David Nicholas Bio 2014 - Rhinoceros - Music

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:
www.linkedin.com/david-nicholas
rhinocerosmusic.com
RhinocerosMusicTV
Rhinoceros Facebook
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