POLL: The NME's 50 Greatest Producers Ever

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

"Producers are an often overlooked but always integral part of the recording process. We highlight and celebrate the 50 most influential producers ever," says the NME. What say you?

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Lee Scratch Perry	5
Nile Rodgers	5
Trevor Horn	4
Phil Spector	4
Timbaland	3
Brian Wilson	3
Teo Macero	3
DJ Premier	3
Steve Albini	3
Todd Rundgren	2
George Clinton	2
Nigel Godrich	2
George Martin	2
Quincy Jones	2
Paul Epworth	2
Brian Eno	2
Joe Meek	1
Mutt Lange	1
Max Martin	1
RZA	1
Babyface	1
T Bone Burnett	1
Daniel Lanois	1
Butch Vig	1
Stephen Street	1
Arif Mardin	1
Mark Ronson	0
Prince	0
Trent Reznor	0
Steve Lillywhite	0
Pete Rock	0
Jimmy Miller	0
Jerry Wexler	0
Roy Thomas Baker	0
DJ Shadow	0
Jeff Lynne	0
Dr. Dre	0
The Neptunes	0
Chris Thomas	0
Jim Steinman	0
John Leckie	0
Andrew Weatherall	0
J Dilla	0
Berry Gordy	0
Sam Phillips	0
Tom Dowd	0
Jimmy Iovine	0
Danger Mouse	0
Biddu	0
Rick Rubin	0

― late adopter, Saturday, 21 April 2012 04:58 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.nme.com/list/the-50-greatest-producers-ever/262849

― late adopter, Saturday, 21 April 2012 04:59 (thirteen years ago)

No Glyn Johns, no credibility.

― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 21 April 2012 05:00 (thirteen years ago)

no jimmy jam and terry lewis, no owen bradley

― balls, Saturday, 21 April 2012 05:23 (thirteen years ago)

voted lange over albini

― balls, Saturday, 21 April 2012 05:23 (thirteen years ago)

Producers are an often overlooked but always integral part of the recording process.

hearty lol

― aboulia banks (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2012 05:26 (thirteen years ago)

no Thom Bell, no Willie Mitchell, no Norman Whitfield, no Allen Toussaint

― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 21 April 2012 06:04 (thirteen years ago)

no Marley Marl, no Teddy Riley, no Bomb Squad, no Prince Paul,no Mannie Fresh

― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 21 April 2012 06:05 (thirteen years ago)

weighed it up, had to go with Nigel Godrich

― aboulia banks (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2012 06:06 (thirteen years ago)

cos you can see why he'd keep those other guys out

― aboulia banks (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2012 06:06 (thirteen years ago)

Trevor Horn. More for his work with ABC and Dollar than for his work with Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Art Of Noise.

― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 21 April 2012 10:48 (thirteen years ago)

no ken caillat

― fruitsbs (beachville), Saturday, 21 April 2012 11:01 (thirteen years ago)

^^^ inflicted terrible daughter on us, not eligible

― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Saturday, 21 April 2012 11:32 (thirteen years ago)

Any, Tom Dowd. Or maybe Rundgren.

― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Saturday, 21 April 2012 11:33 (thirteen years ago)

Is there anyone in here worse than Paul Epworth? Maybe Danger Mouse I suppose.

― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Saturday, 21 April 2012 12:49 (thirteen years ago)

Wanted to vote for Alan Moulder, went with Teo instead

― Moodles, Saturday, 21 April 2012 13:01 (thirteen years ago)

No Rudy Van Gelder, either.

― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 21 April 2012 13:49 (thirteen years ago)

No Jim Dickinson.

― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Saturday, 21 April 2012 14:36 (thirteen years ago)

No Mitchell Froom.

― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Saturday, 21 April 2012 14:42 (thirteen years ago)

No Scott Storch.

― fruitsbs (beachville), Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:05 (thirteen years ago)

No Terius Nash.

― prolego, Saturday, 21 April 2012 16:11 (thirteen years ago)

I would have voted for Mitchell Froom had he been in here. :)

― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 21 April 2012 23:12 (thirteen years ago)

As soon as I saw they'd left out Joe Boyd and put in Paul Epworth I knew I didn't need to bother reading the rest of it.

― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Sunday, 22 April 2012 17:38 (thirteen years ago)

two months pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago)

so, vote..

― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 05:58 (twelve years ago)

No Giorgio Moroder!

― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 07:26 (twelve years ago)

And as Marcello says, no Joe Boyd, which is a massive miss.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 08:26 (twelve years ago)

no moroder, no hannett, no rushent, no way am i voting in this stupid poll

― beater drummer (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 09:05 (twelve years ago)

I like Scratch better than anybody and that's who I voted

― robert mcnamara in reverse (loves laboured breathing), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago)

you guys are all idiots

― carly rae (flopson), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 14:36 (twelve years ago)

yeah who at NME thought Joe Boyd, Rudy Van Gelder, Norman Whitfield, and Giorgio Moroder were less worthy than Jeff Lynne?

― Lee626, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago)

formatting error makes it look like RZA produced someone named "Ghost Face Killah Robert"

― carly rae (flopson), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 14:57 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Geir has a sock?

― the hat's filthy lesson (sic), Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:56 (twelve years ago)

possibly several pairs

― beater drummer (electricsound), Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:57 (twelve years ago)

he's coming unravelled

― the hat's filthy lesson (sic), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:21 (twelve years ago)

voted for meek just barely over spector

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:58 (twelve years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.