Dana Nielsen
Dana Nielsen | |
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Origin | Chicago |
Genres | Rock, metal, pop, hip hop, jazz, folk |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, engineer, mixer and musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, Voice, Keyboards, Programming |
Website | dananielsen |
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
Artist | Year | Album | Mixer | Engineer | Editing | Musician | Producer |
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The Smashing Pumpkins | 2018 | Shiny and Oh So Bright | Y | Y | |||
DRAM | Check Ya Fabrics | Y | Y | ||||
Promise of the Real / Neil Young | 2017 | The Visitor | Y | ||||
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Neil Young | Earth | Y | |||||
The Avett Brothers | 2016 | True Sadness | Y | Y | |||
Crown And The M.O.B | All Hail Now | Y | Y | Y | co-P | ||
Ruen Brothers | 2015 | Point Dume | Y | ||||
Damien Rice | 2014 | My Favorite Faded Fantasy | Y | ||||
Noah Gundersen | Ledges | Y | |||||
Crown | 2013 | Forthcoming Album | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Black Sabbath | 13! | Y | |||||
Anchorman 2 | Original Score (by Andrew Feltenstein) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
Jake Bugg | "Shangri La" | Y | |||||
Kanye West | "Yeezus" | Y | |||||
Johnnyswim | "Heart Beats EP" | Y | |||||
Jennifer Nettles | "That Girl" | Y | Y | ||||
Bob Dylan | 2012 | Tempest | Y | Y | |||
Christina Aguilera | "Casa de Mi Padre" (Single) | Y | Y | ||||
Chic Gamine | Closer | Y | |||||
Those Darlins | "Pet You And Hold You" (Single) | Y | |||||
Avett Brothers | "The Carpenters" | Y | |||||
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2011 | I'm With You | Y | ||||
Adele | 21 | Y | |||||
Alela Diane | Alela Diane & Wild Devine | Y | |||||
Rihanna | Loud | Y | |||||
Outasight | Figure 8 EP | Y | |||||
We Are Scientists | 2010 | Barbara | Y | ||||
Slayer | 2009 | World Painted Blood | Y | ||||
The Gossip | Music For Men | Y | Y | ||||
Thirty Seconds to Mars | This Is War | Y | |||||
The Avett Brothers | I and Love and You | Y | |||||
Cecilia Noël | A Gozar! | Y | |||||
Jakob Dylan | 2008 | Seeing Things | Y | ||||
Metallica | Death Magnetic | Y | |||||
Neil Diamond | Home Before Dark | Y | Y | ||||
Weezer | Red | Y | |||||
Jesse Lewis | Atticus | Y | |||||
The Hush Sound | Goodbye Blues | Y | |||||
Valencia | We All Need a Reason to Believe | Y | |||||
Linkin Park | 2007 | Minutes to Midnight | Y | ||||
Dan Wilson | Free Life | Y | |||||
Alex Acuna | The Rhythm Collector | Y | |||||
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2006 | Stadium Arcadium | Y | Y | |||
Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Y | |||||
Anti-Flag | For Blood & Empire | Y | |||||
Heavens | Patent Pending | Y | |||||
Neil Diamond | 2005 | 12 Songs (Artist's Cut) | Y | Y | |||
System of a Down | Mesmerize | Y | |||||
System of a Down | Hypnotize | Y |
References
- ^ a b c "Dana Nielsen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dana Nielsen - Record Producer / Mixer / Engineer". Dana Nielsen. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark". Discogs. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Neil Diamond Biography, Discography, Chart History". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen". GRAMMY.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Music From the Motion Picture - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Casa De Mi Padre - Original Soundtrack | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Dana Nielsen". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "studioexpresso - producer Dana Nielsen". www.studioexpresso.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Meet Madison Ryann Ward, Singer Featured in JAY-Z Episode of David Letterman Netflix Series". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dana Nielsen -". Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "My Favourite Faded Fantasy - Damien Rice | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "The Avett Brothers Earn First No. 1 Song With 'Ain't No Man'". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Paradox [Original Music from the Film] - Promise of the Real, Neil Young | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
External links
- Official Website