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Butch Vig (born Bryan Vigorson, 8 December, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a rock musician and record producer.

Butch Vig first became famous in the music business in 1991 when he produced Nirvana's Nevermind and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream. Before that he had produced lots of small punk rock bands such as Killdozer and The Other Kids.

His production work on Nevermind is widely credited as the reason that Nirvana broke through to the mainstream, going #1 on the charts (replacing Michael Jackson). Their previous album, Bleach was produced by Jack Endino and had a much dirtier sound, while Nevermind had many overdubs and studio tricks (part of this is credited to Andy Wallace. Kurt Cobain originally refused to do these overdubs but Vig reportedly got him to comply by saying "John Lennon did overdubs!"). Cobain would later criticize Vig for the album's slickness, although claiming "Butch Vig...recorded the album perfectly," in a 1993 MTV interview. Vig's next project would serve to complement his skills. Billy Corgan welcomed Vig's elaborate production on the Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream, specifically layering, the track "Soma" on the album for example uses over 40 dubs. This album met with great commercial and critical reception, also breaking another indie band into the mainstream.

Currently Butch Vig is the drummer of the popular rock group Garbage, who have released the albums Garbage (1995), Version 2.0 (1998), Beautifulgarbage (2001) and Bleed Like Me (2005) plus a James Bond theme song for The World Is Not Enough.

Together with Steve Marker (guitar player of Garbage) he also owns Smart Studios where artists such as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage and Sonic Youth have recorded.

Prior to Garbage, Butch Vig was in the bands Firetown and Spooner with Garbage Guitarist Duke Erikson.

Productions

Butch Vig has produced albums for the following artists:

• Nirvana
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Garbage
• AFI
• Sonic Youth
• Killdozer
• Soul Asylum
• L7
• Chainsaw Kittens
• Crash Vegas
• Urge Overkill
• Die Kreuzen
• Helmet
• Tad
• Freedy Johnston
• Gumball
• Laughing Hyenas
• Jessy Moss
• The Other Kids
• The Fluid
• The Young Fresh Fellows
• This Was the Service
• Overwhelming Colorfast
• Fun With Atoms
• Against Me!

Butch Vig is currently working with Against Me!

Remixes

Butch Vig has remixed songs for the following artists:

• Depeche Mode
• Garbage
• Nine Inch Nails
• KoЯn
• U2
• EMF
• House of Pain
• Beck
• The Cult
• Alanis Morissette
• Limp Bizkit
• Michael Penn
• Nirvana
• M.O.P - (Grunge Is Dead & M.O.P. - "How About Some Hardcore")

See also

• List of record producers
• List of drummers
• Garbage
• Nirvana
• Smashing Pumpkins

External links

• Butch Vig Productions
• All Music Guide entry for Butch Vig

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