Question: Facts: - years active: 1980 - present - name: tony dawsey - background: non_performing_personnel - associated acts: jay-z kid rock , ghostface killah , moby , nine inch , nails , ronny jordan , king 's x akon , whitney houston , dmx , - occupation: mastering engineer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tony dawsey .
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tony dawsey is mastering engineer at masterdisk in new york city .his credits include artists such as jay-z , akon , whitney houston , dmx , kid rock , gang starr , redman , ghostface killah , moby , nine inch nails , ronny jordan , and king 's x. tony grew up in spanish harlem in new york city .he got a job at masterdisk in the mail room and making cassettes in 1980 .while at masterdisk , he learned to be a mastering engineer and has since been an extremely notable mastering engineer in the industry , particularly well known for his work with hip-hop .he mastered his first # 1 , multi-platinum album in 1987 , which was the soundtrack to the film '' la bamba '' .