Dana Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago |
| Genres | Rock,metal, pop,hip hop, jazz,folk |
| Occupations | Record producer,engineer,mixer and musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, Voice, Keyboards, Programming |
| Website | dananielsen |
Dana Nielsen is an Americanmix engineer,audio engineer, record producer and saxophonist based in Los Angeles. Nielsen has worked with a wide range of artists includingMetallica,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 aGrammy award for Rihanna's albumLoud.[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'sDeath Magnetic, Adele's21, Slayer'sWorld Painted Blood, Red Hot Chili Pepper'sStadium Arcadium, and System of a Down'sHypnotize 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 BrothersAll My Shades of Blue,[1] mixed Damien Rice's MyFavourite Faded Fantasy[14] recorded, mixed, and played on The Avett Brother's #1 selling[15] albumTrue Sadness[16](Republic)[13] and recorded Neil Diamond and Promise of The Real for their latest albumThe Visitor (Reprise).[17]
