Producers, Recording Engineers and Studio Wizards: POLL RESULTS

13. Steve Albini (247 points, 12 votes)
http://www.buzzgrinder.com/media/shellachigdon.jpg
Credits: Big Black, the Pixies, Nirvana, Shellac, PJ Harvey, Jesus Lizard, Manic Street Preachers, Cheap Trick, Bush, others

Electrelane!

loving that picture.
beginning to think that neither of my top 2 are going to feature in this rundown ..

12. Brian Wilson (248 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Brian-Wilson-robe.jpg
Credits: The Beach Boys, the Honeys, American Spring, solo work

blimey. thought he would be top 5..

Tony Visconti! Some indie no-marks revived him in the 90s and the result was kinda underwhelming - but those Bowie records, and the stories.

Visconti is mad underrated. you can tell how much it burns him up that people think Eno did those Bowie records

Ha yeah, I was even thinking 'hold on, wasn't that Eno?' while I was typing that

obligatory 'too low' for hannett from me

maybe it's lucky for everyone else i didn't vote as he would have been my #1 and therefore probably in the top 10

BW was my #1.

i actually thought he would be several folks #1 choice.

very few ballots shared #1 spots, actually

xp Should have been!

His productions circa 1965-66, made during the period when he decided to stop playing live so he could hole up in the studio, I've probably listened to hundreds, maybe thousands of times my entire life. It still makes my hair stand on end.

11. Dr. Dre (254 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://msofficer.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/dr-dre-wcwc.jpg
Credits: NWA, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, anybody else who can afford him

50. Mutt Lange (82 points, 3 votes)
49. DJ Quik (83 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote)
48. Carl Craig (85 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote)
47. Prince Paul (86 points, 4 votes)
46. Glyn Johns (87 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote)
45. The Dust Brothers (88 points, 5 votes)
44. Swizz Beats (89 points, 5 votes)
43. David Briggs (91 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote)
42. TIE Xenomania (94 points, 4 votes) AND Gary Katz (94 points, 4 votes)
41. TIE Jimmy Miller (95 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote) AND Norman Whitfield (95 points, 5 votes)
40. Marley Marl (96 points, 5 votes)
39. Joe Boyd (98 points, 4 votes)
38. Todd Rundgren (101 points, 5 votes)
37. Geoff Emerick (109 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote)
36. John Leckie (110 points, 6 votes)
35. Prince (115 points, 5 votes)
34. Chris Thomas (117 points, 7 votes)
33. Pete Rock (118 points, 5 votes)
32. Les Paul (122 points, 4 votes, 2 #1 votes)
31. Tom Wilson (124 points, 6 votes)
30. Thom Bell (131 points, 5 votes)
29. Martin Rushent (134 points, 7 votes)
28. George Clinton (136 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote)
27. Jimmy Page (139 points, 5 votes, 1 #1 vote)
26. Willie Mitchell (140 points, 6 votes)
25. Tom Dowd (141 points, 6 votes)
24. Holland/Dozier/Holland (165 points, 7 votes)
23. Rick Rubin (168 points, 9 votes)
22. The Neptunes (172 points, 7 votes) >>> disappointed in lack of indignant response to listing Clipse as their only credit :(
21. Rudy Van Gelder (176 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote)
20. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (180 points, 7 votes, 1 #1 vote)
19. Teo Macero (207 points, 9 votes)
18. Trevor Horn (226 points, 9 votes)
17. King Tubby (239 points, 9 votes,3 #1 votes)
16. TIE DJ Premier (242 points, 9 votes, 2 #1 votes) AND Tony Visconti (242 points, 10 votes)
15. Joe Meek (245 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote)
14. Martin Hannett (246 points, 10 votes)
13. Steve Albini (247 points, 12 votes)
12. Brian Wilson (248 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote)
11. Dr. Dre (254 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote)

Pharmacist: "Hey, that's Brian Wilson! Shopping in my drug store! In his bathrobe! Quick, grab the camera!"

I thought Dre would make the top 10

ARE YOU READY FOR THE TOP TEN PRODUCERS OF ALL TIIIIIIIME

surprised at the lack of predictions on this thread tbh

Eno #1?

As much as I am absolutely no fan of hip-hop, I like seeing Dr. Dre up there and I think his place is deserved. Although I don't like his recent style as much as I did his G-Funk style, he does a great production job whenever he is involved. Pity he doesn't do more non-hip-hop. ;)

ok, prediction : #1 = george martin

and not cos i voted for him. i didn't

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annoyed I can't find the interview quote where Visconti talks about Eno getting credit for his work (something along the lines of "it's my name on those records!")

godrich is going to be top ten isn't he

vomit

wait Geir doesn't like hip hop?!???!???

10. Chic Organisation (275 points, 9 votes, 2 #1 votes)
http://www.chictribute.com/gallery/bilder/sister79.jpg
Credits: Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran Duran, many others

Been looking forward to this Top 10, because there's a fair few that have already been mentioned which I thought would have been WAY up there. The Chic Organisation, I definitely didn't expect as a #10 position.

I was thinking Nile Rodgers alone, not the Chic Organisation

there were a bunch of votes for Rodgers & Edwards, Chic, and the Chic Organization so I just combined them all. they were ahead as front runners very early on.

9. Giorgio Moroder (278 points, 13 votes)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZPuJzasxhPU/R0-JVzMTzjI/AAAAAAAAACk/t2Cxf-ntwbE/s1600-R/morodersmall.jpg
Credits: Solo, Donna Summer, Blondie, Sparks, Phil Oakey, Falco, many others

Glad he made the top 10. A true innovator.

probably my favorite photo of the lot

^totally

a lot of his 80s stuff is depressing, unfortunately. dude did not need guitar solos.

I used to like Giorgio Moroder's production work until 1986 or so

But "Take My Breath Away" is horrible.

8. The Bomb Squad (287 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://mimg.ugo.com/200810/26239/cuts/6.the-bomb-squad_288x288.jpg
Credits: Public Enemy, Son of Bazerk, Ice Cube

^ my #2. Glad they're in the top 10.

7. Conny Plank (306 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://www.billycurrie.com/images/gallery/web_sized/conny_plank4.jpg
Credits: Cluster, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Ash Ra Tempel, Guru Guru, La Dusseldorf, Brian Eno, Moebius, Roedelius, Ultravox, Eurythmics

lookit the jorts on this guy

I'll guess perry-martin-eno top 3

Richard Perry?

anyway Plank, what can you say about this guy - a master of slapback echo and tape delay

Really really pleased to see Conny Plank in the Top 10. His work on the three albums he did with Ultravox alone still sounds fresh, and that was pretty late career for him wasn't it?

satin track shorts ≠ jorts

oh wow you're right

still... lookit the satin track shorts on this guy!

6. RZA (348 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rza-piano.jpg
Credits: Wu-Tang

wu-tang + kudos for the Ghost Dog & Kill Bill scoring etc. (both brilliant imo)

nice dn btw

5. Lee "Scratch" Perry aka the Super Ape aka Pipecock Jackson aka the Upsetter (255 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 votes)
http://www.ukfestivalguides.com/App_themes/Main/News_Images/leeperry.jpg
Credits: Solo, the Upsetters, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Jah Lion, Susan Cadogan, Prince Jazzbo, Max Romeo, Junior Byles, many more