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| Born | James Iovine (1953-03-11)March 11, 1953 (age 72) New York City, U.S. |
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James Iovine (/ˈaɪ.əviːn/EYE-ə-veen; born March 11, 1953[1]) is an American entrepreneur, formerrecord executive, andmedia proprietor. He is the co-founder ofInterscope Records, and served aschairman and CEO ofInterscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed byUniversal Music Group, from 1999 to 2014.[2][3]
Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.[1][4][5]
In 2006, Iovine and fellow Interscope artistDr. Dre co-foundedBeats Electronics. Two years later, the brand launched its first set of headphones.[6] In late 2013, they began development forBeats Music, and released it in 2014, which went on to become the framework forApple Music.[7] The company was purchased byApple Inc. for $3 billion in May 2014.[8] At the same time, Iovine vacated his positions as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, ending his twenty-five year relationship with his label.[9]
On August 21, 2018, after initial denial, Iovine parted ways with Apple and effectively retired from the media business.[10] He is credited or named in institutional education centers such as theUSCJimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, which was inaugurated in 2013,[11] and the Iovine and Young Center, amagnet high school which opened in Los Angeles in August 2022.[12][13][14]
James Iovine was born in theNew York City borough ofBrooklyn, to anItalian working-class family.[15][16] His mother was a secretary and his father, Vincent Iovine,[17] worked on the docks as alongshoreman. He has an older sister, born in 1946.[16] The family lived in Brooklyn'sRed Hook neighborhood.[18] His father died in 1985.[19][20]
Iovine attended aCatholic school in Brooklyn,[21] graduating from the since-closedBishop Ford Central Catholic High School and went on to attend New York'sJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice.[22] At age 19, he dropped out of college. He was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who helped him find a job as a recording studio cleaner, and he soon began working as anengineer.[23]
In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working withJohn Lennon[24] andBruce Springsteen, among others. By 1973, Iovine was a part of the staff, working for the now-demolished New York City faction of theRecord Plant,[25] where he worked on Springsteen'sBorn to Run andMeat Loaf'sBat Out of Hell. He came to prominence through his work onPatti Smith's albumEaster (1978), which included herTop 40 hit "Because the Night". He later collaborated withTom Petty and the Heartbreakers onDamn the Torpedoes andU2 onRattle and Hum. Iovine producedBella Donna (the first solo album by formerFleetwood Mac memberStevie Nicks),[26]Making Movies forDire Straits,The Distance forBob Seger andGet Close forThe Pretenders.
Iovine served as sound engineer for theVoyager Golden Records, a pair of phonograph records that were launched aboard theVoyager space probes in 1977.[27] His father's death and love forChristmas inspired Iovine to record and overseeA Very Special Christmas in 1985.[17][28] The compilation was not released until 1987 under Interscope's future sister labelA&M Records.[29] Iovine chose to not profit off the album and instead used the money from album sales to help fund Special Olympics programs. Following the release of the first album, ten more were produced. The initiative has raised over $145 million and helped more than 110 local Special Olympics programs.[30] He was responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance filmSixteen Candles,Streets of Fire and the 1988 comedy filmScrooged.
In 1989, Iovine andTed Field, founder of film production labelInterscope Communications, co-foundedInterscope Records.[31] A year later, the label secured a distribution deal withAtlantic Records and garnered success with artists includingNo Doubt,4 Non Blondes andGerardo.[32] Atlantic owned a 50% stock in the label.[33] Iovine and Field signedTupac Shakur to a recording contract as one of the first hip-hop acts under Interscope in 1991.[34] A year later, Interscope became notable for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successfulDeath Row Records. Death Row, founded bySuge Knight, operated as a subsidiary of Interscope, beginning with the December 14, 1992 release of label artist and producerDr. Dre's solo debut albumThe Chronic. With singles consisting of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" and "Let Me Ride", both of which featuring labelmateSnoop Dogg,The Chronic sold over five million copies in the United States and became Dr. Dre's best-selling album in his career.[35][36] Iovine and Dr. Dre formed a friendship following the release ofThe Chronic. Over 19 million records sold from Death Row, the label was largely responsible for Interscope's multi-platinum success throughout the 1990s. However, Snoop Dogg accumulated more success on Death Row and Interscope with his November 1993 debutDoggystyle.[37][38] It opened at number one on theBillboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales in 1990s hip hop.[39] In November 1995, Interscope releasedTragic Kingdom by No Doubt, which sold over 16 million copies worldwide as its single, "Don't Speak" made number one onBillboard'sRadio Songs chart.[40]
In September 1995, after internal conflict with Atlantic Records over controversy concerning the label's support ofgangsta rap, the label and its former parent company at the time,Time Warner made the decision to sell off its share in Interscope to Iovine and Field.[41][42] In January 1996,Doug Morris, chairman and CEO of the music division ofMCA Inc., convinced Iovine and Field to bring Interscope to the company in exchange for acquiring 50% of the label's shares for $200 million.[43] As a result, Interscope was placed in the same company portfolio of labels alongside future sister labelGeffen Records,MCA Records,Universal Records andDreamWorks Records.[44] By then, MCA was sold off by Matsushita Electric (also a parent company ofPanasonic) to Canadian distillery and mass media conglomerateSeagram.[45] With Interscope now under the MCA and Seagram shade, the label managed to gain more success with Tupac Shakur'sdouble albumAll Eyez on Me, which opened at number one on theBillboard 200 with 566,000 copies sold in its first week.[46] The album became another success for the rap division of the label and Death Row Records, where artist Dr. Dre felt uncomfortable due to founder and former CEO Suge Knight's consistent spending, violent behavior and gang affiliation.[47] As a result, Dr. Dre departed from Death Row and re-signed with Interscope through a new label deal, creating his own imprint calledAftermath Entertainment.[48] The label's foundation proved to be challenging, when on November 26, 1996, upon release, the compilationDr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath, was given a lukewarm response as wasThe Firm'sThe Album, despite the latter, released on October 21, 1997, almost a year afterDr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath, debuting at number one on theBillboard 200.[49][50] Iovine, as stated on the 2017HBO documentary,The Defiant Ones, was pressured by Doug Morris to either give Dr. Dre time to control his music and artists or drop him from his label. Iovine responded, "We could that, but then, you would save my salary as well because I'm going with him."[51] Interscope had further success with Tupac Shakur's posthumous recordThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory as well as Snoop Dogg'sTha Doggfather andBush'sRazorblade Suitcase.[52][53][54]
Iovine offered to sign hip hop entrepreneurMaster P and his imprint,No Limit Records, but he rejected the offer. Iovine allegedly threatened him and his management team that if they would not consider the Interscope deal, they would never "find another deal in the industry nor in this town".[55] In December 1996, MCA Music Entertainment was renamedUniversal Music Group with Interscope and various other labels now being a part of the newly rebranded UMG.[56][57]
Following Death Row founder Suge Knight's probation violation and prison sentence in 1997, Iovine and Interscope ended their business relationship with Death Row;[58][59] the final album released under the Death Row/Interscope deal was the soundtrack to the Tupac Shakur action film,Gridlock'd, which managed to reach the Billboard 200's number one position.[60][61]
In March 1998, Iovine invited Dr. Dre to his house to listen to theSlim Shady EP, released in 1997 by an underground rapper, who was participating a tournament of rap battles at the time, by the name ofEminem.[62] The tape eventually landed in the hands of Interscope A&Rs Dean Geistlinger and D.J. Mormile, who later turned it in to label co-founder Ted Field, who also sent it to Iovine for review. Upon suggestion from Iovine, he urged Dr. Dre to find Eminem and have him join the Interscope family through Dre's label, Aftermath.[63] Eminem has found success with both labels despite controversy involving his lyrical themes.[51] On February 23, 1999, Eminem released his debut studio album,The Slim Shady LP, to critical acclaim. The album made its way to number two on theBillboard 200, helping to improve both Interscope and Aftermath after years of low sales.[64]
On December 10, 1998, Seagram acquiredPolyGram,[65] and it merged with the Universal Music Group.[66][67] After the PolyGram and MCA merger of Universal Music Group, Interscope became sister labels to new entriesA&M Records,Def Jam Recordings,Island Records,Mercury Records andMotown.[68] In 1998, Interscope, Geffen and A&M were put together under the umbrella label asInterscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA).[69][67] Within IGA, Iovine and Field were hired to become the unit's co-chairmen and oversee operations of Interscope and Geffen.[70]
In February 2001, Ted Field parted ways with IGA, leading Iovine to take full control of the labels.[71] In June 2002 of the latter year, Iovine was able to manage to negotiate Eminem and Dr. Dre's joint venture agreement involving then-upcoming hip hop artist and fellow New Yorker50 Cent.[72] On February 9, 2003, he released his debut studio album,Get Rich or Die Tryin', to acclaim.[73]
Iovine was confidential in merging A&M, DGC, MCA and DreamWorks into defection through Interscope Geffen A&M between 1999 and 2003.[74][75][76] Due to A&M co-foundersHerb Alpert andJerry Moss filing suit against Iovine, Interscope and UMG over a breach of agreement involving the label's operations, A&M Records had to remain fully operative as a one-off subsidiary of Interscope Records; the two plaintiffs were given a $200 million out of court settlement.[77] At the end of 2003, Iovine made over $45 million in revenue generated from music sales from his label.[78]
For the next four years, Iovine, Interscope and Geffen began to see extended success from other artists includingD12,AFI,Nelly Furtado,The Roots,Gwen Stefani (as a solo artist),The Game,Robin Thicke,Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,The Pussycat Dolls and others. Iovine discoveredLady Gaga in 2007 who was sent to work with singer-songwriterAkon, who in exchange for his mentorship of Gaga, asked Iovine to sign her toVincent Herbert's Streamline Records and Interscope.[79]
In 2014, Universal Music Group reported that Iovine was departing from Interscope Records, ending his twenty-five year tenure with the label and vacating his fifteen-year dual position as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records (nowInterscope Capitol Labels Group, as of 2024).[80] It was confirmed that theFueled by Ramen co-founderJohn Janick was hired as Iovine's replacement.[81] Janick was hired to become Interscope's president and COO in 2012. The final artist Iovine signed to his label wasJ. Cole.[82] On May 28, 2014, Iovine effectively vacated his CEO and chairman positions, while departing from Interscope. The news of his departure from the label occurred following the sale of his and Dr. Dre's headphone company,Beats Electronics, toApple Inc.[83]
In 2006, Iovine worked with Dr. Dre to createBeats Electronics. It was originally a conversation between the two where Iovine exclaimed to Dr. Dre, "fuck sneakers, we need to do speakers."[84] The first set of headphones were produced in 2007 and were launched in 2008.[85] From 2009 to 2011, Beats enclosed endorsement deals withMonster Cable andHewlett-Packard.[86][87][88] The company had captured 20 percent market share of the headphones industry by 2012.[89][90] In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of Beats into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013. FormerTopspin Media executive Ian Rogers andNine Inch Nails frontmanTrent Reznor were said to be involved.[91] In January 2014,Beats Music was developed and opened to the public after being announced on December 8, 2013.[92] On May 28, 2014,Apple Inc. announced the acquisition of Beats Electronics. The acquisition gave Dr. Dre and Iovine a share of over $3.24 billion, becoming the largest acquisition deal in the history of Apple's timeline.[93] Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple[94] where he helped in the creation ofApple Music, which was launched in the summer of 2015 as replacement for Beats Music.[95][96] On June 26, 2018, Iovine and Dr. Dre were ordered to pay $25 million to former partner and creative designer, Steven Lamar, who sued the two co-founders for $100 million in unpaid royalties for designing the early Beats headphone models.[97] The lawsuit was filed in 2015 after news broke out of Apple's acquisition of the headphone brand a year prior.[98][99] He was the creative consultant for Apple Music until August 2018.[10] Firstly, he denied reports of him ending his partnership with Apple in January.[100][101] Citing high usage of music technology and little direction to where Apple Music could be headed to, Iovine quietly left the company and effectively retired from the media industry.[10]
In August 2022, the Iovine and Young Center, amagnet high school opened inLos Angeles.[12][13][14] The school aims to improve the declining rate of enrollment in the L.A. Unified district.[102]
In August 2023, it was announced that the Iovine and Young Center was partnering with Atlanta Public Schools to open a new learning center at Frederick Douglass High School in August 2024. The goal of the center is to prepare students for their future academics and careers.[103]
In August 2024, Iovine and Dr. Dre announced they would partner with Inglewood Unified School District to open a new high school to help revive a district that had been forced to close schools due to declining enrollment. Regarding the partnership, Iovine stated, “We wanted to start in the inner city, because Dre and especially me, I owe a lot to the inner city of Los Angeles and we intend to pay it back.”[104]
In 2002, Iovine and formerShady Records presidentPaul Rosenberg co-produced8 Mile, which opened at number one in the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide.[105] The film also garnered anAcademy Award for Best Original Song for its theme song, "Lose Yourself", making Eminem the first rapper to win this award.[106] Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2005 crime dramaGet Rich or Die Tryin', named after the 2003 debut album of its leading star, 50 Cent.[107] He also produced the 2009 documentaryMore than a Game,[108][109] which centered on the life and career of basketball athleteLeBron James; his label Interscope released asoundtrack for the documentary.
In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "Don't Make Me Over", an episode for the fourth season ofSeth MacFarlane'sFamily Guy.
From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor onFox'sAmerican Idol.[110][111][112] Iovine's protégés—Scotty McCreery,Phillip Phillips,Jessica Sanchez, andCandice Glover—released their music through Interscope.[113] Iovine departed from the show in mid-2013; he was replaced byRandy Jackson.[114]
In July 2017, HBO ran a four-part documentary about Jimmy Iovine's relationship with Dr. Dre and other musicians titledThe Defiant Ones.
Iovine and Dr. Dre had provided their voices and motion capture performances in two downloadable content updates forGrand Theft Auto Online (2013); the first was 2020'sCayo Perico Heist and the second was 2021'sThe Contract, the latter of which the player helps to unlock unreleased music by Dr. Dre in between missions or after completing them.[115]
In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated $70 million to theUniversity of Southern California to create theUSC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.[116] The first class of the academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.[117] On October 2, 2019, the USC opened the Iovine and Young Hall.[118]
In April 2020, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated to the city of Compton to provide support for medical supplies, free COVID-19 testing, and 145,000 meals for residents of the city.[119] In May 2020, Iovine and Dr. Dre partnered with restaurant chain Everytable to provide 30 days of drive-thru meals to Compton residents.[120]
In 2011, Iovine was honored byThe Producers & Engineers Wing of theGrammy Awards. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the governing body of theGrammy Awards, said in presenting the award.[121]
On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree[122] from theUniversity of Southern California and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.[123]
In 2022, Iovine was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in theAhmet Ertegun Award category.[124]
New York rock radioDJCarol Miller and Iovine had a two-year relationship in the late 1970s. Miller says "Jimmy had a wonderful, close-knit Italian Catholic family from Brooklyn and Staten Island who could not have been nicer to me. It was I, the Jewish girl from Queens, who always felt silently out of place." She says her father was not very nice to Iovine and was against the relationship due to the differences in their religions.[125] According to Miller, the relationship ended in 1980, when Iovine began spending most of his time in California working with singerStevie Nicks.
While producing her albumBella Donna, Iovine entered into a relationship with Nicks. The two eventually broke up in 1982. Nicks wrote the song, "Straight Back", included in theFleetwood Mac album,Mirage, about him.[citation needed] According to Nicks, Iovine was an inspiration for one of her signature songs, "Edge of Seventeen".[citation needed] The song also became the backbone for the guitar sample used onDestiny's Child's hit single, "Bootylicious" (2001).[126] Nicks has said that Iovine's despondence from the death of his good friendJohn Lennon overwhelmed her, and eventually led to the end of their relationship. However, the strong emotion of the time led to the creation of "Edge of Seventeen".[127]
Iovine was married to writer, lawyer, and modelVicki Iovine since 1985 before divorcing in 2006. It was finalized in 2009; the couple have four children.[128]
In 2014, he started datingLiberty Ross, the sister of music composersAtticus andLeopold Ross.[129] They were married in front of theirMalibu beach house on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2016, with friends and family in attendance.[130]
On November 22, 2023, Iovine was accused of sexual harassment by an unnamed woman.[131] On February 15, 2024, the accuser dropped the sexual abuse case with prejudice.[132] Documents obtained byBillboard also revealed that while asummons notice was filed in November 2023, no official lawsuit had been filed against Iovine after the claim was made.[132]
| Artist | Album | Released |
|---|---|---|
| John Lennon | Walls and Bridges | 1974 |
| Kansas | The Classic Albums Collection: 1974–1983 | 1974–1983 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run | 1975 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Darkness on the Edge of Town | 1978 |
| Golden Earring | Grab It for a Second | 1978 |
| Patti Smith | Easter | 1978 |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes | 1979 |
| Bruce Springsteen | The River | 1980 |
| Dire Straits | Making Movies | 1980 |
| Graham Parker and the Rumour | The Up Escalator | 1980 |
| Stevie Nicks | Bella Donna | 1981 |
| U2 | Under a Blood Red Sky | 1983 |
| Simple Minds | Once Upon A Time | 1985 |
| Pretenders | Get Close | 1986 |
| Various | A Very Special Christmas | 1987 |
| U2 | Rattle and Hum | 1988 |
| Gwen Stefani | Love. Angel. Music. Baby | 2004 |
| Lady Gaga | Born This Way: The Collection | 2011 |
| Iggy Azalea | The New Classic | 2014 |
| Complete discography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Album | Artist | Role |
| 2014 | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea | Producer |
| 2012 | 5 Classic Albums | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 2012 | Horses/Easter | Patti Smith | Mixing, Producer |
| 2012 | Ladies and Gentlemen... | B. B. King | Producer |
| 2012 | Strange Euphoria | Heart | Engineer, Producer |
| 2012 | Jasmine Night Dreams | Edgar Winter Group withRick Derringer | Mixing Assistant |
| 2011 | A Very Special Christmas, Volume 1–2 | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 2011 | Born This Way: The Collection | Lady Gaga | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | In Touch/Midnight Rider | Tommy James | Remix Engineer |
| 2011 | Outside Society: Looking Back 1975–2007 | Patti Smith | Producer |
| 2011 | The Essential Meat Loaf | Meat Loaf | Engineer, Remixer |
| 2011 | The Classic Albums Collection: 1974–1983 | Kansas | Assistant Engineer |
| 2011 | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Mixing, Producer |
| 2010 | 101 Punk & New Wave Anthems | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2010 | Greatest Hits | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Producer |
| 2010 | Double Play | Kirk Franklin | Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Nothing | N.E.R.D. | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 2010 | The Promise | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | The Collection: 1973–1984 | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2010 | Ultimate '80s Movie Hits | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2009 | Essential '80s: Classic Eighties | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2009 | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2009 | Rare Cuts | The D.I.s | Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Sex Therapy | Robin Thicke | Executive Producer |
| 2009 | The Best of 1980–2000 | U2 | Producer |
| 2009 | The Best of Alison Moyet | Alison Moyet | Producer |
| 2009 | Ultimate Blues:Decca | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 2008 | A Very Special Christmas: Playlist Plus | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 2008 | Bat Out of Hell/ Hits Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | Engineer, Remixing, Producer |
| 2008 | Doll Domination 2.0 | The Pussycat Dolls | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | The Great Big Scottish Songbook | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2008 | Incredible | Clique Girlz | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Lo Essential de Rock 101 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2008 | Seventies Power Ballads | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2008 | The Block | New Kids on the Block | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Themes, Volumes 1–5 | Simple Minds | Producer |
| 2008 | World's Best Dad Gift Set | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2007 | 101 '80s Hits | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2007 | A Very Special Christmas: 20th Anniversary Collection | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | CBGB Forever | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2007 | Crystal Visions: The Best of Stevie Nicks | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 2007 | Four Decades of Folk Rock | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2007 | Insomniac | Enrique Iglesias | Producer |
| 2007 | Now That's What I Call the 80's | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2007 | T-shirt/Final Exam | Loudon Wainwright III | Ensemble, Mixing |
| 2007 | World's Best Dad (2007) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2006 | Anthology, Volumes 1–2 | Gene Loves Jezebel | Producer |
| 2006 | Arista Columbia Records 1980–1991 | Willie Nile | Producer |
| 2006 | I Don't Need A Man | The Pussycat Dolls | Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Pirate Radio | Pretenders | Producer |
| 2006 | The Sweet Escape | Gwen Stefani | A&R |
| 2006 | 18 Singles | U2 | Audio Production, Producer |
| 2005 | All Woman: Platinum Collection | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2005 | Boxed | Eurythmics | Producer |
| 2005 | Cast of Characters: The Rupert Holmes Songbook | Rupert Holmes | Assistant Engineer |
| 2005 | Don't Cha | The Pussycat Dolls | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986–2001 | Bob Geldof | Producer |
| 2005 | Instigator | Kaci Brown | A&R |
| 2005 | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | Producer |
| 2005 | Stickwitu (Urban Mix) | The Pussycat Dolls | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | The Very Best of Rosanne Cash | Rosanne Cash | Producer |
| 2005 | Very Best of Natural Woman | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2005 | The Ultimate Collection | B. B. King | Producer |
| 2004 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of the '80s | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2004 | Anthology: Sound + Vision | B. B. King | Producer |
| 2004 | Carved in Stone: Live at Red Rocks, Volume II | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2004 | I Don't Want to Go Home/ This Time It's for Real | Southside Johnny | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 2004 | Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2004 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | A&R |
| 2004 | Shall We Dance? | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Shark Tale (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2003 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of | Lone Justice | Producer |
| 2003 | 7 | Enrique Iglesias | Executive Producer |
| 2003 | 30 Best Irish Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2003 | Damn the Torpedoes/ Southern Accents/ Hard Promises | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 2003 | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Mixing, Producer |
| 2003 | Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Producer |
| 2003 | Long Time Coming | Jonny Lang | A&R |
| 2003 | Rodney Rooney | Rodney Rooney | Engineer, Producer |
| 2003 | School of Rock Original Soundtrack | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2003 | Songbirds (WEA International) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2003 | The Complete Atlantic Sessions | Mark Farner | Mixing, Producer |
| 2003 | The Essential Alison Moyet | Alison Moyet | Producer |
| 2003 | The Essential Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2003 | Who Will I Run To/ Kiss Me Like That | Kiley Dean | Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Grammy Nominees 2002 | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Greatest Hits (Universal Japan) | B. B. King | Producer |
| 2002 | Greetings from Asbury Park/ The Wild, The Innocent/ Darkness on the Edge of Town | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2002 | Land(1975–2002) | Patti Smith | Producer |
| 2002 | Live and Unreleased from Farmclub.com | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Meat Loaf and Friends (2002 Version) | Meat Loaf | Producer |
| 2002 | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Producer |
| 2002 | The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | Producer |
| 2002 | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary, Volume 2 (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2001 | Collection | Tracy Chapman | Producer |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) | Rod Stewart | Producer |
| 2001 | Ultimate Collection | Graham Parker | Producer |
| 2001 | Anthology | B.B. King | Producer |
| 2001 | Anthology: Through the Years | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits Pretenders | Pretenders | Producer |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Soundtrack: Various Artists | Producer |
| 2000 | Ultimate Collection | Maria McKee | Producer |
| 1999 | 18 Tracks | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer |
| 1999 | 200 Cigarettes Original Soundtrack | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1999 | Damn the Torpedoes/ Southern Accents/ Into the Great Wide Open | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1999 | Dead Ringer/ Midnight at the Lost and Found/ Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | Producer |
| 1999 | Girls Night Out (Telstar TV) | Girls Night Out | Producer |
| 1999 | His Definitive Greatest Hits | B. B. King | Producer |
| 1999 | Master Hits: Graham Parker | Graham Parker | Producer |
| 1999 | This World Is Not My Home | Lone Justice | Producer |
| 1999 | Voodoo Dollies: The Best of Gene Loves Jezebel | Gene Loves Jezebel | Producer |
| 1998 | Armageddon: The Album | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1998 | Atlantic Records 50 Years: The Gold Anniversary | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1998 | Enchanted: The Words of Stevie Nicks | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1998 | First Generation: Virgin 25 Years | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1998 | My Hometown | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Producer |
| 1998 | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Producer |
| 1998 | The Nu Nation Project | Kirk Franklin | Executive Producer |
| 1998 | The Very Best of Meat Loaf | Meat Loaf | Engineer, Remixing |
| 1998 | Tracks | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 1997 | '80s Hits Back, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1997 | Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1997 | Fit to Be Tied: Greatest Hits by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Producer |
| 1997 | Home Alone Christmas | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1997 | One Step Up/ Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer |
| 1997 | Sounds of the Season | Various Artists | Engineer, Producer |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Mother's Finest: Not Yer Mother's Funk | Mother's Finest | Producer |
| 1996 | Greatest Rock Hits of the '80s | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1996 | It Takes Two (Columbia) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1996 | Mellow Classics | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1996 | No Holding Back | Graham Parker | Producer |
| 1996 | The Patti Smith Masters: The Collective Works | Patti Smith | Mixing, Producer |
| 1996 | This Is the '80s | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1996 | XXI | Dwight Twilley | Mixing |
| 1995 | Airport: The Motors' Greatest Hits | The Motors | Producer |
| 1995 | Best Rock Ballads in the World...Ever | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1995 | Christmas of Hope | Various Artists | Engineer, Producer |
| 1995 | Geffen Vintage '80s, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1995 | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing |
| 1995 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston | Producer |
| 1995 | Playback | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1995 | The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever! | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1995 | Singles (US/UK) | Alison Moyet | Producer |
| 1994 | Angel of Harlem | U2 | Producer |
| 1994 | Flashback | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Producer |
| 1994 | Greatest Hits | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Producer |
| 1994 | Keep the Fire Burnin' | Dan Hartman | Producer |
| 1994 | Reality Bites (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1994 | Sedated in the Eighties | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1994 | The Air Up There (Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture) | Various Artists | Executive Producer |
| 1994 | The Lead and How to Swing It | Tom Jones | Executive Producer |
| 1993 | Dead Ringer/Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | Audio Production |
| 1993 | Greatest Hits: Tom Petty | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1993 | Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976–1991 | Graham Parker | Producer |
| 1993 | Now: 1986 (1993) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1993 | Robin Zander | Robin Zander | Producer |
| 1992 | Classic Rock Box: WNEW-FM 25th Anniversary Box | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1992 | A Very Special Christmas, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 1992 | Glittering Prize 1981–1992 | Simple Minds | Producer |
| 1992 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston | Producer |
| 1992 | King of the Blues(Box) | B. B. King | Producer |
| 1992 | Matters of the Heart | Tracy Chapman | Producer |
| 1992 | Rock the First, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1991 | Classic Rock: 1966–1988 | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1991 | Greatest Hits | Eurythmics | Producer |
| 1991 | Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1990 | Dream A Little Dream | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1989 | A Very Special Christmas | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 1989 | Angel | Eurythmics | Producer |
| 1989 | Don't Ask Me Why | Eurythmics | Producer |
| 1989 | Roadhouse (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 1989 | Soundtrack Smashes: The '80s | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1989 | Storyteller: The Complete Anthology 1964–1990 | Rod Stewart | Producer |
| 1989 | Suspicion | Gene Loves Jezebel | Producer |
| 1989 | The Continuing Story of Radar Love | Golden Earring | Producer |
| 1989 | The King and Queen of America | The Eurythmics | Producer |
| 1989 | These Here Are Crazy Times | Boom Crash Opera | Producer |
| 1989 | We Too Are One | Eurythmics | Audio Production, Producer |
| 1988 | Desire | U2 | Producer |
| 1988 | Dream of Life | Patti Smith | Producer |
| 1988 | Easy Pieces | Easy Pieces | Example |
| 1988 | Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1988 | Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | Producer |
| 1988 | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Producer |
| 1988 | Scrooged (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Music Supervisor |
| 1988 | See the Light | The Jeff Healey Band | Producer |
| 1987 | Bedrock Vice | Thrashing Doves | Producer |
| 1987 | The Breakfast Club | Breakfast Club | Producer |
| 1987 | Light Of Day (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1987 | Maria Vidal | Maria Vidal | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 1987 | Raindancing | Alison Moyet | Producer |
| 1987 | The Motion of Love | Gene Loves Jezebel | Producer |
| 1987 | The Singles | Pretenders | Producer |
| 1987 | Tunnel of Love | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Producer |
| 1986 | Get Close | Pretenders | Producer |
| 1986 | Live 1975–1985 | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer |
| 1986 | Menlove Ave. | John Lennon | Assistant Engineer |
| 1986 | Rock For Amnesty | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1986 | Shelter | Lone Justice | Producer |
| 1986 | The Lover Speaks | The Lover Speaks | Producer |
| 1985 | Confrontation | Face to Face | Producer |
| 1985 | Lone Justice | Lone Justice | Producer |
| 1985 | Make It Better (Forget About Me) | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1985 | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Producer |
| 1985 | Rock a Little | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1985 | Rocky IV (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1985 | Southern Accents | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1985 | Weird Science (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1984 | Against All Odds (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1984 | Cat Dancer | Sandy Stewart | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 1984 | Face to Face | Face to Face | Producer |
| 1984 | Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Producer |
| 1984 | I Can Dream About You | Dan Hartman | Producer |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1983 | Body Wishes | Rod Stewart | Producer |
| 1983 | Change of Heart | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1983 | Stand Back | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1983 | Reelin' in the Years, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Mixing, Producer |
| 1983 | The Crossing | Big Country | Mixing |
| 1983 | The Wild Heart | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1983 | Under A Blood Red Sky | U2 | Producer |
| 1982 | Long After Dark | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1982 | Officer and a Gentleman(Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Producer |
| 1982 | The Distance | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Producer |
| 1981 | A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1981 | Bad For Good | Jim Steinman | Producer |
| 1981 | Bella Donna | Stevie Nicks | Producer |
| 1981 | Dead Ringer | Meat Loaf | Producer |
| 1981 | Golden Down | Willie Nile | Producer |
| 1981 | Hard Promises | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1980 | Making Movies | Dire Straits | Producer |
| 1980 | Rockin' at Ground Zero | The Gears | Executive Producer |
| 1980 | Tenement Steps | The Motors | Producer |
| 1980 | The River | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer |
| 1980 | The Up Escalator | Graham Parker | Audio Production, Producer |
| 1980 | This Day and Age | D.L. Byron | Producer |
| 1979 | Damn The Torpedoes | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1979 | Don't Do Me Like That | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1979 | Live | Mother's Finest | Producer |
| 1979 | No Frills | Mark Farner | Audio Production, Producer |
| 1979 | Perfect Stranger | Robert Fleischman | Producer |
| 1979 | Refugee | Tom Petty | Producer |
| 1978 | Darkness on the Edge of Town | Bruce Springsteen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 1978 | Easter | Patti Smith Group | Producer, Mixing |
| 1978 | Grab It For A Second | Golden Earring | Producer |
| 1978 | Paley Brothers | Paley Brothers | Producer |
| 1978 | The Flame | The Flame | Producer |
| 1977 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | E |
| 1976 | I Don't Want to Go Home | Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes | Engineer |
| 1975 | Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart | Bobby Short | Engineer |
| 1975 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 1975 | Jasmine Nightdreams | Edgar Winter Group | Mixing Assistant |
| 1975 | Jasmine Nightdreams | Edgar Winter Group withRick Derringer | Mixing Assistant |
| 1974 | Hard Labor | Three Dog Night | Mixing Assistant |
| 1974 | Kansas | Kansas | Assistant Engineer |
| 1974 | Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson | Assistant Engineer |
| 1974 | Shock Treatment | The Edgar Winter Group | Assistant Engineer |
| 1974 | Saints & Sinners | Johnny Winter | Engineer |
| 1974 | Walls and Bridges | John Lennon | Overdub Engineer |
| 1973 | Western Head Music Co. | Augie Meyers | Bass |
| Complete filmography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Title | Credit | Format |
| 2024 | Piece by Piece | Himself | Film |
| 2020 | Grand Theft Auto Online | Himself | Video Game |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2013 | Nina | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga Presents:The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden | Executive Producer | TV documentary |
| 2011 | American Idol | Mentor (Season 10 – Season 12) | TV series |
| 2009 | Archie's Final Project | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2008 | More Than a Game | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2008 | Ringo Starr: Off the Record | Executive Producer | TV documentary |
| 2006 | Off the Record:Bono andThe Edge | Executive Producer | TV documentary |
| 2008 | Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious | Executive Producer | TV series (6 Episodes) |
| 2007 | Cane | Executive Producer | TV series (12 Episodes) |
| 2006 | Rock Legends: Platinum Weird | Executive Producer | TV movie |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2003 | Interscope Records Presents The Next Episode | Executive Producer | TV series |
| 2003 | Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show | Executive Producer | TV special |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2001 | Farmclub.com | Executive Producer | TV series |
| 1989 | Road House | Music Supervisor | Film |
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