"Recording is a rewarding and challenging experience for any artist. My role as producer is to guide the artist through the experience and to allow them to perform to the best of their abilities, without the worry of practical considerations. The producer's responsibilities include consulting about repertoire, budget, venue and engineering; preparing for and helping to arrange the recording sessions; producing the recording sessions; creating editing plans and supervising all post-production activities such as editing, mixing and mastering."
"At the recording session itself, I work directly with the engineer to create the optimal recorded sound. Offering both technical and musical expertise, I serve as the artist's "other" set of ears in the control room. The trust between artist and producer frees the artist to focus on the creative aspects of their performance."
"Discussions at playbacks involve all details of the recording, including decisions about what will be recorded again."
"After the sessions are completed, I employ sophisticated digital editing to create an ideal performance of the recorded material. This is then presented to the artist for comments."
"My goal is to help artists create their best possible performances, and to present these performances with a recorded sound which is of the highest quality, both technically and aesthetically. I assist in the realization of the entire recording project, from its inception as an idea to the creation of the final product." —David Frost
David Frost has produced numerous critically acclaimed recordings, released by major labels such as RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, London/Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and EMI. Honors include a Grammy in 2005 for Classical Producer of the Year, and for the Sony Classical recording Listen to the Storyteller, with music by Wynton Marsalis, Edgar Meyer and Patrick Doyle, and narrated by Kate Winslet and Graham Greene. He was the producer for Alicia de Larrocha's RCA recording of Granados' "Goyescas", which won both a Grammy and the Grand Prix du Disque. He also received a Grammy Award Nomination for Classical Producer of the Year in 2001. Other credits include the Broadway cast album Baz Luhrmann's Production of Puccini's La Boheme for Dreamworks Records, and operatic tracks for several film soundtracks, including A Midsummer Night's Dream with Renée Fleming.
As a staff producer at BMG Classics (RCA Red Seal) for nearly a decade, he collaborated with RCA's most important artists to create dozens of albums. He has also produced recordings for The Milken Archive, a multi-volume set of Jewish American music, which is currently being released by Naxos. For several years he has been guest faculty at the Banff Centre, giving workshops and lectures on record producing.
An accomplished pianist, David Frost has performed Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto at Carnegie Hall and has made two recordings, one titled Romantic Variations and one of the music of Scott Joplin. He has both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from the Juilliard School of Music.
Veteran producer David Frost has won a GRAMMY for Classical Producer of the Year. [For more details click here.] The 5 albums that are associated with the Producer of the Year Award: 1) Bruce Adolphe: "Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering" with Lucy Shelton, Eliot Fisk and David Jolley "Out of the Whirlwind" with John Aler, Phyllis Pancella, College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony, conducted by Rodney Winther Naxos 8.559413 American Classics/Milken Archive, 2) Dave Brubeck: "Gates of Justice" with the Dave Brubeck Trio, Kevin Deas, Alberto Mizrahi, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, conducted by Russell Gloyd Naxos 8.559414 American Classics/Milken Archive, 3) "Genesis Suite" with Tovah Feldshuh, Barbara Feldon, David Margulies, Fritz Weaver, Isaiah Sheffer, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Gerard Schwarz Naxos 8.559442 American Classics/Milken Archive, 4) Jewish Operas Volume 1 - Abraham Ellstein: "The Golem" and Robert Strassburg: "Chelm" Naxos 8.559424 American Classics/Milken Archive, 5) Yehudi Wyner: "The Mirror" featuring Richard Stoltzman and Yehudi Wyner and "Passover Offering" with Richard Stoltzman, Carol Wincenc, Ronald Thomas and David Taylor Naxos 8.559423 American Classics/Milken Archive
“I’m pleased to say how satisfying my professional and personal relationship with David Frost has always been. He is a serious producer and a conscientious musician, and a fantastic person to work with. His behavior to the artists is such as to get the best possible results for any project he is involved with.”
—Alicia de Larrocha
"I worked with Mr. David Frost on several recordings, for which he acted as producer, including Mozart Concerti with Alicia de Larrocha and some songs of mine with Renée Fleming. I was extremely happy with his work on these projects, and I cannot imagine anyone more qualified to act as a record producer for classical recordings."
—André Previn
"David Frost is an extraordinary producer. I have worked with him on over 7 albums and hope to make more in the future! He takes the time to really listen to one's needs and gently assert calm in a very pressured and intense recording situation. I trust his deep musicianship and his ability to capture a very warm and refined sound. When I know David Frost is involved in the project, I immediately relax."
—Anne Akiko Meyers
"The Buffalo Philharmonic and I tremendously enjoyed our musical collaboration with David Frost. His extraordinary ear, musical sensitivity and artistic understanding helped us create a superb CD of which the entire organization is very proud."
—JoAnn Falletta
"Uncanny ears and an absolute joy to work with."
—Paul Schoenfield
“David Frost's qualities as a producer are exceptional: he possesses the understanding of a highly sensitive and tasteful musician, allowing him to balance the role of skilful guide with an ability to step back and allow the artist space and freedom to create. His unfailing ear, intuition and unrelenting commitment are remarkable. At the same time, he remains flexible and open-minded to new ideas, creating an ideal, supportive atmosphere. He produces results of the highest quality and it is simply a joy to work with him.”
—Naida Cole
"David is the unlikely combination of a rock solid producer with an imagination that flies high. I love working with him!"
—Osvaldo Golijov
"Within 15 seconds of the beginning of the recording session, David had earned our full confidence. He has impeccable musical taste and judgement, and a wonderful sense and light touch in dealing with musicians. We were thrilled with the way he made us sound, and look forward to our next opportunity to have him produce recordings for us."
—Stephen Rosenthal, Amherst Saxophone Quartet