Andrew Dawson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Dawson
Occupation	American engineer
Date Of Birth	Mar 12, 1980(1980-03-12)
Age	44
Birthplace	Minneapolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Pisces

Andrew Dawson Biography

Andrew Dawson is one of the most popular and richest American engineer who was born on March 12, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Dawson began playing piano at the age of 5, studying jazz and classical piano at a private music conservatory until the age of 16. During the last few years of high school, Dawson interned at a Minneapolis recording studio and during the summers did live sound mixing for outdoor concerts. Dawson then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he majored in Music Production & Engineering. While living in the Boston area Dawson worked at Lexicon – a company famous for manufacturing digital reverb units including the 480L. In 2001 Dawson moved to New York City, where he worked as an assistant then later became a staff engineer at Sony Music Studios. Dawson prefers to work on projects that have meaning, due to his passion for music, and work with artists who are equally as passionate about their records.

In 2003, midway through the recording and producer sessions for Kanye West’s The College Dropout, Dawson was called to try for the position of Kanye West’s engineer. The rap artist and producer Kanye West had gone through a string of seven engineers, all of whom were fired. Dawson was able to impress the rap star and maintained his position. Since then Dawson has worked as Kanye West’s primary audio and mixing engineer. In a period spanning almost 9 years, Dawson has been directly involved in all five Kanye West studio album releases, totaling in sales of over 11 million records and four #1 US albums.

Andrew Dawson Net Worth

Andrew Dawson is one of the richest American engineer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Dawson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Andrew Dawson (born March 12, 1980) is an American music producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Dawson is a three-time Grammy award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, having won for his work as engineer and mixer on Kanye West’s Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) – each winning the Best Rap Album category. Dawson is also credited with additional production on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Although Dawson made his initial breakthrough with hip hop artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common, Tyler The Creator, and P.O.S, Dawson has also moved on to produce and work on records for pop, indie and rock bands including fun., The Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, Sleigh Bells, Baskery and Night Terrors of 1927.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Andrew Dawson height Not available right now. Andrew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Andrew Dawson Dating?

According to our records, Andrew Dawson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Andrew Dawson’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Andrew Dawson. You may help us to build the dating records for Andrew Dawson!

Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular American engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Andrew Dawson celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.

Who is Kanye West audio engineer?

Engineer Andrew Dawson describes the final, frantic weeks leading up to the release of Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo. ‘

Who mixes for Kanye?

Work with Kanye West Since then Dawson has worked as Kanye West’s primary audio and mixing engineer. In a period spanning almost 9 years, Dawson has been directly involved in all five Kanye West studio album releases, totaling in sales of over 11 million records and four #1 US albums.

What preamp does Kanye use?

Neve 1073 preamp Kanye doesn’t use no $100 preamp or $500 preamp for that matter. He uses a vintage one originally released in the 1970s and is considered one of the best preamps ever (no hyperbole).

Does Kanye mix his beats?

Kanye West often does not use a DAW when making music. He uses hardware for sampling, writing, and adding beats. However, he and his team have been seen using both Pro Tools and FL Studio for recording.

What interface does Kanye West use?

According to Music Tools, Kanye has four main staples for sampling: an Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard , an AKAI MPC2000 MIDI Production Center, Roland VS-1880 24-Bit Digital Studio Workstation, and a Gemini PT-1000 II turntable.