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

9,701

Kristian Jernström

3 records · 1986–1990

99.76

33.25/rec

9,702

Pitchshifter

3 records · 1994–1999 · United Kingdom

99.75

33.25/rec

9,703

Michael Gudinski

3 records · 1973–1979

99.68

33.23/rec

9,704

Henry Staroste

5 records · 1989–1991

99.66

19.93/rec

9,705

沖野修也

5 records · 1993–2006

99.61

19.92/rec

9,706

Eve Nelson

3 records · 1995–2002

99.59

33.20/rec

9,707

Ramble Jon Krohn

3 records · 2002–2007

99.46

33.15/rec

9,708

David Österberg

3 records · 1995–2008

99.44

33.15/rec

9,709

Jeffrey Levinson

3 records · 1982–1983

99.42

33.14/rec

9,710

Othmar Schreckeneder

3 records · 1975–1989

99.42

33.14/rec

9,711

Ph.D.

3 records · 1982–1983

99.42

33.14/rec

9,712

JC/DC

3 records · 2001–2011

99.41

33.14/rec

9,713

Zak Stevens

5 records · 2003–2010

99.39

19.88/rec

9,714

Belief

6 records · 2004–2018

99.32

16.55/rec

9,715

Gary Barlow

8 records · 1992–2012

99.31

12.41/rec

9,716

Katharina Nowy

3 records · 1999–2005

99.31

33.10/rec

9,717

Mike Lastra

4 records · 1995–2006

99.30

24.82/rec

9,718

Paolo Mauri

4 records · 1995–2002

99.30

24.83/rec

9,719

Hugo Chavez-Smith

3 records · 1970–1991

99.27

33.09/rec

9,720

Steve Wittmack

3 records · 1978–1981

99.26

33.09/rec

9,721

The Darling Buds

5 records · 1988–1992

99.19

19.84/rec

9,722

Malcolm Catto

3 records · 2007–2017

99.17

33.06/rec

9,723

Zeromancer

6 records · 2001–2010

99.17

16.53/rec

9,724

Martin Turner

4 records · 1980–2008

99.14

24.79/rec

9,725

Internal Bleeding

3 records · 1995–1999

99.05

33.02/rec

9,726

Bernard Belle

5 records · 1988–1992

99.01

19.80/rec

9,727

Boban Milunović

3 records · 1999–2002

99.00

33.00/rec

9,728

Peter Neefs

7 records · 1986–1995

99.00

14.14/rec

9,729

Ed Harcourt

6 records · 2001–2009

98.98

16.50/rec

9,730

Shinjiro Kawashima

3 records · 1964–1968

98.96

32.99/rec

9,731

Ed Ackerson

5 records · 2000–2012

98.94

19.79/rec

9,732

Paul Mac

5 records · 1994–2010

98.94

19.79/rec

9,733

The Ex

3 records · 1984–1986

98.93

32.98/rec

9,734

Tommie Sunshine

3 records · 2003–2004

98.93

32.98/rec

9,735

Jon Tiven

4 records · 1980–2006

98.88

24.72/rec

9,736

Silvio Crippa

5 records · 1972–1993

98.88

19.78/rec

9,737

Bruno Sanchioni

3 records · 1997–2002

98.87

32.96/rec

9,738

Martyn Young

3 records · 1982–1988

98.77

32.92/rec

9,739

Hot Hot Heat

3 records · 2002–2007

98.72

32.91/rec

9,740

Tommi Böck

3 records · 1994–2009

98.65

32.88/rec

9,741

Jay Yuenger

3 records · 1997–2003

98.64

32.88/rec

9,742

Jim Siegel

8 records · 1993–2007

98.64

12.33/rec

9,743

Astral Doors

6 records · 2005–2017

98.61

16.44/rec

9,744

Jan-Hendrik Geßner

3 records · 2001–2002

98.61

32.87/rec

9,745

Lenny McDustin

3 records · 2001–2002

98.61

32.87/rec

9,746

Ole van Dansk

3 records · 2001–2002

98.61

32.87/rec

9,747

Wilde & Bauwens

5 records · 1994–1998

98.61

19.72/rec

9,748

John L. Cooper

4 records · 2000–2006

98.60

24.65/rec

9,749

Mike Green

7 records · 2005–2017

98.57

14.08/rec

9,750

Bruce Kulick

5 records · 1998–2010

98.52

19.70/rec