Music
If I Said Only So Far I Take It Back (2018)
“Mia Dyson may have found her true voice. The Australian artist returns with an album stuffed with bluesy-rock numbers, the sort that flow from a songwriter in tune with herself.”
- Produced by Ben Tanner and Erin "Syd" Sidney
- Recorded at Portside Sound in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- All songs engineered and mixed by Ben Tanner
- except "Bleeding Heart" by Jason Mariani
- Assistant Engineering by Albert Rothstein and Jamie Sego
- Mastered by Richard Dodd
- All songs by Mia Dyson (APRA/BMI) and Karl Linder (ASCAP)
- "Beloved" by Mia Dyson, Karl Linder and Erin "Syd" Sidney (ASCAP)
- Mia Dyson - guitars, vocals
- Erin "Syd" Sidney - drums, percussion
- David Hood - bass
- Ben Tanner - keys, additional guitar
- Eric Sullivan - additional guitar on "Beloved"
- Lee Pardini and Zac Clark - additional keys on "Fool" and "Beloved"
- Kimi Samson - Strings on "Being Scared"
- John Paul White - backing vocals on "Being Scared" and "Everything Is Waiting For You"
- Daniel Wright - backing vocals on "Nothing"
- Rare Gear supplied by Greg Pace/FunkWerks
- Cover photograph by Abraham Rowe
- Artwork by Aaron Taylor-Waldman
Right There (2016)
“Five brand-new songs from Mia Dyson, recorded in Nashville with Joe Pisapia.”
- All songs by Mia Dyson and Karl Linder (©2016 APRA/ASCAP)
- Produced and Mixed by Joe Pisapia
- Recorded at Middletree Studios in Nashville, TN
- Engineered by Joe Pisapia and Alex Munoz
- Mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE Mastering
- Artwork by Sam Smith
- Mia Dyson - guitar, vocals
- Erin 'Syd' Sidney - drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Lee Pardini - keys, bass, backing vocals
- Joe Pisapia - pedal steel, additional guitars, bass on ‘Talk To Me’, backing vocals
Idyllwild (2014)
“Idyllwild is a cohesive 11 tracks of authentic, roots-rock brilliance. If 2012’s The Moment was Dyson’s career-defining reinvention, Idyllwild is the proof that she can improve upon that record’s strong foundation. (Featured Album)”
- All songs by Mia Dyson with Lee Pardini & Erin “Syd” Sidney (©2014 APRA/ASCAP) Except “Want You There” by Pat Cupples (©2014 ASCAP)
- Produced by Erin "Syd" Sidney and Patrick Cupples for The Co-Op
- Recorded by Jason Mariani at Brotheryn Studios in Ojai, CA
- Additional Recording at The Co-Op West in Ventura, CA
- Mixed by Pat Cupples
- Mastered by Jason Mariani
- Artwork and Design by Aaron Taylor-Waldman
- Mia Dyson - vocals, electric guitar, lap steel, baritone guitar, harmonica
- Lee Pardini - bass, piano, keyboards, backing vocals & glockenspiel
- Erin 'Syd' Sidney - drums, percussion, backing vocals & additional guitar
- Pat Cupples - backing vocals & additional guitar
- Additional backing vocals by Dylan Allen & Brendan Willing James
- Guitar solo on 'Any 3 Chords' by Barney Tower
- Dedicated to the memory of Gayle Tower Brinkenhoff
The Moment (2012)
“This is a career-defining record for Dyson…her music will linger in people’s hearts long after it has stopped playing (★★★★)”
- Produced by Erin "Syd" Sidney and Patrick Cupples for The Co-Op
- Engineered by Jason Mariani at Brotheryn in Ojai, CA
- Mixed by Pat Cupples, except "When The Moment Comes" mixed by Jason Mariani
- Mia Dyson (lead vocal, electric guitar, lap steel, piano)
- Lee Pardini (piano, organ, electric and double bass)
- Erin Sidney (drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals)
- Patrick Cupples (guitars, backing vocals)
- Lisa Piccirillo (backing vocals)
- Mike Cottone (trumpet)
- Executive Producer Geoff Irwin
