Jeff Dawson is a Vancouver based producer, songwriter, engineer and mixer. He is best known for developing and producing the debut self titled album of Daniel Powter which contained the hit single "Bad Day". That single held the number one spot on Billboard's Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, broke records with 2.5 million downloads and has CD sales of over three million copies.
With a production range that runs the gamut from rock to R & B and a style that focuses on catchy musical hooks and strong choruses, Jeff's body of work also includes:
- Pop rockers State Of Shock's album "Life Love And Lies" which was certified Gold and included the #1 hit single "Money Honey" along with three other top ten singles ("Best I Ever Had", "Too Pretty" and "Hearts That Bleed"). The success of "Life Love And Lies" triggered a bidding war and subsequent US record deal with Universal/Republic.
- Former Destiny Child diva Kelly Rowland and her top ten single "Unity".
- Critically acclaimed albums for both Marcy Playground (Leaving Wonderland In A Fit Of Rage) and The Dudes (Blood, Guts, Bruises Cuts) produced multiple singles and top 40 radio success.
- Other artists and bands of note are Art Of Dying, Tal Bachman, Andrew Allen (recently signed to Epic), both JD Fortune and MiG of Rockstar INXS, Holly McNarland (Universal/Curve), Birds Of Wales (Sparks Music/EMI) and metal-popsters Incura.
- Most recently he was back at the helm for the anxiously awaited State Of Shock album (Rock n' Roll Romance) to be released on Universal Records in the spring of 2011.
Jeff has lent his engineering skills to the likes of Ryan Tedder, Nas and Much Music's Soda Pop "Pop Goes The World" (with proceeds going to UNICEF) featuring Emily Osment (Hanna Montana), Danny Fernandez, Jesse Labelle, The New Cities and Alyssa Reid.
An established writer, Jeff recently penned a publishing deal with Nettwerk One. Not only does it open doors to the many artists under the Nettwerk umbrella but creates many licensing opportunities for both film and television. He's written singles for Jaydee Bixby, Suzy McNeal and contributed both writing and production to HWY 99's rock anthem "Let The Sunrise Say Goodbye" that can be heard in arenas across North America during sporting events.
Jeff's passion for what he does allows him to continue developing and nurturing up-and-coming talent much the way he did with Daniel Powter. New York's YouTube phenom Alex Goot and the golden voiced Kyle Richardson are two artists that Jeff has been commited to over the past year.
Be it producing or writing, Jeff does not waver from his mantra "It's all about the song!". Regardless of genre, the same constant applies to every act: fierce focus on song structure coupled with both player and vocalist performing at their very best.
Jeff works everywhere but most days he can be found at his swanky overdub studio in Vancouver called The Den, a private, creative, affordable environment for both writing and production.