Julian Mendelsohn is an
Australian
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record producer
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,
audio engineer and
mixer.
Early life
After completing school in
Australia, Mendelsohn moved to the
United Kingdom
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. He secured his first job in 1974 at Milner Sound Fulham Rd. Chelsea, run by ex-BBC engineer John Milner.
List of works
Mendelsohn was a producer for:
Albums
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The Firm - ''
Mean Business'' (1986)
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Pet Shop Boys - ''
Disco'' (1986)
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Models - ''
Models' Media'' (1986)
*Pet Shop Boys - ''
Actually
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'' (1987)
*
Level 42
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Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
- ''
Staring at the Sun'' (1988)
*
Pseudo Echo - ''
Race
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'' (1988)
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The Blow Monkeys - ''
Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood'' (1989)
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Nik Kershaw - ''
The Works'' (1989)
*
Del Amitri - ''
Waking Hours'' (1989)
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Liza Minnelli - ''
Results'' (1989)
*
The Associates - ''
Wild and Lonely'' (1990)
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Dusty Springfield
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- ''
Reputation
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Reputation is a ubiquitous ...
'' (1990)
*Pet Shop Boys - ''
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection'' (1991)
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Tasmin Archer
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- ''
Great Expectations'' (1992)
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Paul McCartney
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- ''
Off the Ground
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Recording and structure
Afte ...
'' (1993)
*Tasmin Archer - ''
Shipbuilding
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'' (1994)
Songs
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Always on My Mind"
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Arienne"
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Don't Drop Bombs"
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Elisabeth's Eyes"
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Hope of Deliverance"
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In Your Care"
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It's a Sin
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Lords of the New Church (song)
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Writing and recordi ...
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Losing My Mind
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Love Pains
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"
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Nothing Has Been Proved
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Off the Ground (song)"
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One More Chance (Pet Shop Boys song)
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One Step Ahead (Nik Kershaw song)
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Rent (song)
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Song information
The lyric is commonly thought to deal with a financ ...
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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"
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Sleeping Satellite
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"
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So Sorry, I Said
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Mother Stands For Comfort
]
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" Kate Bush
Awards and honours
Records on which he has worked have appeared in the British top ten charts. He is best known for producing the work of the
Pet Shop Boys,
and has also produced music for musicians including
Elton John
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,
Jimmy Page
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,
Bob Marley
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,
INXS
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,
Level 42
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
,
Nik Kershaw and
Paul McCartney
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.
[
Mendelsohn was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 1988 ]British Phonographic Industry
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awards.[ He resides in Melbourne, Australia, where he operates MoreNoiz Audio Production.
]
See also
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References
External links
Julian Mendelsohn's official website
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian record producers
Australian audio engineers
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