Steve Thompson (musician)
Steve Thompson is a record producer and remixer.
Biography
Steve Thompson is an American record producer, Having worked with Guns N Roses, Madonna, John Lennon, Wu Tang, Korn, Cutting Crew, Belouis Some, Public Enemy, Blondie, Whitney Houston, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers this multi-Grammy recipients discography reads like an A-list of the who’s 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, Thompson’s youth was spent playing guitar in local Madonna bands.
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 Thompson early in his career. It was Geffen’s 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. Thompson’s 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.
He's a long-time collaborator with mixing engineer Michael Barbiero, with whom he shares credits in top-selling albums such as Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses and The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla. He mixed Metallica's 1988 Album ...And Justice for All (album).
Along with Barbiero he has completed remixes for some of the world's top acts including a-ha and David Bowie & Mick Jagger's take on Dancing in the Street.
Awards
Grammy Awards
Aretha Franklin and George Michael: I Knew You Were Waiting (1990)
Whitney Houston: I wanna Dance with Somebody
Cutting Crew: Broadcast Album
Korn: Follow the Leader
Ziggy Marley: People Get Ready
Blues Traveller: Runaround