Michael Knox (record producer)

Michael Knox^[1] is an American music producer and artist manager.

Biography

The Macon, Georgia-born Knox, son of rock and roll singer Buddy Knox,^[2] is best known for discovering Jason Aldean^[3] and producing all of his albums.^[4]

He helped Crossin Dixon sign to Broken Bow Records, the same label to which Aldean is signed, after a friend of his saw the band perform.^[5] Other artists whom he has produced include Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins.^[6]

Before working as a producer, Knox was an executive at Warner/Chappell Music.^[2] His first production credit was Danni Leigh's "29 Nights".^[7] Knox worked as a song plugger.^[6] In 2011, Knox won Album of the Year from the Country Music Association for his production on My Kinda Party.^[2] He produced Canadian country artist Sykamore's debut album Pinto in 2022.^[8]^[9]

^ "Buddy Knox profile". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Super Producer Michael Knox Gets 1st CMA Nomination « Nashville.com". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 2, 2011. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Was Michael Knox's Write Off". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 23, 2007. pp. 69–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ ^a ^b Profile, billboard.biz; accessed October 16, 2017.
^ "29 Nights". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ Mitz, Roman (August 28, 2022). "Sykamore's 'Pinto' Fires On all Cylinders By Roman Mitz". The Music Express. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^ Dagg, Nanci (August 16, 2022). "Sykamore releases her debut album, Pinto". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved August 21, 2022.