(November 28, 2025) We received bad news tonight in a social media post from the vocal group The Waters, informing us of the death of their cousin, legendary music man Reggie Dozier. He was 83. Dozier was also the brother of famed Motown songwriter/producer Lamont Dozier.
A three-time Grammy Award winner known as the “Mix Doctor,” Reggie Dozier was one of the quietly towering figures in modern music — the kind of engineer whose work listeners have felt for decades, even if they never knew his name. Dozier’s career traced an extraordinary arc through American music. He contributed his engineering and mixing talents to sessions with some of the most influential artists of the past half-century, including Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, OutKast, and Beyoncé. His vast and diverse resume spans Motown classics, jazz landmarks, pop blockbusters, gospel favorites, and contemporary R&B and hip-hop. See a list of Reggie Dozier’s projects.
Though he first made his mark in the late 1950’s, Dozier remained a vital leader in music recording well into the 21st century. His engineering work on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below played a major role in OutKast’s genre-blurring success, earning him a Grammy in 2004.
Reggie Dozier’s work may live mostly in the liner notes, but its presence runs through the soundtrack of modern music, a testament to a craftsman who made countless recordings sing, pop, and fully come alive. May he rest in peace.
