Dave Might, a two-time Grammy-winning producer and longtime vice chairman at Warner Information and Rhino Leisure, died April 13 in Nashville of pure causes. He was 68 years previous.
A driving drive behind fashionable music manufacturing and archival preservation, Might has mixed his artistic imaginative and prescient together with his technical experience. He has been on the forefront of latest audio codecs and mastering, engaged on initiatives starting from studio periods to enviornment performances.
In 1997, he received his first Grammy for finest long-form video for Alanis Morissette. Jagged Little Capsule, Reside. He obtained his second trophy in the identical class in 2007 for Madonna’s The confessions tour live performance movie.
Might has labored carefully with many different notable artists throughout his profession, together with Metallica, Eric Clapton, Neil Younger, Josh Groban, REM, Cream, Inexperienced Day, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Dream Theater, Chris Isaak, Michael Bublé and George Harrison.
He started his skilled profession as a sound engineer within the Nineteen Seventies at Pasha Studios in Hollywood. Throughout a stint within the Warner mailroom, he answered a name for somebody who might learn and map music to seek the advice of on a Madonna undertaking, and thus a profession as a producer was born.
His ardour for music and manufacturing led him to give attention to dwell live shows and promotional movies for MTV from 1987 to 2010, working full-time in Warner/Rhino’s A&R and video division.
In 2010, he launched his personal consulting firm, Delixandra Music, advising Common Music Group, Warner Information, Rhino, Iconic Artists Group and others.
Might was additionally an achieved musician and songwriter, releasing a number of unique albums and garnering music placements on tv applications together with American Horror Story, The sinner, Case closed And Siblings.
Survivors embrace his spouse, Michelle, and daughters, Alex and Devin. Donations in his reminiscence could also be made to the Younger Musicians Basis in Los Angeles and/or Siloam Well being in Nashville; each present care and schooling to underserved communities.