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Dan Auerbach

Producer, songwriter and Black Keys frontman

Music United States Hall No. 60

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Dan Auerbach won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 2026 Grammys, capping a two-decade run in which he moved from garage-rock revivalist to one of Nashville's most reliable hitmakers. As singer and guitarist of The Black Keys he built a catalogue of multi-platinum records; as a producer and writer behind Easy Eye Sound he has shaped albums by Marcus King, Robert Finley and Hermanos Gutiérrez, and co-written for artists from Lana Del Rey to Ray LaMontagne. The 2026 award recognized a run of records that carried his vintage tape-machine sound across rock, soul and country.

Full name: Daniel Quine Auerbach
Nationality: United States
Born: April 14, 1979, Akron, Ohio
Band: The Black Keys, co-founder
Studio: Easy Eye Sound, Nashville
Producer of the Year: 68th Grammy Awards (2026)

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Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

2026 · Feb 1, 2026

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Auerbach took Producer of the Year at the 68th Grammy Awards, beating a field that included Cirkut, Dijon, Blake Mills and Sounwave. The win recognized work spanning rock, soul and country records cut at his Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound.

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