Dan Carey (record producer)

Dan Carey
Birth nameDaniel De Mussenden Carey
Born (1969-12-24) 24 December 1969 (age 54)
Islington, London, England
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • mixer
  • engineer
LabelsSpeedy Wunderground
Websitewww.speedywunderground.com

Daniel De Mussenden Carey (born 24 December 1969)[1] is an English record producer, songwriter, mixer and remixer.[2] He owns his own studio in South London[3] and runs the record label Speedy Wunderground.[4]

In 2014, Carey received two Mercury Prize nominations for his production work on two nominated albums: Everybody Down by Kae Tempest and First Mind by Nick Mulvey.[5][6] In 2019, Carey earned two further Mercury Prize nominations for his production work on the albums Schlagenheim by Black Midi and Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Carey produced and played synthesizer on the debut album by the British band Wet Leg. Carey previously produced for the London-based labels Dust Records, Dust2Dust and DMI. He was also one half of the group Danmass, which released music on all three labels and Skint Records. Danmass released one album, Formfreaks, on Dust2Dust in 1999.

  1. ^ "Dan Carey, findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "BMI Repertore, Songwriter Daniel De Mussenden Carey". BMI Repertoire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "DAN CAREY - Record Producer and Song Writer feature at his private Recording Studio in London". Recordproduction.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ^ "About Us |". Speedywunderground.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ^ Corner, Lewis (11 September 2014). "A guide to this year's Mercury Prize albums". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ^ Earls, John (11 September 2014). "Kate Tempest 'can't compare' Mercury Prize nomination to 2013 Ted Hughes Award win". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2015.