Critics hail Tony Visconti as one of the most important producers in the history of rock. And for once, the critics are right. Consider just a few of the classic musical moments Visconti's helped to create. T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang A Gong)" is a true cornerstone of rock and roll. David Bowie's "Young Americans," "Heroes" and "The Man Who Sold The World" are masterpieces. The Moody Blues' "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" and "Your Wildest Dreams" are indelibly etched into our memory. And there are so many more.

Tony is currently in the studio mixing Kristeen Young's upcoming release.

Tony produced and mixed Anti-Flag's The Bright Lights of America (RCA) and Alejandro Escovedo's Real Animal (Backporch/Bluenote).

Angelique Kidjo's Djin Djin (Razor and Tie) won Tony his first Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music Album. It is her best selling album ever!

Tony produced and mixed Angelique Kidjo's debut Razor and Tie release, Djin Djin, with guest artists Alicia Keys, Josh Groban, Peter Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Joss Stone and Ziggy Marley. Tony is also celebrating the release of Back Numbers (Zoe/Rounder), Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips (formerly of Luna) critically-acclaimed release which he produced.

Tony released his autobiography, Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (Harper Collins UK), written with Richard Havers and it is currently available in paperback release in the United States.

Tony enjoyed a #1 release with the new Morrissey release, Ringleader of The Tormentors which he produced and mixed in Rome at legendary composer Ennio Morricone's famed Forum Studios.

One of Tony's most lauded productions is David Bowie's critically acclaimed Reality (Iso/Columbia) CD. During its first week of release, Reality debuted at #1 on the Billboard Euro Charts. This comes on the heels of David Bowie's platinum-plus Heathen release.

In 2005, Tony spent some time in Denmark producing Danish rock artists Kashmir release, No Balance Power, for SONY/Denmark. At home, Tony did the 5.1 remix of Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 (SONY),TRAPT's Someone in Control (Warner Bros.) and FeFe Dobson's Sunday Love (Island).

Tony, who did the original mixes for the T. Rex concert film, "Born To Boogie", was called upon to remix the soundtrack to the seminal T. Rex film in both stereo and 5.1 for its DVD release. In 2006, this DVD release won Best Overall DVD/Creative at the HEW (Home Entertainment Week magazine) Awards in London. In the 5.1 realm, Tony's completed eleven (11) 5.1 mixes including six titles for David Bowie (Young Americans, David Live In Dublin, Stage, Heathen, Reality and Live At The Tower) and T. Rex' landmark rock masterpiece, Electric Warrior.

Previously, Tony produced tracks for The Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood (SONY/UK), the Dandy Warhols' Welcome To The Monkey House (Capitol), L'Avventura (JetSet) for Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham of Luna, arranged and produced tracks for The Finn Brothers' Everyone Is Here (Nettwerk), arranged "Never Deny You" on Ziggy Marley's Dragonfly (Private Music) and co-produced and mixed Hugh Cornwell's (The Stranglers) solo release, Beyond Elysian Fields.

Most successful rock producers can be easily pigeonholed. They offer distinctive sonic styles that, while exciting, can also make everything they work on sound similar. Not Tony. From Thin Lizzy to Luscious Jackson, The Strawbs to U2, Gentle Giant to Mercury Rev, this underground legend consistently produces music that sounds as unique as the artists themselves. Complimentarity is Visconti's highest goal; he never allows his own personality to overwhelm the task at hand. For proof, listen to Sparks. Or Badfinger. Or The Alarm. Or Ziggy Marley. Or D-Generation. Or Kristeen Young.

Producer, arranger, musician, mixer, exemplary collaborator-Tony is all of these. He is also among the greatest and most genuine musical souls of our industry.

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MORRISSEY
I Will See You In Far Off Places
Dear God Please Help Me
You Have Killed Me

T. REX
20th Century Boy
Bang A Gong (Get It On)

DAVID BOWIE
Young Americans
New Killer Star
Heroes
Cactus

U2
A Sort of Homecoming (live)

FINN BROS.
Part Of Me
Homesick

DEAN AND BRITTA
Ginger Snaps

MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Solitude Sometimes Is

KASHMIR
The Curse Of Being A Girl

THIN LIZZY
Dancin' In the Moonlight

LUSCIOUS JACKSON
Fantastic Fabulous

KRISTEEN YOUNG
We Want More?!

D GENERATION
Helpless

JOE COCKER
Feeling Alright

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