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{{short description|American musician and record producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Butch Vig
| image             = Butch Vig at Smart Studios, Madison, WI, United States of America (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Vig in 2006, at his [[Smart Studios]] recording studio 
| birth_name        = Bryan David Vig
| alias             = Nevermind Man
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1955|8|2}}
| birth_place       = [[Viroqua, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| origin            = [[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| instrument        = Drums
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[grunge]]|[[noise rock]]|[[electronic rock]]|[[power pop]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|record producer|songwriter}}
| years_active      = 1978–present
| current_member_of = [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Fire Town]]|[[Spooner (band)|Spooner]]|[[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]]|[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]|[[The Smashing Pumpkins]]|[[Green Day]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|The Emperors of Wyoming|5 Billion in Diamonds|[[L7 (band)|L7]]|}}
}}

'''Bryan David''' "'''Butch'''" '''Vig''' (born August 2, 1955)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_pbECYPYlZcC&dq=butch+vig+1955&pg=PA101 | title=Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008 | isbn=978-0-89820-174-1 | last1=Whitburn | first1=Joel | date=2008 | publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation }}</ref> is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]. Vig produced several [[alternative rock]] acts of the 1990s, including [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[the Smashing Pumpkins]], [[L7 (band)|L7]], and [[Sonic Youth]]. Notable albums he produced include Nirvana's [[Music recording sales certification|diamond]] selling album ''[[Nevermind]]'' (1991),<ref name="behindthemusic">{{cite episode | series = Behind The Music | series-link = Behind The Music | title = Garbage: Behind The Music | airdate= 2002-03-31 }}</ref>  L7's ''[[Bricks Are Heavy|Bricks are Heavy]]'' (1992), and the Smashing Pumpkins' ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' (1993).

A native of [[Wisconsin]], Vig studied at the [[University of Wisconsin System|University of Wisconsin]] and performed in local bands [[Spooner (band)|Spooner]] and Fire Town. He set up his own recording studio in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Smart Studios]], with bandmate [[Steve Marker]].<ref name="RecordCollector">{{cite magazine | magazine = [[Record Collector]] | title = Welcome to Spooner Town | date = February 1, 1997 }}</ref> After becoming well known as a producer, he formed and played drums with Garbage, which sold 17 million records over a ten-year period. Vig returned to producing full-time when Garbage went on hiatus in 2005. The band reconvened in 2010 to record material for their fifth album. In 2012, ''[[NME]]'' ranked Vig the ninth greatest producer of all time.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-11-22 |title=50 of the greatest producers ever |url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-50-greatest-producers-ever/262849/page/5 |access-date=2016-06-26 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vig was born in [[Viroqua, Wisconsin]],<ref name="RecordCollector"/> son of DeVerne William Vig (1922–2021) and Betty Jeanette (1931–2005), née Brewster. DeVerne Vig was a hospital staff doctor who practiced medicine with his twin, David, and their elder brother, Edward, in Viroqua for nearly forty years;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lacrossetribune/name/deverne-vig-obituary?id=36314822 | title=DeVerne Vig Obituary (1922 - 2021) - Viroqua, WI - la Crosse Tribune | website=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref> Betty Vig was a music teacher<ref name="Family"/> and clinic administrator who played an active role in the community as a Sunday School teacher, Girl Scout leader, and director of the Country Club and Viroqua Bloodmobile Service.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thevighouse.com/history | title=History |website=Thevighouse.com}}</ref><ref name="Madison August 2005">{{cite web |title=Obituaries |url=http://host.madison.com/news/article_644216ce-8485-53f1-bac4-bcd9e723d123.html |website=Madison.com |last=Burgess |first=Joan |date=August 23, 2005 |access-date=August 19, 2012}}</ref> Vig has two siblings, Chris and Lisa.<ref name="Family">{{cite news| url =http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2005/08/23/0508221222.php | title = Obituaries (Tuesday August 23, 2005) | newspaper=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] (reproduced on Madison.com)| date = August 23, 2005|access-date=2009-04-05 }}</ref> Vig acquired the nickname Butch as a child, due to the severe crew cut his father gave him.<ref name="RecordCollector"/> Vig studied piano for six years. After seeing [[The Who]] perform on ''[[The Smothers Brothers]]'', he swapped his piano for a $60 drum kit.<ref name="RecordCollector"/>

Moving to Madison, Vig enrolled at the [[University of Wisconsin]] to study film direction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Behind The Music With Butch Vig, Producer Extraordinaire |url=https://www.prosoundweb.com/behind-the-music-with-butch-vig-producer-extraordinaire/ |website=ProSoundWeb |access-date=12 March 2024 |date=13 July 2014}}</ref>

==Career==

===Early musical career===
While a student at the University of Wisconsin, Vig met his eventual [[Garbage (band)| Garbage]] bandmate [[Steve Marker]]. Vig contributed several [[electronic music]] soundtrack pieces to low-budget films, including one song on ''[[The Slumber Party Massacre|Slumber Party Massacre]]'', a Hollywood [[B-movie]]. This soundtrack work stirred Vig's interest in the manipulation of sound. Vig joined a number of [[garage pop]] bands, including Eclipse,<ref name="ultimate-guitar.com">{{Cite web | url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/butch_vig_contrary_to_popular_belief_nirvana_were_not_slackers.html |title = Butch Vig: 'Contrary to Popular Belief, Nirvana Were Not Slackers'}}</ref> and in 1978 joined [[Spooner (band)|Spooner]] with [[Duke Erikson]], Dave Benton, Jeff Walker and Joel Tappero.

The following year, Vig helped Marker build a home studio in Marker's basement.<ref name="ultimate-guitar.com"/> Benton, Marker and Vig also started a small label, Boat Records, to release records of Spooner – which included their 1979 debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Cruel School'' – and other bands they liked, which led to around twenty local acts. The self-producing was later described by Vig as "kind of a trial by fire".<ref name="RecordCollector"/><ref name=sos>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/mar97/butchvig.html|title=BUTCH VIG: Nevermind The Garbage|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=March 1997|author=Buskin, Richard|access-date=2012-01-15}}</ref><ref name=west>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2012/10/interview_steve_marker_garbage.php|title=Steve Marker of Garbage on his approach to production and the joys of living in Colorado|website=Blogs.westword.com|access-date=December 16, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522150535/http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2012/10/interview_steve_marker_garbage.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5CrUGq8t77kC&pg=PA115 Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture]. Sharon M. Hannon. p. 115</ref>

In 1984, Vig and Marker founded [[Smart Studios]] in Madison, while still performing drums in Spooner at night and driving a [[taxi cab]] during the day. When Spooner lost momentum, Vig formed a band called First Person with Marker and Phil Davis and a side project called [[Fire Town]] featuring Davis and Erikson. Fire Town quickly became Vig's priority, and after their first album was signed to [[Atlantic Records]].<ref name="ultimate-guitar.com"/> Atlantic hired producer Michael Fondelli to work with Fire Town on their second album. While the sessions did not do well, and the resulting record sank, Vig learned a lot of production techniques from the process. Fire Town split, and Vig reformed Spooner for a final album before working as a producer became his full-time career.<ref name=RecordCollector/>

===Production career===
[[File:ButchVig2010.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Vig at [[Smart Studios]] in 2010]]
Vig's first high-profile production work was in 1991, when he produced [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]'' and [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s ''[[Nevermind]]''. Vig incorporated [[overdubbing|overdubs]] and vocal [[double tracking]], whereas Nirvana's previous album, ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'' (produced by [[Jack Endino]]), had a more "[[lo-fi music|lo-fi]]" sound. [[Kurt Cobain]] originally refused to double-track his vocals and guitars but Vig reportedly got him to comply by saying "[[John Lennon]] double-tracked". Cobain would later criticize Vig for the album's slickness, although this might be due to [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]'s mixing of the album.<ref>Berkenstadt, J. (1998). ''Nevermind Nirvana'' on pg. 96. New York: Schirmer Books. {{ISBN|0-02-864775-0}}</ref> Cobain said in a 1993 [[MTV]] interview that "Butch Vig...recorded the album perfectly". The success of ''Nevermind'' earned Vig the nickname "Nevermind Man", according to the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-35828997 | title=The man behind Nirvana's Nevermind, Butch Vig, reveals what it was like to work on| work=BBC News| date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> [[Billy Corgan]] welcomed Vig's elaborate production on The Smashing Pumpkins' ''[[Siamese Dream]]''. This album met with widespread acclaim and strong sales, breaking another indie band into the mainstream.  Vig also produced two critically praised [[Sonic Youth]] albums, 1992's ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017030608/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,312797,00.html 1992 THE BEST & WORST MUSIC], ''Entertainment Weekly''.</ref> and 1994's ''[[Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star]]''.

Vig worked with [[Jimmy Eat World]] on their sixth album, ''[[Chase This Light]]'', released in October 2007. His first production for an English band was 2008's [[All or Nothing (The Subways album)|''All or Nothing'']] by [[The Subways]]. He also worked with [[Against Me!]], producing their two [[Sire Records]] releases, [[New Wave (Against Me! album)|'' New Wave'']] and [[White Crosses (album)|'' White Crosses'']], as well as working with singer [[Laura Jane Grace]] on her solo EP, ''[[Heart Burns]]''. Vig produced the eighth studio album by [[Green Day]], 2009's ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |title=Green Day In The Studio With Butch Vig |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-in-the-studio-with-butch-vig-1043799/ |website=Billboard.com |access-date=12 March 2024 |date=14 October 2008}}</ref> which won the Grammy Award for [[Best Rock Album]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Day wins Best Rock Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards - LAP201000131311 |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/37981ebc9949a7734282d3e8c2e5c079/Green-Day-wins-Best-Rock-Album-at-the-52nd-Annual-Grammy-Awards/ |website=Upi.com  |access-date=12 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Recently, Vig has been partnered in duties by his engineer and mixer [[Billy Bush (producer)|Billy Bush]], who also worked on Garbage's albums and live tours.

Vig composed and produced the soundtrack for the film ''The Other Side''. In 2009 Vig recorded two new tracks for the long-awaited [[Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)|greatest hits release by the Foo Fighters]], most notably the single "[[Wheels (Foo Fighters song)|Wheels]]" and ultimately produced their April 2011 follow-up, ''[[Wasting Light]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=Foo Fighters' New Album 'Halfway Done' Says Butch Vig |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-new-album-halfway-done-says-butch-vig-174749/ |website=Rollingstone.com|access-date=12 March 2024 |date=17 April 2014}}</ref> In 2010, Vig produced [[Muse (band)|Muse]]'s single "[[Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)]]," which was featured on the [[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)|''Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite web |title=VIG ROLES - Record Collector Magazine |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/vig-roles |website=Recordcollectormag.com |access-date=12 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, Vig produced the soundtrack for the 2021 film ''Puppy Love'', including tracks by [[Portugal. The Man]], [[LP (singer)|LP]], [[Mickey Avalon]], [[Wayne Newton]], and others.

===Garbage===
[[File:Butch Vig.jpg|thumb|right|Vig playing drums for Garbage]]
Vig stated, "Part of the reason why I started [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] was that by the time I'd done '''Nevermind'',' I'd recorded – I swear to God – 1,000 bands that were just guitar-bass-drums. I was reading about all these other records that I was getting excited about – like [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] using a sampler in the studio – and I just decided I wanted to do a bit of a U-turn."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465664/butch-vig-garbages-hiatus-cleared-members-baggage| title=Butch Vig: Garbage's Hiatus Cleared Members' 'Baggage'|first=Jillian|last=Mapes|location=New York City|date=October 19, 2011 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref> Afterwards, they hired Scottish singer [[Shirley Manson]] and began composing together.<ref name="behindthemusic"/>

Garbage released a string of [[single (music)|singles]] in 1995–1996, including "[[Stupid Girl (Garbage song)|Stupid Girl]]" and "[[Only Happy When It Rains]]". Their debut album, ''[[Garbage (album)|Garbage]]'', was an [[Sleeper hit|unexpected smash]], selling over 4 million copies and certified [[music recording sales certification|double platinum]] in the UK, United States and Australia. Garbage won the Breakthrough Artist award at the 1996 [[MTV Europe Music Awards]].<ref name="Version2.0PR">{{cite press release | title = Version 2.0 press release | publisher = [[Mushroom Records]] | date = March 30, 1998 }}</ref> The band then spent two years working on follow-up album, ''[[Version 2.0]]'', which topped the [[UK Albums Chart|charts in the UK]] upon its 1998 release and the following year was nominated for two [[Grammy Award]]s, [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]. ''Version 2.0'' went on to match the sales of its predecessor. Garbage followed this up by performing and co-producing [[The World Is Not Enough (song)|the theme song]] to the nineteenth [[James Bond]] movie, ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''.<ref name="BGPR">{{cite press release | title = Beautiful Garbage press release | publisher = Mushroom Records | date = July 27, 2001 }}</ref>

Despite being named one of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Top 10 Albums of The Year,<ref name="RSBG">""[[Breaking Up the Girl]]" ''Hits'' magazine trade ad". Retrieved 2008-02-24</ref> Garbage's 2001 third album, ''[[Beautiful Garbage]]'', failed to match the commercial success achieved by its predecessors.<ref name="BleedPR">"''[[Bleed Like Me]]'' [[press release]], published by [[Geffen Records]], dated February 21, 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-24</ref> Garbage quietly disbanded in late 2003, but regrouped to complete fourth album ''[[Bleed Like Me]]'' in 2005, peaking at a career-high #4 in the U.S.<ref name="AGsleevenotes">{{cite book | last= Murphy | first=Peter S. | title=Absolute Garbage biography | year=2008 }}</ref> The band cut short their [[concert tour]] in support of ''Bleed Like Me'' announcing an "indefinite hiatus",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510121/20050922/garbage.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001033519/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510121/20050922/garbage.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 1, 2005 | title=Shirley Manson on Garbage Hiatus: 'I'm Burnt, I'm Done, I'm Toast' says singer. | website=Mtv.com | access-date=2008-02-24}}</ref> emphasizing that they had not broken up, but wished to pursue personal interests.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=320 |title=Dear worried and confused |website=Garbage.com |access-date=2008-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210010426/http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=320 |archive-date=February 10, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> In 2006, Vig returned to producing while Manson worked on a solo album (as of yet unreleased). Garbage ended their hiatus in 2007,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/celebrity|title=Garbage End Sabbatical for Benefit Show|website=Huffingtonpost.com|access-date=2008-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003184806/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/celebrity/|archive-date=October 3, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and released [[greatest hits]] retrospective ''[[Absolute Garbage]]''. Worldwide, the band have sold over 17 million albums.<ref name="AGconfirm">{{cite web|url=http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336| title=New Best of Album|website=Garbage.com|access-date=2008-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231013545/http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336 <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=December 31, 2007}}</ref> The band got back together in 2010 and began recording their new album, ''[[Not Your Kind of People]]'', which was released internationally on May 14, 2012. This was followed by ''[[Strange Little Birds]]'', released on June 10, 2016, and subsequently ''[[No Gods No Masters]]'' (2021). Their eighth studio album, ''[[Let All That We Imagine Be the Light]]'', was released on May 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |title=Garbage announce new album 'Let All That We Imagine Be The Light': "Searching for love, searching for all the good things in the world" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/garbage-announce-new-album-let-all-that-we-imagine-be-the-light-searching-for-love-searching-for-all-the-good-things-in-the-world-3841919 |website=NME |access-date=2 April 2025 |date=27 February 2025}}</ref>

===The Emperors of Wyoming===
In 2011, Vig formed an [[alt-country]] band called The Emperors of Wyoming with Phil Davis, Frank Anderson and [[Pete Anderson]]. They released a self-titled album on September 17, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.proper-records.co.uk/artists/the-emperors-of-wyoming-2/|title=The Emperors Of Wyoming |website=Proper-records.co.uk|date=May 31, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2021}}</ref>

===5 Billion in Diamonds===
In 2017, Vig debuted his band 5 Billion in Diamonds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/butch-vigs-new-band-5-billion-in-diamonds-unveil-new-song-video-gravity-rules-2069081|title=Butch Vig's new supergroup 5 Billion In Diamonds unveil new song & video 'Gravity Rules'|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|website=[[NME]] |date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> Their [[self titled]] debut album was released on August 11, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1940215/5-billion-in-diamonds-gravity-rules-video/video/ |title = 5 Billion in Diamonds – "Gravity Rules" Video|website=Stereogum.com|date = May 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/5-billion-in-diamonds |title=5 Billion in Diamonds: New Album on PledgeMusic |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614033451/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/5-billion-in-diamonds |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their second, ''Divine Accidents'', was released on November 20, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lyricsondemand.musicmir.net/2020/11/in-conversation-butch-vig.html |title = In Conversation: Butch Vig|website=Lyricsondemand.musicmir.net|date = November 30, 2020}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vig is married to Beth Halper, a former [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] [[A&R]] executive; they have a daughter, Bo Violet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Ruthie Hauge and Rob |title=Butch Vig, Charlie Berens join all-star cast at Madison fundraiser |url=https://captimes.com/entertainment/music/butch-vig-charlie-berens-join-all-star-cast-at-madison-fundraiser/article_ba331ad8-af16-11ee-b8ab-f359f8d68a39.html |website=The Cap Times |access-date=12 March 2024 |language=en |date=10 January 2024}}</ref> They live in the [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Butch Vig: The Music Week Interview {{!}} Interviews {{!}} Music Week |url=https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/butch-vig-the-music-week-interview/068692 |website=Musicweek.com |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Butch Vig discography||Garbage discography}}

'''Spooner'''
*''Every Corner Dance'' (1982)
*''Wildest Dreams'' (1985)
*''The Fugitive Dance'' (1990)

'''Fire Town'''
*''In the Heart of the Heart Country'' (1987)
*''The Good Life'' (1989)

'''Garbage'''
*''[[Garbage (album)|Garbage]]'' (1995)
*''[[Version 2.0]]'' (1998)
*''[[Beautiful Garbage]]'' (2001)
*''[[Bleed Like Me]]'' (2005)
*''[[Not Your Kind of People]]'' (2012)
*''[[Strange Little Birds]]'' (2016)
*''[[No Gods No Masters (Garbage album)|No Gods No Masters]]'' (2021)
*''[[Let All That We Imagine Be the Light]]'' (2025) 

'''5 Billion in Diamonds'''
*''5 Billion in Diamonds'' (2017)
*''Divine Accidents'' (2020)

==Production career==
Vig served as the record producer, or co-producer on the following records:<ref>{{cite web |title=Butch Vig Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/butch-vig-mn0000938464 |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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* 1983: Mecht Mensch – Acceptance EP
* 1984: Appliances SFB – "SFB"
* 1984: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[Intellectuals Are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite]]''
* 1984: Juvenile Truth - ''no enemy''
* 1985: [[The Other Kids]] – ''Living in the Mirror''
* 1985: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[Snake Boy]]''
* 1985: [[Spooner (band)|Spooner]] - ''Wildest Dreams''
* 1985: [[Tar Babies]] - ''Respect Your Nightmares''
* 1986: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[Burl (EP)|Burl]]''
* 1987: [[The Other Kids]] – ''Happy Home''
* 1987: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[Little Baby Buntin']]''
* 1987: [[Laughing Hyenas]] – ''[[Come Down to the Merry Go Round]]''
* 1988: [[Die Kreuzen]] – ''[[Century Days]]''
* 1988: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[For Ladies Only (album)|For Ladies Only]]''
* 1989: [[Killdozer (band)|Killdozer]] – ''[[Twelve Point Buck]]''
* 1989: [[Laughing Hyenas]] – ''[[You Can't Pray a Lie]]''
* 1989: [[feedtime]] – ''[[Suction (album)|Suction]]''
* 1990: [[Urge Overkill]] – ''[[Americruiser]]''
* 1990: [[King Snake Roost]] – ''Ground into the Dirt''
* 1990: [[Laughing Hyenas]] – ''[[Life of Crime (album)|Life of Crime]]''
* 1990: [[The Fluid]] – ''Glue''
* 1990: [[Spooner (band)|Spooner]] - ''The Fugitive Dance''
* 1991: [[The Fluid]] – ''Spot the Loon''
* 1991: [[Cosmic Psychos]] – ''Blokes You Can Trust''
* 1991: [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] – ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]''
* 1991: [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] – ''[[Nevermind]]''
* 1991: [[Tad (band)|Tad]] – ''[[8-Way Santa]]''
* 1991: [[Young Fresh Fellows]] – ''[[Electric Bird Digest]]''
* 1991: [[Die Kreuzen]] – ''[[Cement (Die Kreuzen album)|Cement]]''
* 1992: [[Die Kreuzen]] – ''Internal''
* 1992: [[Sonic Youth]] – ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]''
* 1992: [[House of Pain]] – ''Shamrocks and Shenanigans''
* 1992: [[L7 (band)|L7]] – ''[[Bricks Are Heavy]]''
* 1992: [[Chainsaw Kittens]] – ''[[Flipped Out in Singapore]]''
* 1992: [[Drain (noise rock band)|Drain]] – ''[[Pick Up Heaven]]''
* 1993: [[Crash Vegas]] – ''Stone''
* 1993: [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] – ''[[Siamese Dream]]''
* 1993: [[Gumball (band)|Gumball]] – ''Real Gone Deal''
* 1994: [[Sonic Youth]] – ''[[Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star]]''
* 1994: [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] – [[Betty (Helmet album)|Betty]]
* 1994: [[Freedy Johnston]] – ''[[This Perfect World]]''
* 1994: [[Depeche Mode]] - ''[[In Your Room (Depeche Mode song)|In Your Room]]'' (Zephyr Mix)
* 1995: [[Soul Asylum]] – ''[[Let Your Dim Light Shine]]''
* 1995: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Garbage (album)|Garbage]]''
* 1998: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Version 2.0]]''
* 2001: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Beautiful Garbage]]''
* 2003: [[AFI (band)|AFI]] – ''[[Sing the Sorrow]]''
* 2005: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Bleed Like Me]]''
* 2006: [[AFI (band)|AFI]] - ''[[Decemberunderground]]''
* 2007: [[Jimmy Eat World]] – ''[[Chase This Light]]''
* 2007: [[Against Me!]] – ''[[New Wave (Against Me! album)|New Wave]]''
* 2008: [[The Subways]] – ''[[All or Nothing (The Subways album)|All or Nothing]]''
* 2008: [[Laura Jane Grace]] – ''[[Heart Burns]]''
* 2009: [[Green Day]] – ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]''
* 2009: [[Foo Fighters]] – ''[[Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)|Greatest Hits]]''
* 2009: [[AFI (band)|AFI]] - ''[[Crash Love]]''
* 2010: [[Against Me!]] – ''[[White Crosses (album)|White Crosses]]''
* 2010: [[Muse (band)|Muse]] – "[[Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)]]"
* 2010: [[Never Shout Never]] – ''[[Harmony (Never Shout Never album)|Harmony]]''
* 2010: [[The Goo Goo Dolls|Goo Goo Dolls]] – ''[[Something for the Rest of Us]]''
* 2011: [[Foo Fighters]] – ''[[Wasting Light]]''
* 2012: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Not Your Kind of People]]''
* 2013: [[Sound City (film)|Sound City Players]] – ''[[Sound City (film)#Soundtrack|Sound City: Real To Reel]]''
* 2014: [[Foo Fighters]] – ''[[Sonic Highways]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Butch Vig teams up with Foo Fighters for "KILLER new songs"|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36720/Butch-Vig-teams-up-with-Foo-Fighters-for-KILLER-new-songs|website=Fasterlouder.com.au|access-date=November 8, 2013|author=Darren Levin|date=August 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109110622/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36720/Butch-Vig-teams-up-with-Foo-Fighters-for-KILLER-new-songs|archive-date=November 9, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* 2016: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[Strange Little Birds]]''
* 2017: [[Green Day]] - ''[[Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band]]''
* 2019: [[Silversun Pickups]] – ''[[Widow's Weeds (Silversun Pickups album)|Widow's Weeds]]''
* 2021: [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – ''[[No Gods No Masters (Garbage album)|No Gods No Masters]]''
* 2022: [[Silversun Pickups]] – ''[[Physical Thrills]]''
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===Remix work===
Vig has remixed songs for the following artists: [[Against Me!]], [[Ash (band)|Ash]], [[Beck]], [[The Cult]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[EMF (band)|EMF]], [[Fun Lovin' Criminals]], [[House of Pain]], [[Korn]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Michael Penn]], [[M.O.P]] and [[U2]], as well as his own band Garbage.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/butch-vig.html | title=Butch Vig: 20 Years After Nevermind | website=Izotope.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0896901|name=Butch Vig}}
* [http://www.garbage.com Official website] Garbage
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101212433/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/butch-vig-garbage-man-always-delivers/ Butch Vig Interview at drummagazine.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161009150138/http://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-butch-vig/ Butch Vig Interview on nerdist.com (Podcast)]
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* [https://archive.org/details/JuvenileTruthNoEnemyMadisonWI Juvenile Truth; no enemy; Madison, WI] Juvenile Truth; no enemy (Lyrics & Photos)

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