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7. Richard Donner. Richard Donner was born on 24 April 1930 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Superman (1978), Ladyhawke (1985) and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980). He was married to Lauren Shuler Donner.
- Joe Meek. To truly appreciate Meek’s genius, and understand why he’s placed above usual favourites Martin and Spector, we have to go back to Matt Bellamy’s dad, and his band The Tornados.
- George Martin. What is it that makes a truly great producer, beyond the ability to successfully commit a band’s ideas to tape?
- Quincy Jones. Where to even begin with this one? 55 years in the business, 79 Grammy nominations, 110 million record sales (and that’s just for ‘Thriller’) – Quincy is about as legendary as they come.
- Nile Rodgers. Nile Rodgers’ CV from the ‘80s reads like a who’s who of who was hot and on top during that decade. Having resucitated disco with Chic’s raft of hi-NRG hits (‘Le Freak’, the astonishingly good ‘I Want Your Love’ and ‘Good Times’, which also went on to pretty much define hip hop via the Sugahill samples) he went on to produce a frankly embarrassing wealth of riches.
- Tom Eames
- Sam Phillips. Sam Phillips played an integral role in the early days of rock and roll back in the 1950s. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, and it was here that he produced tracks by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf.
- Jerry Wexler. Jerry Wexler was one of the main record industry personalities from the 1950s to the 1980s. He even coined the term "rhythm and blues", and signed or produced the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan.
- Joe Meek. Joe Meek was one of the most influential producers of the 1960s, pioneering experimental pop music, overdubbing, sampling and reverb. His singles included 'Johnny Remember Me', 'Have I the Right?'
- Ray Thomas Baker. Bohemian Rhapsody (The Making of 'A Night At The Opera' 30th Anniversary) Baker co-founded Neptune (part of Trident Studios), and then met the rock band Queen.
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2. Steven Spielberg. Producer. Writer. Director. Schindler's List (1993) One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world.
Sam Zimbalist was born on March 31, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for Ben-Hur (1959), King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951). He was married to Mary Taylor and Margaret C. Donovan. He died on November 4, 1958 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Mel Brooks (1926-) - Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part I, Spaceballs. Nina Jacobson (1965-) - The Hunger Games movie franchise. Peter Jackson (1961-) - The Lord of the Rings film franchise, King Kong, District 9, The Hobbit. Robert Zemeckis (1951-) - Contact, Cast Away, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol.
Jun 1, 2022 · Juan de Dios Larraín. Juan de Dios Larraín is one of the most influential Latin American producers. Along with his director brother, Pablo Larraín, the duo opened their production company, Fabula, in Los Angeles in 2017. Larraín was the production force behind 2021’s “Spencer,” a surreal “fable from a true tragedy” of the late ...
