Hits Daily Double is reporting that engineer-producer Dave Jerden, best known for his work with Jane’s Addiction and Alice In Chains, died peacefully in his sleep on February 5 in his native Los Angeles. He was 75. No cause of death was given.
Jerden’s son, Bryan David Jerden, shared the news in a Facebook post (see below).
After studying at Reseda High School and Pierce College in the San Fernando Valley, Jerden headed to Hollywood, where he honed his engineering and mixing chops at Eldorado Recording Studios,. During the early- and mid-’80s he engineered and mixed records by acts including Talking Heads, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones.
His career took off in the late 1980s and early ’90s when he produced, engineered and mixed Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual as well as Alice in Chains’ Facelift and Dirt, each of which played a part in shifting mainstream rock from hair metal to alternative and grunge.
Jerden’s discography also includes albums with Fishbone, Anthrax, The Offspring, Social Distortion and Burning Sensations.
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Jerden’s son, Bryan David Jerden, shared the news in a Facebook post (see below).
After studying at Reseda High School and Pierce College in the San Fernando Valley, Jerden headed to Hollywood, where he honed his engineering and mixing chops at Eldorado Recording Studios,. During the early- and mid-’80s he engineered and mixed records by acts including Talking Heads, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones.
His career took off in the late 1980s and early ’90s when he produced, engineered and mixed Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual as well as Alice in Chains’ Facelift and Dirt, each of which played a part in shifting mainstream rock from hair metal to alternative and grunge.
Jerden’s discography also includes albums with Fishbone, Anthrax, The Offspring, Social Distortion and Burning Sensations.
Read more at Hits Daily Double.
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