website associated_acts years_active article_title background instrument origin name occupation
-lsb- http://www.davefridmann.com www.davefridmann.com / -rsb- mercury rev the flaming lips 1989 to present dave fridmann
 non_performing_personnel bass , glockenspiel , vibraphone , drums , piano , keyboards , organ , synthesizer buffalo , new york , united states dave fridmann record producer , audio engineer , musician
dave fridmann

david lawrence `` dave '' fridmann is an american record producer and musician .
from 1990 onwards he co-produced all releases by mercury rev and the flaming lips -lrb- with the exception of `` transmissions from the satellite heart '' by the latter -rrb- .
other bands he has worked with include : weezer , saxon shore , neon indian , wolf gang , ammonia , ed harcourt , sparklehorse , café tacuba , elf power , mogwai , thursday , mass of the fermenting dregs , the delgados , low , phantom planet , gemma hayes , goldrush , tapes 'n tapes , hopewell , black moth super rainbow , number girl , jed davis , zazen boys , sleater-kinney and clap your hands say yeah .
he has recently worked on new recordings with mgmt , neil finn , the cribs , ok go , tame impala and spoon .
as a musician , fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of mercury rev. he gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists .
in 2001 , fridmann was included on mojo 's `` 100 sonic visionaries '' list and was described as `` the phil spector of the alt-rock era '' .
in 2007 , he received a grammy for the flaming lips ' `` at war with the mystics '' at the 49th annual grammy awards -lrb- best engineered album , non-classical -rrb- .
in 2010 , three fridmann-produced albums were listed on the `` rolling stone 100 best albums of the decade '' : mgmt 's `` oracular spectacular '' , the flaming lips ' `` yoshimi battles the pink robots '' , and sleater-kinney 's `` the woods '' .
fridmann often brings a distinctive , expansive , open sound to the albums he produces , which has much in common with that used by mercury rev. fridmann is an occasional faculty member of suny fredonia , teaching sound recording techniques in the fredonia school of music .
