Producer
Tony Berg began his career during the late 1970s as a session guitarist, often playing on soft-rock releases from performers including
Air Supply (1977's Love and Other Bruises) and
Debby Boone (1979's Midstream). After racking up any number of studio credits not only as an instrumentalist but also as an arranger, he moved into production during the late 1980s, scoring his first major success with
Michael Penn's 1989 debut
March. By 1990
Berg was among the most prolific producers in the business, that year alone working on
Wendy & Lisa's Eroica,
Edie Brickell's Ghost of a Dog and
Public Image Limited's The Greatest Hits, So Far. In 1991, he continued his frenetic pace with Squeeze's
Play and
Animal Logic's Rose Colored Glasses. Lacking a clearly defined signature sound, Berg's trademark was instead his sheer eclecticism -- in 1993, for example, he produced diverse efforts ranging from X's Hey Zeus! to
Bruce Hornsby's Harbor Lights to
Aimee Mann's Whatever. In addition to production duties, he later also served as an A&R exec with the Geffen label. ~ Jason Ankeny