Butch Vig

Quick Facts

Full Name	Butch Vig
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1955(1955-08-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Viroqua
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Leo

Butch Vig Biography

Butch Vig is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on August 2, 1955 in Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States. Drummer- turned-producer who played with the alternative rock group Garbage and who produced many hit albums for other bands. NME ranked him at #9 on their Top 50 Greatest Producers Ever.

He was in Garbage with He was in the band Garbage with Shirley Manson..

While a student at the University of Wisconsin, Vig met his eventual Garbage bandmate Steve Marker. Vig contributed several electronic music soundtrack pieces to low-budget films, including one song on Slumber Party Massacre, a Hollywood B-movie. This soundtrack work stirred Vig’s interest in the manipulation of sound. Vig joined a number of garage pop bands, including Eclipse, and in 1978 formed Spooner with Duke Erikson, Dave Benton, Jeff Walker and Joel Tappero.

In 1984, Vig and Marker founded Smart Studios in Madison, while still performing drums in Spooner at night and driving a taxi cab during the day. When Spooner lost momentum, Vig formed a band called First Person with Marker and Phil Davis and a side-project called Fire Town featuring Davis and Erikson. Fire Town quickly became Vig’s priority, and after their first album was signed to Atlantic Records. Atlantic hired producer Michael Frondelli to work with Fire Town on their second album. While the sessions did not do well, and the resulting record sank, Vig learned a lot of production techniques from the process. Fire Town split, and Vig reformed Spooner for a final album before Vig’s production work became a full-time career for him.

With Beth Halper, his second wife, he had a daughter.

Butch Vig Net Worth

Butch Vig is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Butch Vig 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at the University of Wisconsin, where he played in local bands. With He attended the University of Wisconsin and played with local bands. He went on to build an in-house recording studio with Steve Marker., he built an in-house studio.

He was the producer of Nevermind by Nirvana.

Bryan David “Butch” Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album Nevermind. His work on the latter earned him the nickname the Nevermind Man.

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Who is Butch Vig Dating?

According to our records, Butch Vig married to Beth Halper. As of December 1, 2023, Butch Vig’s is not dating anyone.

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Vig composed and produced the soundtrack for the film The Other Side. In 2009 Vig recorded two new tracks for the long-awaited greatest hits release by the Foo Fighters, most notably the single “Wheels” and ultimately produced their April 2011 follow-up, Wasting Light. In 2010, Vig produced Muse’s single, “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever),” which was featured on the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack.

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Butch Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Butch Vig celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

Despite being named one of Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Albums of The Year, Garbage’s 2001 third album Beautiful Garbage failed to match the commercial success achieved by its predecessors. Garbage quietly disbanded in late 2003, but regrouped to complete fourth album Bleed Like Me in 2005, peaking at a career-high #4 in the U.S. The band cut short their concert tour in support of Bleed Like Me announcing an “indefinite hiatus”, emphasizing that they had not broken up, but wished to pursue personal interests. In 2006, Vig returned to producing while Manson worked on a solo album (as yet unreleased). Garbage ended their hiatus in 2007, and released greatest hits retrospective Absolute Garbage. Worldwide, the band have sold over 17 million albums. The band got back together in 2010 and began recording their new album, Not Your Kind of People, which was released internationally on May 14, 2012. This was followed by Strange Little Birds, released on June 10, 2016.

Is Butch Vig still in Garbage?

Butch Vig
Labels| Geffen A&E Atlantic

Is Butch Vig a good drummer?

Vig’s approach is very methodical, honed after years of recording and producing bands. And, being a successful drummer in his own right , Vig has a special insight. He knows what works, and more importantly, what doesn’t.

Who did Butch Vig produce for?

Butch Vig was the premier producer of the alternative rock boom of the early ’90s, helming records for bands including Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youth , before finding success as a performer… Against Me!

Did Butch Vig produce Foo Fighters?

Butch Vig on producing Foo Fighters’ next album, new Garbage material, Smart Studios documentary. Butch Vig, shown here at the Foo Fighters’ 606 Studio, is producing “Sonic Highways,” out Nov. 10. Grammy-winning producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig doesn’t do music conferences.

Who owns Nirvana's Masters?

When Nirvana singer and lead songwriter Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his widow, rocker Courtney Love , became the primary beneficiary of his estate, which includes more than ninety-eight percent of the band’s publishing rights.