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David Bendeth
David Bendeth in 2015
David Bendeth in 2015
Background information
Birth nameDavid Jonathan Bendeth
Born(1954-06-17)17 June 1954(age 70)
Stoke Newington,Hackney, London,England
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1977–present
Labels
Websitedavidbendeth.com

David Jonathan Bendeth(born 17 June 1954) is an English multi-platinum award-winningrecord producer.

Early life

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David Bendeth was born on 17 June 1954 inStoke Newington,Hackney,London, England. He attended Parkhill School in Ilford, London and in 1963, his family moved toToronto, Ontario,Canada.Bendeth attendedGeorges Vanier Secondary School.Following graduation in 1973, Bendeth was to attend university, however he left for a summer vacation to London and stayed there. His first job in London was at Harlequin Records and he eventually joined the house band playing guitar atSpeakeasy,a London club, along withJoe Jammer.In 1976, he returned to Canada. He was playing with the band Boule Noire at Riviera 76, a day music festival in Nice, and there he metJeff Berlin,Lenny White,Joe Beck,and many other jazz musicians. Bendeth also played on Quebec bandToulouse's album withMuscle Shoals Rhythm Sectionand singerLeroy Sibblesfrom theHeptones.

Career

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In 1977, Bendeth moved back to Toronto. He put together The David Bendeth Band and was signed by Interglobal Music, which was distributed byEpic Records.Their producer wasAlan Caddy.Lenny White,Marcus MillerandBilly Cobhamall played on the album. This was originally meant to be fully instrumental, however Bendeth decided to have some of his friends sing on one of the songs, "Feel the Real" and it became the #1 Dance Single in the UK. Bendeth had a No. 44hitwith "Feel The Real" in 1979 in theUK Singles Chart,[1]In the same year he released an album,Adrenalin.

Roger Amesthen signed him throughEMI RecordsUK to a label calledSidewalk Recordsand The David Bendeth Band started touring with bands likeThe Pointer Sisters,Gary US Bonds,The Police.All together, Bendeth put out three records and 15 singles before he decided he'd had enough and took a job as a staff producer/A&R person withCBS Records,first in Toronto Canada, then in NYC where he worked in the international division. During this time, Bendeth produced and mixed two records withPlatinum Blondeone of them beingContact.Bendeth left CBS Records. He was a songwriter forChrysalis Recordsfrom 1987-1990.[2]While in England putting a band together withSimon ClimieandRob Fisher,Bendeth and Climie wrote a song called "Ecstasy", which became the B side ofJeff Beck's single, "People Get Ready", off Beck's albumFlash.In 1987, Bendeth wrote "Two Wrongs (Don't Make a Right)" for theJoe Cockeralbum,Unchain My Heart,with Eddie Shwartz which became a #1 single on the US and worldwide radio charts.

From 1987 to 1995, Bendeth was the Staff Producer and head of the A&R department forBMGCanada. During this time, he signed theCowboy Junkies,Crash Test Dummies,Sven Gali,Big House,Charlie Major,andPrairie Oyster.From 1995 to 2002, he was the SR. VP of the A&R department ofRCA Recordsin New York. While there, he signedVertical HorizonandSR 71,and produced Vertical Horizon's single "You're a God",Bruce Hornsby's albumBig Swing Face,andSR71's single "Right Now".He also produced and mixed Elvis Presley'sELV1S: 30#1 Hits.By 2003, the album had received certifications in more than fifteen regions and had sold over ten million copies worldwide.[3]-

Bendeth won theSocanPop songwriting award in Canada on 21 November 2011 for co-writing theHedleysong "Perfect".The song garnered the most airplay for the previous year in the category rock/pop.[4]

He has either produced or mixed albums byParamore,Breaking Benjamin,Elvis Presley,Papa Roach,Killswitch Engage,In Flames,The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,Hawthorne Heights,Underoath,A Day To Remember,Taking Back Sunday,Chiodos,The Almost,Vertical Horizon,SR-71,As I Lay Dying,All Time Low,Bruce Hornsby,Hedley,Kaiser Chiefs,Bring Me the Horizon,Of Mice & Men,Asking Alexandria,We Came as Romans,Coldrain,Tonight Alive,Beartooth,Young Guns,I Prevail,Sleeping with Sirens,The Warning,andNorthlane.[5][6]

Studio

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From 2002, Bendeth has been working independently as a producer and mixer. In 2005, Bendeth took overWhitney Houston's former Millenium Studios and renamed itHouse of Loudon the suggestion ofBen BurnleyofBreaking Benjamin.The studio became active as a production house and mixing room. It was in the House of Loud that Bendeth recorded and mixedBreaking Benjamin'sDear Agonyalong withParamore'sRiot!,All Time Low'sNothing Personal,American Idol runner upCrystal Bowersox's recordFarmer's Daughter,Of Mice and Men'sRestoring Force: Full Circle,Tonight Alive'sLimitlessand he mixedBring Me the Horizon'sSempiternalandA Day to Remember'sWhat Separates Me From You.In 2016, The House Of Loud became defunct, with the space becoming a gym, and the studio closing its doors shortly after completing work onOf Mice & Men’s albumCold World.

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 53.ISBN1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^"Artist".Discogs.Retrieved12 May2015.
  3. ^"Audio Review".Elvis Recordings.Retrieved12 May2015.
  4. ^"K'Naan, Stampeders, Bob Ezrin Honored at SOCAN Awards | Billboard".Billboard.biz. 2011-11-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-24.Retrieved2013-02-19.
  5. ^"David Bendeth – Award Winning Producer ››".Davidbendeth.com.Retrieved2013-02-19.
  6. ^"News".Rolling Stone. Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2007.Retrieved2013-02-19.
  7. ^"Bendeth".AllMusic.Retrieved12 May2015.
  8. ^What Separates Me from You(Booklet).A Day to Remember.Victory.2010. VR603.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^Anywhere but Here(Digital booklet).Mayday Parade.Fearless.2009.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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