Eric J
Eric J Dubowsky, also known as Eric J, is an American mixer, songwriter and record producer. Dubowsky grew up in the New York City suburb of Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School.[1] After attending Syracuse University, he worked at Greene St. Recording in New York City, the home of early hip-hop artists Run-DMC and Public Enemy. It was here Dubowsky assisted engineer/producer Rod Hui which led to a job working with Atlantic Records producer Arif Mardin.
Dubowsky has worked with artists such as Flume, Weezer, ODESZA, FKA Twigs, Dua Lipa, Twenty One Pilots, Kylie Minogue, Chet Faker, Brandy, Becky Hill, Bebe Rexha, Jeff Bhasker, Andy Grammer, Phoenix, Tove Lo, St. Vincent, the Chemical Brothers, Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, Angus & Julia Stone, Freeform Five, Ruel, Kimbra, the Teskey Brothers, Mansionair, Panama, Hayden James, Meg Mac, Yuka Honda, Flight Facilities, Joss Stone, the Rubens,[2] Marc Kinchen, Lisa Mitchell, Carolina Liar, and actress Emmy Rossum.[3]
Dubowsky received the 2014 ARIA award for Best Engineer for his work mixing the Chet Faker album, Built on Glass.[4] He received the 2016 ARIA award for Best Engineer, alongside Flume, for his work on Skin. He also won a Grammy Award.[5][6] In 2021, Dubowsky won an APRA award for Most Played Electronic Work for the song "Rushing Back" which he co-wrote with Flume and Vera Blue.
In one week in June 2012, Dubowsky held the production credits on 7 of the top 10 songs on the ARIA singles chart including the top 5.
He was the lead singer of the New York City–based band Essex, which he formed with Jeff Buckley drummer Matt Johnson. He sang and played guitar and keyboards in the Relationship[7] with Weezer guitarist Brian Bell, and also produced and recorded their self-titled album. Dubowsky worked as an engineer for Weezer on The Red Album produced by Rick Rubin. He composed the theme song to VH-1's Metal Mania and the theme for World Extreme Cagefighting on Versus and later the UFC.
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]ARIA Music Awards
[edit | edit source]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognizes excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Built on Glass by Chet Faker | Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | Skin by Flume | Engineer of the Year | Won |
| 2020 | Free Time by Ruel | Engineer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021[8] | 0202 by The Rubens | Engineer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2022[9] | Eric J Dubowsky & Dann Hume for Conversations by Budjerah | Mix Engineer – Best Mixed Album | Nominated |
| Eric J Dubowsky for Palaces by Flume | Nominated | ||
| 2023[10] | Eric J Dubowsky, Sam Teskey, Wayne Connelly for The Teskey Brothers – The Winding Way | Best Engineered Release | Nominated |
| 2024 | Eric J Dubowsky for Angus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier | Best Engineered Release | Nominated |
| 2025[11] | Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise and Flume – Dumb | Best Engineered Release | Nominated |
References
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External links
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