Thom Panunzio


Thom Panunzio is a music producer and engineer.
Thom started his career in 1974 at the Record Plant Studios NYC, working with John Lennon. After becoming a staff engineer at the Record Plant, and later at The Hit Factory, Thom has been at the center of the music business since.
Having teamed up early with Jimmy Iovine, together they would go on to make records for decades. Thom worked with Andrew Loog Oldham on The Rolling Stones’ Metamorphosis in 1975, and later that year worked with Bruce Springsteen on Born to Run. In 1978 he worked with Patti Smith on Easter, while simultaneously working again with Springsteen on Darkness on the Edge of Town. Thom has also produced, engineered and mixed legendary artists such as Bob Dylan, U2, Stevie Nicks, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, The Who, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Paul Butterfield and more. Thom’s experience also includes the making of motion picture soundtracks, such as Road House and Rattle & Hum. Thom also worked as the live musical producer for the Farmclub.com series, which featured performances by everyone from Dr. Dre and Eminem to No Doubt and The Wu Tang Clan.
Thom’s talents transcend the artistic and also include solid technological expertise. He helped design The Hit Factory studios for the Germano family in New York, as well as A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Later, he helped design the Interscope/ Geffen/ A&M studios where he also created The Thom Thom Club.
In 2003, Thom joined Universal Music Group as Executive Senior VP, and Head of A&R for Geffen Records where he has oversaw the careers of Nelly Furtado, Weezer, The Pussycat Dolls, Rise Against and many others on the Interscope/ Geffen/ A&M roster. He also served as the musical producer for all the live music for American Idol.

Selected Discography

Produced Co-Produced Executive Produced Engineered Assistant Engineered Mixed
ARTISTALBUMCREDIT
AerosmithClassics Live! E
AerosmithBox of Fire E
Agent OrangeReal Live Sound P/E/M
Alice CooperClassicks P
Alice CooperA Fistful of Alice P/E
Alice CooperFreedom for Frankenstein P/E
Alice CooperThe Definitive Alice Cooper P
Alice Cooper' P
Alice CooperHell Is P
Alice CooperLive at Cabo Wabo ‘96 P/E
Alice in Chains' P/E/M
:fr:Ayumi Nakamura|Ayumi NakamuraHolly Night M
The Beat FarmersPoor and Famous P/E/M
Black SabbathReunionP/E
BlockLead Me Not into Penn Station P/E
BlockTiming Is Everything CP/E/M
Blue Öyster CultSpecters E
Blue RodeoTremolo M
Blue RodeoJust Like a Vacation M
Bob DylanBiograph M
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandThe Fire Inside E
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band' E
Boom Crash OperaThese Here Are Crazy Times M
Bruce SpringsteenBorn to Run E
Bruce SpringsteenDarkness on the Edge of Town AE
Bruce Springsteen"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" E/M
Bruce SpringsteenUSA for Africa: We Are The World - "Trapped" E/M
Bruce SpringsteenTracks E/M
Bruce Springsteen' E
Carla Olson and The TextonesMidnight Mission M
Cell MatesBetween Two Fires P
Chocolate StarfishBox M
Circus of PowerMagic & Madness P/E
Corey StevensThe Road to Zen M
Corey StevensBring On the Blues M
Darlene LovePaint Another Picture E
Dave KozOff the Beaten Path CP/E/M
Dave KozDecember Makes Me Feel This Way P/E/M
Dave KozMemories of a Winter's Night P/M
Dave KozUltimate Christmas P
Deep PurpleThe Battle Rages On... P
Deep PurpleShades 1968–1998 P
The Del-LordsLovers Who Wander P/E/M
DionYo Frankie M
The D.I.s Rare CutsM
Eastern Conference ChampionsAmeritown P/E/M
Elliott MurphyGoing Through Something P
Eric Gales BandPicture of a Thousand Faces M
EuphoraphonicFar from Home P/E/M
Fear FactoryLinchpin P/M
Fear FactoryHatefiles P/M
FishboneThe Reality of My Surroundings M
Gene Loves JezebelThe Motion of Love P/E/M
The Go-Go'sVacation E/M
The GracesPerfect View P
Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk Lives P/E/M
Hanne BoelDark Passion E
Hanne BoelMy Kindred Spirit E
Hanne BoelKinda Soul E
Hericane AliceTear the House Down P
Holly and the ItaliansThe Right to Be Italian E
I.C.U.Defy E
Iggy PopSoldier M
Iggy PopParty P/E/M
Iggy PopThe Story of Iggy Pop P/E/M
Iggy PopThe Heritage Collection P/E/M
Iggy PopPlatinum & Gold Collection P
Iggy Pop' P/E/M
The Jeff Healey BandSee the Light CP/E/M
The Jeff Healey BandCover to Cover P/E/M
The Jeff Healey BandPlatinum & Gold Collection P
Jimmy BarnesFor the Working Class Man / Jimmy Barnes E
Jimmy BarnesIn the Heat of the Night E
Jimmy BarnesJB50 E
Jimmy CliffIn Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff E/M
Joan ArmatradingMe Myself I E/M
Joan JettThe Hit List P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsGlorious Results of a Misspent Youth P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsGood Music P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsUp Your Alley P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsNotorious P/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsFetish P
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsFit to Be Tied P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsDo You Wanna Touch Me P
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsFlashback P/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsPure and Simple P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsJett Rock P/E/M
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsNaked E
Joan Jett & the BlackheartsSinner E
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown BandRoadhouse: The Voice of Eddie and the Cruisers M
Kelly OsbourneShut Up / Changes P/E/M
Kid CreoleGoing Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983 E
Kids in the KitchenKids in the KitchenP
Kim Larsen & JungledreamsSitting on a Time Bomb E
Laura WarshauerLaura Warshauer P
LifehouseWho We Are M
Link WrayLive at the Paradiso CP/E/M
Lions & Ghosts Wild Garden P/E/M
:fr:Little Bob Story|Little Bob StoryToo Young to Love Me P/E/M
Lone JusticeLone Justice E
Lone JusticeThis World Is Not My Home E
MachineThere But for the Grace of God Go I E
Maria McKeeYou Gotta Sin to Get Saved E
Maria VidalMaria Vidal E
Mark FarnerNo Frills E
Marshall CrenshawMarshall Crenshaw E/M
Marshall CrenshawDowntown E/M
Mary CutrufelloWhen the Night Is Through P/E/M
Matt WhiteBest Days P/E
Mental As AnythingFundamental E/M
Metal ChurchHanging in the Balance P/E/M
:da:Michael Falch|Michael FalchDe Vildeste Fugle M
Mink DeVilleCoup de Grâce P/E/M
Mother’s FinestBlack Radio Won't Play This Record P/E
MotörheadHammered P/E/M
Nelly FurtadoLoose EP
New Found GloryComing Home P
No DoubtReturn of Saturn E
No DoubtEverything in Time E
No DoubtBoom Box E
Nuclear ValdezI Am I P/E/M
Outcry This Side of Anywhere M
Ozzy OsbourneLive at Budokan P/E/M
Ozzy OsbourneBlizzard of Ozz E/M
Ozzy OsbourneDiary of a Madman E/M
Ozzy OsbourneThe Essential Ozzy Osbourne P
Ozzy OsbournePrince of Darkness P
Patti LaBelleWinner in You E
Patti SmithEaster E
Patti SmithDream of Life E
Patti Smith' P/E
Paul ButterfieldThe Legendary Paul Butterfield Rides Again P/E/M
Peter Murphy"Hit Song"E
PoisonHollyweird P/E/M
PoisonPoison'd! P
Poison' P
Puzzle Gut Puzzle Gut P/E/M
The Reverend Horton HeatLiquor in the Front M
The Reverend Horton HeatIt's Martini Time P/E/M
The Reverend Horton HeatHoly Roller P/E/M
:es:Revólver |Revólver:es:Calle Mayor |Calle Mayor P/E
Revólver:es:Grandes éxitos |Grandes Éxitos P/E
The RoachesAnother World E
The RoachesThe Collected Works of the Roches E
Robert GordonBad Boy E
Robert GordonToo Fast to Live, Too Young to Die E
Roger Daltrey' E/M
SepulturaRoots M
ShaggyClothes Drop P/M
Sheryl CrowC'Mon, C'Mon E
Slaves On DopeInches from the Mainline P/E/M
SlayerLive Intrusion M
Soul AsylumRunaway Train E/M
Soul Asylum' E/M
Stella SoleilDirty Little Secret P/E/M
Stevie NicksBella Donna E
Stevie NicksStreet Angel P/E/M
Tito & TarantulaTarantism M
Tom JonesThe Lead and How to Swing It P/E/M
Tom Jones"I Wanna Get Back with You" P
Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersDamn the Torpedoes AE
Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersLong After Dark M
Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersPlayback E
Tommy JamesIn Touch M
Tracy ChapmanMatters of the Heart E
The UninvitedUninvited P/E/M
U2Rattle and Hum E/M
Various ArtistsTake It or Leave It: A Tribute to the Queens of Noise – The Runaways P
Various ArtistsVH1 Stoytellers M
Various ArtistsLive and Unreleased from Farmclub.com P/E/M
Various ArtistsRubaiyat: Elektra’s 40th Anniversary E/M
Various Artists' M
Various ArtistsOzzfest Live P/E/M
Various Artists' P/E/M
Various ArtistsOzzfest 2002 P/E/M
Various ArtistsSpecial Olympics: A Very Special Christmas E
Various ArtistsA Very Special Christmas 2 E
Various ArtistsA Very Special Christmas Live M
Various ArtistsA Very Special Christmas 5 E
Various ArtistsLaguna Tunes E/M
Various ArtistsFestival of Light, Vol. 2 P/E/M
Various ArtistsSoul Divas E
Various Artists' E
Various ArtistsChristmas of Hope E
Various ArtistsFlavors of Jazz P
Various ArtistsGenrecide: A Compilation, Vol. 1 E/M
Various Artists"We Are the World" M
Various ArtistsReelin' in the Years, Vol. 1 E
VeniceSpin Art M
Vinnie James All American Boy P
The Wallflowers"Letters from the Wasteland" M
War BabiesWar Babies P/E/M
Will T. MasseyWill T. Massey P/E/M
William TellYou Can Hold Me Down P/M
Willie NileGolden Down P/E/M
The Young DublinersRed P/E/M

MOVIE SOUNDTRACKCREDIT
'P
Bachelor PartyE/M
'P
Blast from the PastP/E
Days of ThunderCP/E/M
Buffy the Vampire SlayerP
DesperadoM
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighE/M
Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasP
GotchaCP/E/M
Heavy MetalE/M
Less Than ZeroE/M
Light of DayCP/E/M
Mr. WrongP
Navy SealsP/E/M
No NukesE/M
Rattle and HumE
Road HouseCP/E/M
Shark TaleP
SinglesCP/E/M
Tank GirlM
The Air Up ThereM
Times SquareE/M
Varsity BluesM
Wild LifeE/M

TV SOUNDTRACKCREDIT
Galaxy RangersP/E/M
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One Life to Live: The Best of LoveE/M
Osbourne Family AlbumE/M