Engineering · Production
David Cole
real name David Norman Cole
David Cole is credited on 1,000 releases across 232 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,000
Credits
232
Albums
6
Decades active
1,187
In collections
Biography
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American producer and engineer who got his start as an engineer at Capitol Records in Hollywood. There he was able to work with a variety of artists such as Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Steve Miller, Richard Marx, and Tina Turner. He was exposed to lots of classical recording, did a jazz album with the late Tony Williams, and got his first taste of film and TV work. He apprenticed under Wally Traugott to learn the lost art of vinyl disk mastering and was asked to join the A&R department as a staff producer. About that same time, he engineered and co-produced the “Like A Rock” album for Bob Seger and the debut album for Richard Marx. After a similar gig at MCA Records for 2 years, he went freelance and never looked back. He worked on diverse projects, including Melissa Etheridge, mixing for Cake, and has been involved on several of Christopher Guest’s movies, including “Waiting For Guffman”, “Best In Show”, and “A Mighty Wind” for roles such as a roadie, alongside the movie’s music producer, CJ Vanston.
Owns and operates studio
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,000 releases · 232 albums · active 1975–2026
- Engineering · 950
- Production · 680
- Performance · 243
- Mastering · 17
- Other credits · 14
Studios: Capitol Studios · Lion Share Recording Studios · Sun Valley Audio · Sunset Sound
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Dark Side Of The Moon
1973

Stranger In Town
1978

Comfort Eagle
2001

In God We Trust, Inc.
1981

We Are The World
1985

Greatest Hits
1994

No Strings Attached
2000

Abracadabra
1982

Like A Rock
1986

Repeat Offender
1989

Outside Inside
1983

Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980

Richard Marx
1987

Voice Of The Heart
1983

Situation
1982

Juice
1981

Living In The 20th Century
1986

The Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album)
1992

Orange County (The Soundtrack)
2001

Vixen
1988

View From The Ground
1982

Legacy
1989

Italian X Rays
1984

Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits
2003
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