Dana Nielsen
OriginChicago
GenresRock, metal, pop, hip hop, jazz, folk
Occupation(s)Record producer, engineer, mixer and musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, Voice, Keyboards, Programming
Websitedananielsen.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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dana Nielsen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Dana Nielsen - Record Producer / Mixer / Engineer". Dana Nielsen. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark". Discogs. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Neil Diamond Biography, Discography, Chart History". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dana Nielsen". GRAMMY.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Music From the Motion Picture - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Casa De Mi Padre - Original Soundtrack | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dana Nielsen". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "studioexpresso - producer Dana Nielsen". www.studioexpresso.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Awards". GRAMMY.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Meet Madison Ryann Ward, Singer Featured in JAY-Z Episode of David Letterman Netflix Series". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Dana Nielsen -". Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ "My Favourite Faded Fantasy - Damien Rice | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Avett Brothers Earn First No. 1 Song With 'Ain't No Man'". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Paradox [Original Music from the Film] - Promise of the Real, Neil Young | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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