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.
In 2010-12 David’s freelance work included producing and mixing albums for artists Jon Stevens, Mark Lizotte, Radio National, When The World, Gavilan, Sam Pollard, Andy Szikla, Garage Hymnal, Skank de Ville and Richard Clapton along with some jazz recording for Simon Barker, Phil Slater, Vince Jones and Matt McMahon.
2011-12 also saw Rhinoceros team up with Phasminda Publishing to release illustrated ebooks and launch WhiteRhino as a Hip Hop arm of the label all adding yet more layers to it’s ever expanding catalogue.
For more information and to follow Rhinoceros’ progress, visit: www.rhinocerosmusic.com www.facebook.com/RhinocerosPublishing www.youtube.com/user/RhinocerosMusicTV Credit Highlights
P = Producer, +P = Co-Producer, E = Engineer, = M Mixer
International
Bryan Adams, Sting, US #1 All For Love Single +P E M Rod Stewart
Album E M Sleeping With The Past US #1 The One Elton John Album E M UK #1 Live in Barcelona Live DVD P E M Sang Pour Sang Album E
FRANCE #1 Johnny Hallyday Destination Las Vegas Live Album E M
50th Anniversary Live Album E M Un Paradis/Un Enfer Album E FRANCE #1 David Hallyday Virtuel, Des Mots Single E
SPAIN #1 Heroes Del Silencio Spirit Of Del Vino Album E M
UK #1 Pulp Different Class Album E M
Marcella Detroit Jewel Album E M
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 E M
Live @ The Brixton Academy DVD London Sex Pistols M Guitar Hero Problems
Australia & New Zealand
E AUST #1 KICK Album X Album E M USA #1 INXS Shabooh Shoobah Album E UK #1 Different World Single E M
AUST #1 Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mining Album E M
Polyserena Album P E M Unity Album P E M AUST #1 George Breathe In Now Single P E M Special Ones Single P E M Run Single P E M Silencer Album P E M NZ #1 ZED Renegade Fighter Single P E M P E AUST #1 In My Own Time Album track Delta Goodrem This Is Not Me Album track P E UK #1 A Year Ago Today Album track P E
AUST #1 Australian Crawl Semantics Album E
NZ # 4 Atlas Reasons for Voyaging Album P E M
ARIA Producer of Drag The Way Out Album P E M The Year 05 Oz Music Christian Revive Trafalgar Street Album Album of P E M the year 07
NZ Top ten Gin Wigmore Hallelujah EP Track +P E M
Live At The Enmore 5.1 DVD AUST #1 Jimmy Barnes M Out Of The Blue Tour itunes Album
George with Go Quiet Heart Album P E M Betweens Gimme Some Lovin Single E M GANGgajang Sounds Of Then Single E M GANG gajang Album E M Glory Road Album E Richard Clapton Solidarity Album E 30th Anniversary Album M
Jimmy Barnes 50th Anthology Rarities M
The War On Time Album P E M Angelas Dish My Body Is An Ashtray EP M
Melissa Tallon 21 Album P E M
The Whitlams Beautiful As You Album Track P E M
Ballad Of A One Eyed man Album M Mark Seymour Strange Little Town Album Track P E M Blue Morning Album Track P E M
All Mankind Puzzles Album P E M
Justin Carter Painting Picture Album P E
Stuart Hunter The Gathering Album E M
Richard Clapon Live At The State Theater Album M
Daorum Calling EP E M
Corrine Gibbons Melt Album M
The Basics Stand Out Fit In Album M Garage Hymnal Album P E M Garage Hymnal Unity Live Album P E M
Aston Aston Album P E M
Slow Down Honey In The Picture EP P E M
Radio National Radio National EP M Just Like Pirates EP P E M When The World Still Awake EP P E M Gavilan EP +P E M Gavilan Dos Tales EP +P E M HEAT Re Release Album Tracks M Jimmy Barnes Working Class Man 25 Year Album Tracks M Anniversary Seven Axes EP P E M Diesel Under The Influence Album P E M Jon Stevens Changing Times Album E M
Andy Szikla Dark Valley Album M
Phil Slate The Peter Sculthorpe Sessions Album E M
Vince Jones Album Tracks Album E M
Richard Clapton Harlequin Nights Album M
Katie Noonan & Karin Songs of the Southern Skies Album M Schaupp Garage Hymnal Bird In a Winter Storm EP P E M
Sam Pollard Steps Album P E M
Simon Barker Chiri Album M
Skank de Ville Skank de Ville EP P E M
The Baby Animals Natural Order Album P E M
Katie Noonan Song Book Album +PE M