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David Leonard is an American
record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
and audio engineer.


Production discography

* 1981: Chaka Khan – '' What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' – co-engineer * 1981:
The Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboar ...
– '' Beauty and the Beat'' – mixing assistant * 1982: Toto – ''
Toto IV ''Toto IV'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released in the spring of 1982 by Columbia Records. The lead single, " Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, while the album's third s ...
'' – co-engineer * 1983:
The Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboar ...
– ''
Vacation A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for specific festi ...
'' – studio assistant * 1985:
Fishbone Fishbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1979, that plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the lat ...
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Fishbone Fishbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1979, that plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the lat ...
'' – co-engineer, mixer * 1986:
Fishbone Fishbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1979, that plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the lat ...
– '' In Your Face'' – co-mixer * 1986:
Eddie Money Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including " Baby Hold On", " Two Tickets to Pa ...
– '' Can't Hold Back'' – co-engineer * 1986: Various Artists – '' Quicksilver'' – engineer * 1987:
Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...
– '' No Sound But a Heart'' – co-producer * 1988:
Michelle Shocked Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and received an award f ...
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Short Sharp Shocked ''Short Sharp Shocked'' is the second album by Michelle Shocked. Originally released in 1988, it was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a two-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. The title is a play on the phrase short, sharp shock. The r ...
'' – mixer * 1988: Parthenon Huxley - '' Sunny Nights'' - mixer * 1989:
Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female rock band of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist. Raised in ...
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Runaway Horses is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his ''Sea of Fertility'' tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, visiting locations recorded in the book and studying historical information about the Shinpūren Rebellio ...
'' – co-engineer * 1989:
The Outfield The Outfield were an English rock band based in London, England. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, " Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist ...
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Voices of Babylon ''Voices of Babylon'' is the third studio album by the British band The Outfield, released during the spring of 1989 and which spawned an eponymous single. It was the group's last album to feature drummer Alan Jackman until the release of ''Rep ...
'' – co-producer * 1991: Susanna Hoffs – '' When You're a Boy'' – co-engineer, co-mixer * 1992: The Men – ''The Men'' – producer and engineer * 1992:
Soul Asylum Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their 1993 hit "Runaway Train" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The band was originally called Loud Fast Rules, with a lineup consisting of Dav ...
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Grave Dancers Union ''Grave Dancers Union'' is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album spent 76 weeks on the US '' Billboard'' music charts and was certified triple-platinum in 1993, establishing Soul ...
'' – co-mixer * 1992: Sophie B. Hawkins – '' Tongues and Tails'' – co-mixer * 1992:
The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 1 ...
– '' Family Groove'' – producer, mixer, recorder * 1993: Dwight Yoakam-This Time-mix engineer * 1993:
John Mellencamp John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrument ...
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Human Wheels ''Human Wheels'' is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp. Released on Mercury Records on September 7, 1993, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. The single "What If I Came Knocking" was Mel ...
'' – co-producer * 1994: Alison Moyet – ''
Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
'' – co-mixer * 1995:
October Project October Project is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The group reached critical and commercial success with their 1990s Epic Records releases ''October Project'' and ''Falling Farther In''. The group's piano-driven music is charact ...
– ''Falling Farther In'' – engineer * 1997: Indigo Girls – ''
Shaming of the Sun ''Shaming of the Sun'', sometimes mislabeled as ''Shaming the Sun'', is the sixth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 1997. It was the duo's highest-charting album in the U.S., peaking at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listin ...
'' – co-producer * 1998: Ace of Base – '' Cruel Summer'' – co-mixer * 1998: Barenaked Ladies – '' Stunt'' – co-producer, co-engineer, co-mixer * 1999: Moist – '' Mercedes 5 and Dime'' – producer * 2000: Earthsuit – '' Kaleidoscope Superior'' – producer * 2000:
Hootie and the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish are an American soft rock band that were formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld. The band ...
– '' Scattered, Smothered and Covered'' – co-mixer * 2000:
Geddy Lee Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968, at the re ...
– '' My Favourite Headache'' – co-producer * 2000: Tara MacLean – '' Live from Austin'' – producer, mixer * 2001:
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
– '' Driving Rain'' – co-mixer * 2001: Rustic Overtones – ''
¡Viva Nueva! ''Viva Nueva!'' is the fourth album by the Rustic Overtones, released in 2001 before their highly publicized breakup a year later. With 16 tracks, the album has the most songs of any Rustic Overtones album to date. Tommy Boy Records distributed t ...
'' – co-producer, co-engineer, co-mixer * 2004:
Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. She also fronted her own band, The Juliana Hatfield Three, ...
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In Exile Deo ''In Exile Deo'' is the sixth album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2004. Track listing Personnel * Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar * Peter Adams – keyboards * Jill Kurtz – harmonica * Josh Lattanzi Josh Lattanzi, is an American m ...
'' – co-producer * 2004:
k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the s ...
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Hymns of the 49th Parallel ''Hymns of the 49th Parallel'' is the ninth studio album by the Canadian singer and songwriter k.d. lang, released in 2004. It is an album of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, and also includes a new version of her original composit ...
'' – engineer, mixer * 2004: Rush – '' Feedback'' – producer * 2005:
Audio Adrenaline Audio Adrenaline was an American Christian rock band that formed in 1986 at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. The band gained recognition during the 1990s and received two Grammy Awards and multiple Dove Awards. Audio Adr ...
– '' Until My Heart Caves In'' – producer * 2006:
Shaye Shaye was a Canadian pop group, consisting of singer-songwriters Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean. MacLean left the group in 2007 and the band folded by 2009. The band is named after MacLean's sister who died in a car accident ...
– '' Lake of Fire'' – co-mixer * 2008:
k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the s ...
– '' Watershed'' – co-engineer, mixer * 2010: David Leonard - '' The Quickening'' - songwriter, artist


Awards

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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
– Co-engineer of Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – for ''Toto IV.'' * 2006 – Producer of
Best Rock Gospel Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...
– for ''Until My Heart Caves In.''


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