associated_acts birth_place url background article_title name occupation
sting mccartney , dire straits , they might be giants , bruce springsteen , mark knopfler , paul new york , ny http://neildorfsman.com non_performing_personnel neil dorfsman
 neil dorfsman producer/engineer
neil dorfsman

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 '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- and sting 's '' ... nothing like the sun '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , a grammy award for best engineer for dire straits ' brothers in arms -lrb- 1985 -rrb- , as well as a nomination for best engineer for dire straits 's `` love over gold '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- .
further , he recorded two tracks on sting 's `` brand new day '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , 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 .
