Which longtime Bowie producer co-produced the 2016 album Blackstar?

Tony Visconti co-produced David Bowie’s 2016 album Blackstar. Bowie and Visconti shared production duties on the record.

Blackstar was recorded secretly in New York City during 2015, primarily at the Magic Shop and Human Worldwide Studios. Visconti helped shape the album’s experimental blend of art rock, jazz, electronics, and unconventional song structures, working with Bowie and a specially assembled group of New York jazz musicians.

The core ensemble included saxophonist Donny McCaslin, pianist Jason Lindner, bassist Tim Lefebvre, and drummer Mark Guiliana. Visconti’s role extended beyond production: he also contributed engineering and mixing, while helping Bowie develop the album’s spacious, dramatically shifting sound.

Blackstar was released on January 8, 2016—Bowie’s 69th birthday—and became his final studio album. Gus Dudgeon, Brian Eno, and Nile Rodgers all had important connections to Bowie, but none co-produced Blackstar.