Music Producers in History (Part 5)

Events in Music


Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 401 - 500 of 539

  • 1968-10-29 Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
  • 1968-11-18 Romany Malco, American actor (Weeds, No Ordinary Family), rapper and music producer (College Boyz - "Victim of the Ghetto"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1968-12-03 Montell Jordan [Barnett], American R&B singer, record producer ("This Is How We Do It"), and pastor, born in Los Angeles, California

Tiësto (55 years old)

1969-01-17 Dutch DJ and record producer considered the "Godfather of EDM", born in Breda, Netherlands

  • 1969-01-27 Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter (James, 1997-2001), and record producer, born in Oakville, Ontario
  • 1969-03-11 Soraya [Lamilla], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer ("Amor En Tus Ojos / Love In Your Eyes"'; "Casi"), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey (d. 2006)
  • 1969-05-14 Greg Kurstin, American record producer, and songwriter (Lily Allen; Sia; P!nk; Foo Fighters; Adele; Paul McCartney; Bird and The Bee), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1969-09-04 Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer, born in Bangor, Wales
  • 1969-09-24 Donald DeGrate, Jr. [DeVante Swing], American music producer, born in Hampton, Virginia
  • 1969-11-03 Robert Miles [Roberto Concina], Swiss musician, record producer, and composer of trance and ambient music ("Children"), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 2017)

Puff Daddy (54 years old)

1969-11-04 American rapper and record producer ("Come To Me"; "I'll Be Missing You"), born in New York City

Jay-Z (54 years old)

1969-12-04 American rapper and record producer (Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1969-12-09 Johnny Vicious [Coles], American house DJ, re-mixer, and record producer, born in New York City
  • 1970-02-02 James Murphy, American electronic dance-punk rock musician and record producer (LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"), born in Princeton Junction, New Jersey,
  • 1970-04-10 Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York
  • 1970-05-01 Bernard Butler, Irish-English guitarist, songwriter (The Tears - "Refugees"; Suede), and record producer, born in Stamford Hill. North London, England
  • 1970-06-05 Claus Norreen, Danish songwriter and record producer (Aqua - "Barbie Girl"), born in Charlottenlund, Denmark
  • 1970-06-21 Pete Rock [Phillips], American rapper, DJ, and hip-hop record producer, born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1970-06-22 Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (Barenaked Ladies, 1988-2009 - "If I Had $1000000"), born in Scarborough, Ontario
  • 1970-06-26 Irv Gotti [Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr.], American record producer, born in Queens, New York
  • 1970-07-08 Beck [Bek David Campbell], American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer ("Loser"; "Where It's At"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1970-08-11 Andy Bell, Welsh guitarist, bassist (Ride; Oasis; Hurricane #1), singer-songwriter,a nd record producer, born in Cardiff, Wales
  • 1970-12-09 Kara DioGuardi, American songwriter, record producer, and singer, born in Ossining, New York
  • 1970-12-17 DJ Homicide [Craig Bullock], American musician, rapper, DJ, and record producer (Sugar Ray), born in Pasadena, California
  • 1971-02-26 Max Martin [Karl Martin Sandberg], Swedish Grammy Award-winning pop record producer and songwriter, with Shellback (Pink; Maroon 5; Taylor Swift; Avril Lavigne), born in Stenhamra, Sweden
  • 1971-02-28 Nigel Godrich, British record producer, recording engineer, and musician (Radiohead; Thom Yorke; Atoms for Peace), born in Westminster, London
  • 1971-12-16 Paul van Dyk [Mattias Paul], German DJ, and record producer, born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
  • 1972-03-10 Timbaland [Timothy Mosley], American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, singer, and songwriter, born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1972-03-28 Ledisi [Young], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer (Pieces of Me; The Wild Card), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1972-09-23 Jermaine Dupri, American record producer and rapper (Grammy - We Belong Together), born in Asheville, North Carolina
  • 1972-09-26 Shawn Stockman, American soul singer (Boyz II Men -"I'll Make Love To You"), songwriter ("Visions Of A Sunset"), and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1972-10-04 Cut Chemist [Lucas MacFadden], American hip-hop DJ and record producer (Jurassic 5; Ozomatli), born in New York City
  • 1972-12-10 Dimitri Tikovoi, French pop, rock, and dance musician and record producer, born in Paris
  • 1973-02-22 Scott "Flip" Phillips, American songwriter, drummer and record producer (Creed; Alter Bridge), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1973-03-01 Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ and producer (4 Strings), born in the Netherlands

Pharrell Williams (51 years old)

1973-04-05 American singer, songwriter ("Happy"), music producer (The Neptunes), and film producer (Hidden Figures), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • 1973-05-23 (Gerald) Maxwell [Rivera], American Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer ("Fortunate"; "Pretty Wings"), born in Brooklyn New York City
  • 1973-07-05 Róisín Murphy, Irish dance-pop singer, songwriter, and record producer (Moloko), born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
  • 1974-02-11 D'Angelo [Michael Eugene Archer], American singer, songwriter, and record producer, born in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1974-02-24 Chad Hugo, American hip-hop musician and record producer (The Neptunes), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
  • 1974-04-05 Sahaj [Daniel Ticotin], American alternative-metal singer, guitarist, and record producer (Ra; Meytal), born in New York City
  • 1974-07-25 Paul Epworth, British Grammy and Academy Award-winning record producer, musician, and songwriter (Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Rihanna), born in Bishop's Stortford, England
  • 1974-07-26 Dan Konopka, American rock drummer (OK Go), and record producer, born in the USA
  • 1975-01-02 Chris Cheney, Australian rockabilly guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (The Living End - "One Said to the Other"; "White Noise"; The Wrights - "Evie"), record producer and studio owner, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1975-01-08 DJ Clue, [Ernesto Shaw] American hip-hop DJ and music producer, born in New York City
  • 1975-01-17 Tom Jenkinson, English bassist, composer, and electronic music producer (Squarepusher), born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom
  • 1975-04-01 John Butler, American-Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer (John Butler Trio), born in Torrance, California

Juicy J (49 years old)

1975-04-05 American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Three 6 Mafia), born in Memphis, Tennessee

  • 1975-05-16 B. Slade [Anthony Williams] (formerly known as Tonéx), American gospel, hip-hop, R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and social activist, born in San Diego, California
  • 1975-05-30 CeeLo Green [Thomas Callaway], American Grammy winning singer-songwriter (Crazy; F*** You), reality TV judge (The Voice, 2011-13), record producer, and actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia

Mark Ronson (48 years old)

1975-09-04 British-American record producer, songwriter and DJ (Uptown Funk), born in London, England

  • 1975-09-05 Charles Greywolf [David Vogt], German heavy metal guitarist and record producer (Powerwolf), born in Berus, West Germany
  • 1975-11-02 Chris Walla, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Death Cab for Cutie, 1997-2014 - "You Are A Tourist"), born in Bothell, Washington

DJ Khaled (48 years old)

1975-11-26 American DJ, record producer and rapper ("I'm the One", "Higher"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • 1976-02-23 Lorne Balfe, Scottish composer and record producer of film, television, and video game scores (Mission Impossible - Fallout; Tour of Duty; The Crown; Genius; Argylle), born in Inverness, Scotland
  • 1976-03-10 Kisaki [Matsuura Tadashi], Japanese progressive rock keyboardist, bassist, and record producer (Phantasmagoria), born in Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
  • 1976-04-29 Jay Orpin, Swedish-Finnish pop composer and record producer, born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1976-12-25 Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and producer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
  • 1977-04-11 DJ Fresh [Daniel Stein], British musician, DJ and record producer ("Louder"; "Hot Right Now"), born in England
  • 1977-04-25 Paavo Siljamäki, Finnish trance music DJ, composer, and record producer based in England (Above & Beyond), born in Finland

Kanye West (46 years old)

1977-06-08 American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, born in Atlanta, Georgia

  • 1977-07-29 Danger Mouse [Brian Burton], American alternative rock and electronic hip-hop musician, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning record producer (The Grey Album; Gnarls Barkley; Black Keys), born in White Plains, New York
  • 1977-07-30 Finneas [O'Connell], American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer (Billie Eilish), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1977-09-09 Stuart Price, British electronic music artist, DJ, songwriter, and record producer (Madonna; The Killers; Seal; Kylie Minogue), born in Paris, France
  • 1977-10-19 DJ Assault [Craig De Shan Adams], American ghettotech DJ, record producer and musician, born in Detroit, Michigan [some sources cite birth as 1973-08-28]
  • 1978-01-21 Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Dru Hill), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1978-02-10 Don Omar [William Omar Landró], Puerto Rican reggaeton singer ("Danza Kuduro"), record producer, and actor (Fast & Furious films), born in Carolina, Puerto Rico
  • 1978-05-02 Steve Bays, Canadian rock musician (Hot Hot Heat - "In The Middle Of Nowhere"), and record producer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1978-06-14 The-Dream [Terius Nash], American R&B singer (Shawnty is a 10), songwriter, and record producer, born in Rockingham, North Carolina
  • 1978-09-06 Cisco Adler, American singer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1978-09-13 Swizz Beatz [Kasseem Dean], American rapper and record producer (Full Surface Records), born in New York City
  • 1978-11-10 Diplo [Thomas Wesley Perez], American record producer and DJ (Major Lazer; LSD), born in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 1979-02-15 Adam Granduciel [Granofsky], American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer (The War on Drugs - "Thinking Of A Place"; "Holding On": The Violators, 2003-11), born in Dover, Massachusetts
  • 1979-06-12 Robyn [Robin Carlsson], Swedish pop and dance music singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Show Me Love"; "Dancing On My Own"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1979-06-26 Ryan Tedder, American pop and rock singer-songwriter (OneRepublic - "Apologize"), and record producer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1979-09-03 Tomo Miličević, Croatian-American rock guitarist (Thirty Seconds to Mars, 2003-18 - "The Kill", "Closer to the Edge"), and record producer, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
  • 1979-09-04 Poo Bear [Jason Boyd], American songwriter and record producer (Justin Bieber; Lupe Fiasco; Mariah Carey; Zac Brown), born in New Haven Connecticut
  • 1980-02-21 Tiziano Ferro, Italian pop and R&B singer-songwriter ("Perdono"), and record producer, born in Latina, Italy
  • 1980-03-28 Rasmus Seebach, Danish pop singer-songwriter, and record producer, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
  • 1980-04-15 Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines"), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1980-04-23 Taio Cruz [Adetayo Onile-Ere], British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer ("Break Your Heart"), born in Brent, England
  • 1980-07-17 Philip Lawrence, American songwriter, musician, and record producer (Bruno Mars), born in Evansville, Indiana
  • 1980-07-20 Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) and record producer, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1980-09-02 Yonderboi [László Fogarasi Jr], Hungarian indie-pop composer, music producer (Splendid Isolation), and visual artist, born in Kaposvár, Hungary
  • 1981-01-01 Naughty Boy [Shahid Khan], British DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician ("La La La"), born in Watford, England
  • 1982-03-29 Hideaki Takizawa, Japanese record producer, born in Hachiōji, Japan
  • 1982-09-29 tWitch [Stephen Boss], American television personality, dancer, DJ, and producer (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2014-22), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2022)
  • 1983-08-18 Daniel Keith Swain (Danny!), American record producer and hip-hop artist, born in Killeen, Texas
  • 1983-11-19 Fabrejay [Jeffrey Santana], American dance club DJ and record producer, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
  • 1983-11-28 Rostam [Batmanglij], Iranian-American songwriter, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and record producer (Vampire Weekend, 2006-16 - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma"), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1984-03-12 Shreya Ghoshal, Indian playback singer, songwriter, composer and music producer, born in Berhampore, West Bengal, India
  • 1984-08-28 Denmark Vessey, American rapper and record producer (Martin Lucid Dream), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1984-09-01 Ludwig Göransson, Swedish Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and record producer (The Mandalorian; Childish Gambino; Black Panther), born in Linköping, Sweden
  • 1984-12-22 Basshunter [Jonas Erik Altberg], Swedish record producer and DJ (Now You're Gone), born in Halmstad, Sweden
  • 1985-02-01 Shellback [Karl Schuster], Swedish Grammy Award-winning pop record producer and songwriter, with Max Martin (Pink; Maroon 5; Taylor Swift; Avril Lavigne), born in Karlshamn, Sweden
  • 1985-02-23 Azotti ([uri Denisenko], Ukrainian electronic dance music DJ and producer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1986-01-20 Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Tame Impala - The Slow Rush), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1986-04-09 Brian Larsen, American musician and record producer, born in Laurel, Maryland
  • 1986-05-18 Adam Bałdych, Polish jazz violinist, contemporary classical composer, and music producer, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
  • 1986-09-19 Ilya [Salmanzadeh], Swedish pop songwriter and record producer (Ariana Grande; Skip Marley), born in Stockholm, Sweden

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