Stewart, Marcella Detroit, Heroes Del Silencio and Johnny and David Hallyday.
Achieving a US#1 with “All For Love” as a Producer and numerous international.
DAVID Nicholas
Winner: ARIA Producer Of The Year 2005 Nominated 2002,2003 Winner: ARIA Engineer Of The Year 1988,1990 Nominated 1987,1989,1991
History After working at Rhinoceros Recordings in Sydney Australia in the 1980s, David moved to the UK and worked as a freelance producer/engineer until returning to Australia in 2000. During his time at Rhinoceros, David worked on many of the significant Australian albums of that decade. Including, INXS’ Kick, X and Saboo Shoobah, Midnight Oil’s Blue Sky Mining, Richard Clapton’s Glory Road, GANGgajan’s Sounds of Then and Australian Crawl’s, Semantics. Winning ARIA Engineer Of The Year on two occasions, and built an international reputation and network of professional contacts that continue to this day. Based in London in the 90s, David worked throughout Europe and the USA with artists as diverse as Elton John, Pulp, Ash, Soul Asylum, Brian Adams, Sting, Rod Stewart, Marcella Detroit, Heroes Del Silencio and Johnny and David Hallyday. Achieving a US#1 with “All For Love” as a Producer and numerous international #1s as a mix and recording engineer for UK based producers Chris Thomas, Chris Kimsey, Phil Manzenera and French producer Pierre Jaconelli. Since returning to Australia in 2000, David has produced and mixed numerous albums including the debut #1 George album "Polyserena” the debut #1 Zed album "Silencer" and tracks on the debut #1 Delta Goodrem album "Innocent Eyes" Winning ARIA “Producer of the Year” in 2005 with the Drag album "The Way Out", In 2004, David started Jellyfish Music with Melbourne producer and writing partner Michael Stangel and publishing entrepreneur Ashley Hunter, while continuing to produce and mix albums in Australia and New Zealand and working again with UK producer Chris Thomas in 2006 on the Sex Pistols’ Brixton Academy DVD and their track "Problems" for Guitar Hero. David left Jellyfish in 2007 to return to full time production and writing before starting his own independent label, Rhinoceros Music/Publishing in 2009. The rebirth of Rhinoceros as an independent label and publishing company was realized with the release of its first record in October 2009 and in November 2009 when Rhinoceros Publishing was accepted as a full member of APRA/AMCOS. From 2009 David’s freelance work includes producing, engineering and mixing albums for artists Jon Stevens, Diesel, Radio National, When The World, Gavilan, Sam Pollard, Andy Szikla, Garage Hymnal, Skank de Ville, Johnny Cass, Richard Clapton, Katie Noonan, Damien Leith and the Baby Animals, along wit jazz recording for Simon Barker, Phil Slater, Vince Jones, Matt McMahon Roger Minis, Johnny Cass and Stu Hunter. 2011-12 saw Rhinoceros team up with Phasminda Publishing to release a catalogue of illustrated ebooks and launch WhiteRhino as a Hip Hop arm of the label while still Producing and Mixing music both in Australia and abroad. For more information on David and to follow Rhinoceros’ progress, visit:
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Credits P = Producer, +P = Co-Producer, E = Engineer, = M Mixer
International Highlights US #1
Bryan Adams, Sting, Rod Stewart
All For Love
Single
US #1 UK #1
Elton John
Sleeping With The Past The One Live in Barcelona
Album Album Live DVD
FRANCE #1
Johnny Hallyday
Sang Pour Sang Destination Las Vegas 50th Anniversary
Album Live Album Live Album
FRANCE #1
David Hallyday
Un Paradis/Un Enfer Virtuel, Des Mots
Album Single
E E
SPAIN #1
Heroes Del Silencio
Spirit Of Del Vino
Album
EM
Pulp
Different Class
Album
EM
Marcella Detroit
Jewel
Album
EM
Soul Asylum
Candy From A Stranger
Album
E
ASH
Nu Clear Sound
Album
E
O.M.D
Universal
Album
+P E M
River City People
Special Way
Album
+P E M
Shakespeare's Sister
Goodbye Cruel World
Album Track
Sex Pistols
Live @ The Brixton Academy London Problems
DVD Guitar Hero
UK #1
+P E M
EM EM PEM E EM EM
EM
M
Australia & New Zealand AUST #1 USA #1 UK #1 AUST #1 AUST #1 NZ #1
INXS
KICK X Shabooh Shoobah Different World
Album Album Album Single
E EM E EM
Midnight Oil
Blue Sky Mining
Album
EM
Polyserena Unity Breathe In Now Special Ones Run Silencer Renegade Fighter In My Own Time This Is Not Me A Year Ago Today
Album Album Single Single Single Album Single Album track Album track Album track
George
ZED
PEM PEM PEM PEM PEM PEM PEM PE PE PE
AUST #1 UK #1
Delta Goodrem
AUST #1
Australian Crawl
Semantics
Album
E
NZ # 4
Atlas
Reasons for Voyaging
Album
PEM
ARIA Producer of The Year 05
Drag
The Way Out
Album
PEM
George with Go Betweens
Quiet Heart
Album
PEM
Gimme Some Lovin Sounds Of Then GANG gajang Glory Road Solidarity 30th Anniversary
Single Single Album Album Album Album
EM EM EM E E M
Jimmy Barnes
50th Anthology
Rarities
M
Angelas Dish
The War On Time My Body Is An Ashtray
Album EP
PEM M
The Whitlams
Beautiful As You
Album Track
PEM
Melissa Tallon
21
Album
PEM
Mark Seymour
Ballad Of A One Eyed man Strange Little Town Blue Morning
Album Album Track Album Track
M PEM PEM
Revive
Trafalgar Street
Album
GANGgajang Richard Clapton
Oz Music Christian Album of the year 07
PEM
NZ Top Ten
AUST #1
All Mankind
Puzzles
Album
PEM
Gin Wigmore
Hallelujah
EP Track
+P E M
Justin Carter
Painting Picture
Album
PE
Stuart Hunter
The Gathering
Album
EM
Jimmy Barnes
Live At The Enmore Out Of The Blue Tour
5.1 DVD itunes Album
M
Richard Clapon
Live At The State Theater
Album
M
Daorum
Calling
EP
Corrine Gibbons
Melt
Album
M
The Basics
Stand Out Fit In
Album
M
Garage Hymnal
Garage Hymnal Unity
Album Live Album
PEM PEM
Aston
Aston
Album
PEM
Slow Down Honey
In The Picture
EP
PEM
Radio National
Radio National
EP
M
When The World
Just Like Pirates Still Awake Gavilan Dos Tales HEAT Re Release Working Class Man 25 Year Anniversary Seven Axes Under The Influence
EP EP EP EP
PEM PEM +P E M +P E M
EP Album
PEM PEM
Jon Stevens
Changing Times
Album
EM
Andy Szikla
Dark Valley
Album
M
Phil Slate
The Peter Sculthorpe Sessions
Album
EM
Vince Jones
Album Tracks
Album
EM
Sam Pollard
Steps
Album
PEM
Simon Barker
Chiri
Album
M
Skank de Ville
Skank de Ville
EP
Richard Clapton
Harlequin Nights
Album
M
Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp
Songs of the Southern Skies
Album
M
Gavilan Jimmy Barnes Diesel
Album Tracks Album Tracks
EM
M M
PEM
ARIA Top 20 Debut
Garage Hymnal
Bird In a Winter Storm
EP
The Baby Animals
This Is Not The End
Album
PEM
Katie Noonan
Song Book
Album
+PE M
Katie Noonan
Fierce Heart
Album
+PE M
Garage Hymnal
Lowly
Album
P EM
The Baby Animals
Feed The Birds Tour DVD
5.1 DVD
PEM
Desert Pea
The Alyawarr Sessions Indigenous Hip Hop
CD/DVD
Johnny Cass
Tombstone Bullets
Album
+P E M
Damien Leith
Chapter 7
Album
+P E M
Deadbeat & Hazy
Gost
Album
M
Desert Pea Media
The Alyawarr Sessions
DVD
M
PE
M
