Dave O'Donnell

Dave O'Donnell is Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer known for his work with James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Bettye LaVette, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, John Mayer, Lyle Lovett, Milton Nascimento, Burt Bacharach, Keb' Mo', Keith Urban, Tina Turner and Ray Charles.[1][2][3][4][5] O'Donnell is currently based in New York.

Dave O'Donnell
Dave O'Donnell at his studio in New York, 2019.
Background information
Occupation(s)Record producer, mixer, engineer
Associated actsJames Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Keith Richards, Keb' Mo', Bettye LaVatte, Eric Clapton,
Websitedaveodonnell.com

O'Donnell earned a degree in Sound Recording Technology at SUNY Fredonia. In 1984, he began work at Power Station studios in Manhattan, beginning as a runner and working his way up to engineer. During this period he worked with artists including Tina Turner, Chic, Lyle Lovett, Jimmy Buffett and Deep Purple, who had a big influence on his work. He went on to work as a freelance record producer, engineer and mixer. In 2000, O'Donnell began a long-standing relationship with James Taylor and has since worked with him on five studio albums over the last 20 years.[6][7][8]

Awards

One Grammy Award win, and four Grammy Award nominations:

Five TEC Award wins:

  • TEC Award win for "Record Production Album" (2006), John Mayer's Continuum. Role: engineer.
  • TEC Award win for "Record Production Single" (2006), John Mayer's Waiting On The World To Change. Role: engineer.
  • TEC Awards win for "Record Production Album" (2015), James Taylor's Before This World. Role: producer, engineer and mixer.
  • TEC Award win for "TV Sound Production" (2008), One Man Band. Role: producer, engineer, mixer.
  • TEC Award win for "Surround Sound Production" (2008), One Man Band. Role: producer, engineer, mixer.

Two Emmy nominations:

Discography
Artist Year Album Producer Engineer Mixer
James Taylor 2020 American Standard
Y
Y
Y
Sheryl Crow 2019 Threads
Y
Y
Clark Beckham "I Need"
Y
Bettye LaVette 2018 Things Have Changed
Y
Y
Keb' Mo' 2016 The Door
Y
Y
Keith Urban "Gone Tomorrow"
Y
Keith Richards 2015 Crosseyed Heart
Y
Y
James Taylor Before this World
Y
Y
Y
Boz Scaggs "Rich Woman"
Y
Smokey Robinson 2014 "Ain't That Peculiar"
Y
Y
Y
Henry Butler & Steve Bernstein Vipers Drag
Y
Y
Katy Perry 2013 "Birthday"
Y
Heart "Stairway To Heaven"
Y
Ray Charles "None of Us Are Free"
Y
K'naan ft. Keith Richards 2012 "Sleep When I Die"
Y
Fiorella Mannoia Sud
Y
Kelly Clarkson 2011 "Why Don't You try"
Y
James Taylor 2009 Other Covers
Y
Y
Y
Kurt Elling Dedicated To You
Y
Benny Reid Escaping Shadows
Y
James Taylor 2008 Covers
Y
Eric Claptin & Keith Richards 2007 "Key to The Highway"
Y
Kurt Elling Night Moves
Y
Patti Scialfa Play It As It Lays
Y
James Taylor One Man Band
Y
Y
Y
John Mayer 2006 Continuum
Y
Skye Dedicated To You
Y
Y
Re-mix
John Mayer 2005 The Village Sessions
Y
Burt Bacharach At This Time
Y
Circos 2004 En el Cielo de Tu Boca
Y
Volume Cero Estelar
Y
Aaron Neville 2003 Nature Boy
Y
Kronos Quartet with Astor Piazzola Five Tango Sensations
Y
Lyle Lovett "G.T.O."
Y
Y
Jimmy Buffett 2002 Far Side of The World
Y
Y
Deep Purple "Hush"
Y
James Taylor 2000 October Road
Y
Y
Lyle Lovett "What I'd Say?"
Y
Y
James Taylor 1999 "Summer Wind"
Y
Y
Milton Nascimento 1998 Tambores De Minas
Y
Milton Nascimento 1997 Nascimento
Y
Y
Chic 1992 Chicism
Y
Y
Tina Turner 1989 Foreign Affair
Y
Eric Clapton Journeyman
Y
Ian Hunter & Mick Robinson Yui Orta
Y

References
  1. Dave O'Donnell | SoundonSound Inside Track
  2. Dave O'Donnell Feature | Warm Audio
  3. Dave O'Donnell | Grammy Award Search
  4. Dave O'Donnell Discography | Discogs
  5. James Taylor & Dave O'Donnell | MixOnline
  6. Dave O'Donnell AllMusic Dave O'Donnell | Allmusic
  7. Dave O'Donnell | Producer Biography and Discography
  8. Dave O'Donnel | Biography

Awards & Discography References


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