Stephen Lipson

Lipson (born 16 March 1954) is an english music producer and guitarist, bassist and keyboard player.
Lipson started out as an engineer for The Rolling Stones and later went on to become a producer. His career as a producer really began during his time with Trevor Horn at ZTT Records (Zang Tuum Tumb).
During the 1980s, S.J. Lipson performed production and engineering duties for a number of artists, including Grace Jones (Slave To The Rhythm (UK 1985) (opens in a new tab), 1985), Propaganda (A Secret Wish (UK 1985) (opens in a new tab), 1985), Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Liverpool (UK 1986) (opens in a new tab), 1986), Pet Shop Boys (Introspective (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab), 1988), Paul McCartney (Flowers in the Dirt, 1989) and Annie Lennox (Diva (US 1992) (opens in a new tab), 1992, Medusa (US 1995) (opens in a new tab), 1995). Lipson also produced Ballad Of The Streets (UK 1989) (opens in a new tab) (1989 EP) and Real Life (UK 1991) (opens in a new tab) (1991) for Simple Minds, Street Fighting Years (1989) with Trevor Horn.
Lipson also co-wrote Slave To The Rhythm (UK 1985) (opens in a new tab) in addition to playing lead guitar, bass guitar and keyboards, with Trevor Horn handling production.
He also pioneered a tapeless sequencing technique which he shared with Horn. The complex process was prone to crashes, especially during the work on "The Nine Lives Of Dr. Mabuse (UK 1984) (opens in a new tab)", a fact verified in an interview with Ralf Dörper years later.