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.
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.
Bio from Discogs
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
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Appetite For Destruction
1987

...And Justice For All
1988

Whitney Houston
1985

Greatest Hits
1988

Recovering The Satellites
1996

Songs About Jane
2002

Greatest Hits
2004

The Artist In The Ambulance
2003

Back For The Attack
1987

Clutch
1995

Four
1994

Mechanical Resonance
1986

Trash
1989

Milk And Honey
1984

A-Sides
1997

Persistence Of Time
1990

Creatures Of The Night
1982

The Great Radio Controversy
1989

Midnight To Midnight
1986

VU
1985

Psychotic Supper
1991

Destiny
1978

Heartbreak Station
1990

You Can Dance
1987
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