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Mike Varney
American record producer · United States · On the map · Musicians
Michael Varney is an American record producer and music publisher. He is the founder of the Shrapnel Label Group, which includes Shrapnel Records, Tone Center Records, and Blues Bureau International. He also owns 50% of Magna Carta Records, a New York-based label.
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Tony MacAlpine Mike produced Edge of Insanity (1986)
Greg Howe Mike produced Greg Howe and High Gear
Marty Friedman Mike produced Dragon's Kiss and Introduction
Vinnie Moore Mike produced Mind's Eye and The Maze
Richie Kotzen Mike produced Richie Kotzen and Fever Dream
Jason Becker Mike produced Perpetual Burn (1988)
Michael Schenker Mike produced Adventures of the Imagination (2000)
Jake E. Lee Mike produced Retraced (2005)
Rob Rock Mike produced Project Driver (1986)
Scott Henderson Mike produced Well to the Bone (2002)- Michael Lee Firkins Mike produced Michael Lee Firkins (1990)
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Varney is often credited with popularizing the mid-1980s shred guitar boom, and has continuously specialized in producing musicians within the genres of instrumental rock, hard rock, jazz, jazz fusion, blues, blues-rock, progressive metal, and speed metal.
