Charles Fisher (producer)
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Charles Fisher is an Australian record producer. Often referred to as the song doctor. He is widely known as the producer of Savage Garden
's eponymous album which yielded 10 ARIAs (including Producer of the Year for himself) in 1997. "I Want You
", a single from the aforementioned album also won a Channel V
award in India. He has also worked with Radio Birdman
, Air Supply
, Hoodoo Gurus
, Olivia Newton-John
, Gyan
, Moving Pictures
, 1927
, Electric Pandas
, Soul Decision, The Radiators, Deep Blue Something
and Ace of Base
.
In the mid-1970s Fisher opened the famed Trafalgar Recording Studios in Sydney's inner south-western suburbs. The studio became one of Australia's premier independent recording facilities, recording & producing acts through the ‘70’s and ‘80’s such as Marcia Hines, Midnight Oil, INXS, Cold Chisel, Skyhooks, Sherbet, Radio Birdman, Moving Pictures, Martin Plaza, Hoodoo Gurus, as well as international acts such as Police and Elvis Costello & Syrius.
Savage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
's eponymous album which yielded 10 ARIAs (including Producer of the Year for himself) in 1997. "I Want You
I Want You (Savage Garden song)
"I Want You" is the first single released by Australian pop group Savage Garden, released in Australia in 1996 and Europe and America in 1997. It later appeared on their eponymous debut album, Savage Garden. The single hit number one in Canada, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the ARIA...
", a single from the aforementioned album also won a Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
award in India. He has also worked with Radio Birdman
Radio Birdman
Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia along with The Saints. Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia in 1974...
, Air Supply
Air Supply
Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...
, Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
, Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
, Gyan
Gyan Evans
Gyan Evans is an ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter from Australia who performs professionally as Gyan . Originally from Geelong, Gyan began her musical career in the Sydney band Haiku before winning the Grand Final in the Australian version of the TV show Star Search...
, Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures (band)
Moving Pictures was a rock music band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1980. They are best known for their hit single, "What About Me" and multi-platinum album Days of Innocence, both of which topped the charts in Australia.-Biography:...
, 1927
1927 (band)
1927 are an Australian pop/rock band formed in Melbourne in 1987 with James Barton on drums, Bill Frost on bass guitar, his brother Garry Frost on guitar and keyboards, and Erik Weideman on vocals, guitar and keyboards...
, Electric Pandas
Electric Pandas
Electric Pandas were an Australian pop-rock band, fronted by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Lin Buckfield, which formed in Sydney in 1983. Fellow founders were Warren Slater on bass guitar, Mark Stinson on drums and Tim Walter on guitar. Their first release was the single "Big Girls" in 1984 on...
, Soul Decision, The Radiators, Deep Blue Something
Deep Blue Something
Deep Blue Something is an American rock band best known for its hit single "Breakfast at Tiffany's." The group was founded in 1992 in Denton, Texas by University of North Texas students Todd and Toby Pipes, Clay Bergus and John Kirtland...
and Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
.
In the mid-1970s Fisher opened the famed Trafalgar Recording Studios in Sydney's inner south-western suburbs. The studio became one of Australia's premier independent recording facilities, recording & producing acts through the ‘70’s and ‘80’s such as Marcia Hines, Midnight Oil, INXS, Cold Chisel, Skyhooks, Sherbet, Radio Birdman, Moving Pictures, Martin Plaza, Hoodoo Gurus, as well as international acts such as Police and Elvis Costello & Syrius.