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Career Highlights

Won a Grammy for "Fallen Is Babylon" by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Won a Grammy for "Run Around" by Blues Traveler, Mixed "Appetite for Destruction" by Guns N' Roses

Genres

Rock, Pop, Urban/Hip-Hop, Funk, Alternative, Electronic, Blues, R&B, Rap, Reggae, Adult Contemporary, Hot AC

Worked with

Guns N Roses, Metallica, Madonna, John Lennon, Wu Tang, Korn, Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aretha Franklin, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Soundgarden, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Blondie, Earth Wind & Fire, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Saliva, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, Anthrax, Simple Plan, and Blues Traveler just to name a few.

 

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Biography

Producer, mixer, and arranger Steve Thompson is one of the most sought after music producers today. Having worked with international giants such as Guns N Roses, Madonna, John Lennon, Wu Tang, Korn, Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, this multi-Grammy recipients discography reads like an A-list of the whos who of music. Thompson has earned countless award nominations over the course of his career and is acknowledged in the sale of over 200 million records worldwide.

A native New Yorker, Thompsons youth was spent playing guitar in local bands. He laughingly credits himself as a really bad guitar player. Nonetheless, his passion, finely tuned ear and never ending drive for good music captured the attention of legendary music moguls David Geffen and Clive Davis who both mentored Steve early in his career. It was Geffens label that gave Thompson his first real break in the rock genre, bringing him aboard as mixer on Appetite for Destruction, Guns N Roses breakout LP. Thompsons work is continuously referred to as innovative and revolutionary. Appetite for Destruction was hailed as the ground-breaking album that took the rock world by storm. It went on to sell over 30 million units, earning Thompson the prestigious diamond award honoring sales in excess of 10 million records, his second one to date.

Despite his undeniable success in rock, Steve Thompson is a bit of a musical chameleon. While most producers tend to specialize in specific styles, Thompsons ability to adapt to, and master any genre of music makes him somewhat of a rarity. Starting out as a club DJ in New York, Thompson quickly carved a niche for himself as a successful re-mixer on some of dance musics greatest hits, including Aretha Franklins Whos Zooming Who, Madonnas Open Your Heart and Whitney Houstons I Wanna Dance with Somebody which won a Grammy for best song of the year.

In 1997 Thompsons mixing and production on Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Fallen Is Babylon earned him another Grammy for Reggae Album of The Year. Rock, Metal, Pop, Dance, Hip Hop, R&B or Reggae, regardless the genre of music, diversity is one of the many qualities that make Steve Thompson a champion producer. Thompsons star studded and continuously growing list of clientele is as long as it is extraordinary, including but not limited to The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Soundgarden, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Blondie, Earth Wind & Fire, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Saliva, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, Anthrax, Simple Plan, and Blues Traveler, which also won Thompson another Grammy for Best Rock Song of the Year.

On the list of new and exciting artists he produced will be out soon this year Wu Tang, Reno, Patrizia,The Canadian Tenors, Ronnie Morris,Eric LaPointe,Maxamillion Is KIng, Rise For Order,Prototype A, Zameer, a band called Bill, and a slew of great new artists are comming up this year. Also finishing up work on new video game Test Drive2 for Atari. We put together a lot of great new artists together for this like Metric, Temper Trap, Passion Pit, Deadmau 5 ,Paul Van Dyke etc. Stay posted.As of 2010 Steve has become president of ALEXUS RECORDS US and CANADA.. Look for exciting music coming from there. Steve Thompsons skill in every aspect of production is consistently proven and withstands the test of time. Transforming good songs into masterpieces that sell well beyond expectation is, without a doubt the specialty that has Thompson repeatedly heading the production of many a label's next big thing.

Discography

  • Guns-n--roses Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses Geffen
  • Wu-tang-clan Wu Tang Iron Flag Wu-Tang Clan Sony
  • Korn Follow The Leader Korn Sony
  • Whitney-houston Whitney Whitney Houston Arista
  • Blues-traveler Four Blues Traveler A&M
  • Ziggy-marley---the-melody-makers Fallen Is Babylon Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers Elektra/Wea
  • Aretha-franklin---george-michael I knew You Were Waiting For Me Aretha Franklin & George Michael Arista
  • Metallica ...And Justice For All Metallica Elektra/Wea
  • Rolling-stones Dirty Work The Rolling Stones Virgin
  • Red-hot-chili-peppers Freaky Styley Red Hot Chili Peppers Capitol
  • Reveille Laced Reveille Elektra
  • Blondie The Curse Of Blondie Blues Traveler Epic
  • Soundgarden Louder Than Love Soundgarden A&M
  • Tears-for-fears Songs From the Big Chair Tears For Fears Mercury
  • Talk-talk- It's My Life Talk Talk Capitol
  • Anthrax Attack of the Killer B's Anthrax Fontana Island
  • David-bowie Tonight David Bowie Virgin
  • Alice-cooper Trash Alice Cooper Epic

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Audio

Anthrax-Bring The Noise

The Rolling Stones-Harlem Shuffle

Metallica-One

Blues Traveler-Run-Around

Korn-Freak On A Leash

Whitney Houston-I Wanna Dance with Somebody

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Video

Talk Talk-It's My Life

Wu Tang Clan-Uzi (Pinky Ring)

Tears For Fears-Shout

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