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5 Music Producers Everyone Should Know

Some of the most influential forces in music are the ones behind the soundboard playing with various tracks and levels to make sure a song or album comes out just right….

Quincy Jones and Rick Rubin
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Some of the most influential forces in music are the ones behind the soundboard playing with various tracks and levels to make sure a song or album comes out just right.

When it comes to producers, they can often make or break a piece of music. That's certainly the case with these five music producers everyone should know.

5. Linda Perry

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 04: Linda Perry attends The Art Of Elysium's 13th Annual Celebration - Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


4. Nile Rodgers

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Nile Rodgers and Chic perform during Global Citizen Live at Sky Garden on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Global Citizen)


3. Rick Rubin

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Music producer Rick Rubin arrives at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 26, 2012 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)


2. Quincy Jones

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Producer Quincy Jones attends The Annie Leibovitz SUMO-Size Book Launch presented by Vanity Fair, Leon Max and Benedikt Taschen during Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood at Chateau Marmont on February 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)


1. Sir George Martin

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HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 4: Legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin speaks during the launch of Windows Media 9 Series on September 4, 2002 in Hollywood, California. Windows Media 9 Series is the next wave of digital media. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights