Dan Millice

{{Short description|American mastering engineer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Dan Millice

| image = MILLICE MASTERING.jpg

| caption = Millice in 2024

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|07|12}}

| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, US

| education = Appalachian State University

| occupation = Mastering Engineer

| years_active = 2010–present

| website = {{URL|millicemastering.com}}

}}

Dan Millice is an American mastering engineer{{cite web|title=Charlotte Native Gets GRAMMY Nod|url=http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2013/02/04/charlotte-native-gets-grammy-nod/|publisher=CBS|accessdate=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427040455/http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2013/02/04/charlotte-native-gets-grammy-nod/|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}} based in New York City.{{cite web|title=About the team |url=http://engineroomaudio.com/about/the-team/ |publisher=Engine Room Recordings |accessdate=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427072104/http://engineroomaudio.com/about/the-team/ |archivedate=27 April 2014 }}{{cite web|title=Interview with Dan Millice|url=http://charlottestylemag.com/2013/02/10/interview-with-dan-millice/|publisher=Charlotte Style magazine|accessdate=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427082533/http://charlottestylemag.com/2013/02/10/interview-with-dan-millice/|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

Background and career

Dan Millice was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's degree in Music Industry Studies. He began his mastering career at Masterdisk before a spending a decade as a full-time mastering engineer at Engine Room Audio.

Millice has mastered albums for ASAP Rocky, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dolly Parton, Julian Lage, Béla Fleck, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Rosanne Cash, Sia, Lakecia Benjamin, Kehlani, Trey Songz, French Montana, Cyhi the Prynce, 50 Cent, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Lola Brooke, Calboy, Lunar Vacation, The Happy Fits, and others.

Awards and nominations

== [[Grammy Awards]] ==

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! Year !! Nominee !! Category !! Result

2018

|Julian LageModern Lore

|Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2" | 2021Cha WaMy PeopleBest Regional Roots Album{{nom}}
The Blind Boys of Alabama & Béla FleckI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

|Best American Roots Performance

|{{nom}}

rowspan="3" | 2022Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, & Matthew StevensNew Standards Vol. 1Best Jazz Instrumental Album{{won}}
The Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Black Violin – The Message

| Best Americana Performance

{{nom}}
Ambrose AkinmusireRounds (Live)

| Best Improvised Jazz Solo

{{nom}}
rowspan="5" |2023

|Dolly PartonThe Last Thing On My Mind

|Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance

|{{nom}}

The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. – Live At The Maple Leaf

|Best Regional Roots Album

|{{nom}}

Lakecia BenjaminBasquiat

| Best Jazz Performance

{{nom}}
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Angela Davis – Amerikkan Skin

| Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

{{nom}}
Lakecia BenjaminPhoenix

| Best Jazz Instrumental Album

{{nom}}
rowspan="3" | 2024Lakecia BenjaminPhoenix Reimagined (Live)Best Jazz Instrumental Album{{nom}}
The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. – Stories From The Battlefield

| Best Regional Roots Album

{{nom}}
Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts & John ScofieldPhoenix Reimagined (Live)

| Best Jazz Performance

{{nom}}

== [[Latin Grammy Awards]] ==

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! Year !! Nominee !! Category !! Result

2016

|BoogarinsManual

|Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album

|{{nom}}

== [[Libera Awards]] ==

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! Year !! Nominee

!Category!! Result

2022

|The Blind Boys of Alabama & Béla FleckI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

|Best Spiritual Record

|{{won}}

2025

|Lakecia BenjaminPhoenix Reimagined (Live)

|Best Jazz Record

|{{nom}}

== [[Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards]] ==

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! Year !! Nominee !! Result

2022

|Cleveland International Film Festival 45th Anniversary – Trailer

|{{won}}

== [[Webby Awards]] ==

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! Year !! Nominee

!Category!! Result

2025

|The Gregory Brothers feat. "Weird Al" Yankovic – "Deja Vu (But Worse)"

|People's Choice Award

|{{won}}

References