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Music producer, engineer, mixer, and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Brother of Robert Brent aka Bob Rivkin alias Bobby Z.
Was a recording engineer at Sound 80 Studios from 1977 to 1981 before going to work as a recording engineer and producer for Prince's [l269869] from 1985 to 2004.

ALBUMS


Eric Jerardi
Occupied
2019, CD, Album, Niche Records, LLC,
Rosegarden Funeral Party
The Chopping Block
2018
Various
Dance Classics Volume 23 & 24
2009, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Rodeo Media, ,
Europop/Synth-pop/Disco
Various
80's Dance Party 1 2 3
1999, 3x CD, CD Bonus CD, ,
Eurodance/New Wave
Shangoya
The Collection
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Mouthpiece Records
Various
80's Dance Party: Volume Three
1994, CD, ,
Italo-Disco/Synth-pop/Disco/Euro House/Hip-House
Various
Ballads
1990, CD, ,
New Jack Swing/Contemporary R&B
Various
Club Top 16 - Juli/August 89
1989, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Reggae/Pop Rock/Acid House/House/Disco/New Wave/Soft Rock/Euro House/Hip-House/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Various
Gold & Platinum Volume Four
1988, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad
Various
The Heart Of Soul
1988
Various
The Chart Show - Dance Hits '87
1987, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
House/Synth-pop/Disco
The Jets
Private Number
1986
Various
Ultimix Volume 1 Number 2
1986, ,
RnB/Swing/House/Synth-pop
Bromar
Call Me Up
1985, 12", Wide Angle
The Jets
The Jets
1985
The Jets
You Got It All
1985, ,
Downtempo/Soul/Ballad
The Jets
Crush On You
1985, ,
Freestyle/Disco
The Jets
Curiosity
1985, ,
Synth-pop/Disco
Showdogs
Last Fantasy / Skidding
1984, 7", Single, Wind Sound Records Ltd
Showdogs
Tigers / Beyond All Evil
1984, 7", Single, Wind Sound Records Ltd
Nous Resistance
Modèrn Crowd / Afféctations
1984, 7", Single, Gold Star Records (3)
Bill Blow
Drop Funkin'
1984
The Stylle Band
If You Love Me / Money Hungry
1983, 7", Gold Star Records (3)
The Pearl Brothers
I'm The One That Wants You / You Don't Really Love Me
1982, 7", Gang Records (5)
Flamin' Oh's
Oh !
1981, LP, Album, Fat City Records (2)
John Volinkaty
Right On Time
1976, LP, Album, ASI Records
Surface
Surface
1986
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Martyr
2019
Prince
1999
2019
Jets* / Talk Talk
Crush On You / It's My Life
1991, ,
Synth-pop
Great Nation
Beat The Wall
1986
Surface
Surface
1986, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Boogie/Funk
Ben Sidran
On The Cool Side
1985, ,
Jazz-Funk
The Jets
Crush On You
1985
Doug Maynard
What Did I Do?
1984
Ben Sidran
Lover Man
1984
André Cymone
Livin' In The New Wave
1982, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Funk
Sam Davis (2) And The Gospel Ensemble*
Keep On Praising Him
1981, LP, Album, Cada Records, ,
Gospel/Soul/Funk
The Sunshine Generation
Music From Hair
1979
The Daisy Dillman Band
The Daisy Dillman Band
1978
Whole Wheat
All The Balloons
1977, LP, Uptown Records (14)
Jeff Harrington
Quiet Corner
1975, Vinyl,
The Stillroven
Too Many Spaces
2003, CD, Album, Sundazed, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock
Various
The Soma Records Story Volume 1 (Shake It For Me!)
1998, LP, Comp, BeatRocket, BeatRocket

APPEARANCES +


Johnny Hallyday
Hello U.S.A. (Sessions Studios 1971 & 1972)
2025, LP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Label Panthéon, Mercury, Universal Music France
Prince & The New Power Generation
Live At Glam Slam
2025
Wendy & Lisa
Extended Versions
2022, 15xFile, FLAC, Comp, Universal Music Catalogue
Mica Millar
Heaven Knows
2022, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Johnny Hallyday
Rester Vivant Tour
2017, 12", S/Sided, Maxi, Dlx, Ltd, Pic, Warner, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly
Various
Purple Snow (Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound)
2013, ,
Soul/Funk
Flyte Tyme
It's The Things That You Do / I've Got You On My Mind
2013
Various
Twin Cities Funk & Soul (Lost R&B Grooves From Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979)
2012
Various
Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. I
2009, CD, ,
Rock & Roll/Acoustic/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Suicide Commandos*
The Legendary KQRS Concert, 1976
2007, CDr, Album, Garage D'Or, ,
Punk
Various
Simply Love / Sweet As Honey
2006, CD, Comp, 元素音樂, ,
Ballad/Soft Rock/Italo-Disco/Theme
Prince
Ultimate
2006, 2x CD Slipcase, ,
Funk/Minneapolis Sound/Pop Rock/Pop Rap
Caroline Martin
Broken EP
2006
Various
Grand Theft Parsons (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
2004, CD, Comp, Cube Soundtracks,
Prince
The Very Best Of Prince (6 Track Radio Sampler)
2001, CD, Promo, Smplr, Warner Bros. Records
Prince
The Very Best Of Prince
2001, CD, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Contemporary R&B/Disco/Pop Rock
Ice Age
Liberation
2001
Various
The Soma Records Story Volume 3 (A Man's Gotta Be A Man!)
1998, LP, Comp, BeatRocket, ,
Surf/Beat
Yo La Tengo
I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
1998, CD, CD, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Heavy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996, ,
Soundtrack/Acoustic/Country Rock
Gram Parsons
Cosmic American Music
1995, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Prince
The Hits / The B-Sides
1993, ,
Soul/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Minneapolis Sound/Disco/Funk
Prince
The Hits 2
1993, ,
Pop Rock/Funk
Ben Sidran
Life's A Lesson
1993, CD, ,
Fusion
Daiquiri*
My Tumbao
1987
Janet Jackson
Control
1986
Tom Stang
Maybe Now's The Time
1985, 12", Wide Angle
The Jets
The Jets
1985, Vinyl, ,
Freestyle/Electro
Jesse Johnson's Revue
I Want My Girl
1985
PJ And The Terrorists
PJ And The Terrorists
1984, 12", EP, Scab Records And Tapes
Brad Bradley
The Bounce
1984, 7", S Music Records
Shangoya
Red Pants Jam
1984
Jesse Johnson's Revue
Jesse Johnson's Revue
1984, Vinyl RCA Pressing, ,
Synth-pop/Funk
Prince And The Revolution
Purple Rain
1984, Vinyl Allied Pressing, ,
Funk/Minneapolis Sound/Pop Rock/Soundtrack
Java
Life's A Beach
1983, LP, Album, Inner City Records
Lipps, Inc.
4
1983
Various
16 Top Hits - Aktuellste Schlager Aus Den Hitparaden März/April 1981
1981, LP, Comp, Club, Philips, ,
Disco/Theme/Ballad/Soft Rock/Vocal/Schlager/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Classic Rock/Italo-Disco/Parody/Europop
Various
Hiver 81
1981, LP, Comp, Promo, Philips, ,
Disco/Funk/Chanson
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Almost Blue
1981
Lipps, Inc.
Designer Music
1981, Vinyl 53 - HRM Pressing, ,
Disco
Lipps, Inc.
Designer Music
1981
The Flying Boxcars
Flying Boxcars
1980, LP, Album, Rufert Records, INC.
The Flying Boxcars
Silver Bird / Hard To Say
1980, 7", Rufert Records, INC.
Lipps, Inc.
The Gossip Song
1980
Willie & The Bees
Out Of The Woods
1980
Flamin' Oh's
Flamin' Oh's
1980
Lipps, Inc.
Pucker Up
1980, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Lipps, Inc.
How Long
1980, ,
Italo-Disco/Synth-pop/Disco
Sam Davis (2) And The Twin Cities Gospel Ensemble
I've Been Changed
1979, LP, Album, Cada Records
Lipps, Inc.
Mouth To Mouth
1979, Vinyl 18 - Presswell Pressing, ,
Disco
Haze
Haze
1978
The Lamont Cranston Band*
Specials - Lit
1977, LP, Album, Shadow Records (17)
Cohesion
Cohesion
1977, 7", Cohesion Records
Solenoid
Almost Tender
1977
Kevin Odegard
Silver Lining
1976
The Lamont Cranston Band*
The Lamont Cranston Band
1976, ,
Blues Rock
Second Coming*
Blue Chip (Second Coming's First)
1975, LP, Album, Blue Chip Entertainment Enterprises
Billy Hallquist
Travelin'
1975, LP, Album, Quad, Mill City Records
Sherwin Linton
Dusty Roads & Prairie Towns
1975, LP, Album, ASI Records
John And Dave With The Better Half
John And Dave With The Better Half
1974, LP, Album, Brown Hound Records
Vera Jean (Brewer) Jenkins, Charlemettes
Jesus Is So Real
1974, LP, Revelation Records (35)
Johnny Hallyday
Country-Folk-Rock
1972
Howl The Good
Howl The Good
1972
Nomenclature
Let Us Sing Unto The Lord
LP, Album, Nomenclature Productions
Various
North Country Shindig
LP, Album, North Country Shindig
Summer's Eve
New Ulm 76 Summers Eve
LP, Album, Not On Label
Sundown
Sundown
LP, Album, Not On Label
Clover
Clover
LP, Not On Label
Shary Frampton
To God Be The Glory
LP, Not On Label (Shary Framptom Self-released)
Lipps, Inc.
Designer Music
2012
Prince
The Document
2009, DVD, Unofficial + CD, Unofficial + Box, Chrome Dreams, Chrome Dreams, ,
Spoken Word/Speech/Interview
Lipps, Inc.
Mouth To Mouth
2009
Lipps, Inc.
Pucker Up
2009
Lipps, Inc.
4
2009, CDr, ,
Funk/Disco
Prince
Ultimate
2006, ,
Pop Rock/House/Soul/Funk/Synth-pop/Ballad
Mark Brown*
Agrava-Shun
1985, 7", Unofficial, Mazarati Co.
Prince
The Hits 2
CD, ,
Pop Rock/Funk