Rising to fame as the singer, guitarist, and leader of the raw and imaginative blues-rock duo the Black Keys, Dan Auerbach has become one of the key movers and shakers in the American roots music community. In addition to his work with the Black Keys and solo albums like 2009's Keep It Hid and 2017's Waiting on a Song, Auerbach also leads the psych-influenced soul-blues band the Arcs (who debuted with 2015's Yours, Dreamily), and has established a thriving career as a producer. Working out of studios he built in Akron, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee, Auerbach has used his unobtrusive studio savvy, intuitive skill with arranging songs and assembling studio bands, and naturalistic feel to lead sessions with artists such as Ray LaMontagne, Dr. John, Lana Del Rey, the Pretenders, Kurt Vile, and Hank Williams, Jr.