London-born David Bendeth has been around music and musicians most of his life as a guitarist, songwriter, producer and A&R executive. The self-taught guitarist studied at the famed Berklee School of Music in Boston before hitting the U.K. Charts as a blue-eyed soul crooner with the single “Feel the Real” in 1979.  He went on to release three albums before joining CBS/Sony Canada as staff producer. 

As an A&R executive/staff producer living in Canada through the 90’s, Bendeth worked with the Cowboy Junkies, Crash Test Dummies and Treble Charger.  He continued to work with successful artists after moving to New York as an RCA Sr. Vice President/staff producer: Vertical Horizon, Bruce Hornsby and SR-71.  

In 2002 David was asked to oversee the Elvis Presley 30 #1 Hits album which he produced, mixed and engineered in stereo and 5.1 surround. To date the record has sold nearly 14 million records worldwide and was #1 in over 27 countries. It was the #2 selling record worldwide in 2002 second only to Eminem.  

Now an independent producer/mixer/writer, during 2006-2007 David produced and mixed albums for Paramore, Breaking Benjamin and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus while he also mixed tracks for The Almost, Chiodos, and Killswitch Engage.

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Some highlights from his production / mixing career include: 

a Breaking Benjamin  Phobia (Hollywood)  Prod/ Arrange/ Mix

            Including “Breath” - #4 most played at Alternative Radio in 2007 [R&R]

            and “The Diary Of Jane” - #35 most played at Alternative Radio in 2007 [R&R]

            Certified Gold in the US 

a Paramore Riot! (Fueled By Ramen) Prod/ Co-Write/ Mix

            including “Misery Business” - #25 most played at Alternative Radio in 2007 [R&R]

            Certified Gold in the US 

a Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don’t You Fake It (Virgin) Prod/ Arrange/ Mix

            including “Face Down” - #6 most played at Alternative Radio in 2007 [R&R]

            Certified Gold in the US 

a The Almost  Southern Weather (Tooth and Nail) Mix

            including “Say This Sooner” - #23 most played at Alternative Radio in 2007 [R&R] 

a Chiodos  Bone Palace Ballet (Equal Vision)  Mix

            including the single “Lexington”   
 

a Hawthorne Heights  If Only You Were Lonely (Victory) Prod/ Arrange/ Mix 

a Breaking Benjamin  We Are Not Alone (Hollywood)  Prod/ Mix/ Arrange

            Certified Platinum in the US  

Additional Highlights 

- Making April – forthcoming album (Republic/ Universal)    P/E/M/A

- The Urgency – forthcoming debut (Mercury/ Island)    P/A/M/W

- Dark New Day – forthcoming album (Warner Bros.)    P/E/M/A/W

- Your Vegas  - Town and Two Cities (Universal Republic)   P/A/W

- Dropping Daylight - Bratz The Soundtrack (Geffen)    P/M/A

- Hawk Nelson - Hawk Nelson Is My Friend (Tooth and Nail)   Prod/ Mix

- Emery  - “Party On”  from I Am Only a Man (Tooth and Nail)   Mix

- Bruce Hornsby - “Going Home” Fats Domino Tribute (Sony)   Mix

- Serena Ryder – Told You In a Whisper Song EP (Atlantic)   P/E/M/A/W

- God Or Julie – This Road Before (Trash Box)     Mix

- Blood Simple – Red Harvest (Warner Bros.)     Mix

- Course Of Nature - Damged (SMG/ Independent)    P/M/A/W

- In Flames - Come Clarity (Ferret)      Mix Single

- Ima Robot - Monument To The Masses (Virgin)     Prod/ Mix/ Arrange

- Pillar  - The Reckoning (Flicker)      Mix

- As I Lay Dying –  “Confined” from Shadows Are Security (Metalblade)  Mix

- Dropping Daylight - Brace Yourself (Octone/ J Records)   P/M/A

- Antigone Rising – From the Ground Up (Lava)     P/E/M/A

       “Don’t Look Back” and “Should’ve Been The One”     

- Halo 2 Sdtk  - Halo 2 Soundtrack (Microsoft)     P/M/A

- Killswitch Engage – “The End of Heartache” from Resident Evil: Apocolypse P/E/M

- Crossfade - “So Cold” single       Mix

- Future Leaders of the World - Everyday (Epic)     Mix Single

- Bruce Hornsby - Radio Hits (RCA)      P/E/M

- 40 Below Summer  - The Mourning After (Razor and Tie)   P/M/A/W

- Vertical Horizon - Bruce Almighty Soundtrack (Varese Sarabande)    Prod/ Mix

- 40 Below Summer  - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Soundtrack (Navarre) P/M/A/W

- SR-71 – “Let It Whip” from New Guy Soundtrack (Sony)   P/E/M/A

- SR-71 - Tomorrow (RCA)       Prod/ Mix

- Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits (RCA)      Prod/ Mix

      Certified 3X Platinum

- Bruce Hornsby - Big Swing Face (RCA)     P/E/M/A/W

- SR-71 – “Right Now” from Now You See Inside (RCA)    Prod/ Mix/ Arrange

      Ceritified Gold

- Vertical Horizon - Live 5.1 Tourbook (RCA)     P/E/M

- Vertical Horizon – “You’re a God” from Everything You Want (RCA)  Prod/ Mix

      Certified 2X Platinum

- Bruce Hornsby - Spirit Trail (RCA)      Guitar/ Mix

- Love and Sas - Call My Name (BMG)      P/E/M/W

- Varga - Oxygen (BMG)       P/E/M/A

- Treble Charger - Maybe It’s Me (RCA)      Mix

- Crash Test Dummies - Dumb and Dumber (RCA)    Ex Producer

- Varga - Prototype (Zoo)       P/E/M/A

- For the Love of Money - For the Love of Money Soundtrack (Universal)  P/E/M/W

- Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart (Capitol EMI)     Writer

- Jeff Beck - Flash (Epic)       Writer

- David Bendeth - The Bendeth Band (Ensign/ RCA)    Artist/P/M

- David Bendeth - Just Dessert (Ensign)      Artist/P/M

- David Bendeth - David Bendeth/ Billy Cobham (Epic)    Artist/P/M

- David Bendeth - Adrenalin (EMI)      E/M/A 
 

P - Produced / E - Engineered / M - Mixed / A - Arranged / W – Writer