Michael Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s. He got a chance to work with jazz icon Herbie Hancock, co-producing Hancock's Future Shock album, which contained the massive hit single “Rockit” (co-written by Beinhorn and a Billboard #1).

In 1998, Beinhorn received a Grammy Nomination for "Producer Of The Year" for his work on “Celebrity Skin” by Hole and “Mechanical Animals” by Marilyn Manson.

Looking for the best way to capture a broad frequency range during the recording process, Beinhorn devised the Ultra Analog Recording format. This process utilizes two inch magnetic tape, running on a custom built 8 track head stack.
Michael Beinhorn has produced the albums of various artists including The Blizzards, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, Soul Asylum, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole, The Verve Pipe, Raging Slab, Ozzy Osbourne, Mew, Social Distortion and The Golden Palominos.