Bruce Swedien
Known For
- Born
- 19 April 1934 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 16 November 2020 · Ocala, Florida, USA
- Nationality
- American
- Active
- 1957–2020
- Awards
- 2 wins Read more
Bruce Swedien (April 19, 1934 – November 16, 2020) was an American recording engineer who worked with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson over four decades. He engineered every Quincy Jones–produced Michael Jackson album: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991, also co-producer), and HIStory (1995). His five Grammy Awards include Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) for Thriller.
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★Won 1996Grammy AwardsBest Engineered Album, Non-Classicalfor Q's Jook Joint
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★Won 1984Grammy AwardsBest Engineered Album, Non-Classicalfor Thriller
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Michael Jackson 70 shared songs -
Greg Phillinganes 31 shared songs -
Quincy Jones 30 shared songs -
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David Williams 16 shared songs
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Louis Johnson 15 shared songs -
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Larry Williams 12 shared songs
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Michael Boddicker 12 shared songs -
Jerry Hey 11 shared songs -
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John Robinson 9 shared songs
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Marlo Henderson 9 shared songs
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Gary Grant 9 shared songs
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David Paich 9 shared songs -
Paulinho da Costa 8 shared songs -
Steve Porcaro 7 shared songs -
Rod Temperton 6 shared songs -
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Bill Reichenbach Jr. 6 shared songs
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Kim Hutchcroft 6 shared songs
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Brad Buxer 6 shared songs
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John "JR" Robinson 5 shared songs -
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Brad Sundberg 5 shared songs
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Teddy Riley 5 shared songs -
Rodney Jerkins 5 shared songs -
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Fred Jerkins III 5 shared songs
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LaShawn Daniels 5 shared songs
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Steve Lukather 4 shared songs -
Jeff Porcaro 4 shared songs -
Rhett Lawrence 4 shared songs -
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Jim Gilstrap 3 shared songs
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Mortonette Jenkins 3 shared songs
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Augie Johnson 3 shared songs
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Engineered every track on Thriller (1982) — the best-selling album of all time.
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Worked with Michael Jackson on five studio albums spanning 1979 to 1995.
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Co-produced "Heal the World", "Will You Be There", "Keep the Faith" and "Gone Too Soon" on Dangerous.
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Pioneered the "Acusonic Recording Process" — his proprietary multi-mic recording technique used on Thriller.
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Quincy Jones called him "the best in the business" and worked with him on every MJ album he produced.