简介：byDianaPotts DaveAude'sproductioncontributionsspanthebarriersofdancemusic.HehasproducedforartistslikeDJKeoki,BarenakedLadies,FaithNoMore,Orgy,andMadonna,whilehisownproductionsrestbetweenhighenergyhouseandtrancedoutjunglethathavemadehimpopularamongstthejungleandtechnocrowds. Aude'smusicenvironmentwasconstantasachild.Bythetimehewas18hehadagaragefullofsynths,sequencers,anddrummachines.At22hestartedafouryearstayasafullfledgedMIDIinstructorattheLosAngelesRecordingWorkshop.In1991,AudevisitedaLosAngelesdanceclub,Truth,whereheheardhousemusicforthefirsttime.Houseappealedtohimassomethinghecouldtakefurthertopopmusicwithhisproductionhistory.HebefriendedthepromoterofTruth,SteveLevy,andthetwoformedthegroupLunaticFringewhichleadtothefoundingofLevy'slabel,MoonshineMusic.Audebuiltarecordingstudiointhelabel'sWestHollywood,enablinghimtoworkwithMoonshineartists.Healsomixedaseriesofcompilationalbumsandplayedabigpartinoneofthelabel'sbiggesttechnohits,DJDan's,"ThatZipperTrack,"whichherecordedunderthealiasNeedleDamage.Hehasanumberofmixalbumstohiscredit,including2000'sRushHour,2001'sNocturnalWonderlandand2003'sMixedLive.