Dave Carlock

David Walter Carlock is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

His production style has been described as very hands on and song oriented. He received a Grammy Award for engineering Pink's, "Trouble".

Biography

Early life Carlock was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, the son of Jane (née Hadley), and Nelson Carlock. He discovered his love of music by singing in front of restaurant jukeboxes at the age of four.

In junior high school, he taught himself guitar, bass, and keyboards. After graduating from St. Joseph High School, Carlock was an engineer at local recording studios, produced bands, and did string arrangements for a 60-piece symphony.

He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan on an academic scholarship, before deciding to focus solely on his musical career.

Early career He began his professional career as a songwriter and session musician for Columbia Records artist George LaMond, contributing songs and vocal and instrumental arrangements to LaMond's debut record Bad of the Heart. Carlock built a 16-track recording studio and continued to develop as a producer and writer. He later moved to New York, where he stayed for three years, and then moved to Los Angeles.

While in New York, Carlock worked as a technician and consultant with artists such as Hall & Oates and Lenny Kravitz using a recording platform known as Pro Tools. He produced local bands, most notably Coward, who signed with Elektra Records.

1998–2008 Carlock moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with Greg Ladanyi, producer of pop music artists like Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, and Warren Zevon. He partnered with Ladanyi's Tidal Wave Entertainment in 1999 for a year, during which time they co-produced, with David Foster, The Tubes' live/studio hybrid album Tubes World Tour 2001, which featured collaborations with Richard Marx and Steve Lukather. Carlock's involvement with Ladanyi also led to sessions with Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Rodney Crowell, and others.

Carlock started a long collaboration in 2000 with Rancid frontman and punk rock songwriter Tim Armstrong, first as engineer/mixer on several projects for Armstrong's label, Hellcat Records, and then as co-producer/co-writer. The team's first co-production work was on the Transplants record, which was born out of the combination of two projects: a side project for Armstrong and a separate project Carlock and Armstrong were recording for Armstrong's friend and AFI roadie Rob Aston. After working off and on for two years, then adding Travis Barker to the band, the Transplants were formed. Carlock toured as keyboardist/sample guru during the Transplants tour with the Foo Fighters and appeared with the band on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Snoop Dogg's Doggy Fizzle Televizzle show.

The Transplants singles "Diamonds and Guns" and "D.J. D.J." quickly became MTV favorites and earned the band critical and commercial success. "Diamonds and Guns" has been featured on TV commercials for Garnier Fructis shampoo and Neutrogena. The song was used on the soundtrack for the movie Bulletproof Monk (2003). The band followed up the record's success by touring with the Foo Fighters.

Carlock engineered on nine songs for Pink's album Try This in 2003, performing bass, vocals, keys and programming. Carlock next started up a production label called 27 Sounds to produce and collaborate with unsigned artists.

In 2004–2005, Carlock worked with the Transplants for their second album, Haunted Cities, co-producing and engineering with Tim Armstrong and contributing keyboards, bass, guitar, vocals, theremin, and songwriting. In the fall, he also worked with Nine Inch Nails in preparation for their summer tour.

In 2006, several EPs produced and cowritten by Carlock were released by 27 Sounds artists. From the first group which included Counterpush, R&B/pop artist Jackie Ray, pop/rock/dance artist Shevyn and 14-year-old pop/rock artist Shelby Spalione.

Spalione was immediately signed by the producers of Hannah Montana after hearing her work with Carlock and seeing her perform at the House Of Blues in Hollywood. Shelby soon after adopted the name Shelby Cobra and became lead singer for KSM, on Walt Disney Records. UPDATE: In 2013, Shelby readopted her last name Spalione while appearing on the song "Bang Bang" with Will.I.Am for The Great Gatsby soundtrack, performing the song live with Will.I.Am on American Idol.

In the fall of 2007, Carlock relocated his recording studio to an emerging arts community on the shores of Lake Michigan, just outside Chicago and has since been writing and producing independent records for his 27 Sounds artists and mixing for other artists worldwide since.

Awards and honors In 2003, Carlock received a Grammy Award Certificate for his engineering work on Pink's song "Trouble".

Discography Tuscan Sky Artist: Bryan Lubeck Label: Vineyard Music Productions Role: E Blue Artist: Michelle Bythrow Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/Arr/Instr Wonderland Road Artist: Jeff Cameron Label: Gazworks Role: M Bob Rubin Live Artist: Bob Rubin Label: Gazworks Role: M A Different Story To Tell Artist: Art Gomperz Band Label: All About Murray Records Role: P/E/M The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Artist: Paul Mow Label: TBA Role: E/M Rough Day Artist: Johnny Morales Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr. Dig Deep Artist: Roger Steen Band Label: TBA Role M Vineyard Grooves Artist: Bryan Lubeck Label: Earthscape Media Role: Vocals/E/Arr. Our Song Artist: Laura Scott Label: TBA Role: P/E/M/W/Instr. DeeeLish Artist: Desiree Cuchiara Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Tell the Truth Artist: Gary Cambra Label: TBA Role: E/M/Instr Honest To God Artist: Trent Smith Label: Role: Mixer Suffocating/Paralyzed Artist: Charlie Kim Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Criss Cross Applesauce Artist: Shelby Spalione Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Inneraction Artist: Shevyn Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Dragonfli Baby Artist: Jackie Ray Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr End Of Reason Artist: End Of Reason Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Haunted Cities Artist: Transplants Label: LaSalle/Atlantic Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Hardcore For Life Artist: Danny Diablo Label: LaSalle Role: E/M/W/Instr Heart & Soul Artist: Joe Cocker Label: New Door Role: Edit Blisstique Artist: Blisstique Label: Woo Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Electric Ladybugs Artist: Electric Ladybugs Label: Koo Moon Role: P/E/M/W/Instr De Anima Artist: Counterpush Label: 27 Sounds Role: P/E/M/W/Instr Crickets & Their Buddies Artist: The Crickets Label: Sovereign Artists Role: E/Edit/BGV 20 Bucks & Two Black Eyes Artist: US Roughnecks Label: Hellcat/Epitaph Role: M Try This Artist: Pink Label: LaFace Role: E/Instr/BGV/ 2004 Grammy Award Certificate—Engineer RIAA Certified 2× PLATINUM US

Blink-182 Artist: Blink-182 Label: Geffen Role: Pre-Prod E/Arr

RIAA Certified 2× PLATINUM US

Bryan Lubeck Artist: Mysterious Woman Label: Mamma Grace Role: P/E/M Indestructible Artist: Rancid Label: Hellcat/Warner Role: Writer/E/Edit West For Wishing Artist: Matchbook Romance Label: Epitaph Role: E/Edit We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones Artist: Various Label: DV8/Columbia Role: M/E Transplants Artist: Transplants Label: Hellcat Role: P/E/M/W/Instr The Defense Artist: Bad Religion Label: Epitaph Role: E/Edit Process Of Belief Artist: Bad Religion Label: Epitaph Role: Edit An American Paradox Artist: Strung Out Label: Fat Wreck Chords Role: Edit BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 Artist: Rancid/NOFX Label: BYO Role: M/E Rancid (2000) Artist: Rancid Label: Epitaph Role: Edit Sing Sing Death House Artist: The Distillers Label: Hellcat Role: E When Music Meets Film Artist: Various Label: Beyond Role: Edit Kiss Me There Artist: Jo Davidson Label: Edel America Role: E/Edit Tubes World Tour 2001 Artist: The Tubes Label: CMC/Sanctuary Role: P/E/M/Edit Lucky Man Artist: Hal Ketchum Label: Curb Role: Edit Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Artist: Styx Label: Sanctuary Role: E Days Of Avalon Artist: Richard Marx Label: Signal 21 Role: Edit Del Otro Lado Artist: Araque Label: Edel Role: E/Edit Tell The Story Artist: Jo Davidson Label: FTG Records Role: Edit Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio Artist: Jaguares Label: BMG Role: Edit Sun Artist: Lisa Hayes & The Violets Label: Atlantic Role: Edit 7 Deadly Zens Artist: Tommy Shaw Label: CMC Role: Edit Mi Mejor Regalo Artist: Yolandita Label: WEA Role: W Fiesta En Navidad Artist: Various Label: WTG Records Role: W/Arr Christmas In The City Artist: Various Label: WTG Records Role: W/Arr Bad Of The Heart Artist: George LaMond Label: Columbia Role: W/Prog/Arr