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

951

Brandon Ebel

60 records · 1994–2013

1,170.84

19.51/rec

952

Kansas

6 records · 1976–1984 · United States of America

1,169.46

194.91/rec

953

Andy Classen

48 records · 1990–2011

1,169.18

24.36/rec

954

Simon Rogers

24 records · 1985–1999

1,167.98

48.67/rec

955

Jack Good

3 records · 1962–2000

1,167.23

389.08/rec

956

Machine

27 records · 1998–2015

1,165.66

43.17/rec

957

Jam Master Jay

14 records · 1986–2000

1,164.53

83.18/rec

958

Michael Rodenberg

19 records · 1996–2012

1,164.52

61.29/rec

959

Steve Levine

30 records · 1982–1999

1,163.96

38.80/rec

960

Kraftwerk

6 records · 1970–1978 · Germany

1,163.20

193.87/rec

961

Benny Andersson

26 records · 1973–2009 · Sweden

1,162.37

44.71/rec

962

Geoff Barrow

12 records · 1992–2017

1,161.77

96.81/rec

963

Pete Namlook

15 records · 1993–2000

1,161.67

77.44/rec

964

Michael Rother

10 records · 1972–2003

1,160.28

116.03/rec

965

The Alchemist

25 records · 1995–2016

1,160.21

46.41/rec

966

Roberto Falcao

7 records · 1985–2014

1,159.67

165.67/rec

967

Mille Petrozza

6 records · 1989–1999

1,159.37

193.23/rec

968

Marvin Gaye

9 records · 1969–1982 · United States of America

1,158.34

128.70/rec

969

Diamond D

13 records · 1990–2011

1,157.73

89.06/rec

970

Lindsay Chase

10 records · 2002–2008

1,157.18

115.72/rec

971

Brian May

24 records · 1973–2008

1,156.80

48.20/rec

972

Robin Guthrie

23 records · 1985–2011

1,155.59

50.24/rec

973

William Reid

18 records · 1984–2007

1,155.43

64.19/rec

974

Alice in Chains

16 records · 1992–2018 · United States of America

1,155.10

72.19/rec

975

EPMD

7 records · 1987–2008

1,152.90

164.70/rec

976

Ethan James

9 records · 1983–1988

1,152.43

128.05/rec

977

Nicky Ryan

25 records · 1976–2009

1,151.98

46.08/rec

978

Pascal Gabriel

36 records · 1987–2010

1,151.09

31.97/rec

979

Jim O’Rourke

22 records · 1995–2009

1,151.08

52.32/rec

980

Mike Varney

52 records · 1983–2008

1,150.17

22.12/rec

981

Gary Smith

20 records · 1987–1998

1,149.16

57.46/rec

982

Neil McLellan

16 records · 1992–2015

1,148.12

71.76/rec

983

Claude Nobs

8 records · 1969–2012

1,147.79

143.47/rec

984

Marco Mazzola

9 records · 1974–1981

1,146.43

127.38/rec

985

Rob Schnapf

45 records · 1992–2011

1,146.21

25.47/rec

986

Bob Seger

13 records · 1966–2006 · United States of America

1,146.12

88.16/rec

987

Flying Lotus

9 records · 2006–2013 · United States of America

1,145.92

127.32/rec

988

Roger Taylor

28 records · 1973–2008

1,144.84

40.89/rec

989

Joe Barresi

26 records · 1996–2016

1,144.63

44.02/rec

990

Rob Caiger

12 records · 1960–1984

1,144.39

95.37/rec

991

Bruce Iglauer

34 records · 1974–2014

1,141.14

33.56/rec

992

Eric Valentine

35 records · 1997–2011

1,137.33

32.50/rec

993

Bill Thompson

7 records · 1966–1976

1,136.45

162.35/rec

994

Matthias Arfmann

13 records · 1994–2009

1,135.90

87.38/rec

995

Moby

34 records · 1992–2011 · United States of America

1,135.09

33.38/rec

996

Charles Koppelman

24 records · 1966–1992

1,133.54

47.23/rec

997

DJ Hell

9 records · 1992–2010

1,133.36

125.93/rec

998

Dave Clarke

9 records · 1991–2008

1,132.34

125.82/rec

999

Flemming Rasmussen

21 records · 1980–2006

1,131.79

53.89/rec

1,000

Wilco

14 records · 1995–2011 · United States of America

1,131.21

80.80/rec