Engineering · Production

Michael Barbiero

real name Michael Francis Barbiero

Michael Barbiero is credited on 1,391 releases across 428 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,391

Credits

428

Albums

6

Decades active

1,208

In collections

Biography

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American producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter (ASCAP), journalist. Born New York City, 1949. BA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1971. Staff producer and A&R for Paramount Records, 1973-1974. Signed Stephanie Mills to her first recording contract and produced Grammy nominated soundtrack album for the motion picture "Serpico" in 1973. Engineer at Mediasound Studios, NYC, 1975 to 1978. Independent dance remix specialist, 1978-1984. Long-term collaborator with Steve Thompson, 1984-1994, Barbiero worked often with Warren Haynes from 1995-2005, producing and/or coproducing, engineering and mixing eleven Gov't Mule albums along with several grammy-nominated Allman Brothers albums as well. He is the sole owner of Ring Bearer Music Ltd. Studios and most recently won a platinum award for his mix work on Thomas Helmig's 2006, #1, Danish release, "Helmig Herfra." He is currently a regular contributor of interviews and articles to Mix Magazine.
When credited together with Steve Thompson, please use the collaboration entry: Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero.

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Credited work

1,391 releases · 428 albums · active 1973–2025

  • Engineering · 1,588
  • Production · 209
  • Performance · 173
  • Other credits · 11

Studios: Mediasound · Bearsville Studios · Power Station · Cherokee Studios

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