Mastering · Engineering
Dave Mcnair
real name David McNair
Dave Mcnair is credited on 1,456 releases across 502 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,456
Credits
502
Albums
6
Decades active
339
In collections
Biography
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American musician, producer and recording and mastering engineer. Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, he currently heads Dave McNair Mastering in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has also lived in New York City, Los Angeles, California, Montclair, New Jersey, and Austin, Texas.
He worked for Scott Hull Mastering from 2007 to 2008, Masterdisk from 2008 to 2009, and Sterling Sound from 2009 to 2012.
Other known studios: Jarvis Studios
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,456 releases · 502 albums · active 1979–2026
- Mastering · 1,127
- Engineering · 532
- Production · 131
- Performance · 43
- Other credits · 2
Studios: The Hit Shack · The Echo Lab · Arlyn Studios · The Magic Shop
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Next Day
2013

Rubberneck
1994

In Step
1989

Live Alive
1986

Nothing Has Changed
2014

Fragments (Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 17)
2023

Kiko
1992

Broken Dreams Club
2010

Dream Of Life
1988

Tao Of The Dead
2011

The Courage Of Others
2010

The Texas - Jerusalem Crossroads
2001

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
1997

Radio Free Europe
1981

We Like It Here
2014

Circumambulation
2013

Nobody's Daughter
2010

Ironiclast
2010

I'm Not There (Original Soundtrack)
2007

Empire Central
2022

Avvolgere
2016

Hold You Up
2012

Here We Go Again
2009

Working Class Hero - A Tribute To John Lennon
1995
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Los Lobos
- Snarky Puppy
- David Bowie
- Bob Schneider
- Walter Salas-Humara
- Bill Laurance
- Reverend Horton Heat
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