Erik Ron (born July 4, 1985) is an American producer, mixer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists such as Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues, New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I the Mighty, Motionless In White, I Wish We Were Robots, Blessthefall, I See Stars, Sylar, Attila, Godsmack, Staind, and Bush.

Life and career

Early years

Erik Ron was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in the suburb of San Carlos, California, where he attended Carlmont High School. As a teenager, Erik began his music career by playing in the alternative rock band Impel. After high school, he studied engineering at Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Erik worked as in-house engineer at Woodland Ranch Studio from 2005 to 2008. He then served as an engineer under producer and writer, John Feldmann in Bel Air, CA, from 2008 and 2011.

2013–present

In 2013, Erik built and opened "Grey Area Studios" in North Hollywood. Since opening the studio to focus on his own production career, Erik has worked with Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues, New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I Prevail, Motionless in White, This Wild Life, Young Guns, The Word Alive, Blessthefall, I See Stars, Palisades, Sylar, and Attila, and more. In early 2016, Erik Ron inked an exclusive publishing deal with BMG Rights Management.

In September 2017, it was announced that Ron will be at the helm of the seventh studio album of the rock band Godsmack.

Production discography

YearArtistAlbum titleLabelCredits
2006After Midnight ProjectThe Becoming (EP)Self-releasedEngineer (track 1)
Gran Bel FisherFull Moon CigaretteHollywood RecordsEditing
SpartaThreesHollywood, Anti-Additional engineering
2007Shannon NollTurn It UpSony BMGVocal engineer
2008Undies Kissing Girls UKGPrivate RoomCommercial Canada, RCA RecordsProducer, engineer
Edgar WinterRebel RoadAirline RecordsBacking vocals, engineer
2009After Midnight ProjectLet's Build Something to BreakUniversal Motown RecordsAdditional engineering
Panic! at the DiscoJennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture)Fueled by Ramen, Fox MusicBacking vocals, engineer "New Perspective"
SaosinIn Search of Solid GroundVirgin RecordsEngineer (tracks 2 and 10)
Benevolent TomorrowBenevolent Tomorrow (EP)Long Play RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer
HedleyThe Show Must GoUniversal Music Canada, Island RecordsEngineer (tracks 4 and 9)
2010Four Year StrongEnemy of the WorldDecaydance Records, I Surrender Records, Universal MotownAdditional mixing
Foxy ShazamFoxy ShazamSire RecordsBacking vocals (track 5 and 7), engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4–11)
VersaEmergeFixed at ZeroFueled by RamenEngineer
InterceptSymphony for Somebody ElseRestless Music GroupProducer, mixer
Beta StateStarsMachine Shop RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer, strings
K.FlayK.Flay (EP)Self-releasedMixer
Allstar WeekendSuddenly YoursHollywoodEngineer
2011Panic! at the DiscoVices & VirtuesDecaydance, Fueled by RamenEngineer
CulpritAnalogue (EP)N/AProducer, engineer, mixer
Goodnight CaulfieldTaking Shape (EP)N/AProducer
Get ScaredBest Kind of MessUniversal MotownAssistant engineer
Allstar WeekendAll the WayHollywoodEngineer
2012I the MightyKarma Never Sleeps (EP)Equal Vision RecordsProducer
AttalossAttalossRock Ridge MusicProducer
Get ScaredBuilt for Blame, Laced with Shame (EP)Grey Area RecordsProducer, writer
Screaming For SilenceRelentless (EP)N/AProducer (track 1)
Set It OffCinematicsEqual VisionVocal producer, vocal engineer, programming, writer – "Swan Song", "The Grand Finale"
Oh, the IronyWithin ReachBurlingame RecordsProducer, engineer, writer[citation needed]
Motionless in WhiteInfamousFearless RecordsVocal engineer
2013I the MightySatoriEqual VisionProducer, engineer, mixer
New Years DayVictim to VillainCentury Media RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer, writer
Hands Like HousesUnimagineRise RecordsWriter – "Developments", "Weight", "The House You Built", "Fountainhead", "Wisteria", "A Fire on a Hill"
SecretsFragile FiguresRiseVocal producer, engineer, writer – "Maybe Next May"
CulpritTotem (EP)Easy Killer Records & ApparelMixer, mastering
BlameshiftSecretsExecutive Music GroupBass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11), producer, mixer, strings
Get ScaredEveryone's Out to Get MeFearlessProducer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1, 3–12)
2014VariousPunk Goes 90s Vol. 2FearlessProducer (track 1)
The Word AliveRealFearlessWriter (tracks 1–3, 5, 6 and 9)
Sienna SkiesSeasonsInVogue RecordsWriter – "Even Stronger"
HeartistFeeding FictionRoadrunner RecordsWriter – "Pressure Point", "Manipulate"
The Color MoraleHold On Pain EndsFearlessWriter – "Outer Demons"
Hands Like HousesReimagine (EP)RiseProducer, engineer, mixer
Motionless in WhiteReincarnateFearlessAdditional production (track 6), programming (track 6), writer – "Unstoppable", "Contemptress", "Dark Passenger"
Set It OffDualityEqual Vision, Rude RecordsWriter – "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
Too Close to TouchToo Close to Touch (EP)Epitaph RecordsProducer, mixer, writer
Taylor Swift1989 (Deluxe)Big Machine RecordsWriter – "New Romantics"
VariousPunk Goes Pop Vol. 6FearlessAdditional vocal producer (track 8), producer, mixer (tracks 6 and 13)
New Years DayEpidemic (EP)Grey AreaProducer, engineer, mixer, writer Owning the diseased parts of us and turning it into a strength."
PicturesquePicturesque (EP)Equal VisionProducer, mixer
2015PalisadesMind GamesRiseProducer, engineer, writer
Altessa"Sara"N/AProducer
Too Close to TouchNerve EndingsEpitaphProducer, mixer, writer
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!Get Lost, Find YourselfFearlessWriter – "Pull You Under", "What Goes Around", "Every Moment"
I the MightyConnectorEqual VisionProducer, mixer
This Wild LifeClouded (Atmosphere Edition)EpitaphProducer, engineer, writer[citation needed]
Our Last NightYounger DreamsSelf-releasedWriter – "Imaginary Monster"
Awaken the EmpireAuroraAnother Century RecordsProducer, mixer
BlessthefallTo Those Left BehindFearlessVocal producer, vocal engineer, vocal editing, writer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9–11)
New Years DayMalevolenceAnother CenturyProducer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–6, 8–12)
Get ScaredDemonsFearlessProducer, engineer, writer (tracks 1–4, 6–11)
Myka, RelocateThe Young SoulsArtery RecordingsWriter – "Nerve", "Idle Hands"
PicturesqueMonstrous Things (EP)Equal VisionProducer, mixer, writer – "Monstrous Things", "Just Exist", "Who We Are"
2016Hands Like HousesDissonantsRiseCo-producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "I Am", "Perspectives", "Stillwater"
Rival TidesNew Rituals (EP)Self-releasedProducer, mixer
IssuesHeadspaceRiseCo-producer, vocal engineer, writer (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 11, 13)
I See StarsTreehouseSumerian RecordsProducer (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10–12), mixer (track 6), mastering, writer – "Calm Snow", "Everyone's Safe in the Treehouse", "Running With Scissors", "Two Hearted"
The Color MoraleDesolate DivineFearlessWriter – "Lonesome Soul", "Version of Me", "Misery Loves Company", "Fauxtographic Memory"
SylarHelp!Hopeless RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer, writer
Young GunsEchoesWind-up RecordsAdditional programming, writer – "Careful What You Wish For", "Awakening"
Too Close to TouchHaven't Been MyselfEpitaphProducer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–7, 9–11)
DayshellNexusSpinefarm RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer, writer – "A New Man"
Set It OffUpside DownEqual Vision, RudeInstrumentation, producer, mixer, programming, writer – "Uncontainable", "Want", "Admit It", "Never Know", "Me w/o Us"
I PrevailLifelinesFearlessWriter – "Chaos", "Worst Part of Me"
AttilaChaosSharpTone RecordsProducer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–9), lyrics
badXchannelsWHYDFML EPSharpToneProducer, engineer, mixer, writer
2017PalisadesPalisadesRiseProducer[citation needed]
AltessaDemo EPN/AProducer, engineer, mixer (track 1)
PicturesqueBack to BeautifulEqual VisionProducer, mixer
The Color WildClean (EP)N/AProducer, writer – "Brighter than the Moon"
Too Close to Touch"Leave You Lonely"EpitaphProducer, writer
nothing,nowhere.ReaperDCD2 RecordsProducer, mixer, programming, writer
Like Moths to FlamesDark DivineRiseProducer, engineer, writer
Too Close to Touch"Before I Cave In"Epitaph[citation needed]
2018Too Close to Touch"Burn"EpitaphWriter
SlavesBeautiful DeathSGB RecordsProducer, mixer, writer
NervBad Habits (EP)Self-releasedProducer (track 1)
badXchannels"Memory"N/AProducer, writer
nothing,nowhere.RuinerFueled by RamenProducer, mixer (track 8)
GodsmackWhen Legends RiseBMGProducer, mixer, writer – "Bulletproof", "Take It to the Edge", "Eye of the Storm"
Dance Gavin DanceArtificial SelectionRiseBacking vocals, vocal producer (tracks 1 & 2), mixer (track 2)
Ghost TownIn the Flesh (EP)N/AProducer
Colorblind"Parting Words"N/AProducer
TilianThe SkepticFuture Friends, RiseProducer "Right Side"
SylarSeasonsHopelessProducer, engineer, mixer, mastering, writer (tracks 1–10)
Hands Like HousesAnonUNFD, HopelessProducer, writer – "Tilt"
VariousSongs That Saved My LifeHopeless, Sub City RecordsProducer (track 4), engineer
VigilsSpinning (EP)N/AProducer, engineer, mixer
Karise EdenBorn to FightIsland, Universal MusicWriter – "Ain’t Thinkin About You"
2019Too Close to TouchI'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 1 (EP)EpitaphProducer (track 3), mixer (track 3), writer – "The Fear of Letting Go"
ReeceI'm Not Sure Yet (EP)Snafu RecordsProducer, writer – "Patience"
Set It OffMidnightFearlessWriter – "Go to Bed Angry"
Tyler CarterMoonshineRiseBacking vocals (track 1), vocal producer (track 1), writer – "Moonshine", "Focus", "Glow"
nothing,nowhere."Call Back"Fueled by RamenProducer
I PrevailTraumaFearlessWriter – "Every Time You Leave", "Let Me Be Sad", "Deadweight"
Motionless in WhiteDisguiseRoadrunnerWriter – "Legacy"
Dante Klein & Greff"Don’t Know Shit"Spinnin' Records, Source RecordsWriter
guccihighwaters"Amnesia"N/AProducer
Too Close to TouchI'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 2 (EP)EpitaphProducer, mixer, writer – "F.I.N.E."
Through FireAll AnimalSumerianWriter – "If You Love Me, Leave Me"
CrypticRarityRiots of Renegades (EP)New West RecordsProducer
IssuesBeautiful OblivionRiseProgramming, writer – "Tapping Out"
Narrative"No Color in Sight"Self-releasedProducer
Thousand BelowGone In Your WakeRiseProducer, engineer, writer – "Chemical"
Fire from the GodsAmerican SunEleven SevenBacking vocals, guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 12)
Too Close to TouchI'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 3 (EP)EpitaphProducer
UVERworldUnserGr8! RecordsWriter – "Oxymoron"
2020Survive Said the ProphetInside Your HeadSony Music RecordsMixer, writer – "Last Dance Lullaby"
Bad OmensFinding God Before God Finds Me (Deluxe)SumerianWriter – "Limits"
Clint LoweryGod Bless the RenegadesRiseWriter – "Allowed to Run"
The Word AliveMonomaniaFearlessBass guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2–11)
Wake Me"You'll Hate Me"N/AProducer, writer
Johnny CraigFind Your Home (EP)SGBProducer, writer – "Block Out The Noise", "Forelsket (Euphoria)"
Wake Me"Blood Moon"N/AProducer, writer
Dead LakesNew Language (EP)SharpToneProducer (track 3)
BushThe KingdomBMGProducer (1 and 2), engineer, mixer (tracks 1, 2 and 4)
Designer DisguiseNowhere (EP)Self-releasedProducer
From Ashes to NewPanicBetter Noise MusicProducer, mixer, writer – "Panic", "Wait for Me"
Colorblind"Stay"N/AWriter
Wake Me"Night Games"N/AProducer, writer
lil aaron808 Rock (EP)Hazheart RecordsProducer, writer – "Vans Untied"
SaulRise as EqualsSpinefarmGuitar, programming, writer – "Here and Now"
2021Zero 9:36...If You Don’t Save Yourself (EP)ATCO Records, Atlantic Records, Prim8 Music, Warner Music GroupProducer, writer – "Take Me Instead"
DiamanteAmerican DreamAnti-HeroineAdditional production, writer – "Wake Up Call"
Osatia"When Will I Learn"N/AProducer
Pop EvilVersatileeOne MusicWriter, lyrics – "Set Me Free"
Quinton Griggs"Chaos!"Demon Boy, LLC.Producer, writer
INAU, Karim & Sunsleep"New Sensation"Loud MemoryProducer
VariousFalling into Your Smile Official Television SoundtrackNSMGProducer, writer, lyrics – "Everytime"
ELKIE"Gave My Heart Away"NSMGWriter
From Ashes to NewQuarantine Chronicles, Vol. 1 (EP)Better NoiseProducer, writer – "Enough"
From Ashes to NewQuarantine Chronicles, Vol. 2 (EP)Better NoiseProducer, writer – "Light Up the Sky"
GrayscaleUmbraFearlessWriter – "Over Now"
PentakillIII: Lost ChapterRiot GamesEngineer (tracks 4 and 5)
From Ashes to NewQuarantine Chronicles, Vol. 3 (EP)Better NoiseProducer (tracks 1 and 3), writer – "Wait for Me"
StarsetHorizonsFearlessWriter – "Alchemy"
The Word Alive"Wonderland"N/AProducer, writer
Black Veil BridesThe Phantom TomorrowSumerianProducer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2–4, 6–12)
2022Bad OmensThe Death of Peace of MindSumerianProducer, writer – "Take Me First"
IslanderIt's Not Easy Being HumanBetter NoiseProducer (track 9)
Motionless in WhiteScoring the End of the WorldRoadrunnerWriter – "Masterpiece"
Destroy Rebuild Until God ShowsDestroy RebuildVelocity Records, Equal VisionWriter – "Outcasts vs Everyone"
The FaimTalk TalkBMGProducer (track 10)
Rain City DriveRain City DriveThriller RecordsCo-producer, writer (tracks 1–3, 7–10)
Huddy"All the Things I Hate About You"Half Blood RecordsProducer
Chad TepperNever Stood A ChanceEpitaphProducer, writer – "1-800-IDONTKNOWYOUANYMORE"
Hollywood UndeadHotel KaliforniaBMG, Dove & Grenade MediaCo-producer, writer (tracks 6–8, 12, 15–18)
I PrevailTrue PowerFearlessWriter – "Closure"
BushThe Art of SurvivalBMGBacking vocals, guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "More Than Machines", "All Things Must Change"
Kat LeighKat Leigh (EP)BMGGuitar, drums, producer, engineer, programming, writer – "U Know Where to Find Me"
44phantom"hurricane"Columbia RecordsProducer, writer
Black Veil BridesThe Mourning (EP)SumerianProducer, writer
Fire from the GodsSoul RevolutionBetter NoiseProducer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2, 4–7, 9, 12)
Kailee MorgueGirl Next DoorThrillerProducer, writer – "Falling From the Sky"
nobody likes you patimagomy dreams are dead, LLC.Producer, engineer, writer – "maybe money"
2023GodsmackLighting Up the SkyBMGWriter – "Surrender"
Papa RoachEgo Trip (Deluxe)New Noize RecordsProducer, writer – "Spotlight"[citation needed]
Ellise"brokenboys&bitterbitches"N/AProducer, mixer, writer – "Black Balloons"
nothing,nowhere.Void EternalFueled by RamenProducer, mixer, writer – "VEN0M"
93FEETOFSMOKEALTAR74Photo Finish RecordsProducer (tracks 3 and 4), mixer (track 3), writer – "conversations", "chewing on my tongue"
JutesLadybugN/AProducer, writer – "Do It To Myself"
Honey RevengeRetrovisionThrillerProducer (track 2)
Hot MilkA Call to the VoidMusic for NationsWriter, lyrics – "OVER YOUR DEAD BODY"
The Word AliveHard ResetThrillerCo-producer, writer – "Slow Burn", "A New Empty"
Conquer DivideSlow BurnMascot RecordsWriter – "Wide Awake"
Velvet Chains"Stuck Against the Wall"N/AProducer
StaindConfessions of the FallenBMGProducer, engineer, mixer, writer
ElliseOver Her Dead Body (EP)N/AProducer, writer – "Half a Heart", "Killer"
Until I WakeInside My Head (Deluxe Edition)FearlessCo-producer, engineer, writer – "Cold", "Fool’s Paradise"
Neoni"KNIVES"ELEV8MUSICProducer, writer
LilyisthatyouPOP MUSIC (EP)Self-releasedProducer, writer – "SIREN"
Ellise"She Ruins Everything"N/AProducer, writer
2024Connor KauffmanTwo Hearts (EP)Sounds GoodProducer, writer – "Far Too Late"
david hugøIf I Could Read Minds (EP)Self-releasedWriter – "Sleepyhead"
Too Close to TouchFor KeepsEpitaphBacking vocals (track 3), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8), producer (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8), mixer (tracks 2, 4–6, 8), writer – "Disappear", "Hopeless", "Heavy Hearts", "Control", "They Don't Even Know"
Sophie CatesSUPERNOVAIndependentWriter – "maybe she was the one"
Lilyisthatyou"DIRTY LITTLE FANTASY"Self-releasedProducer, writer
Stela Cole"Feel It Again"Stelavision RecordsProducer, writer
Chandler LeightonProof You Weren’t the Only OneBoom.RecordsProducer, writer – "Fixer Upper"
Keith WallenInfinity NowRiseWriter – "Nemesis"
VariousHopelessly Devoted To You: 30th AnniversaryHopelessProducer (track 13)
Black Veil BridesBleeders (EP)SpinefarmProducer, writer – "Bleeders"
jxdnWhen the Music StopsDTA Records, Elektra RecordsWriter – "SH!T"
The Home TeamThe Crucible of LifeThrillerWriter – "Honest", "Love When You're Used"
Sarina"Living in the Moment"SyrenSongProducer, writer
Emblem3"Looks to Kill"Break RecordsProducer, writer
Fame on FireThe Death CardHopelessProducer, writer
Zero 9:36None of Us Are Getting Out (EP)Self-released, ONErpmProducer, writer – "Chasing Shadows"
LovelessLoveless IIRiseGuitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer
Ashley SiennaEDENSelf-releasedProducer, writer – "Temptation"