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 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 On Every Street - Dire Straits - Mixing (1–6, 8–11) 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