American record producer
Musical artist
Neil Dorfsman (born May 31, 1952) is an Americansound engineer and record producer, best known for his work withDire Straits,Bruce Hornsby,Mark Knopfler,Paul McCartney andSting. He wonGrammy Awards for Best Producer for Bruce Hornsby'sScenes from the Southside (1988) and Sting's...Nothing Like the Sun (1987), a Grammy Award for Best Engineer for Dire Straits'Brothers in Arms (1985), as well as a nomination for Best Engineer for Dire Straits'sLove Over Gold (1982). Further, he recorded two tracks on Sting'sBrand New Day (1999), which won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. He mixed theEast Village Opera Company'sOlde School, which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009. In 1988[1] and 1998, Dorfsman won aTEC Award for Engineer of the Year.
Other popular artists Dorfsman has worked with includeBjörk,Paul Brady,Def Leppard,Bonnie Tyler,They Might Be Giants,Richie Sambora, andTears for Fears.[2]
Dorfsman was born inManhattan and grew up onLong Island.[3] His career began atElectric Lady Studios in 1977, where he was trained byEddie Kramer.[4] After two years, he moved toPower Station Studios, where he became a staff engineer in 1979. His big break came in May, when he was assigned to take over forBob Clearmountain, who had a prior commitment, onBruce Springsteen's fifth studio album. One year and 60+ songs later, the recording was finally completed for the double album,The River.[5]
In the last decade, Dorfsman has made his residence in theSan Diego area of California.[6]
Neil Dorfsman has worked on over 300 albums[7][8]
- 2014The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973-1984 -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 2013The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1 -Bob Dylan - Engineer
- 2012Grégoire Maret -Grégoire Maret - Mixing
- 2012Live/Stone Blue -Foghat - Remixing
- 2011The Best of 25 Years -Sting - Mixing, Producer
- 2011Wonderland - Original Broadway Cast - Engineer, Mixing
- 2010De Mares y Visiones: Canciones de Una Década -Manolo García - Mixing
- 2010The Collection 1973-84 -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 2009Animal Grace/Walking Through Fire -April Wine - Mixing
- 2009Great Vacation, Vol. 1: Super Best of Glay -Glay - Mixing
- 2009Greatest Hits -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 2009Handel's Messiah Rocks -Joyful Noise - Engineer
- 2009No Surrender - Kane - Engineer
- 2008Ikons -Kiss - Engineer
- 2008Olde School - The East Village Opera Company - Mixing
- 2008Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years - Producer
- 2008Saldremos a la Lluvia -Manolo García - Mixing
- 2008The Other Side of Me -Linda Eder - Engineer
- 2007In the Moment-Bob Mintzer - Engineer
- 2007Volta -Björk - Engineer, Mixing
- 2006Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 -Kiss - Engineering
- 2006Révérence -Henri Salvador - Engineer, Mixing
- 2006Soapbox Heroes -Enter the Haggis - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 2006Surrounded -Björk - Engineer
- 2005From the Ground Up -Antigone Rising - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 2005Private Investigations: The Best ofDire Straits &Mark Knopfler -Dire Straits - Producer
- 2005Romeo Rodney -Rodney Dangerfield - Engineer, Mixing
- 2005The Best of Bob Dylan -Bob Dylan - Engineer
- 2005The East Village Opera Company - The East Village Opera Company - Engineer, Producer
- 2004All the Best -Tina Turner - Producer
- 2004Dedication/On the Line -Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer, Mixing
- 2004Everybody Loves a Happy Ending -Tears for Fears - Engineer
- 2004Faster Than the Speed of Night/Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire -Bonnie Tyler- Engineer, Mixing
- 2004Greatest Radio Hits -Bruce Hornsby - Producer
- 2004Medúlla -Björk - Engineer
- 2003Late Harvest -Serah - Engineer
- 2003Songs of Love -Sting - Composer
- 2003That Great Love Sound [UK CD] -The Raveonettes - Engineer
- 2003The Chain Gang of Love -The Raveonettes - Engineer
- 2003The Essential Bruce Springsteen -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 2002Anthology -Carly Simon - Engineer
- 2002At the Movies -Sting - Mixing, Producer
- 2002Beyond Words -Bobby McFerrin - Engineer, Mixing
- 2002Favorite Enemy - Eman - Engineer, Mixing
- 2002Happy Times Ten -Hampton the Hampster - Engineer, Mixing
- 2002Nobody Knows: The Best ofPaul Brady[Compass] -Paul Brady - Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
- 2002The Edge of Silence -Solas - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 2001Back to the Island: Reggae From Martha's Vineyard - Engineer
- 2000A Collection: Step by Step/Paradox-Steps Ahead - Engineer
- 2000Best ofArt Farmer in theCTI Years -Art Farmer - Engineer
- 2000Brand New Day: The Remixes - Sting - Engineer
- 2000Make It Beautiful - Sara Lee - Mixing
- 1999Brand New Day - Sting - Engineer
- 1999Falling Forward -Willy Porter - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1998Black Progress: The Formative Years, Vol. 2 -Bob Marley - Remixing
- 1998Fairytales - Divine - Engineer
- 1998Greatest Hits -Gato Barbieri - Engineer
- 1998Mixed Blessing -William Topley - Producer
- 1998Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits -Dire Straits - Producer
- 1997One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 1997Senegal Moon -Serah - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1997The Best of T-Connection: Everything's Still Cool -T-Connection - Engineer, Mixing
- 1997The Very Best of Sting & the Police -The Police - Mixing, Producer
- 1996Out of the Wind -Serah - Engineer, Mixing
- 1996Bigmouth - Bigmouth - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- 1996Super Best of Casiopea -Casiopea - Engineer
- 1995(What's the Story) Morning Glory? -Oasis -multichannel mixing (SACD version)
- 1995A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC -XTC - Engineer
- 1995Cinderella: Tribute to a Classic -Disney - Engineer
- 1995Dog Eared Dream -Willy Porter - Engineer, Mixing, Overdubs, Remixing
- 1995Greatest Hits -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 1995Regarding the Soul -Dee Carstensen - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1995The Strangers - The Strangers - Mixing
- 1994Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 -Sting - Mixing, Producer
- 1994The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties -Tina Turner - Producer
- 1993On the Night -Dire Straits - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1993Screenplaying -Mark Knopfler - Engineer
- 1992Pretty Vultures -Ten Inch Men - Engineer, Producer
- 1992Songs & Crazy Dreams -Paul Brady - Mixing, Producer
- 1991Prince of the Deep Water -The Blessing - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1991Stranger in This Town -Richie Sambora - Producer
- 1990Trick or Treat -Paul Brady - Mixing
- 1989Circle Back Home -Tom Kimmel - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1989Coming in for the Kill -Climie Fisher - Engineer, Producer
- 1989Flowers in the Dirt -Paul McCartney - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1989Greenpeace: Rainbow Warriors [#1] - Producer
- 1989Strange Angels -Laurie Anderson - Mixing
- 1989The Original Hits -Sylvester - Engineer
- 1988...Nada Como el Sol -Sting - Producer
- 1988Blues for Buddha -The Silencers - Mixing
- 1988Colin James -Colin James - Mixing
- 1988Everything's Different Now -'Til Tuesday - Mixing
- 1988Greatest Hits [Arista]-Air Supply - Mixing
- 1988Land of Dreams -Randy Newman - Engineer
- 1988Money for Nothing -Dire Straits - Producer
- 1988Scenes from the Southside -Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- 1988Walking through Fire -April Wine- Mixing Engineer
- 1987Coming Around Again -Carly Simon - Engineer
- 1987Englishman in New York: The Ben Liebrand Mix -Sting - Producer
- 1987Jude Cole -Jude Cole - Engineer, Mixing
- 1987Lolita Pop -Lolita Pop - Mixing
- 1987Mercy -Steve Jones - Engineer
- 1987Nothing Like the Sun -Sting - Mixing, Producer
- 1986Daring Adventures -Richard Thompson - Engineer, Mixing
- 1986Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire -Bonnie Tyler - Mixing
- 1986Rock for Amnesty - Producer
- 1986True for You -Paul Brady - Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
- 1986Whiplash Smile -Billy Idol - Engineer
- 1985Boys and Girls -Bryan Ferry - Engineer
- 1985Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits - Engineer, Producer
- 1984Cal -Mark Knopfler - Engineer
- 1984Emotion -Barbra Streisand - Engineer
- 1983Faster Than the Speed of Night -Bonnie Tyler - Engineer, Mixing
- 1983Hello Big- Man -Carly Simon - Engineer
- 1983Infidels -Bob Dylan - Engineer
- 1983Lonely at Night - Orphan - Engineer
- 1983Love Over and Over -Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Engineer
- 1982Ignition -John Waite - Assistant Engineer
- 1982Love Over Gold -Dire Straits - Engineer
- 1982On the Line - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer
- 1982Smokin' in the Pit -Steps Ahead - Engineer, Mixing
- 1982The Philip Lynott Album -Phil Lynott - Mixing
- 1981Chances Are -Bob Marley & the Wailers - Engineer, Remixing
- 1981Dedication -Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer
- 1981Wanderlust -Mike Mainieri - Engineer, Mixing
- 1980Carnaval - Spyro Gyra - Engineer
- 1980Diana -Diana Ross - Engineer
- 1980Manhattan Update -Warren Bernhardt - Engineer
- 1980The River -Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
- 1979La Cuna -Ray Barretto - Engineer, Mixing
- 1979Yama -Art Farmer - Engineer
- 1978Heavy Metal Be-Bop -The Brecker Brothers - Assistant Engineer
- 1978Jorge Santana -Jorge Santana - Assistant Engineer
- 1978Stone Blue -Foghat - Remixing
- 1978The Captain's Journey -Lee Ritenour - Assistant Engineer
- 1977Alive II-Kiss - Assistant Engineer
- 1977Love Eyes -Art Webb - Assistant Engineer
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