Neil Dorfsman

Neil Dorfsman
Born	New York, NY
Occupation(s)	Producer/Engineer
Associated acts	Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, They Might Be Giants
Website	http://neildorfsman.com

Neil Dorfsman is an American sound engineer and 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. Most recently, 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, Dorfman 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, where he was trained by Eddie Kramer, and The Power Station, where he became a staff engineer, in the 1970s. As of 2014, Dorfsman lives in La Jolla, California.