| Origin | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Saxophone, Voice, Keyboards, Programming |
| Genre | Rock, metal, pop, hip hop, jazz, folk |
| Occupation | Record producer, engineer, mixer and musician |
| Website | dananielsen.com |
Dana Nielsen is an American mix engineer, audio engineer, record producer and saxophonist based in Los Angeles. Nielsen has worked with a wide range of artists including Metallica, Rihanna, The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, Adele, Neil Diamond, Slayer and Weezer.[1][2] In 2006 Nielsen mixed the full length, limited edition of Neil Diamond's 12 Songs album and in 2008 Dana mixed Neil Diamond's #1 selling album,[3] Home Before Dark.[4] In 2012, Nielsen was nominated for a Grammy award for Rihanna's album Loud.[5]
Nielsen also composes music for picture and has worked on projects such as Will Ferrell's Anchorman 2 (Paramount)[6] and Casa De Mi Padre (NALA).[7][8] He has also produced music for several hit television shows including Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,[9] America's Next Top Model, and the Duplass Brother's HBO series Room 104.[2]
Nielsen has worked as an additional Engineer on Grammy winning [10][11] recordings by Justin Timberlake and Red Hot Chili Peppers and has worked on a number of records produced by Rick Rubin including Metallica's Death Magnetic, Adele's 21, Slayer's World Painted Blood, Red Hot Chili Pepper's Stadium Arcadium, and System of a Down's Hypnotize and Mezmerize.[1] Nielsen can be seen on screen working as an engineer alongside Rick Rubin and David Letterman in episode 4 (feat. Jay Z) of Letterman's Netflix series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."[12] Nielsen is also featured in the Judd Apatow/Michael Bonfiglio HBO documentary, "May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers."[13]
More recently, Nielsen has recorded and mixed The Ruen Brothers All My Shades of Blue,[1] mixed Damien Rice's My Favourite Faded Fantasy [14] recorded, mixed, and played on The Avett Brother's #1 selling[15] album True Sadness [16](Republic)[13] and recorded Neil Diamond and Promise of The Real for their latest album The Visitor (Reprise).[17]
Partial discography
References
- ^ "Dana Nielsen". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen - Record Producer / Mixer / Engineer". Dana Nielsen. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Neil Diamond Biography, Discography, Chart History". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-10-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Music From the Motion Picture". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Casa De Mi Padre - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "studioexpresso - producer Dana Nielsen". www.studioexpresso.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Meet Madison Ryann Ward, Singer Featured in JAY-Z Episode of David Letterman Netflix Series". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen -". Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "My Favourite Faded Fantasy - Damien Rice". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "The Avett Brothers Earn First No. 1 Song With 'Ain't No Man'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Paradox [Original Music from the Film] - Promise of the Real, Neil Young". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-17.