Dan Matovina (10 October 1957 - 02 June 2023)[1]) was an American record producer, recording engineer, video producer, publishing agent, author and curator who restored hundreds of hours of tapes by Beatles protegés, Badfinger and its precursor group, The Iveys, along with songwriting demos by Pete Ham and Tom Evans.
Beginning in the early 1980s, his production and studio work included artists such as Pete Ham, Badfinger, New Edition, The Monkees, Manhattan Transfer, Frankie Valli, The Beach Boys, The Pandoras, Dean Ford, The Babys, James Lee Stanley, Primetime (band), The Long Ryders, 5 Guns West, Radio Cammon, Easter (band), The Rats, Derrick Anderson, Blood on the Saddle and Jigsaw Seen.
His production work included Dean Ford, House of Freaks, Badfinger, Pete Ham, The Clints, Carman (singer) and On the Air (band).
These placements and reissues generated considerable money for all of the individual popular lineup Badfinger members over the years after decades of minimal royalties.
His restoration of pre-Badfinger recordings from The Iveys has also helped generate the first band-related income in decades for founding Badfinger member, bassist/vocalist, Ron Griffiths.