Jeff Dawson ProductionsVancouver based producer/engineer/mixer Jeff Dawson developed and produced the breakthrough debut album "Bad Day" by songwriter Daniel Powter (Warner). After working on Daniel's songs and helping develop the project's sound over 3 years, Warner Bros Chairman/CEO Tom Whalley took one listen and knew he had something extraordinary. Dan's single "Bad Day" was #1 for 5 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 of 2006 and has become an incredible world wide hit with almost 2.2 million downloads and nearly 3 million albums sold.Don't let the A/C sounds of Daniel Powter fool you. Jeff's diversified musical background runs the full gamete. From Jeff's roots as a guitarist in a rock band to the musical extreme of being a piano player – Dawson's musical interests are all over the map. He counts Neil Diamond, Justin Timberlake and Iron Maiden as his dream artists to produce. There is one constant in his production choices and that's MELODY.Recent projects include JD Fortune's (INXS) upcoming solo project, Calgary's Killer'esque indie boys The Dudes, Chicago darlings Dotdotdot and R&B Diva Kelly Rowland. Most notably, American A&R is abuzz with Canadian pop-rockers State of Stock. SOS is a melodic rock band that has taken Canada by storm and is poised to sign a US deal. State of Shock's success is thanks in part to Jeff's ability to work with the artists' songs in the writing stages, and focus on commercial catchy choruses and strong hooks - Jeff's specialty. Jeff is a writer/producer who makes no bones about his love of pop. Dawson's mantra? "It's all about the song." Could be an edgy EMO band, heavy rock act or a singer/songwriter – same constant applies to every act Dawson works with – focusing on song structure and arrangement and making the players and vocalist's performance the best they can be. Radio ready. Demo isn't his favorite word. "Do it once and do it right" says the driven and focused producer. Jeff prefers to start the process by listening to an artist’s upcoming material and using his keen ear and musical "spidey-sense" to pick the gems and focus on their potential in the writing stages before hitting the studio. Each project has it's distinct sound – Jeff's diversified musical background is reflected in his project choices and these projects successes. Jeff still likes to work with unsigned acts and most of these are in the process of becoming signed acts. Some of these include Birds of Wales, 5AM and Beyond the Fall.Other recent projects that Jeff has wrapped up include the latest from Tal Bachman (Artemis), John Wozniak's killer solo record not yet released (Marcy Playground front man), and platinum selling singer/songwriter Holly McNarland (Curve/Universal).His musicality and innate ability to hear a potential hit is making him a favorite of artists and labels alike.
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