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Neil Dorfsman (born May 31, 1952) is an American
sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproductio ...
and record producer, best known for his work with Dire Straits,
Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...
,
Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
,
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
and Sting. He won Grammy Awards for Best Producer for Bruce Hornsby's ''
Scenes from the Southside ''Scenes from the Southside'' is the second album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The single " The Valley Road" was Hornsby's third (and last) Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and also his first number one on ...
'' (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 ''Love over Gold'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 24 September 1982 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album featured two singles: "Private Investi ...
'' (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, Dorfman won a
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for Engineer of the Year. Other popular artists Dorfsman has worked with include Björk,
Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
,
Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), ...
,
Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
,
They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a ...
, Richie Sambora, and
Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new ...
. Dorfsman was born in
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and grew up on Long Island. His career began at
Electric Lady Studios Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. It was commissioned by rock musician Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and designed by architect John Storyk and audio engineer Eddie Kramer by 1970. Hendrix spent only ten we ...
in 1977, where he was trained by
Eddie Kramer Edwin H. Kramer (born 19 April 1942) is a British recording producer and engineer. He has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin ...
. 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 Bob Clearmountain (born January 15, 1953) is an American recording engineer, mixer and record producer. He has worked with many major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Toto (band), Toto, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, with whom he ...
, who had a prior commitment, on album #5 for Bruce Springsteen. One year and 60+ songs later, recording was finally completed for the double LP, " The River." In the last decade, Dorfsman has made his residence in the
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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 Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- Engineer * 2012 ''
Grégoire Maret Grégoire Maret (born May 13, 1975) is a jazz harmonica player. Background Maret studied at Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, then The New School in New York City. On March 13, 2012 Maret released his first album as a leader. He has worked wi ...
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Grégoire Maret Grégoire Maret (born May 13, 1975) is a jazz harmonica player. Background Maret studied at Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, then The New School in New York City. On March 13, 2012 Maret released his first album as a leader. He has worked wi ...
- Mixing * 2012 ''Live/Stone Blue'' -
Foghat Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in its music. The band has achieved eight gold records, one platinum and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up ...
- 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 ''Walking Through Fire'' is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1985 April Wine- Album Chart History @Billboard.com (''Walking Through Fire'' peaked in October of 1985)Retrieved 7-7-2012. (see 1985 in musi ...
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April Wine April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwin since its inception, April Wine's first success came with its second album, '' On Record'' (1972), which rea ...
- Mixing * 2009 ''Great Vacation, Vol. 1: Super Best of Glay'' -
Glay Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres, includ ...
- Mixing * 2009 ''Greatest Hits'' - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer * 2009 ''Handel's Messiah Rocks'' - Joyful Noise - Engineer * 2009 '' No Surrender'' - Kane - Engineer * 2008 ''
Ikons ''Kiss Ikons'' is a four- CD box set featuring material recorded by the original members of the American hard rock band Kiss. It was released in 2008 by Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and refe ...
'' - 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 Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native C ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 2006 '' Soapbox Heroes'' - Enter the Haggis - Engineer, Mixing, Producer * 2006 '' Surrounded'' - Björk - Engineer * 2005 '' From the Ground Up'' -
Antigone Rising Antigone Rising is an all-female rock band based in New York City. The band's current line up is Cathy Henderson (lead guitar), Kristen Henderson (bass guitar and drums), and Nini Camps (lead vocals and rhythm guitar). History The band origin ...
- Engineer, Mixing, Producer * 2005 ''Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits &
Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
'' - Dire Straits - Producer * 2005 ''Romeo Rodney'' - Rodney Dangerfield - Engineer, Mixing * 2005 ''The Best of Bob Dylan'' -
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- Engineer * 2005 ''The East Village Opera Company'' - The East Village Opera Company - Engineer, Producer * 2004 ''All the Best'' -
Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
- Producer * 2004 ''Dedication/On the Line'' - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer, Mixing * 2004 ''
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending ''Everybody Loves a Happy Ending'' is the sixth studio album by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 14 September 2004 in the United States and on 7 March 2005 in the United Kingdom and Europe. The album marked Tears for Fears' c ...
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Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new ...
- Engineer * 2004 ''Faster Than the Speed of Night/Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire'' -
Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 2004 ''Greatest Radio Hits'' -
Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...
- Producer * 2004 ''
Medúlla ''Medúlla'' is the fifth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 30 August 2004 in the United Kingdom by One Little Indian Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. After the release of her electro ...
'' - Björk - Engineer * 2003 ''Late Harvest'' -
Serah {{about, , the Jewish wife of the Khazar ruler Sabriel, Serach (Khazar), the South Indian actress, Serah (actress), the type of Ancient Egyptian cartouche, Serekh, other meanings, Serach (disambiguation) Serach bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daugh ...
- Engineer * 2003 ''Songs of Love'' - Sting - Composer * 2003 '' That Great Love Sound'' K CD-
The Raveonettes The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Br ...
- Engineer * 2003 ''The Chain Gang of Love'' -
The Raveonettes The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Br ...
- 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 Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American folk and jazz singer. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rap ...
- 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 Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
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Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
- 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 Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group. History The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
- 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 Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
- 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 {{about, , the Jewish wife of the Khazar ruler Sabriel, Serach (Khazar), the South Indian actress, Serah (actress), the type of Ancient Egyptian cartouche, Serekh, other meanings, Serach (disambiguation) Serach bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daugh ...
- Engineer, Mixing, Producer * 1997 ''The Best of T-Connection: Everything's Still Cool'' -
T-Connection T-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including "D ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 1997 ''The Very Best of Sting & the Police'' -
The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Polic ...
- Mixing, Producer * 1996 ''Out of the Wind'' -
Serah {{about, , the Jewish wife of the Khazar ruler Sabriel, Serach (Khazar), the South Indian actress, Serah (actress), the type of Ancient Egyptian cartouche, Serekh, other meanings, Serach (disambiguation) Serach bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daugh ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 1996 ''Bigmouth'' - Bigmouth - Producer, Engineer, Mixing * 1996 ''Super Best of Casiopea'' -
Casiopea , now known in its fourth iteration as Casiopea-P4, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya ...
- 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 The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
- 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 Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
- Producer * 1993 '' On the Night'' - Dire Straits - Engineer, Mixing, Producer * 1993 '' Screenplaying'' -
Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
- Engineer * 1992 ''Pretty Vultures'' - Ten Inch Men - Engineer, Producer * 1992 '' Songs & Crazy Dreams'' -
Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
- Mixing, Producer * 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 Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
- 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 ''Flowers in the Dirt'' is the eighth studio solo album by Paul McCartney. The album was released on 5 June 1989 on Parlophone, as he was embarking on his first world tour since the Wings Over the World tour in 1975–76. It earned McCartney som ...
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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
- Engineer, Mixing, Producer * 1989 ''Greenpeace: Rainbow Warriors 1' - Producer * 1989 '' Strange Angels'' -
Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...
- Mixing * 1989 ''The Original Hits'' - Sylvester - Engineer * 1988 ''... Nada Como el Sol'' - Sting - Producer * 1988 ''Blues for Buddha'' -
The Silencers ''The Silencers'' is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm. Plot summary When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he f ...
- Mixing * 1988 ''
Colin James Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter. Biography Early years James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
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Colin James Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter. Biography Early years James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
- Mixing * 1988 ''Everything's Different Now'' - 'Til Tuesday - Mixing * 1988 ''Greatest Hits rista'-
Air Supply Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. It consists of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five ...
- 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 April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwin since its inception, April Wine's first success came with its second album, '' On Record'' (1972), which rea ...
- 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 Lolita Pop was a Swedish rock band from Örebro that was active from 1979 to 1992. They scored successes on the Swedish album chart during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band's core consisted of singer Karin Wistrand and guitarists Sten Boober ...
- 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 Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
- Mixing * 1986 ''Rock for Amnesty'' - Producer * 1986 '' True for You'' -
Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...
- Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer * 1986 ''
Whiplash Smile ''Whiplash Smile'' is the third studio album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 20 October 1986 by Chrysalis Records. After his successful album ''Rebel Yell'' (1983), Idol continued his collaboration with producer Keith Forsey and ...
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Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...
- Engineer * 1985 '' Boys and Girls'' -
Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ''The Independent'', Ferry an ...
- Engineer * 1985 '' Brothers in Arms'' - Dire Straits - Engineer, Producer * 1984 '' Cal'' -
Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
- Engineer * 1984 ''
Emotion Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is currently no scientific ...
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Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
- Engineer * 1983 ''
Faster Than the Speed of Night ''Faster Than the Speed of Night'' is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released first in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. Tyler had changed musical direction and soon after ...
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Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 1983 ''Hello Big- Man'' - Carly Simon - Engineer * 1983 ''
Infidels An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or the irreligious. Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- Engineer * 1983 ''Lonely at Night'' - Orphan - Engineer * 1983 '' Love Over and Over'' -
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...
- Engineer * 1982 '' Ignition'' - John Waite - Assistant Engineer * 1982 ''
Love Over Gold ''Love over Gold'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 24 September 1982 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album featured two singles: "Private Investi ...
'' - Dire Straits - Engineer * 1982 '' On the Line'' - Gary "U.S." Bonds - Engineer * 1982 ''Smokin' in the Pit'' -
Steps Ahead Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group. History The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
- 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 Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen. Biography Mainieri was born in The Bronx, Ne ...
- Engineer, Mixing * 1980 ''Carnaval'' - Spyro Gyra - Engineer * 1980 ''Diana'' - Diana Ross - Engineer * 1980 ''Manhattan Update'' -
Warren Bernhardt Warren Bernhardt (November 13, 1938 – August 19, 2022)''WBGO'', (Newark, NJ)"Warren Bernhardt, pianist with Steps Ahead, Steely Dan and other bands, dies at 83" August 24, 2022. Retrieved on August 24, 2022. was an American pianist in jazz, pop ...
- Engineer * 1980 '' The River'' - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer * 1979 ''La Cuna'' - Ray Barretto - Engineer, Mixing * 1979 ''
Yama Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. ...
'' - Art Farmer - Engineer * 1978 ''Heavy Metal Be-Bop'' - The Brecker Brothers - Assistant Engineer * 1978 ''
Jorge Santana Guillermo "Jorge" Santana (13 June 1951 – 14 May 2020) was a Mexican guitarist, brother of musician Carlos Santana. Early life Jorge was born Guillermo Santana on 13 June 1951 in Autlán, in Jalisco, Mexico. His parents were Josefina and Jos ...
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Jorge Santana Guillermo "Jorge" Santana (13 June 1951 – 14 May 2020) was a Mexican guitarist, brother of musician Carlos Santana. Early life Jorge was born Guillermo Santana on 13 June 1951 in Autlán, in Jalisco, Mexico. His parents were Josefina and Jos ...
- Assistant Engineer * 1978 '' Stone Blue'' -
Foghat Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in its music. The band has achieved eight gold records, one platinum and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up ...
- Remixing * 1978 '' The Captain's Journey'' - Lee Ritenour - Assistant Engineer * 1977 ''
Alive II ''Alive II'' is the second live album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 14, 1977, by Casablanca Records. The band had released three albums (''Destroyer'', ''Rock and Roll Over'', and '' Love Gun'') since the previous live ou ...
''- Kiss - Assistant Engineer * 1977 ''Love Eyes'' -
Art Webb Arthur E. "Art" Webb (February 17, 1893 – April 12, 1973) was a player in the National Football League. He first played with the Rochester Jeffersons during the 1920 NFL season. After a year away from the NFL, he played with the Milwaukee B ...
- Assistant Engineer Soundtracks * 2000 ''
Dolphins A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (t ...
'' riginal Soundtrack- Producer * 1995 '' The Living Sea'' oundtrack from the IMAX film- Producer * 1995 ''The
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...
'' riginal Soundtrack- Mixing, Producer * 1994 ''
Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle ...
'' - Original Soundtrack - Producer * 1992 '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' oundtrack- Randy Miller - Producer * 1991 ''
Backdraft A backdraft ( North American English) or backdraught (British English) is the abrupt burning of superheated gasses in a fire, caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed ...
'' CA Hans Zimmer - Producer * 1989 '' She-Devil'' “Always” riginal Soundtrack- Producer, Mixing * 1984 ''
Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...
'' riginal Soundtrack- Associate Producer, Mixing * 1983 '' Local Hero'' riginal 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 Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- 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 teel Box Collection' -
Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...
- Engineer * 2005 ''The Collection, Vol. 3: Blonde on Blonde/ Blood on the Tracks/
Infidels An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or the irreligious. Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- Engineer * 2003 ''Bob Dylan'' imited Edition Hybrid SACD Set-
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
- Engineer * 1998 ''Tracks'' - Bruce Springsteen - Engineer


External links


www.neildorfsman.com
- official page
Discogs page

Interview
with '' Mix'' magazine
Interview
on the making of ''Brothers in Arms'' with ''
Sound on Sound ''Sound on Sound'' is an independently owned monthly music technology magazine published by SOS Publications Group, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The magazine includes product tests of electronic musical performance and recording devices, ...
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorfsman, Neil American audio engineers Record producers from New York (state) Living people Grammy Award winners 1952 births