Bill Laswell is an incredibly prolific and acclaimed music producer, bassist, and composer whose career in music began in the early 1980s. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists including John Zorn, Herbie Hancock, and Iggy Pop, as well as many jazz, rock, and electronic musicians. Laswell's work is heavily influenced by jazz, dub, and world music, and his production style explores experimental techniques such as sampling, manipulating recordings with digital effects, and creating layered rhythm and texture. He has released several solo albums, and started his own record label in the late 1990s, in addition to producing and featuring on dozens of releases by other artists. He has been commonly mentioned in publications such as Rolling Stone as one of the most important music producers of the past few decades.