Eric J Dubowsky also known as Eric J, is a

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, and APRA award-winning

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and

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. Eric grew up in the

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suburb of

Tenafly, New Jersey Tenafly () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census the borough had a population of 15,409,

and graduated from

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in 1993. After attending

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he worked at Greene St. Recording in New York City, the home of early hip-hop artists

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, and

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. It was here Eric assisted engineer/producer, Rod Hui. That led to a job working with Atlantic Records producer

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in 1998. Eric has worked with artists such as

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ODESZA Odesza (; stylized as ODESZA) is an American electronic music duo originating from Bellingham, Washington. It consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, known individually as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. They formed in 2012, shortly bef ...

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Chet Faker Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, ''Thinking in Textures'', and signed to Downtown Records in the United St ...

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Jeff Bhasker Jeff Bhasker (born March 4, 1974) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and nominated in 2013. An accomplished producer, he ...

Andy Grammer Andrew Charles Grammer (born December 3, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records. His debut album, '' Andy Grammer'', was released in 2011 and spawned the singles " Keep Your Head Up" and " F ...

Tove Lo Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 29 October 1987), known professionally as Tove Lo (), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by ''Rolling Stone.'' She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take o ...

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Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploadi ...

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Freeform Five Freeform Five is an English electronic group led by DJ, producer, and songwriter Anu Pillai. Biography It was his remix of Isolee’s "Beau Mot Plage" in 1999 that alerted many to this group. The Freeform Five DJ mix albums ''Bisous Bis ...

, Ruel,

Kimbra Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and s ...

Mansionair Mansionair is an Australian indie electronic trio formed in 2014. Mansionair signed with Glassnote Records and have released several singles including "Easier", "Astronaut - Something About Your Love", and "Violet City", which landed on the ''B ...

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, The Rubens,

Marc Kinchen Marc Kinchen (born August 3, 1972), known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs " Always" and "Love Change ...

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, and actress

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. Eric received the 2014

award for Best Engineer for his work mixing the

album, ''

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''. He received the 2016

award for Best Engineer, alongside

, for his work on ''

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''. He also won a

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. In 2021 Eric won an APRA award for Most Played Electronic work for the song "Rushing Back" which he co-wrote with

and

Vera Blue Celia Pavey, known professionally as Vera Blue, is an Australian singer-songwriter signed with Island Records Australia, which is part of Universal Music Australia. Her folk-inspired album ''This Music'' peaked at number 14 on the Australian A ...

. He was lead singer of the New York City-based band Essex, which he formed with

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drummer, Matt Johnson. He sang and played guitar and keyboards in

The Relationship The Relationship was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 2007 by Weezer guitarist Brian Bell and Nate Shaw. In 2010, Bell released the first Relationship album and has since performed and recorded with a ...

with

guitarist

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. He also produced and recorded their self-titled album. Eric worked as an engineer for the Los Angeles-based rock band

on '' The Red Album'' produced by

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. He composed the theme song to VH-1's ''

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'' and the theme for

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on Versus and later the UFC.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. , - ,

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, ''

'' by

, ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year , , - ,

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, ''

'' by

, ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year , , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, ''

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'' by Ruel , ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year , , - ,

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, ''

0202 ''0202'' is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock group the Rubens, released on 12 February 2021 by Ivy League Records. The album was announced on 15 October 2020, alongside the release of the video for the album's third singl ...

'' by The Rubens , ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

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, Dann Hume & Eric J Dubowsky for ''

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'' by

Budjerah Budjerah Slabb, known mononymously as Budjerah, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter from Fingal Head, New South Wales. He is a Coodjinburra man from the Bundjalung nation. His debut single "Missing You" was released in October 202 ...

, rowspan="2", Mix Engineer – Best Mixed Album , , - , Eric J Dubowsky for ''

Palaces A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whic ...

'' by Flume , , -

References

External links

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