Famous Music Producers

• Atkins, Chet

  Creator of the "Nashville Sound"

• Burnett, T Bone

  Oscar-winning producer/songwriter for Crazy Heart

• Cowell, Simon

  The obnoxious judge on TV's American Idol

• Dilla, J

  The Detroit hip-hop rapper/producer who did the album 'Donuts'

• Dogg, Snoop

  Languid West Coast rapper and celebr-izzle

• Dr. Dre

  Founding member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A.

• Elliott, Missy

  Singer of the song "The Rain"

• Eno, Brian

  Producer of ambient and avant-garde music

• Geffen, David

  The billionaire entertainment mogul behind Geffen Records and Dreamworks

• Glasper, Robert

  The jazz pianist who did 'Black Radio'

• Gordy, Berry

  The founder of Motown Records

• Jackson, Randy

  Dawg-loving judge on American Idol

• Jay-Z

  Rapper of "Empire State of Mind"

• Jones, Quincy

  The jazz/pop maestro who produced Michael Jackson's album Thriller

• Kelly, R.

  The singer of "I Believe" who went to prison for sex trafficking

• Kerr, Anita

  Creator and leader of country music's The Anita Kerr Singers

• Lynne, Jeff

  The main guy from Electric Light Orchestra

• Martin, George

  The music producer who helped turn the Beatles into the world's biggest band

• Ramone, Phil

   The legendary music producer of Billy Joel's 52nd Street

• Shannon, Del

  The singer of the hit song "Runaway"

• Thiam, Aliaune "Akon"

  Senegalese-American singer of "Smack That"

• Tricky

  Gravel-voiced producer of trip-hop records

• Vandross, Luther

  The R&B singer of Dance With My Father

• West, Kanye

  The rapper who married Kim Kardashian

See: Index by Occupation