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Craig Leon

musician, arranger, composer and producer

Miami, United States • b. 1952-01-07

Craig Leon is credited on 1,451 releases across 358 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,451

Pressings credited

358

Albums

6

Decades active

421

In collections

Biography

Craig Leon (born 7 January 1952) is an American-born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many recording artists including the Ramones, Suicide, Talking Heads and Blondie. Active in pop music production from 1974 to 1998, Leon has focused on classical composition, orchestration, arrangement and recording from 1998 to the present. His work appears on many classical recordings with artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Andreas Scholl, Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, The London Chamber Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The London Symphony Orchestra.

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Credited work

1,451 releases · 358 albums · active 1975–2025

  • Production · 1,405
  • Performance · 444
  • Engineering · 347
  • Other credits · 38
  • Mastering · 11

Studios: Britannia Row Studios · Ultima Studios · Art & Strategy Studio · Air Studios

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