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 | |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.