- Source: Neil Dorfsman
Neil Dorfsman (born May 31, 1952) is an American sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Dire Straits, Bruce Hornsby, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney and Sting. He won Grammy Awards for Best Producer for Bruce Hornsby's Scenes 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's Love Over Gold (1982). Further, he recorded two tracks on Sting's Brand New Day (1999), which won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. He mixed the East Village Opera Company's Olde School, which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009. In 1988 and 1998, Dorfsman won a TEC Award for Engineer of the Year.
Other popular artists Dorfsman has worked with include Björk, Paul Brady, Def Leppard, Bonnie Tyler, They Might Be Giants, Richie Sambora, and Tears for Fears.
Dorfsman was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island. His career began at Electric Lady Studios in 1977, where he was trained by Eddie Kramer. After two years, he moved to Power Station Studios, where he became a staff engineer in 1979. His big break came in May, when he was assigned to take over for Bob Clearmountain, who had a prior commitment, on Bruce Springsteen's fifth studio album. One year and 60+ songs later, the recording was finally completed for the double album, The River.
In the last decade, Dorfsman has made his residence in the San Diego area of California.
Selected works
Neil Dorfsman has worked on over 300 albums
2014 The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973-1984 - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2013 The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Bob Dylan - Engineer
2012 Grégoire Maret - Grégoire Maret - Mixing
2012 Live/Stone Blue - Foghat - Remixing
2011 The Best of 25 Years - Sting - Mixing, Producer
2011 Wonderland - Original Broadway Cast - Engineer, Mixing
2010 De Mares y Visiones: Canciones de Una Década - Manolo García - Mixing
2010 The Collection 1973-84 - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2009 Animal Grace/Walking Through Fire - April Wine - Mixing
2009 Great Vacation, Vol. 1: Super Best of Glay - Glay - Mixing
2009 Greatest Hits - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2009 Handel's Messiah Rocks - Joyful Noise - Engineer
2009 No Surrender - Kane - Engineer
2008 Ikons - Kiss - Engineer
2008 Olde School - The East Village Opera Company - Mixing
2008 Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years - Producer
2008 Saldremos a la Lluvia - Manolo García - Mixing
2008 The Other Side of Me - Linda Eder - Engineer
2007 In the Moment- Bob Mintzer - Engineer
2007 Volta - Björk - Engineer, Mixing
2006 Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 - Kiss - Engineering
2006 Révérence - Henri Salvador - Engineer, Mixing
2006 Soapbox Heroes - Enter the Haggis - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
2006 Surrounded - Björk - Engineer
2005 From the Ground Up - Antigone Rising - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
2005 Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Producer
2005 Romeo Rodney - Rodney Dangerfield - Engineer, Mixing
2005 The Best of Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan - Engineer
2005 The East Village Opera Company - The East Village Opera Company - Engineer, Producer
2004 All the Best - Tina Turner - Producer
2004 Dedication/On the Line - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer, Mixing
2004 Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears for Fears - Engineer
2004 Faster Than the Speed of Night/Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire - Bonnie Tyler- Engineer, Mixing
2004 Greatest Radio Hits - Bruce Hornsby - Producer
2004 Medúlla - Björk - Engineer
2003 Late Harvest - Serah - Engineer
2003 Songs of Love - Sting - Composer
2003 That Great Love Sound [UK CD] - The Raveonettes - Engineer
2003 The Chain Gang of Love - The Raveonettes - Engineer
2003 The Essential Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2002 Anthology - Carly Simon - Engineer
2002 At the Movies - Sting - Mixing, Producer
2002 Beyond Words - Bobby McFerrin - Engineer, Mixing
2002 Favorite Enemy - Eman - Engineer, Mixing
2002 Happy Times Ten - Hampton the Hampster - Engineer, Mixing
2002 Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady[Compass] - Paul Brady - Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
2002 The Edge of Silence - Solas - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
2001 Back to the Island: Reggae From Martha's Vineyard - Engineer
2000 A Collection: Step by Step/Paradox- Steps Ahead - Engineer
2000 Best of Art Farmer in the CTI Years - Art Farmer - Engineer
2000 Brand New Day: The Remixes - Sting - Engineer
2000 Make It Beautiful - Sara Lee - Mixing
1999 Brand New Day - Sting - Engineer
1999 Falling Forward - Willy Porter - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1998 Black Progress: The Formative Years, Vol. 2 - Bob Marley - Remixing
1998 Fairytales - Divine - Engineer
1998 Greatest Hits - Gato Barbieri - Engineer
1998 Mixed Blessing - William Topley - Producer
1998 Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits - Dire Straits - Producer
1997 One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
1997 Senegal Moon - Serah - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1997 The Best of T-Connection: Everything's Still Cool - T-Connection - Engineer, Mixing
1997 The Very Best of Sting & the Police - The Police - Mixing, Producer
1996 Out of the Wind - Serah - Engineer, Mixing
1996 Bigmouth - Bigmouth - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1996 Super Best of Casiopea - Casiopea - Engineer
1995 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis - multichannel mixing (SACD version)
1995 A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC - XTC - Engineer
1995 Cinderella: Tribute to a Classic - Disney - Engineer
1995 Dog Eared Dream - Willy Porter - Engineer, Mixing, Overdubs, Remixing
1995 Greatest Hits - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
1995 Regarding the Soul - Dee Carstensen - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1995 The Strangers - The Strangers - Mixing
1994 Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 - Sting - Mixing, Producer
1994 The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties - Tina Turner - Producer
1993 On the Night - Dire Straits - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1993 Screenplaying - Mark Knopfler - Engineer
1992 Pretty Vultures - Ten Inch Men - Engineer, Producer
1992 Songs & Crazy Dreams - Paul Brady - Mixing, Producer
1991 Prince of the Deep Water - The Blessing - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1991 Stranger in This Town - Richie Sambora - Producer
1990 Trick or Treat - Paul Brady - Mixing
1989 Circle Back Home - Tom Kimmel - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1989 Coming in for the Kill - Climie Fisher - Engineer, Producer
1989 Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1989 Greenpeace: Rainbow Warriors [#1] - Producer
1989 Strange Angels - Laurie Anderson - Mixing
1989 The Original Hits - Sylvester - Engineer
1988 ...Nada Como el Sol - Sting - Producer
1988 Blues for Buddha - The Silencers - Mixing
1988 Colin James - Colin James - Mixing
1988 Everything's Different Now - 'Til Tuesday - Mixing
1988 Greatest Hits [Arista]- Air Supply - Mixing
1988 Land of Dreams - Randy Newman - Engineer
1988 Money for Nothing - Dire Straits - Producer
1988 Scenes from the Southside - Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
1988 Walking through Fire - April Wine- Mixing Engineer
1987 Coming Around Again - Carly Simon - Engineer
1987 Englishman in New York: The Ben Liebrand Mix - Sting - Producer
1987 Jude Cole - Jude Cole - Engineer, Mixing
1987 Lolita Pop - Lolita Pop - Mixing
1987 Mercy - Steve Jones - Engineer
1987 Nothing Like the Sun - Sting - Mixing, Producer
1986 Daring Adventures - Richard Thompson - Engineer, Mixing
1986 Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire - Bonnie Tyler - Mixing
1986 Rock for Amnesty - Producer
1986 True for You - Paul Brady - Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
1986 Whiplash Smile - Billy Idol - Engineer
1985 Boys and Girls - Bryan Ferry - Engineer
1985 Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits - Engineer, Producer
1984 Cal - Mark Knopfler - Engineer
1984 Emotion - Barbra Streisand - Engineer
1983 Faster Than the Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler - Engineer, Mixing
1983 Hello Big- Man - Carly Simon - Engineer
1983 Infidels - Bob Dylan - Engineer
1983 Lonely at Night - Orphan - Engineer
1983 Love Over and Over - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Engineer
1982 Ignition - John Waite - Assistant Engineer
1982 Love Over Gold - Dire Straits - Engineer
1982 On the Line - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer
1982 Smokin' in the Pit - Steps Ahead - Engineer, Mixing
1982 The Philip Lynott Album - Phil Lynott - Mixing
1981 Chances Are - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Engineer, Remixing
1981 Dedication - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer
1981 Wanderlust - Mike Mainieri - Engineer, Mixing
1980 Carnaval - Spyro Gyra - Engineer
1980 Diana - Diana Ross - Engineer
1980 Manhattan Update - Warren Bernhardt - Engineer
1980 The River - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
1979 La Cuna - Ray Barretto - Engineer, Mixing
1979 Yama - Art Farmer - Engineer
1978 Heavy Metal Be-Bop - The Brecker Brothers - Assistant Engineer
1978 Jorge Santana - Jorge Santana - Assistant Engineer
1978 Stone Blue - Foghat - Remixing
1978 The Captain's Journey - Lee Ritenour - Assistant Engineer
1977 Alive II- Kiss - Assistant Engineer
1977 Love Eyes - Art Webb - Assistant Engineer
Soundtracks
2000 Dolphins [Original Soundtrack] - Producer
1995 The Living Sea [Soundtrack from the IMAX film] - Producer
1995 The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers [Original Soundtrack] - Mixing, Producer
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral - Original Soundtrack - Producer
1992 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth [Soundtrack] - Randy Miller - Producer
1991 Backdraft [RCA]- Hans Zimmer - Producer
1989 She-Devil “Always” [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Mixing
1984 Footloose [Original Soundtrack] - Associate Producer, Mixing
1983 Local Hero [Original Soundtrack] - Mark Knopfler - Engineer
Box Sets/Catalogs
2014 The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973-1984 - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2013 The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Bob Dylan - Engineer
2012 The Complete Arista Albums Collection - The Brecker Brothers - Mixing
2011 The Complete Columbia Albums Collection - Wayne Shorter - Engineer
2010 The Collection 1973-84 - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
2008 Greatest Hits [Steel Box Collection] - Bonnie Tyler - Engineer
2005 The Collection, Vol. 3: Blonde on Blonde/Blood on the Tracks/Infidels - Bob Dylan - Engineer
2003 Bob Dylan [Limited Edition Hybrid SACD Set] - Bob Dylan- Engineer
1998 Tracks - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer
References
External links
Official website
Discogs page
Interview with Mix magazine
Interview on the making of Brothers in Arms with Sound on Sound
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Neil Dorfsman
- Brothers in Arms (album)
- Nothing Like the Sun (Sting album)
- Dire Straits
- Money for Nothing (song)
- 28th Annual Grammy Awards
- Terry Williams (drummer)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
- Scenes from the Southside
- Break Every Rule