Blog: Idolator

Andrew Dawson is a name that might not ring a bell at the moment, but that’s about to change. The classically trained pianist from Minnesota quietly won three Grammys through his work as a mix engineer on Kanye West’s albums The College Dropout , Graduation and, most recently, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . Now he’s made the transition to full-fledged producer, and set up his SoundEQ studio in Hollywood. “It’s got a really cool vibe," says Dawson. “I have a little writing room upstairs that actually used [...]