Michael Barbiero

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Michael Barbiero, born June 25, 1949, is a record producer. He has worked with a number of artists, such as Metallica, Guns and Roses, Tesla, Cinderella, Blues Traveler, Ziggy Marley, Counting Crows, Scorpions, John Lennon, The Velvet Underground, Alice Cooper, Cypress Hill, Three Doors Down, Thrice, Joe Cocker and Anthrax. He started as a staff producer for Paramount Records, earning a Grammy nomination at the age of 23 for his production of the "Serpico" movie soundtrack album. He later went on to sign Stephanie Mills to her first recording contract. He then specialized as a remixer in the disco era, and employed his engineering talents on 12" remixes and singles for artists like Whitney Houston, Jackie Moore, Dan Hartman, Gonzales, The Spinners, Aretha Franklin, The Jacksons, Melba Moore, Joe Simon, Madonna, Earth, Wind and Fire, Mick Jagger and Simply Red. Barbiero was a long-time collaborator with producer Steve Thompson. They started working on dance songs and later moved to rock. One of their first rock projects for Geffen Records was a band called City Kidd, who later became Tesla. Since 1995 Michael has produced, or coproduced with Warren Haynes, eleven projects with Gov't Mule, including the award winning albums "The Deepest End" and "Deja Voodoo". He has also coproduced The Allman Brothers' "Hittin' the Note" studio album and, in 2003, their RIAA gold and platinum award winning DVD, "Live at the Beacon Theater". Michael has engineered, produced, and/or mixed projects that have been nominated for Grammy awards nine times, winning three times for: Blues Traveler ("Runaround" - 1994 - Best Rock Performance by a duo or group), Ziggy Marley ("Fallen Is Babylon" - 1997- Best Reggae Album), and Cutting Crew ("Broadcast" 1985 - Best New Artist). More recently he has mixed songs for Danish recording artist Thomas Helmig, Maroon 5 and Hinder.