World’s Greatest Producers

Kid Harpoon on Harry Styles, navigating the music business – and creating one of the biggest hits in history

MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews Harry Styles' collaborator Kid Harpoon, aka Thomas Hull

‘I would never just show up at the party just because there’s an invitation; I have to believe I can make a contribution’

Legendary producer Daniel Lanois on his role in U2's global breakthrough, two of Bob Dylan's career highlights and the importance of trust

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‘It’s not about what happens to you in this business, it’s about how you react to situations and to people, it’s about how you respond’

Rogét Chahayed on exec producing Jack Harlow, breaking through with Broccoli and the importance of happiness

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Noah Goldstein on good A&R, working with Kanye West, and why he ‘stopped feeling pressure a long time ago’

In a conversation that covers his love of Icelandic music, his time spent with Ye to the wonder of growing vegetables, Noah Goldstein sits down with MBW as the latest inductee to our World's Greatest Producers series

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‘It’s one thing to make beats, but you’ve got to be able to make records.’

Grammy winner Malay talks working with Frank Ocean, how classic rock formed his first musical love and whether the music industry is close to implosion

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‘What I’m trying to do is shine a spotlight on brilliance and add what I can.’

British producer Fraser T Smith features in the latest instalment of MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series

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‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’

Swizz Beatz discusses growing up in the South Bronx, his approach to production, working with artists and much more besides.

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‘Never change what you’re doing, for anybody.’

Grammy-nominated producer Murda Beatz discusses success, "studio rats" and his plans to become a global brand

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‘Being a good producer is having the ability to adapt to the environment or the people that you’re with.’

Grammy-nominated producer, Carter Lang, discusses what goes into a successful studio session, lessons learned across his career, and much more besides.

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‘The music has much bigger plans and much bigger agendas than you do.’

Fred Again answers our questions on his process, and working with Ed Sheeran

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‘My strength isn’t looking at a computer screen. I wouldn’t join the music business today, because I don’t want to be a typist.’

Steve Lillywhite on working with the teenage U2 and the feuding Rolling Stones

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World’s Greatest Producers

Kid Harpoon on Harry Styles, navigating the music business – and creating one of the biggest hits in history

‘I would never just show up at the party just because there’s an invitation; I have to believe I can make a contribution’

‘It’s not about what happens to you in this business, it’s about how you react to situations and to people, it’s about how you respond’

Noah Goldstein on good A&R, working with Kanye West, and why he ‘stopped feeling pressure a long time ago’

‘It’s one thing to make beats, but you’ve got to be able to make records.’

‘What I’m trying to do is shine a spotlight on brilliance and add what I can.’

‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’

‘Never change what you’re doing, for anybody.’

‘Being a good producer is having the ability to adapt to the environment or the people that you’re with.’

‘The music has much bigger plans and much bigger agendas than you do.’

‘My strength isn’t looking at a computer screen. I wouldn’t join the music business today, because I don’t want to be a typist.’

‘This is about the artist. It’s about the music. It’s not about you.’

Tommy Brown: ‘I want to create a frictionless music business where people actually get paid.’

‘We were just young kids who wanted to be around music – there was no plan.’

J.White Did It Is a Grammy-winning producer with a jaw-dropping story. Here is that story.