Ron Nevison

Ron Nevison
Ron Nevison
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, audio engineer
Years active	1970–present
Website	ronnevison.com

Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on Quadrophenia by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists including Meat Loaf, The Babys, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Survivor, Jefferson Starship, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Europe, Chicago, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, and Damn Yankees among many others.^[1]^[2]

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Nevison's first work was as an engineer for the Who's Quadrophenia. From there, he did engineering work on the first three albums by Bad Company. He produced and engineered the Nightlife album by Thin Lizzy. In 1974, he engineered Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti.

Nevison also worked with Ozzy Osbourne on The Ultimate Sin, Shooting Star on Silent Scream, Kiss on Crazy Nights and both Damn Yankees albums.

Nevison has been recognized four times as Billboard's Top-5 Producer of the Year and has been nominated for several Grammy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

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November 8, 1974 – Thin Lizzy, Nightlife
May 7, 1977 – UFO, Lights Out
September 3, 1977 – The Babys, Broken Heart
June 21, 1978 – UFO, Obsession
1978 – Mike Finnigan, Black & White
January 2, 1979 – UFO, Strangers in the Night ("Everybody agrees that Strangers in the Night is one of the best live albums ever," Nevison remarked. "Whatever complaints Michael Schenker might have, he can stuff them".)^[3]
January 9, 1979 – The Babys, Head First
November 1, 1979 – Jefferson Starship, Freedom at Point Zero
December 21, 1979 – Survivor, Survivor
April 2, 1981 – Jefferson Starship, Modern Times
September 1981 – Michael Schenker Group, MSG
January 30, 1984 – Grace Slick, Software
May 30, 1984 – Jefferson Starship, Nuclear Furniture
August 1984 – Survivor, Vital Signs
April 15, 1985 – Shooting Star, Silent Scream
July 6, 1985 – Heart, Heart
February 22, 1986 – Ozzy Osbourne, The Ultimate Sin
October 9, 1986 – Survivor, When Seconds Count
June 6, 1987 – Heart, Bad Animals
September 18, 1987 – Kiss, Crazy Nights
June 21, 1988 – Chicago, Chicago 19
August 9, 1988 – Europe, Out of This World
August 22, 1989 – Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Airplane
February 22, 1990 – Damn Yankees, Damn Yankees
January 29, 1991 – Chicago, Twenty 1
October 1, 1992 – Damn Yankees, Don't Tread
April 27, 1993 – Vince Neil, Exposed
April 11, 1995 – FireHouse, 3
April 14, 1995 (Japan) – UFO, Walk on Water
November 14, 1995 – Meat Loaf, Welcome to the Neighborhood
August 28, 1996 – Michael Schenker Group, Written in the Sand
May 10, 1997 – Michael Schenker Group, The Michael Schenker Story Live
August 10, 1999 – Lynyrd Skynyrd, Edge of Forever
October 11, 2000 - Dimonet, Attention Control Room
2006 – Days Before Tomorrow, The Sky Is Falling
2011 – Walden Waltz, Walden Waltz EP