Engineering · Mastering

David Darlington

real name David B. Darlington

David Darlington is credited on 2,301 releases across 1,040 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1987–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,301

Credits

1,040

Albums

5

Decades active

240

In collections

Biography

American engineer, producer, songwriter and musician born in Harlem, New York and owner.
Other known studios: The Shinebox.
Darlington has worked with Seduction, C + C Music Factory, Phyllis Hyman, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch, Masters At Work and many more, in genres including rock/pop/dance/R&B/jazz, as well as film and TV composition.
Married to Kayo Teramoto.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

2,301 releases · 1,040 albums · active 1987–2026

  • Engineering · 2,363
  • Mastering · 769
  • Performance · 405
  • Production · 144
  • Other credits · 29

Studios: Bass Hit Studios · MAW Studios · Double Platinum Studios · Axis Studios

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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