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David Was

real name David Jay Weiss

Detroit, United States

David Was is credited on 829 releases across 147 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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829

Credits

147

Albums

5

Decades active

146

In collections

Biography

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Since forming the band Was (Not Was) with partner Don Was in 1980, David Was has pursued many avenues in the music business - as a songwriter, producer, music supervisor and composer for film and television.
Since going on hiatus in 1992, David Was has produced albums for Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan, The Holly Cole Trio, the MC5's Wayne Kramer, as well as soundtrack albums for "American Werewolf in Paris," The "X-Files" and "The Big Tease." For television, he scored music for CBS' "Education of Max Bickford" and ABC's "That Was Then".
Was' clients for commercial music includes names like Microsoft, Acura, Canon, Infiniti, Toyota, Nike and Budweiser. His songwriting collaborations over the years have resulted in copyrights with Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Marshall Crenshaw and Bonnie Raitt. Born 1952, Detroit, Michigan.

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Credited work

829 releases · 147 albums · active 1980–2023

  • Performance · 1,102
  • Production · 581
  • Other credits · 45
  • Engineering · 28
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Institute Of Social Disorder · Sarm West Studios · Sound Suite

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