Dan Austin is a sound engineer and music producer and mixer working in the United Kingdom. Austin also performs as a bassist.
Austin attended George Ward School and Lowbourne Juniors in Wiltshire. While in school he joined a band called Four Parts Water, and began working part-time at the Moles Studio in Bath.
In 2004, Austin played bass with a band called The Cooper Temple Clause. He also produced a number of recordings with this group.
ustin produced the band Cherry Ghost album A Thirst For Romance and the follow-up albums Beneath this Burning Shoreline and Herd Runners. In 2008 a song he produced for this band won the Ivor Novello award.
Austin has contributed to the Doves' Kingdom Of Rust and new tracks on the Best Of release which he produced. Austin has also produced an album for US act Evaline, and he has also mixed tracks for MORNING PARADE and YOUNG REBEL SET.
In 2010 Austin was producing and recording at the Moles Studio in Bath. He produced the debut album for Airship, as well as two EPs for this group.
Austin was shortlisted for a Music Producers Guild Award in 2013.
Since 2013 Austin has worked with Gil Norton on albums by Twin Atlantic, Futures, Pulled Apart By Horses and Maximo Park as well as tracks by The People the Poet and You Me At Six. Austin and Gil finished the debut album '‘Anthems’' for Pure Love, the new band from ex-Gallows frontman Frank Carter and in 2014 Austin produced an album with the band Arcane Roots.
Production, mixing and engineering credits in reverse chronological order
You Me at Six (Engineer & Co-Mixer) The Swarm Track
Maximo Park (Engineer & Co-Mixer) The National Health Album
Pulled Apart By Horses (Engineer & Co-Mixer) ’Tough Love Album
The People The Poet (Engineer & Co-Mixer) Sing & Molly Drove Me Away Tracks
Futures (Engineer & Co-Mixer) The Karma Album
Twin Atlantic (Engineer & Co-Mixer) ’Free Album
Airship (Producer & Mixer) Stuck In This Ocean Album
Young Rebel Set (Producer & Mixer) Curse Our Love Album Tracks
Bayside (Engineer) Killing Time Album
The Winchell Riots (Producer) Figure 8′s EP
Doves (Co-Producer) Andalucia & Best Of Album
Cherry Ghost (Producer & Mixer) Beneath This Burning Shoreline Album
Morning Parade (Producer & Mixer) Marble Attic Youth and Seasick Tracks
Evaline (Producer & Mixer) Woven Material Album
Doves (Co-Producer) Kingdom Of Rust Album
Doves (Engineer) Some Cities Album Tracks
The Hours (Engineer) See The Light Album
People In Planes (Producer) Beyond The Horizon Album
Starsailor (Engineer) ’Boy In Waiting EP
Cherry Ghost (Producer & Mixer) Thirst For Romance Album
B52s (Engineer) Funplex Album
iLikeTrains (Producer & Mixer) Terra Nova Single
Massive Attack (Engineer & Programmer) Battle In Seattle OST Album Tracks
Cooper Temple Clause (Producer) ’Make This Your Own Album Tracks
Massive Attack (Engineer & Programmer) Collected Album Tracks
People In Planes (Producer & Mixer) ’Instantly Gratified Single
People In Planes (Producer & Mixer) ’As Far As The Eye Can See Album Tracks
Massive Attack (Programmer) Various Adverts
Fell City Girl (Producer & Mixer) ’Swim EP
Queens Of The Stone Age (Mixer) Over The Years And Through The Woods Live DVD
Lucky Jim (Engineer) All The Kings Horses Album Tracks
Oceansize (Producer & Engineer) Everyone Into Position Album
KT Tunstall (Engineer)' Under The Weather Single
Massive Attack (Programmer) ’Danny The Dog OST
Cooper Temple Clause (Producer & Mixer) Kick Up The Fire… Album
Motion Picture Soundtrack (Producer & Mixer) When All The Lights Go Out Album
Biffy Clyro (Engineer & Programmer) A Blackened Sky Album
Snuff (Remixer) Ichola Buddha
Snuff (Engineer & Programmer) Disposable Income Album
Cooper Temple Clause (Engineer & Programmer) See Through And Leave Album
Reef (Engineer & Mixer) Steal Away Single
Placebo (Engineer & Programmer) Live In Paris DVD
My Vitriol (Engineer) Live Tracks
Mansun (Assistant Engineer) I Can Only Disappoint You Single
Robert Plant (Assistant Engineer) Dream Land Album
Elevator Suite (Assistant Engineer) Barefoot & Shitfaced Album
Medium 21 (Assistant Engineer) Killings From The Dial Album