Basic Info
Name:
Butch Vig (Formerly Bryan Vigorson)
Position:
Producer of 21st Century Breakdown
Hometown:
Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
Businesses:
Smart Studios (Co-Founder)
Other Bands:
Garbage, First Person, Eclipse, Spooner, Firetown, Rectal Drip
Biography
Butch Vig is a musician and record producer who produced Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown album, released in 2009. Butch has played drums for several bands, including Spooner, Garbage, and Firetown. He has produced such bands as Foo Fighters, Killdozer, Nirvana, the Subways, Against Me!, Jimmy Eat World, and Alkaline Trio as well as many more.
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