Engineering · Production

Bruce Botnick

Bruce Botnick is credited on 7,381 releases across 627 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

7,381

Pressings credited

627

Albums

7

Decades active

2,383

In collections

Biography

Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer. He is best known for co-producing L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the Doors, after producer Paul A. Rothchild quit during its production. Botnick is also known for producing for Eddie Money and his platinum albums Eddie Money and Life for the Taking as well as Steve Perry's platinum album Street Talk. Botnick also engineered for the Beach Boys and their eleventh studio album Pet Sounds as well as producing and engineering for acts such as Love, Buffalo Springfield, Dave Mason, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Rolling Stones plus film composer Jerry Goldsmith.

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Credited work

7,381 releases · 627 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Engineering · 5,251
  • Production · 2,463
  • Mastering · 1,813
  • Other credits · 283
  • Performance · 52

Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Elektra Sound Recorders · The Doors Workshop · Sunset Sound

Discography

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