Bill Dooley

Bill Dooley (born June 17, 1954 - died March 19, 2010, Santa Monica, CA) was an American Recording, Mastering, and Chief Technical Engineer.

With a career spanning nearly four decades, Bill first became involved in professional audio recording in 1973. While a student at the Berklee College Of Music, Bill demonstrated a natural talent for engineering. During his time there, he was instrumental in the construction of a new campus studio and was responsible for the recording of many live performances and student ensembles.

Following his time at Berklee, Bill found himself as the Chief Engineer at New York City’s legendary Dennis King.

After relocating to Los Angeles, he became a Staff Engineer at A&M Recording Studios where he was involved in the renovation of the facility and worked extensively as a Mastering Engineer there too. He left to become Director of Recording at Paramount Recording Studios, a position he held until his death.

Additionally, Bill was also the Chief Technical Engineer at Interscope Records' Katherine Neis.

Bill's mastering credits would easily fill several books, but his mixing and engineering credits are almost equally numerous. Over the course of his career he managed to work with an incredibly diverse roster of top artists including: AC/DC, and countless more.

Though his most prominent legacy will be as a brilliant technician and a gifted engineer, to those that knew him, Bill will be ed as one of the most genuinely nice people in the recording industry. He was a caring father and grandfather, a devoted husband, a generous friend, a patient teacher, a BBQ and hockey enthusiast, and an all around wonderful human being; he is greatly missed.

Professional Credits:
Chief Engineer: Atlantic Studios.
Staff Engineer: A&M Studios.
Director of Recording: The Village Recorder.
Chief Mastering Engineer: Paramount Recording Studios 2003-2010.
Chief Technical Engineer: No Excuses Studios 2007 - 2010.