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

7,051

The Blood Brothers

5 records · 2002–2006

172.64

34.53/rec

7,052

Tom Zutaut

3 records · 1988–2007

172.64

57.55/rec

7,053

Jared Kotler

4 records · 1997–2000

172.59

43.15/rec

7,054

Kool Moe Dee

4 records · 1987–1994

172.59

43.15/rec

7,055

Henry Cosby

5 records · 1966–1986

172.53

34.51/rec

7,056

Attala Zane Giles

6 records · 1985–1991

172.52

28.75/rec

7,057

Ivan Graziani

3 records · 1978–1981

172.50

57.50/rec

7,058

Tahir

3 records · 2001–2008

172.50

57.50/rec

7,059

Riverside

9 records · 2003–2015 · Poland

172.49

19.17/rec

7,060

Dennis Smith

9 records · 1999–2004

172.48

19.16/rec

7,061

Amr Mallassi

10 records · 2003–2007

172.47

17.25/rec

7,062

Jon Goodwillie

10 records · 2003–2007

172.47

17.25/rec

7,063

Khalid Mallassi

10 records · 2003–2007

172.47

17.25/rec

7,064

Cheryl R. Brown

3 records · 1981–1983

172.36

57.45/rec

7,065

Christian de Walden

11 records · 1987–2001

172.35

15.67/rec

7,066

Exile

7 records · 1998–2011

172.32

24.62/rec

7,067

Michel Polnareff

3 records · 1975–1981

172.31

57.44/rec

7,068

Pelle Henricsson

8 records · 1989–2006

172.31

21.54/rec

7,069

Mike Slamer

5 records · 1992–2006

172.29

34.46/rec

7,070

Barrett Strong

3 records · 1971–1982

172.26

57.42/rec

7,071

Richard McLeese

5 records · 1977–1981

172.15

34.43/rec

7,072

César Camargo Mariano

3 records · 1979–2005

172.05

57.35/rec

7,073

Cave In

4 records · 1998–2019

172.01

43.00/rec

7,074

Monstrosity

3 records · 1992–2003

172.00

57.33/rec

7,075

Frank Lio

7 records · 1996–2005

171.98

24.57/rec

7,076

Edward Van Halen

4 records · 1989–2013

171.86

42.97/rec

7,077

David Matthews

5 records · 1970–1988

171.81

34.36/rec

7,078

Jake Williams

3 records · 1994–1997

171.80

57.27/rec

7,079

Project Pitchfork

5 records · 1991–1999

171.78

34.36/rec

7,080

Bill T Miller

7 records · 1992–2000

171.73

24.53/rec

7,081

Tony Peluso

4 records · 1984–1996

171.72

42.93/rec

7,082

Edizioni Ishtar

7 records · 1969–2007

171.65

24.52/rec

7,083

Alfonso J. Cervantes

6 records · 1977–1982

171.59

28.60/rec

7,084

Rinder & Lewis

6 records · 1977–1982

171.59

28.60/rec

7,085

Panda Bear

4 records · 2005–2015 · United States of America

171.53

42.88/rec

7,086

Peter Wolf

6 records · 1984–2010

171.53

28.59/rec

7,087

Gus Oberg

5 records · 2008–2013

171.43

34.29/rec

7,088

Scott Henderson

11 records · 1987–2002

171.41

15.58/rec

7,089

God Is an Astronaut

4 records · 2002–2007

171.37

42.84/rec

7,090

Ruth Paveley

3 records · 2005–2009

171.35

57.12/rec

7,091

Gene Eugene

9 records · 1994–1999

171.34

19.04/rec

7,092

Chip E.

4 records · 1985–1988

171.26

42.82/rec

7,093

Clarence Paul

7 records · 1962–2006

171.23

24.46/rec

7,094

Jason Slater

5 records · 2002–2011

171.20

34.24/rec

7,095

Nicke Andersson

5 records · 2006–2012

171.16

34.23/rec

7,096

Paul Reidy

3 records · 1982–1998

171.12

57.04/rec

7,097

Aaron‐Carl

4 records · 1998–2000

170.97

42.74/rec

7,098

Max Avery Lichtenstein

3 records · 2001–2001

170.95

56.98/rec

7,099

小沢義雄

6 records · 1976–1984

170.90

28.48/rec

7,100

Darryl Payne

4 records · 1982–1990

170.84

42.71/rec