Tony Dawsey is an American mastering engineer at Masterdisk in New York City. He has been active since 1980.[1]
His credits include artists such as Jay-Z, Akon, Whitney Houston, DMX, Kid Rock, Gang Starr, Redman, Ghostface Killah, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, J. (Jaye Muller), Ronny Jordan, and King's X.[2]
Dawsey grew up in Spanish Harlem in New York City. He got a job at Masterdisk in the mail room and making cassettes in 1980. While at Masterdisk, he learned to be a mastering engineer and has since been an extremely notable mastering engineer in the industry, particularly well known for his work with Hip-Hop.[3] He mastered his first #1, multi-platinum album in 1987, which was the soundtrack to the film La Bamba.
Tony Dawsey interview at the Red Bull Music Academy (2004)