Credits & Achievements

Below is a broad range of artists and producers Stav has working with, as well as feature films and TV mini series. Have also listed a few Awards these recordings received and some Unusual Achievements.

  • Alan David
  • Alan Lancaster
  • Alan Love
  • Alessi
  • Alex Gibson
  • Alex Harvey Band
  • Alvin Stardust
  • America
  • Amir Paiss
  • Andy Fairweather-Low
  • Anine
  • Angie Paice
  • Argent
  • Astral Fusion
  • Ariel Bender
  • Art Garfunkel
  • Australian Chamber Orchestra
  • Avishai Barnatan
  • Bad Company
  • Badger
  • Ian Green
  • Barbara Dickson
  • Barry Reynolds
  • Boney M
  • Bruce Welch
  • Bryan Ferry
  • Camel
  • Caroline Cowley
  • Cassie Rose
  • Carl Perkins
  • Catrina Davies
  • Cat Stevens
  • Chris DeBurgh
  • Chris Spedding
  • Circle
  • Chris Thomas
  • Crowded House
  • Crush
  • David Bowie
  • David Essex
  • David Gordon Queen
  • David Helfgott
  • David Kershenbaum
  • Dead End Kids
  • Dee Lavell
  • Diana Ross
  • Dwarfthrower
  • Echo Fabric
  • Edwin Starr
  • EGO
  • Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
  • Elton John
  • Eloael
  • Emily Toner
  • Eric Burdon
  • Esperanto
  • Family
  • Federation
  • Focus
  • Frankie Miller
  • G.T. Moore
  • Gary Benson
  • Gary Brooker
  • Geoff Emerick
  • Sir George Martin
  • Georges Delerue
  • Ginger Rogers
  • Gonzalez
  • Graeme Bird
  • Gregory Kinda
  • Guys & Dolls
  • Harrison & Burtwhistle
  • Hot Gossip
  • House of Freaks
  • Hunter & Smoke
  • Isabella Acappella
  • James Bond
  • James D’Arcy
  • Jeff Beck
  • Joan Baez
  • Joe Brown
  • Joe Egan
  • John Butler
  • John Farrar
  • John Paul Young
  • John Mulkins
  • John Williams
  • Jodi Martin
  • Jorge Otero
  • Julianne Jessop
  • Karl Frederick
  • Kate Bush
  • Kate Ceberano
  • Ken Goodwin
  • Kenny Lynch
  • Kiki Dee
  • Kirk Lorange
  • Kokomo
  • Kolsters Rob
  • Labi Siffre
  • Laura Targett
  • Laurence Juber
  • Leo Sayer
  • Little River Band
  • Liverpool Express
  • Live Wire
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Louie Shelton
  • Love Together
  • Love Train
  • Lynsey DePaul
  • Marc Bolan
  • Margriet
  • Maria Stratton
  • Marilyn Rush
  • Marsha Hunt
  • Martyn Ford
  • Marvin Hamlisch
  • Mary O’Hara
  • Matt Monro
  • Michael Shanka
  • Mika Band
  • Mike Batt
  • Mike McClellan
  • Mike Megiar
  • Miki Asakura
  • Mott The Hoople
  • Mudd
  • Mutter
  • Natasha
  • Nectar
  • Olivia Newton John
  • One Good Suggestion
  • Party Boys
  • Paul Buckmaster
  • Paul Hampton
  • Paul McCartney
  • Peter Blakeley
  • Peter Sculthorpe
  • Phil Cordell
  • Phillip Goodhand-Tait
  • Pre-Shrunk
  • Pretenders
  • Queen
  • Quint
  • Racer
  • Rags
  • Ralph McTell
  • Renaissance
  • Richard Niles
  • Richard Perry
  • Ringo Starr
  • Rivers & Roads
  • Rob De Nys
  • Robert Powell
  • Roberta Flack
  • Robin Cable
  • Robin Trower
  • Roger Glover
  • Rolf Harris
  • Roxy Music
  • Sandra Kimler
  • Sangeeta
  • Sarah Grant
  • Sassafras
  • SBS Youth Orchestra
  • Seals & Croft
  • Simon May
  • Siouxsie & The Banshees
  • Slade
  • Sparks
  • Starjets
  • Status Quo
  • Steeleye Span
  • Stephen Cummings
  • Steve Harley
  • Steven Rossitto
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Stray Cats
  • Sweet Substitute
  • Sydney All Star Big Band
  • The Bombers
  • The Chantoozies
  • The Chieftains
  • The Cockroaches
  • The Fantastics
  • The Foundations
  • The Police
  • The Rubettes
  • The Seekers
  • Tom Ramone
  • Tony Burrows
  • Tony Meehan
  • Tubeway Love
  • Uplift Song
  • Valentin Seebass
  • Van McCoy
  • Vitesse
  • Vladymir
  • Wales O’Regan
  • Wayne Westbrook
  • Wax Works
  • Wendy Matthews
  • Wherrol B Flat
  • Yasuko
  • Yvonne Kennedy

Stav mixes underscore while locked to picture for greater emotional effect.
  • ABC TV News Themes
  • Black Robe
  • Burke & Wills
  • Cane Toads
  • Children of the Dragon
  • Come In Spinner
  • Cyclone Tracy
  • Dancing Daze
  • Fornicon – Sydney Dance Co.
  • Hildegarde
  • Melba
  • Police Rescue
  • Rainbow Warrior
  • Rupert The Bear
  • Seven Deadly Sins
  • Stringer
  • Sweet & Sour
  • Sweetie
  • Thank God He Met Lizzie
  • The Challenge
  • The Crossing
  • The Empty Beach
  • The Lizard King
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • The Wedding Party
  • The Wonderful World of Dogs
  • Umbrella Woman
  • Young Einstein

Awards

Stav recorded and mixed the following productions which achieved the following:

 

Grammy Award

    • “Best Instrumental of the Year” – ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’

 

British Rock Award

    • “Best Classical Record of the Year” – ‘Portrait’ (John Williams)

 

A.F.I. Award

    • “Best Music” – ‘Young Einstein’   (Note: Stav engineered 3 of the 4 films nominated for “Best Music” at the 1986 A.F.I. Awards, including the winner ‘Young Einstein).

 

A.R.I.A. Award

    • “Best Soundtrack Album” for ‘Stringer’

 

Ampex Gold Reel Award

    • Paul McCartney
    • The Pretenders
    • Elton John

 

#1 Hit Single

    • ‘Gonna Step On You’ – Party Boys (#1 for 3 weeks)
    • ‘Brass In Pocket’ – Pretenders (#1 for 4 weeks)

 

#1 Hit Album – Triple Platinum

    • ‘Come In Spinner’ – Vince Jones & Grace Knight (#1 for 4 weeks)

 

Unusual Achievements
    • Invited by George Martin to co-lecture with him at Guildford University for the International Engineers Course, run by the APRS (Association of Professional Recording Studios 1989) on ‘Recording Techniques’
    • Judge for three years running on the Australia Council’s ‘Music Board’ granting over $100,000 to talented musicians & composers of every musical style.
    • Judge for Triple J Radio & Sonics Magazine Music Contests.
    • Holder of First Class FCC License, Washington D.C.
    • Largest live audience – 2.5 Billion heard Stav’s recording of the Australian closing ceremonies Atlanta Olympic Games 1996. This involved recording an orchestra, overdubs and shaping the mix optimised for both the PA in Atlanta and TV broadcasts around the world.
    • Largest Choir recording – 700 voices w/ orchestra – Handel’s Messiah Sydney Town Hall.
    • Two-time Episode Winner of The New Inventors ABC Television show for The Smart Console made by Smart AV, and The Every Drop Shower Saver® watersaving device.