Your American History Reference Guide! - List of record producers
List of record producers
This is a list of record producers :
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Mirwais Ahmadzai producer for Madonna
Matt Aitken (of Stock Aitken Waterman ) Producer for Kylie Minogue , Rick Astley , Jason Donovan , Bananarama et al.
Chris Albertson Producer for Riverside and reissue Producer for CBS
Steve Albini , producer of Nirvana , The Breeders , prefers to be known as a recording engineer
Richard B. Allen
Robert Applegate , father of Christina Applegate
Ashford and Simpson , Motown songwriting/production team responsible for hit albums and singles by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell , The Supremes & The Four Tops , and Diana Ross .
Chet Atkins , noted guitarist and creator of smooth "countrypolitan" form of country music .
Dallas Austin , main producer of all four TLC albums; also worked with Monica , Janet Jackson , Michael Jackson and Madonna
Reed Arvin , producer for Rich Mullins
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Ross Bagdasarian
Arthur Baker , influential New York-based dance music producer, worked with Freeez , New Order , etc.
Roy Thomas Baker , producer for Queen , The Cars , T'Pau
Boris Bele , producer for Buldožer (Bulldoser ), manager of NIKA Records
Joey Beltram , DJ and techno music producer
Emile Berliner , inventor of the gramophone record
Sonny Bono , worked with Phil Spector, produced Sonny and Cher records
Bill Bottrell , producer for Sheryl Crow
Boy George , DJ and producer
Joe Boyd produced Fairport Convention et al
Perry Bradford
Owen Bradley , producer of country music
Gerry Bron
T-Bone Burnett , producer for Elvis Costello , Bob Dylan , Roy Orbison , The Wallflowers , Counting Crows , Marshall Crenshaw , wife Sam Phillips , Los Lobos , Bruce Cockburn , Gillian Welch , and the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? .
George H. Buck
John Burgess
Richard James Burgess
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John Cale , producer for Squeeze and Patti Smith
Chas Chandler , producer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Leonard Chess , producer of "Maybellene ", many other rock and roll and blues classics, founder of Chess Records .
Clive Chin , producer for The Wailers , Dennis Brown , Lee Perry , Black Uhuru et al.
Tony Clarke (record producer)
Bob Clearmountain
George Clinton
Stuart Colman
Elvis Costello - producer for Squeeze , The Specials , The Pogues
Norm Coleman Producer for Matchbox Records Artist: Jenna, Letters For Thursday
Michael Cuscuna Jazz record reissue producer for Blue Note , Mosaic and other labels
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Def Jef producer of Nas , Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur
Derri Daugherty
Willie Dixon , bass player and major producer with Chess Records.
Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd , producer for Bob Marley and the Wailers , Lee "Scratch" Perry , Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney , Delroy Wilson, Horace Andy and Sugar Minott
Thomas Dolby , producer of a number of Prefab Sprout albums
Jack Douglas , producer of Aerosmith , Cheap Trick and John Lennon 's "Double Fantasy"
Tom Dowd
Dr. Dre , influential hip-hop producer most noted for his work with Snoop Dogg , 2Pac , and Eminem .
Gus Dudgeon
Jermaine Dupri , hip-hop and R&B producer instrumental in the careers of Kris Kross , Da Brat , Bow Wow , and Jagged Edge .
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Brian Eno - producer for Laurie Anderson , Talking Heads , U2 , Devo , and James .
Ahmet Ertegun , co-founder of Atlantic Records
Nesuhi Ertegun , co-founder of Atlantic Records
Gene Eugene , producer for The Choir , Daniel Amos
Bob Ezrin , producer for The Guess Who , Alice Cooper , Lou Reed 's Berlin , Kiss ' Destroyer , Pink Floyd 's The Wall , and Jane's Addiction
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Flood producer for Nine Inch Nails , U2 , Depeche Mode , Curve , Smashing Pumpkins , Erasure , P. J. Harvey , Anna Domino
Fred Foster , produced for Willie Nelson , Roy Orbison , Kris Kristofferson , Dolly Parton and others.
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Milt Gabler , producer of "Rock Around the Clock " and other Bill Haley hits, as well as Louis Jordan .
Val Garay producer of "Bette Davis Eyes " by Kim Carnes , "Only the Lonely " and "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels , "Hearts" by Marty Balin , as well as works by Joan Armatrading , Ringo Starr , Dolly Parton , Dramarama , E-Z-O , etc.
Nigel Godrich , producer for most of Radiohead 's material, and some of Beck 's.
Giorgio Gomelsky , producer for The Yardbirds , Gong and Serge Gainsbourg .
Dave Goodman
Berry Gordy
Norman Granz , founder of the labels: Clef Records , Verve Records , Norgran Records , Down Home Records , Pablo Records . He is one of the greatest jazz producer: Ella Fitzgerald , Oscar Peterson , Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gillespie , Stan Getz among others...
Brett Gurewitz , producer for the late '80s and early '90s Epitaph Records albums by Bad Religion , NOFX and Rancid and he's also a former guitarist of Bad Religion .
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John Hammond , one of the first, with a career that spanned decades, recorded and produced Leadbelly , Benny Goodman , Count Basie , Billie Holiday , Robert Johnson , Bessie Smith , Bob Dylan , Aretha Franklin , Pete Seeger , and Bruce Springsteen .
Martin Hannett associated with Joy Division and Factory Records .
Dave Hassinger
Mark Heard
Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier , producers of twenty-five Top 10 hit singles on the Motown label in the early and mid-1960s, main creators of the "Motown Sound" with songwriter Edward Holland, Jr. .
Buddy Holly , one of the first recording artists to control his own production
Nellee Hooper , producer for U2 , Björk and Madonna
Trevor Horn producer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood , Grace Jones , Seal .
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Terry Jacks , produced for The Poppy Family , Susan Jacks , Chilliwack .
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Dave Jerden , producer for Social Distortion on the Epic Records since 1989 and quits in the mid-90's
Rodney Jerkins
Glyn Johns
John Paul Jones , producer for The Mission , R.E.M. , Heart , Butthole Surfers , Diamanda Galás , Elephant Ride, Affinity, and Billy Nicholls.
Richard M. Jones
Quincy Jones
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Robert "Mutt" Lange , produced for Def Leppard , AC/DC , Bryan Adams and the No. 1 selling female singer in history, his wife Shania Twain
Bill Laswell
Nick Launay
Leftfield a duo who produce electronica .
Steve Lillywhite , producer for U2 , Dave Matthews Band , XTC , Morrissey and others.
Nick Lowe
Jeff Lynne , produced Electric Light Orchestra , Tom Petty , George Harrison , The Traveling Wilburys .
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Ewan MacColl
Lloyd Maines , producer of Terri Hendrix, early Pat Green and Two Tons of Steel .
Sir George Martin , producer of the Beatles and recordings of the Goon Show . His Goon Show work was what made the Beatles want him.
George Massenburg , producer for Little Feat , Lyle Lovett , Linda Ronstadt et al. He also invented the parametric EQ .
Cosimo Matassa
Joe Meek produced the Tornados hit Telstar among others.
Terry Melcher , son of Doris Day , produced many acts on Columbia Records , associated with the Beach Boys , auditioned Charles Manson but turned him down.
Lester Melrose , pioneer blues A & R man
Giorgio Moroder - producer for Donna Summer
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P. Diddy - produced hip hop for Lil' Kim , TLC , Mariah Carey , Boyz II Men , SWV , Aretha Franklin and others.
Augustus Pablo
Hugh Padgham
Jimmy Page , producer for Led Zeppelin , The Firm , Royd & Cliff, Nico , Screaming Lord Sutch , John Mayall , Fleur De Lys, and The Outsiders.
Robert Palmer (author/producer) , blues producer
Les Paul , guitarist and technical innovator in both music and recording, created many common techniques, multi-tracking.
Prince Paul , produced the hip hop group De La Soul
Ralph Peer , pioneer producer, discovered and recorded the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers , the singing brakeman
Al Perkins producer and session guitarist, recording with artists like Tori Amos , Garth Brooks , Wynonna Judd , Buddy Miller , and Cher .
Lee Scratch Perry , Producer for Bob Marley , and influentail in the beginnings of Dub (music)
Shep Pettibone
Sam Phillips owned Sun Records , where Elvis Presley ,Jerry Lee Lewis , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison , and Carl Perkins recorded
DJ Premier , producer for Gang Starr
Prince
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Duke Reid , Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner.
Penny Rimbaud , producer of Crass ' recordings, plus most records released on the Crass Records label.
J. Robbins , producer for such bands as The Dismemberment Plan , The Promise Ring , Jets to Brazil , and Shiner as well his own bands Jawbox , Burning Airlines , and Channels .
Nile Rodgers , producer for Sister Sledge , Diana Ross , David Bowie , Madonna
Dan Rothchild , producer for Better Than Ezra 's Deluxe , Fiona Apple 's Tidal
Rick Rubin , producer for LL Cool J , System of a Down , Slayer , Danzig . The Cult , The Black Crowes and the later works of Johnny Cash .
Michael Roe
David Rubinson , producer for Santana and others
Todd Rundgren , producer for Badfinger , Grand Funk Railroad , Ian and Sylvia , Meat Loaf , Patti Smith , Jill Sobule , Jim Steinman , The Tubes , XTC and others
Bill Russell , Jazz historian and founder of American Music Records .
RZA , hip hop producer for Ghostface Killah , GZA , Ol' Dirty Bastard and Method Man
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Alex Sadkin
Adrian Sherwood
Phil Spector , producer for the Ronettes , The Righteous Brothers , The Beatles , George Harrison . responsible for the "Wall of Sound "
Spectre (music) a mysterious record producer , rapper and electronica artist.
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman )
Stock Aitken Waterman producers for, Kylie Minogue , Rick Astley , Bananarama and many more.
Mike Stone producer for America , Asia , Blue Öyster Cult , George Carlin , Daniel Amos , Foreigner , Journey , Kiss , Queen , REO Speedwagon , Lou Reed , Frank Zappa and others.
Sly Stone
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