Bjorn Thorsrud

Bjorn Thorsrud
Billy Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud
Background information
Born	October 7, 1963
Died	October 20, 2021(2021-10-20) (aged 58)
Artists	The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, Linda Strawberry
Role	Producer, programmer, engineer
Years active	1997-2011
Wikipedia	Bjorn Thorsrud
Instagram	@bjornthorsrudl

Bjorn Thorsrud (October 7, 1963 – October 20, 2021) was an American music producer, programmer, and audio engineer who had also engineered, mixed, or has contributed production or programming to every Smashing Pumpkins record since 1998's Adore to 2012's Oceania. Billy Corgan estimates that during this era, he spent more time with Thorsrud in the studio than he did with other band members. He considered Thorsrud as part of his own family, and there was even a Christmas holiday or two shared between only the two of them, as they had no one else to spend Christmas with.

Thorsrud previously worked for the Taj-Motown Record Company and established his own record label, Tri Records. He held a bachelor's degree in physics and music from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Other artists he had worked with include The Frogs, Dave Mason, Whitesnake, and Shania Twain.

On October 20, 2021, Thorsrud died suddenly of what is believed to have been a heart attack.

Production credits

Year	Album
2001	Judas O
2001	Rotten Apples
2003	Mary Star of the Sea
2005	TheFutureEmbrace
2012	Oceania
2014	Teargarden by Kaleidyscope

Studio sessions

As a producer

Session	Artist	Album(s)
April 6, 2000 – Riviera Theater	The Smashing Pumpkins
October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland	Billy Corgan	TheFutureEmbrace
May-September 2011 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Oceania

As an engineer

Session	Artist	Album(s)
August-September 1997 – Chicago Trax Recording	The Smashing Pumpkins	Adore
August-November 2003 – Chicago	Billy Corgan	Chicago Kid
October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland	Billy Corgan	TheFutureEmbrace
July 2008 – Ardent Studios	The Smashing Pumpkins	G.L.O.W.
September-December 2009 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Teargarden by Kaleidyscope - Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor
January-June 2010 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Teargarden by Kaleidyscope - Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare
December 2010-February 2011 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins
February 2011 – Sweet 16 Studio	The Smashing Pumpkins