Dallas Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson ,TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Japanese singer Namie Amuro and Kim from the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Austin was a member of Highland Place Mobsters on the influential Hip H...
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Dallas Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson ,TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Japanese singer Namie Amuro and Kim from the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Austin was a member of Highland Place Mobsters on the influential Hip Hop label LaFace in the early 1990s before embarking on a career as a full-time producer. Highland Place Mobsters contributed to the soundtracks for the movies White Men Can't Jump and Boomerang.
As a producer and songwriter, Austin was first noticed and signed to Diva One Music by Joyce Irby ('80s all-girl band Klymaxx) and has crafted hits for LaFace and TLC (with which he won two Grammys for co-producing CrazySexyCool and FanMail), including the hit singles "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "What about Your Friends", "Creep", "Silly Ho" and "Unpretty"....
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