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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ramones
1976
The Best Of Blondie
1981
Ramones Mania
1988
Blondie
1977
Suicide
1977
Greatest Hits
2006
Anthology: Hey Ho Let's Go!
1999
Spirit In The Sky
1986
Maria
1999
Lovely
1988
New Wave
1977
Extricate
1990
Greatest Hits
2002
Religion
1993
Surrender
2022
Greatest Hits: Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download
2014
Destroy All Music
2007
No Exit
1999
Calenture
1988
Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack - Rad
1986
Counting The Days
1986
Wildweed
1985
Revenge Of The Nerds - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1984
Bachelor Party - The Music From The Movie
1984
Credited work
2,438 releases · 357 albums · active 1975–2026
- Production · 2,393
- Engineering · 887
- Performance · 821
- Other credits · 125
- Mastering · 15
Studios: Plaza Sound Studios · Abbey Road Studios · Britannia Row Studios · Ultima Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Ramones
- Blondie
- The Fall
- Moon Martin
- Cassell Webb
- Psyched Up Janis
- Rodney Crowell