Tom Dalgety

Dalgety was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. He grew up in Frome, Somerset, and began his career working at Rockfield Studios in Wales.[http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/8203-8203-bath-based-music-producer-tom-dalgety/story-28534973-detail/story.html] {{dead link|date=August 2020}}

Royal Blood's self-titled debut album, produced by Dalgety and the band, was released in August 2014. It was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize for best album. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and went on to become certified as a platinum selling record (BPI).{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards |website=www.bpi.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120124207/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=20 January 2013 |url-status=dead}} Dalgety also worked with the band on their second album How Did We Get So Dark?, which also went straight in at the top of the UK Albums Chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-royal-bloods-rock-deluge-in-lights-out-video-w476650|title=Royal Blood Preview New LP With Striking 'Lights Out' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=28 June 2017}}

In 2015, Dalgety won "Breakthrough Producer of the Year" at the UK's Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpg.org.uk/mpg-awards/2015-winners/|title=The Music Producers Guild {{!}} {{!}} MPG 2015 Award Winners|website=Mpg.org.uk|access-date=19 January 2017}}

In 2016, he was nominated for "British Producer of the Year" at the BRIT awards for his work on Royal Blood's debut self titled album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2016-nominations-announced-a6812996.html|title=The full list of Brit Awards 2016 nominees|website=Independent.co.uk|date=14 January 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=26 September 2016}}

In 2016, Dalgety produced the Popestar EP for Ghost, which went to number 1 in the Billboard Rock Album chart.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7525616/ghost-popestar-rock-albums-chart-ep|title=Ghost Scares Up First Top Rock Albums No. 1|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=19 January 2017}}

In January 2017, the single "Square Hammer" taken from the EP subsequently went to number 1 on Billboard′s Mainstream Rock Song Chart.{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-reaches-no-1-at-active-rock-radio-with-square-hammer/|title=GHOST Reaches No. 1 At Active Rock Radio With 'Square Hammer'|date=18 January 2017|newspaper=Blabbermouth.net|language=en-US|access-date=19 January 2017}} And in February 2017 Ghost were awarded a Swedish Grammis Award with the Popestar EP winning the best Best Hard Rock/Metal album category.{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-wins-swedish-grammis-award-for-popestar/|title=GHOST Wins Swedish GRAMMIS Award For 'Popestar'|date=28 February 2017|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=6 March 2017|language=en-US}}

Dalgety was nominated for "UK Producer of the Year" for the second time by the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mpg.org.uk/news/awards-2018-shortlist/|title=MPG Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced|date=6 November 2017|work=The Music Producers Guild|access-date=16 November 2017|language=en-US}} In late 2018, Dalgety was nominated for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for his production work on the Ghost album Prequelle - nominated for Best Rock Album and his production and songwriting on the Ghost track "Rats" - nominated for Best Rock Song.

• 2015 - won "Breakthrough Producer of the Year" at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards {{Cite web|url=https://mpg.org.uk/mpg-awards/2015-winners/|title=MPG 2015 Award Winners|date=13 February 2015|website=The Music Producers Guild|accessdate=14 August 2020}}
• 2015 - won "Music Producer/Engineer of the Year" in the Resolution magazine Creative Awards {{cite web |url=http://resolution.nodecube.net/vote/nominations.php |title=Resolution |website=resolution.nodecube.net |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625004954/http://resolution.nodecube.net/vote/nominations.php |archive-date=25 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}
• 2016 - nominated for "UK Producer of the Year" at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards{{Cite web|url=https://mpg.org.uk/news/short-lists-mpg-awards-2016/|title=The Shortlists for the MPG Awards 2016!|date=8 November 2015|website=The Music Producers Guild|access-date=21 December 2018}}
• 2016 - nominated for "British Producer of the Year" at the BRIT awards {{cite web|title= BRITS.co.uk|url= http://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|access-date= 8 February 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160207020755/http://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|archive-date= 7 February 2016|url-status= dead}}
• 2018 - nominated for "UK Producer of the Year" at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards
• 2019 - nominated for Best Rock Album (Ghost's "Prequelle") at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards
• 2019 - nominated for Best Rock Song (Ghost's "Rats") at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards

Dalgety has worked with artists including:

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• The Cult
• Pixies
• Rammstein
• Ghost
• Royal Blood
• Opeth
• Killing Joke
• Turbowolf
• Dinosaur Pile-Up
• Band of Skulls
• Siouxsie
• Simple Minds
• Clutch
• Tribulation (band)

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• The Maccabees
• Therapy?
• Cat's Eyes
• Smoke Fairies
• The Family Rain
• Grave Pleasures
• Broken Hands
• The Amazons
• Blood Red Shoes
• Inheaven
• Demob Happy
• The Damned
• Creeper
• Carpenter Brut

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• [http://www.tomdalgety.com Official site]

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