In the collection
5 records
Played with
Bon Jovi
3 records together
Desmond Child
3 records together
Jon Bon Jovi
3 records together
Richie Sambora
3 records together
David Bryan
2 records together
Hugh McDonald
2 records together
Robbie Buchanan
2 records together
David Campbell
2 records together
Alice Cooper
1 record together
The Smashing Pumpkins
1 record together
Goo Goo Dolls
1 record together
Lauren Christy
1 record together
About
British record producer, mixer and songwriter, born January 14, 1951 in London, UK - died June 2024. Co-founder of production company .
He started playing guitar in his teens and developed into a singer/songwriter. His uncle who was in the music industry, got him a deal with where he released one album. Around 1970, his uncle got him an entry job at a recording studio and then at a music publishing firm. Starting his own jingle-writing company, Collins was mentored by jingle writer/producer . At a MIDEM industry seminar, U.K. label Magnet Records hired Collins as their producer after hearing some of his masters. One of the first acts Collins produced for the label was .
In 1985, Collins moved to the U.S. to produce after being introduced to the band by guitarist . He produced a string of hits for many artists, including: , , , , and .
Do NOT confuse with assistant engineer Pete Collis related to Blah Street Studios