Production · Engineering
David Z.
real name David Bruce Rivkin
David Z. is credited on 1,284 releases across 254 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1985–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,284
Credits
254
Albums
5
Decades active
531
In collections
Biography
American producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician, born March 25, 1948, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA – died August 2, 2026, Burbank, California, USA. Brother of drummer Bob Rivkin (aka Bobby Z.) and.
He served as a sound and mastering engineer for, and operated.
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Credited work
1,284 releases · 254 albums · active 1985–2024
- Production · 1,451
- Engineering · 684
- Performance · 482
- Other credits · 11
- Mastering · 8
Studios: Paisley Park Studios · Sunset Sound · Larrabee Sound Studios · Electric Lady Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sign "O" The Times
1987
Parade
1986
The Raw & The Cooked
1988
Collective Soul
1995
The Hits 2
1993
Graffiti Bridge
1990
Kiss
1986
Greatest
1990
A Goofy Movie
1995
The Hits / The B-Sides
1993
Jody Watley
1987
Sister Sweetly
1993
The Very Best Of Prince
2001
She Drives Me Crazy
1988
4Ever
2016
The Family
1985
Lie To Me
1997
The Finest
1996
Ultimate
2006
The Deep End Volume 1
2001
Ledbetter Heights
1995
Good Thing
1989
25
2010
Fast Man Raider Man
2006
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