Tony Dawsey
Biography
Tony Dawsey is an American mastering engineer at Masterdisk in New York City. He has been active since 1980. 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. 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. He mastered his first #1, multi-platinum album in 1987, which was the soundtrack to the film La Bamba.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Pretty Hate Machine
1989

Illmatic
1994

The Black Album
2003

The Blueprint
2001

Love At First Sting
1984

Jazzmatazz (Volume 1)
1993

Tical
1994

Tribute
1987

Big Bam Boom
1984

The Blueprint 3
2009

Fishscale
2006

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
1998

Moment Of Truth
1998

Green Mind
1991

Return Of The Boom Bap
1993

...And Then There Was X
1999

Jazzmatazz Volume II (The New Reality)
1995

I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By
1995

As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
1981

Misfits
1978

18
2002

Blackout!
1999

Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
1995

Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr
1999
Credited work
4,366 releases · 1,123 albums · active 1974–2026
- Mastering · 4,633
- Engineering · 47
- Other credits · 17
- Production · 1
Studios: D&D Studios · Unique Recording · The Hit Factory · Battery Studios, New York
