Famous record producers
The most-searched record producers right now, with the latest news on each.
Suge Knight
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. is an American former record executive who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. This feat is attributed to the record label's first two album releases: Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in 1993. Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in 2015.
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Avicii
Tim Bergling, known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His music consisted primarily of pop-oriented house music, often blended with other genres such as folk, country, bluegrass, soul, and blues. He is considered one of the most popular and successful electronic dance music (EDM) artists of all time, and was credited with "leading EDM into the mainstream" by Variety.
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Jimmy Iovine
James Iovine is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990, and was chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group, from 1999 to 2014.
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Keith Richards
British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
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RedOne
Moroccan-Swedish songwriter, singer, record producer and record executive (born 1972)
Jean-Philippe Goncalves
Jean-Philippe "Jean-Phi" Goncalves is a French composer, percussionist, and record producer based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Derrick Harriott
Derrick Clifton Harriott OD was a Jamaican singer and record producer. He was a member of the Jiving Juniors with Herman Sang before embarking on a solo career. Harriott produced recordings by Big Youth, Chariot Riders, The Chosen Few, Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Keith & Tex, The Kingstonians, Rudy Mills, Scotty, Sly & Revolutionaries, and Winston McAnuff.
Shawty Redd
Demetrius Lee Stewart, better known by his stage name Shawty Redd, is an American record producer and rapper. He is cited as one of the pioneers of the production style which would become synonymous with the trap subgenre.