Don Dixon is a record producer, songwriter, musician, bassist, and very occasional actor, originally from North Carolina. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ...

Biographical information

Don Dixon was born in Lancaster, South Carolina. He is considered to be one of the key producers of what is called the jangle pop movement of the early 1980s. He spent several years as a member of the little-known band Arrogance. Around 1983, Dixon attracted attention by co-producing with Mitch Easter, R.E.M.'s landmark debut LP Murmur. He then spent several years producing the work of varied artists including Chris Stamey (formerly of The dB's) and The Smithereens. Considered to be a highlight of this period was Tommy Keene's Run Now EP. This success led to Dixon recording his solo debut Most of the Girls Like to Dance But Only Some of the Boys Like To, a further affirmation of his love of classic pop melodies and spiky, Nick Lowe-inspired wordplay. Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, South Carolina. ... Jangle pop was an American musical genre that arose in the middle of the 1960s, combining angular, chiming guitars and power pop structures. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mitch Easter is a musician and producer, most notable for his work with R.E.M., though he has worked with many other acts and was the frontman for the band Lets Active. ... R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Murmur has a number of meanings, including the following: Murmur, demonology, is a Great Duke and Earl of Hell Murmur in Latin means noise, whisper, murmur, and the sound of the trumpet. ... Chris Stamey (born December 6, 1954, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... The dBs were a power pop group of the late 1970s and 1980s. ... The Smithereens are a rock group from Carteret, New Jersey. ... Tommy Keene is considered one of the 1980s most critically acclaimed (and commercially ignored) singer/songwriters and a prime example of the musical genre of Power Pop. ... Cover of The Convincer (2001) Nick Lowe (born March 24, 1949) is a rock and roll singer-songwriter and producer. ... Word play is a literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work. ...

Dixon is married to the singer Marti Jones. His college roommate was the writer Bruce Brooks. Bruce Brooks (born September 23, 1950) is an American author of young adult and childrens literature. ...

Production credits

As producer

Selected albums

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Additional credits

Including co-production, engineering, etc.

Actor

• Played an alcoholic director in Todd Graff's 2003 film Camp
• Appeared onstage in the musical King Mackerel & the Blues Are Running: Songs & Stories of the North Carolina Coast, co-created with Jim Wann (Pump Boys and Dinettes) and Bland Simpson (of The Red Clay Ramblers)

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Discography