Your favorite producers

[mimidancer]

I was reading on the Reason Blog a list of the top 50 producers. There were some glaring omissions. And some WTFs? Not on the list but IMO should have been, Flood, Rob Cavallo, Gordon Raphael, Ronan Harrism, David Allen, and Butch Vigg. Name a few of your favorite producers if you want, I'd love to read them.

[crimsonwarlock]

1. Rupert Hine, sadly no longer with us. His personal releases are production masterclasses, besides the immense list of top acts he produced.
2. Trevor Horn. Especially for his work with FGTH and Propaganda. But also his own Buggles project.
3 Alan Parsons. Shouldn't need any explanation.

Many tracks done by those three are in my reference tracks folder

[miyaru]

Stock, Aitkin and Waterman?

[miyaru]

To be serious, I think my favorite producer is George Martin.

[mimidancer]

To be serious, I think my favorite producer is George Martin.

No way to argue against that.

[mimidancer]

1. Rupert Hine, sadly no longer with us. His personal releases are production masterclasses, besides the immense list of top acts he produced.
2. Trevor Horn. Especially for his work with FGTH and Propaganda. But also his own Buggles project.
3 Alan Parsons. Shouldn't need any explanation.

Many tracks done by those three are in my reference tracks folder

cool choices, Rupert Hine I had to look up. Will check some of his productions out, Thanks. Trevor Horn and AP I know well. Good picks.

[rorystorm]

King Tubby, Steve Albini, Burial, Nigel Goodrich, Conni Plank, J Dilla, Eno.

[Loque]

Simon Posford. Best music, cleanest sound, creative, I like everything he did. He was a guarantee for excellent sound quality and great music.

[motuscott]

Spot. He was there, you weren't
He recorded it, you dint

just my 2 centazos
exciting times, they was

[challism]

To be serious, I think my favorite producer is George Martin.

Yeah, for real. George Martin's got to take the top spot for me as well.

Honorable mentions: Quincy Jones, Alan Parsons, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Flood, Butch Vig, Steve Albini, Rick Rubin

[crimsonwarlock]

Rupert Hine I had to look up.

From ruperthine.com:
Rupert Neville Hine was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy.

Some of his own albums:

[dvdrtldg]

King Tubby, Steve Albini, Burial, Nigel Goodrich, Conni Plank, J Dilla, Eno.

Quality list (although Albini prefers "recording engineer")

I'd add Todd Rundgren and Nile Rodgers

[mimidancer]

Rupert Hine I had to look up.

From ruperthine.com:
Rupert Neville Hine was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy.

Some of his own albums:

Very cool, thanks.

[mimidancer]

King Tubby, Steve Albini, Burial, Nigel Goodrich, Conni Plank, J Dilla, Eno.

Quality list (although Albini prefers "recording engineer")

I'd add Todd Rundgren and Nile Rodgers

I love Nile Rodgers. I play bass. Nile is one of the greats. When I was in HS in the 2000s my friend group was really into 80s music. Jon Taylor is far and away my favorite bass player. He credits Nile Rodgers as one of his main influences. I will look up Todd Rundgren.

[plaamook]

I’m my own favourite producer. For real.
No one makes marine-scapes like plaamook.
If they do, I’ve never come across em.

Honestly though…once you start w electronic junk…aren’t we all producers?
I understand how bands have producers but really, all I do is produce stuff.

Perhaps I’m missing a point here.

[Aosta]

Flood

[Superology]

Liam Howlett, Ross Robinson, Rick Rubin.

[dvdrtldg]

I’m my own favourite producer. For real.
No one makes marine-scapes like plaamook.
If they do, I’ve never come across em.

Honestly though…once you start w electronic junk…aren’t we all producers?
I understand how bands have producers but really, all I do is produce stuff.

Perhaps I’m missing a point here.

I really like the way that cheap digital technology has taken a lot of the mystique away from the producer role. I tend to agree with Steve Albini's point that in a lot of cases, the producer is simply the guy who asserts the record label's desire for a hit over the band's desire for creative control of their own work. I heard a podcast interview with Rick Rubin recently, had never heard him in conversation before and was expecting some sort of wizard-level genius. He came across as a bit of a dipshit

[Dante]

1. Rupert Hine, sadly no longer with us. His personal releases are production masterclasses, besides the immense list of top acts he produced.
2. Trevor Horn. Especially for his work with FGTH and Propaganda. But also his own Buggles project.
3 Alan Parsons. Shouldn't need any explanation.

Many tracks done by those three are in my reference tracks folder

1, 2 and 3) Stephen Lipson. He worked with Trevor Horn / FGTH / Jeff Beck / Simple Minds / Hans Zimmer / Billie Eilish and loads of others.

[crimsonwarlock]

1. Rupert Hine, sadly no longer with us. His personal releases are production masterclasses, besides the immense list of top acts he produced.
2. Trevor Horn. Especially for his work with FGTH and Propaganda. But also his own Buggles project.
3 Alan Parsons. Shouldn't need any explanation.

Many tracks done by those three are in my reference tracks folder

1, 2 and 3) Stephen Lipson. He worked with Trevor Horn / FGTH / Jeff Beck / Simple Minds / Hans Zimmer / Billie Eilish and loads of others.

Although Stephen Lipson is listed as the producer for Propaganda's album A Secret Wish, Trevor Horn's production style is quite obviously all over it. Same goes for FGTH. I pointed to Trevor Horn's own Buggles project, where his production style became clear. I suggest anyone interested to listen to Adventures in Modern Recording, which is basically a production masterclass (at least it is to me). And you will instantly recognize where the Propaganda and FGTH sound came from

[rorystorm]

Can't belive no one has mentioned kraftwerk. I've got the remastered boxset and the production is outstanding.

Or lee scratch Perry.

And its interesting and quite sad that I can't think of a single woman.

[marcuswitt]

1. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
2. Quincy Jones
3. Jeff Lorber
4. Mark Ronson
5. Boris Blank
6. David Foster
7. Narada Michael Walden
8. Walter Afanasieff
9. Bob James
10. Rick Rubin

[Neo]

Too many to list.
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis indeed! Nile Rodgers ... .. .

Electronic
Dave Clarke Sven Vath Richie Hawtin Aphex Twin Luke Slater Surgeon Oliver Lieb
Adam Beyer (Old school Reason 7 User)... .. .

[enalena]

Boards of Canada
Jamie XX
Floating Points
Skee Mask
Burial
Bonobo (older stuff)

there's too many really

[mimidancer]

Flood

Mark forced Martin to play guitar on Enjoy the Silence. I love that story. Have you ever heard him tell it?