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Butch Vig
Oct, 2 2009
It’s hard to get ahead of the pack when you’re a struggling musician, but there’s little doubt that the careful attention of a first class producer can make a big difference. Somewhere in the world, an up-and-coming artist has won the opportunity to work with one of the best in the business, Butch Vig, thanks to a charity auction on eBay. It’s hard to argue with Vig’s credentials: he has worked with many of the biggest names in alternative rock, including Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth and Green Day. The auction was in aid of the Pablove Foundation, a charitable organization set up to support pediatric cancer research and hospitals. Among the many items up for auction was a poster signed by Shirley Manson, an ex-bandmate of Vig’s from the days when he was a drummer in the band she fronted, Garbage. The poster went for a very respectable $800, but ten hours of Vig’s production services fetched a cool $10,150. It may seem a lot of money for a struggling band to find, but it’ll be more than worth it if the resultant record breaks the big time.
