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

3,001

Coldplay

17 records · 1999–2014 · United Kingdom

452.35

26.61/rec

3,002

The National

3 records · 2007–2010 · United States of America

452.35

150.78/rec

3,003

Brian Higgins

22 records · 1997–2009

452.26

20.56/rec

3,004

Matt Pierson

16 records · 1970–2002

452.25

28.27/rec

3,005

Danja

22 records · 2005–2008

452.07

20.55/rec

3,006

Alvin Lee

6 records · 1969–2011

451.81

75.30/rec

3,007

Richard Landis

17 records · 1972–1998

451.57

26.56/rec

3,008

Norman Dunn

6 records · 1985–1986

451.45

75.24/rec

3,009

Dave Free

5 records · 2011–2017

451.24

90.25/rec

3,010

Alex Gold

7 records · 1997–2005

451.07

64.44/rec

3,011

Kid Koala

6 records · 2000–2012

451.04

75.17/rec

3,012

Johannes Heil

6 records · 1998–2010

450.55

75.09/rec

3,013

Michael Riesman

5 records · 1985–1997

450.45

90.09/rec

3,014

Stuart A. Staples

5 records · 1999–2024

450.43

90.09/rec

3,015

Absolute

13 records · 1996–2002

450.13

34.63/rec

3,016

New Riders of the Purple Sage

4 records · 1971–1987

450.11

112.53/rec

3,017

Jonathan Goldsmith

6 records · 1980–2009

450.05

75.01/rec

3,018

Mike Mangini

13 records · 1990–2019

449.89

34.61/rec

3,019

Richard Ashcroft

9 records · 2000–2010

449.42

49.94/rec

3,020

Above & Beyond

9 records · 2003–2011

449.21

49.91/rec

3,021

行方均

14 records · 1979–2007

448.92

32.07/rec

3,022

Andy Paley

14 records · 1985–1996

448.90

32.06/rec

3,023

Matthew Dear

6 records · 2002–2007

448.89

74.82/rec

3,024

Anders Glenmark

16 records · 1980–2001

448.84

28.05/rec

3,025

Denny Diante

13 records · 1974–2002

448.68

34.51/rec

3,026

Davy DMX

11 records · 1985–2012

448.66

40.79/rec

3,027

Regis

4 records · 1995–2005

448.54

112.14/rec

3,028

David Grisman

15 records · 1976–2004

448.34

29.89/rec

3,029

Alain Bashung

6 records · 1980–2002

448.33

74.72/rec

3,030

Snap!

7 records · 1990–2003

448.29

64.04/rec

3,031

Omega One

3 records · 1999–2001

448.25

149.42/rec

3,032

Johan Gielen

12 records · 1992–2002

448.02

37.33/rec

3,033

Total Eclipse

4 records · 1994–1996

447.96

111.99/rec

3,034

Larry Kalman Hirsch

8 records · 1978–2000

447.82

55.98/rec

3,035

Jellybean Johnson

10 records · 1986–1995

447.79

44.78/rec

3,036

Mick Collins

7 records · 1997–2008

447.76

63.97/rec

3,037

Paul Kalkbrenner

4 records · 2000–2006

447.47

111.87/rec

3,038

Andrew Vaughan

3 records · 1979–1985

447.05

149.02/rec

3,039

Steve Wynn

11 records · 1982–2008

447.01

40.64/rec

3,040

Be Music

11 records · 1983–1987

446.70

40.61/rec

3,041

Herb Cohen

5 records · 1969–1991

446.70

89.34/rec

3,042

The Basement Boys

7 records · 1990–2001

446.56

63.79/rec

3,043

Tijs Verwest

3 records · 1999–2009

446.50

148.83/rec

3,044

Began Cekic

5 records · 1980–1984

446.16

89.23/rec

3,045

Denzil Foster

10 records · 1986–2000

446.03

44.60/rec

3,046

Patrick van Kerckhoven

3 records · 1991–2006

445.91

148.64/rec

3,047

Brian Tench

11 records · 1981–1999

445.87

40.53/rec

3,048

Joey Balin

6 records · 1987–1994

445.87

74.31/rec

3,049

John Davis

7 records · 1974–1979

445.83

63.69/rec

3,050

René Moore

5 records · 1981–1995

445.62

89.12/rec