Producers

The bench

The people who made the records — 14,615 producers, ranked by the Groove of what they produced. Not by fame. By the work.

Sort Career Groove Per record Output

Career Groove across, per-record up. Right is volume; high is consistency; the corner is both.

The crown

Michael Cuscuna

354 records · 1954–2013

17,464.15

651

The Revolution

5 records · 1984–1993 · United States of America

1,525.15

305.03/rec

652

Chris Goss

33 records · 1988–2012

1,524.91

46.21/rec

653

Seiichiro Murayama

17 records · 1966–1985

1,523.33

89.61/rec

654

Cerrone

12 records · 1977–2002

1,521.17

126.76/rec

655

Sascha Konietzko

23 records · 1990–2012

1,518.89

66.04/rec

656

Todd Terry

31 records · 1987–2006

1,517.88

48.96/rec

657

Tom Cartwright

22 records · 1957–1997

1,514.73

68.85/rec

658

Sean Slade

36 records · 1987–2008

1,513.89

42.05/rec

659

Keith Forsey

26 records · 1981–2005

1,513.24

58.20/rec

660

Richie Zito

28 records · 1982–2001

1,511.83

53.99/rec

661

Barrie Smithers

4 records · 1988–1993

1,509.53

377.38/rec

662

Bobby Colomby

20 records · 1970–2012

1,507.40

75.37/rec

663

Tom Newman

21 records · 1973–1992

1,506.44

71.74/rec

664

Damon Dash

16 records · 1992–2004

1,506.39

94.15/rec

665

Brendan Lynch

35 records · 1991–2011

1,504.76

42.99/rec

666

David Morales

37 records · 1986–2004

1,501.57

40.58/rec

667

Don Dixon

18 records · 1983–2011

1,500.34

83.35/rec

668

Animal Collective

4 records · 2009–2023 · United States of America

1,500.27

375.07/rec

669

Herb Alpert

31 records · 1962–1999

1,499.54

48.37/rec

670

Charlie May

6 records · 1999–2003

1,498.44

249.74/rec

671

Nick Phillips

33 records · 1955–2006

1,498.29

45.40/rec

672

Marcus Miller

35 records · 1983–2012

1,497.59

42.79/rec

673

Stephen Barncard

9 records · 1970–1987

1,497.25

166.36/rec

674

Don Fleming

32 records · 1975–2007

1,494.33

46.70/rec

675

Santana

8 records · 1969–1999 · United States of America

1,492.86

186.61/rec

676

Kevin Saunderson

19 records · 1986–2008

1,492.14

78.53/rec

677

Prince Paul

24 records · 1988–2006

1,491.82

62.16/rec

678

Paul Williams

16 records · 1967–1995

1,489.30

93.08/rec

679

George Duke

40 records · 1975–2009

1,488.93

37.22/rec

680

Julian Mendelsohn

31 records · 1985–2001

1,487.18

47.97/rec

681

Status Quo

17 records · 1972–1996

1,484.89

87.35/rec

682

Milt Okun

12 records · 1967–1988

1,483.29

123.61/rec

683

Val Jennings

17 records · 1977–2009

1,483.20

87.25/rec

684

Alex Perialas

26 records · 1986–2009

1,481.97

57.00/rec

685

Michele Slagter

3 records · 1979–1996

1,481.02

493.67/rec

686

Pat Lawrence

16 records · 1964–2006

1,478.78

92.42/rec

687

Judas Priest

11 records · 1976–2005 · United Kingdom

1,477.73

134.34/rec

688

Lindsey Buckingham

21 records · 1975–2008

1,473.79

70.18/rec

689

Bob Mould

32 records · 1983–2012

1,472.50

46.02/rec

690

Randy Burns

19 records · 1985–1991

1,470.80

77.41/rec

691

Raja Ram

5 records · 1998–2009

1,470.18

294.04/rec

692

Michael Beinhorn

38 records · 1982–2011

1,467.34

38.61/rec

693

Terry Henebery

3 records · 1994–2000

1,466.39

488.80/rec

694

Al Jourgensen

23 records · 1982–2010

1,465.66

63.72/rec

695

Bob James

21 records · 1975–2012

1,463.69

69.70/rec

696

Gary Moore

20 records · 1980–2008 · United Kingdom

1,463.07

73.15/rec

697

Yoko Ono

21 records · 1970–2001 · United States of America

1,462.39

69.64/rec

698

Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua

10 records · 2000–2011

1,462.06

146.21/rec

699

Bob Dylan

7 records · 1971–1993 · United States of America

1,460.92

208.70/rec

700

Mark Linett

19 records · 1963–2001

1,460.13

76.85/rec