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

13,351

Anthony Pugh

3 records · 1984–1994

38.53

12.84/rec

13,352

Sami Jämsén

3 records · 2003–2006

38.53

12.84/rec

13,353

Matthew Gerrard

5 records · 2001–2009

38.52

7.70/rec

13,354

Wendy Goldstein

3 records · 2003–2014

38.52

12.84/rec

13,355

Milk Dee

5 records · 1998–2006

38.49

7.70/rec

13,356

Stuart Sikes

4 records · 2006–2008

38.46

9.61/rec

13,357

Satoshi Hirose (2)

3 records · 1999–2002

38.45

12.82/rec

13,358

Travis Scott

3 records · 2013–2018 · United States of America

38.44

12.81/rec

13,359

The Pineapple Thief

3 records · 2002–2006

38.41

12.80/rec

13,360

Jim Barr

3 records · 1999–2006

38.39

12.80/rec

13,361

Horst-Herbert Krause

3 records · 1977–1992

38.37

12.79/rec

13,362

Sean Genockey

3 records · 2003–2010

38.32

12.77/rec

13,363

Jeff Safran

3 records · 1989–1999

38.31

12.77/rec

13,364

Kato Ådland

4 records · 2008–2011

38.31

9.58/rec

13,365

Silk

3 records · 1995–2001

38.26

12.75/rec

13,366

Jan Rørdam

3 records · 1991–1994

38.25

12.75/rec

13,367

David Gorman

3 records · 1969–2008

38.22

12.74/rec

13,368

Mathieu Houde

4 records · 2006–2011

38.22

9.56/rec

13,369

Janne Warman

4 records · 2000–2009

38.17

9.54/rec

13,370

Railroad Jerk

4 records · 1990–1996

38.17

9.54/rec

13,371

Boo Hewerdine

3 records · 1998–2003

38.15

12.72/rec

13,372

Jacob Portrait

3 records · 2011–2011

38.13

12.71/rec

13,373

Christopher Cross

3 records · 1994–2011

38.11

12.70/rec

13,374

Goatsnake

3 records · 1998–2000

38.10

12.70/rec

13,375

The Bottle Rockets

3 records · 2001–2006

38.09

12.70/rec

13,376

Susanne Savage

5 records · 1978–2007

38.08

7.62/rec

13,377

Hiroshi Osaki

4 records · 1997–2001

38.06

9.52/rec

13,378

Thomas Frost

3 records · 1986–2001

38.02

12.67/rec

13,379

Bill Lloyd

3 records · 1989–2003

37.99

12.66/rec

13,380

Phil Collen

3 records · 1991–1993

37.98

12.66/rec

13,381

Jeff Skillen

3 records · 1982–2003

37.97

12.66/rec

13,382

Jimmy Chamberlin

3 records · 2005–2008

37.97

12.66/rec

13,383

Oliver Nikolas Schmid

4 records · 2001–2010

37.97

9.49/rec

13,384

Officium Triste

3 records · 1997–2007

37.96

12.65/rec

13,385

Prince Philip

3 records · 1993–1993

37.94

12.65/rec

13,386

Jo Casters

3 records · 1991–2002

37.91

12.64/rec

13,387

André Kuntze

4 records · 1994–2004

37.88

9.47/rec

13,388

Lasse Lammert

3 records · 2008–2010

37.84

12.61/rec

13,389

Robert Sadin

4 records · 1992–2009

37.84

9.46/rec

13,390

Noel Zancanella

5 records · 2011–2023

37.83

7.57/rec

13,391

Vincent Egret

3 records · 1995–1997

37.82

12.61/rec

13,392

Don Johnson Big Band

3 records · 2003–2006

37.81

12.60/rec

13,393

Doug Johnson

5 records · 1991–2009

37.78

7.56/rec

13,394

Pegasus

3 records · 1986–1988

37.76

12.59/rec

13,395

Six by Seven

4 records · 1998–2000

37.74

9.43/rec

13,396

Lexxx

5 records · 2008–2009

37.73

7.55/rec

13,397

Chris Whitley

3 records · 1995–2003

37.72

12.57/rec

13,398

Steve Dubin

3 records · 1999–2002

37.72

12.57/rec

13,399

José Quintana

3 records · 1981–1992

37.71

12.57/rec

13,400

Sahara Hotnights

3 records · 1999–2007

37.67

12.56/rec