Australia's premier audio and music publication Mixdown Magazine,[1] Carbone has released several records, produced music for major artists, composed music and created sound design for TV, film, theatre, and video games, and developed music making software.
Biography
Carbone was born in 1971 in
In 1998, Carbone relocated to
In 2009, Carbone returned to Melbourne, Australia where he formed
In 2011, s:amplify were featured on the front cover of the April issue of Music Tech magazine[18] and were appointed musical directors for the City of Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks show.[19] The 2011/2012 12-minute NYE Fireworks show on Sydney Harbour showcased 24 Australian songs including original composition from Carbone.[20] Carbone and Abrahams were again appointed musical directors for the 2012/2013 Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks show where they worked alongside Kylie Minogue to produce the 12-minute soundtrack for the show which culminated in a music composition by Carbone that featured exclusive content from Kylie.[21] Carbone also created the 30-minute soundtrack for the highest commemorative status given to an Australian event since the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the International Fleet Review. Carbone worked closely alongside the Royal Australian Navy Band to create the soundtrack.[22] Carbone was again appointed musical director for 2013/2014 Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks show where he worked alongside creative director Reg Mombassa and composed several pieces including the orchestral finale which was attended by 2 million people and broadcast to over a billion people worldwide.[23][24]
Carbone has tutored at various universities and colleges including the
Carbone was nominated for best soundtrack for his work on the award-winning short film 'Woody' at the 2013 APRA Screen Music Awards [26] and was again nominated at the 2015 and the 2017 APRA Screen Music Awards for his work for Tahiti Tourism and Hennessy.[27][28] He also produced the top selling sample pack 'Carl Cox - My Life in Music' which was awarded 10/10 by Computer Music Magazine quoting 'One of the most essential sample packs we have ever heard'.[29] In 2015 Carbone designed 'Carbon Electra', a virtual analog synthesiser that features factory presets from internationally acclaimed artists including Mike Huckaby, DJ Pierre, Freemasons, Kosheen, D-Product and Dom Kane. Carbon Electra received several positive reviews in major magazines including Sound on Sound, DJ Mag, Computer Music and was awarded the Music Tech Magazine ‘Editors Choice Award’.[30]
In 2016 Carbone composed the original score and created sound design for the video game
Carbone designed and released the highly successful music software 'Scaler' to worldwide critical acclaim as the first piece of software that analyses musical performances and notation in order to detect the scale and key and suggest alternate scales, chord voicings and chord progressions. Scaler received several positive reviews in major magazines and webzines including a 10/10 'Excellence Award' and 'Editors Choice Award' in MusicTech Magazine,[38][39] a 9/10 in Computer Music,[40] and a review in Sound on Sound which called Scaler 2 "A triumph".[41] In 2020 Scaler 2 was awarded a MusicTech 'Gear of the Year' Award by its readers.[42]
Recently, Carbone released his 'Carbon Electra' album on BS1 Records which featured 12 original tracks including 'Eventide', 'Chosen' and 'Rebelist'. The Carbon Electra LP was launched to a global audience and featured on
Discography
- "Melodia" / "Alien 8" (1992) Candyline Records
- "Beyond E.P." (1992) Candyline Records
- "Shiva Ratri" (1993) Two Thumbs
- "The Avatar E.P." (1994) Candyline Records
- "System X" (1995) Volition
- "Chapter One" (1995) Volition
- "Dicted" (2000) BS1 Records
- "Do You Copy?" (2000) BS1 Records
- "Direct" (2001) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "El Dorado" (2002) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Friday" (2002) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "In Your Mind" (2002) BS1 Records
- "Innocence" (2002) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Check It Out" (2003) BS1 Records
- "Chinatown" (2003) BS1 Records
- "Dum Dum" (2003) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Escape" (2003) BS1 Records
- "Get Down" (2003) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Heavies" (2003) BS1 Records
- "Secret Levels" (2003) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Frisco Disco" (2004) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Hold My Breath" (2004) BS1 Records
- "Let It Roll" (2004) Defunked
- "Lift You Up" (2004) BS1 Records
- "Lovin' Me" (2004) Rubik Records
- "Low Til I Smoke" (2004) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "My Thing" (2004) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Soul Salaam" (2004) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Thousand Miles" (2004) Industry Recordings/React Music
- "Totally Distracted" (2004) Defunked
- "After Dark" (2005) BS1 Records
- "Enamorada" (2005) 31 Records
- "Keep on Pushing" (2005) Renegade Records
- "Pull Your Body" (2005) 31 Records
- "Ready With This / Six Hills" (2005) Intrinsic Recordings
- "Strictly Rollin" (2005) BS1 Records
- "Liquidiser" (2006) BS1 Records
- "Misty VIP" (2007) BS1 Records
- "Unusual Sound" (2008) Levitated
- "Cienfuegos" (2009) BS1 Records
- "Radionuclide" (2009) BS1 Records
- 'Arroz Con Pollo" Giles Peterson <Carl Cox Remix> (2010) Little Idiot
- 'Ayurvédico" Miguel Bose <Carl Cox Remix> (2010) Warner Music Latino
- "All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor" Carl Cox (2011) Intec Digital
- 'Walk With Me" Moby <Carl Cox Remix> (2011) Little Idiot
- 'If I Ever Lose my Faith" Scumfrog & Sting <Carl Cox Remix> (2012) Armada Music
- 'Popof" Lidl Girl ft Arno Joey <Carl Cox Collective Remix> (2016) Hot Creations
- 'Talking to You" Josh Wink <Carl Cox Remix> (2016) Intec Digital
- "The 90's Anthology" FSOM (2017) FSOM
- "Mussenden EP" (2017) Intec Digital
- "Abruzzo" (2018) BS1 Records
- "The Upside Down" (2018) BS1 Records
- "Nobody" (2018) BS1 Records
- "Spectra" (2019) BS1 Records
- "Rebelist" (2021) BS1 Records
- "Omnia" (2021) BS1 Records
- "Chosen" (2021) BS1 Records
- "Carbon Electra LP" (2021) BS1 Records
- "Nightlife" DCee (2022) BS1 Records
- "Eventide" <Logistics Remix> (2022) BS1 Records
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Davide Carbone
Year | Event | Award | Recipient | Result |
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1997 | ARIA Music Awards | Best Dance Release | "Chapter One" | Won |
2008 | Radio Academy Awards | Best Station Imaging | "BBC Radio 5 Live" | Nominated |
2009 | Promax Awards | Gold Award | "House of Saddam" | Won |
2013 | APRA Awards (Australia) | Best Short Film Soundtrack | "Woody" | Nominated |
2015 | APRA Awards (Australia) | Best Music for an Advertisement | "Tahiti Tourism" | Nominated |
2017 | APRA Awards (Australia) | Best Music for an Advertisement | "Hennessy" | Nominated |
2017 | Techno Awards (Australia) | Techno Pioneer | "Davide Carbone" | Won |
2020 | MusicTech Awards | Gear of the Year | "Scaler 2" | Won |
2021 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best Audio | "The Artful Escape" | Nominated |
2021 | BAFTA Games Awards
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Audio Excellence | "The Artful Escape" | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Roskilde Festival 1999". Roskilde Festival (Roskilde). Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Davide Carbone Drum & Bass Masterclass MTM review". Loopmasters. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ samplify.com.au/projects/davide-carbone-s-samplify
- ^ "Promax Awards – Promax BDA Europe 2009". Clear Cut Sound. Archived from the original on 14 December 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "DMC World". 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Terra Noticias". Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Youtube Tahiti Tourisme". YouTube. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Rebrand Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Canning, Simon (31 May 2010). "The Australian". Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "PC Authority". Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Youtube Ford". YouTube. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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- ^ "BAFTA Games Awards 2022". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Golden Joystick Awards 2021". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Music Tech Magazine Interview". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "City of Sydney". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald". 30 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "The Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Sydney NYE Biggest Ever Show Sydney Morning Herald". January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Sydney NYE Fireworks Finale". March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "A Different School of Thought". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "2013 APRA Screen Music Awards". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "2015 APRA Screen Music Awards". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "2017 APRA Screen Music Awards". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Carl Cox My Life in Music Review". Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Music Tech Editors Choice Award Carbon Electra". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Ticket To Earth Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Ticket to Earth Feature". Pocket Gamer. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Ticket to Earth Review". Touch Arcade. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Carl Cox Collective Popof Remix". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "JJJ Unearthed Charts". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Dance Rebels". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "FSOM 90's Anthology Review". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Music Tech Scaler 2 Review". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Music Tech Scaler Review". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Computer Music Scaler Review". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Sound on Sound Scaler 2 Review". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "MusicTech Gear of the Year Award". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Apple Music New in Dance Music". Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Spotify Playlist". Spotify. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio One Tracklist". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Drum and Bass Arena Rebelist Feature". YouTube. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "WUB Magazine Carbon Electra Review". Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Tumi Latitude Global Campaign". YouTube. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Torque Drift GDC Trailer". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "AFl Finals 2019 ad campaign". YouTube. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Open Saudi, Open Hearts, Open Doors". YouTube. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Underground Techno Awards". Facebook. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Techno Shuffle Book release". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
- Davide Carbone at Rolldabeats
- Davide Carbone discography at discogs
- FSOM discography at discogs