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

3,051

Shawn J Period

4 records · 1994–2001

445.60

111.40/rec

3,052

Billy Jackson

4 records · 1970–1974

445.44

111.36/rec

3,053

The Creatures

5 records · 1983–2003

445.32

89.06/rec

3,054

Larry Smith

13 records · 1983–1991

445.22

34.25/rec

3,055

Mark Stewart

5 records · 2004–2006

445.11

89.02/rec

3,056

Paul Stacey

8 records · 2000–2017

444.85

55.61/rec

3,057

Pone

10 records · 1997–2006

444.84

44.48/rec

3,058

Wire

4 records · 1979–1991 · United Kingdom

444.62

111.15/rec

3,059

Edgar Winter

7 records · 1969–1999

444.61

63.52/rec

3,060

Frank Darcel

4 records · 1984–2000

444.57

111.14/rec

3,061

Otto Donner

12 records · 1969–1998

444.50

37.04/rec

3,062

Steven Miller

8 records · 1982–1985

444.42

55.55/rec

3,063

Mark Brennan

6 records · 1977–1987

444.29

74.05/rec

3,064

James Dring

7 records · 2005–2013

443.98

63.43/rec

3,065

Maurizio Salvadori

10 records · 1973–1999

443.76

44.38/rec

3,066

Larry Dunn

6 records · 1977–2007

443.56

73.93/rec

3,067

Johnny Bristol

12 records · 1966–1978

443.25

36.94/rec

3,068

Joey DeMaio

11 records · 1982–2012

443.24

40.29/rec

3,069

Joe Mardin

6 records · 1984–2007

443.06

73.84/rec

3,070

Bob Ludwig

6 records · 1979–2016

443.05

73.84/rec

3,071

Daniel Bell

3 records · 1990–1992

442.92

147.64/rec

3,072

Micki Meuser

9 records · 1983–1992

442.89

49.21/rec

3,073

Serafino Perugino

16 records · 2005–2012

442.83

27.68/rec

3,074

Carole Bayer Sager

9 records · 1977–1989

442.42

49.16/rec

3,075

Stephen Jones

8 records · 1997–2000

442.35

55.29/rec

3,076

Brian Beattie

12 records · 1987–2008

442.25

36.85/rec

3,077

Martin Eric Ain

6 records · 1984–2006

442.09

73.68/rec

3,078

Snuff Garrett

18 records · 1962–2006

441.97

24.55/rec

3,079

John Wriggle

8 records · 1956–2001

441.81

55.23/rec

3,080

David Cole

14 records · 1986–2008

441.79

31.56/rec

3,081

Al Scott

17 records · 1986–2002

441.76

25.99/rec

3,082

Leonard Chess

8 records · 1957–1997

441.72

55.22/rec

3,083

Phil Chess

8 records · 1957–1997

441.72

55.22/rec

3,084

Wil Malone

7 records · 1980–1996

441.51

63.07/rec

3,085

Rod Swenson

7 records · 1980–2002

441.48

63.07/rec

3,086

John Haeny

5 records · 1973–1991

441.18

88.24/rec

3,087

Nick Foss

16 records · 1986–2008

440.85

27.55/rec

3,088

Frank Jones

15 records · 1962–1986

440.80

29.39/rec

3,089

Ivy Skoff

12 records · 1980–2010

440.77

36.73/rec

3,090

Harold Budd

8 records · 1981–2005 · United States of America

440.62

55.08/rec

3,091

Jim Capaldi

8 records · 1972–2001

440.46

55.06/rec

3,092

Leon Ware

5 records · 1974–1994

440.45

88.09/rec

3,093

Neal Schon

9 records · 1981–2012

440.40

48.93/rec

3,094

Matt Brookman

10 records · 1997–2009

440.35

44.04/rec

3,095

Simon Berry

4 records · 1994–1997

440.23

110.06/rec

3,096

Jens Wojnar

6 records · 1992–1996

439.90

73.32/rec

3,097

Sandy Roberton

14 records · 1968–1984

439.71

31.41/rec

3,098

Darcy Proper

4 records · 1955–1977

439.00

109.75/rec

3,099

Linda Perry

17 records · 1996–2009

438.82

25.81/rec

3,100

Andrew Rossiter

5 records · 1970–1994

438.75

87.75/rec