Dana Nielsen
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]
Dana Nielsen | |
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Origin | Chicago |
Genres | Rock, metal, pop, hip hop, jazz, folk |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, engineer, mixer and musician |
Instruments | Saxophone, Voice, Keyboards, Programming |
Associated acts | The Avett Brothers, Neil Young, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Slayer, Santana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Diamond, Justin Timberlake, System of A Down, Weezer, Rihanna, Gossip |
Website | dananielsen |
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 | |||||
DRAM | Check Ya Fabrics | ||||||
Promise of the Real / Neil Young | 2017 | The Visitor | |||||
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Neil Young | Earth | ||||||
The Avett Brothers | 2016 | True Sadness | |||||
Crown And The M.O.B | All Hail Now | co-P | |||||
Ruen Brothers | 2015 | Point Dume | |||||
Damien Rice | 2014 | My Favorite Faded Fantasy | |||||
Noah Gundersen | Ledges | ||||||
Crown | 2013 | Forthcoming Album | |||||
Black Sabbath | 13! | ||||||
Anchorman 2 | Original Score (by Andrew Feltenstein) | ||||||
Jake Bugg | "Shangri La" | ||||||
Kanye West | "Yeezus" | ||||||
Johnnyswim | "Heart Beats EP" | ||||||
Jennifer Nettles | "That Girl" | ||||||
Bob Dylan | 2012 | Tempest | |||||
Christina Aguilera | "Casa de Mi Padre" (Single) | ||||||
Chic Gamine | Closer | ||||||
Those Darlins | "Pet You And Hold You" (Single) | ||||||
Avett Brothers | "The Carpenters" | ||||||
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2011 | I'm With You | |||||
Adele | 21 | ||||||
Alela Diane | Alela Diane & Wild Devine | ||||||
Rihanna | Loud | ||||||
Outasight | Figure 8 EP | ||||||
We Are Scientists | 2010 | Barbara | |||||
Slayer | 2009 | World Painted Blood | |||||
The Gossip | Music For Men | ||||||
Thirty Seconds to Mars | This Is War | ||||||
The Avett Brothers | I and Love and You | ||||||
Cecilia Noël | A Gozar! | ||||||
Jakob Dylan | 2008 | Seeing Things | |||||
Metallica | Death Magnetic | ||||||
Neil Diamond | Home Before Dark | ||||||
Weezer | Red | ||||||
Jesse Lewis | Atticus | ||||||
The Hush Sound | Goodbye Blues | ||||||
Valencia | We All Need a Reason to Believe | ||||||
Linkin Park | 2007 | Minutes to Midnight | |||||
Dan Wilson | Free Life | ||||||
Alex Acuna | The Rhythm Collector | ||||||
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2006 | Stadium Arcadium | |||||
Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveSounds | ||||||
Anti-Flag | For Blood & Empire | ||||||
Heavens | Patent Pending | ||||||
Neil Diamond | 2005 | 12 Songs (Artist's Cut) | |||||
System of a Down | Mesmerize | ||||||
System of a Down | Hypnotize | ||||||
References
- "Dana Nielsen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- "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.
- "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.