BRAD DOLLAR
Music Producer, Engineer & Coach
NASHVILLE || OAKLAND || CHICAGO || ONLINE
I'm Brad Dollar and I love making music with people!
My goal always: Energize creators and help elevate their processes, songs, and relationships with audiences worldwide.
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ARTISTS, PROJECTS & HIGHLIGHTS
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Inspiring studio credits from over 1000 sessions the likes with Bob Weir, Malik Yusef, Finish Ticket, G Eazy, Outer Vibe, Slightly Stoopid, Mary Bragg, John Scofield, Grateful Dead, Chickenfoot, Madame Gandhi, Dovydas, and Night Ranger to name a few. [click here for full list]
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Former staff engineer & producer for the legendary Bob Weir (Grateful Dead); Aided in the creation of TRI Studios, a music streaming service ahead of its time. Co-developed its analog/digital hybrid workflow & married it to live streaming HD video.
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Co-developer and original team member of Zoo Labs, a non-profit music accelerator in Oakland, CA that integrates art & commerce for artists from all over the world. As the Director of Music Operations, I designed a studio program to help creatives develop & align music with their business.
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Founder of Harmonizer, an agency that creates collaborations between socially conscious artists & brands, to build campaigns that bring awareness & solutions to the planet's urgent issues.
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A native & pillar member of the music community in the Oakland Bay Area; frequent contributor of craft & resources to underserved artists & youth.
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Adaptability Expert - Lo-fi to hi-fi, analog desks or Ableton Live; I can thrive in a large format analog studio running tape sessions or a budget recording setup in your garage.
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Trusted contributing developer to the Airbnb Music Experiences platform.
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The first Director of Artist Services at Songfinch, a next-gen ecosystem for music creators.
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Track builder and programmer with a focus on songs that are fresh, energetic, expressive & cinematic.
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Earned a Bachelor's of Applied Science (BAS) in Audio Engineering from SAE Ex'pression College for Digital Arts.
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Member of the Music Business Development Committee at Helping Our Music Evolve in Nashville, TN.
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Governor of the Recording Academy for the GRAMMYs, active voting member.
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Member of the Program Advisory Committee at SAE Institute in Nashville, TN
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THE BEING
Music Cultivator
Hey there! I'm Brad, an energizing music producer, engineer & coach.
As an Oakland Bay Area native, I've been cultivating sound & building connections with people through music since my youth. My core mission is to replenish artists with new possibilities in the studio & equip them with everything needed to translate their creativity into connection with real audiences. Long-term, I strive to help the music industry transcend into a more compassionate, equitable, & sustainable existence.
With a passion for creating the conditions that allow music & people to grow, I've produced & engineered tracks in the studio with folks like Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Malik Yusef (Beyoncé), G-Eazy, Alphabet Rockers (GRAMMY winning), Slightly Stoopid, & The National - among many others - as well as connected platforms like Amazon, MTV, Airbnb, HBO & Jack Daniels to fresh content. I'm also an active coach to music creators all over the world, including co-developing & growing the non-profit music accelerator ZOOLABS, where I've helped hundreds of musicians & dozens of music startups align their art, their business, & their purpose. And in 2021, I began building the artist services and development branch of Songfinch, a next-gen ecosystem for music creators.
Today, I live in Nashville, continue to catalyze artists in creative spaces all around the planet & would be so grateful to help you realize your sonic dreams!
And yes, this is my real name. :)
What I Do:
With the direct support of over 1000 released titles & hundreds of artists & startups, I'm a lifetime music builder dedicated to helping create meaningful & lasting content that is paired with revolutionary strategies & campaigns.
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My strongest ability is the way I create a positive, productive & powerful environment that translates through speakers to those you're trying to reach. I activate creators to craft in a way that inspires people & content to be their best while leaving a deep & lasting impression on audiences across time & space.
