Jerry Finn, longtime producer of Blink-182, was hired to produce the album.

"They have kept the power to themselves," said a longtime producer.

"I knew the pain that she was in," said Stephen Lipson, her longtime producer.

Andrea Mackris, his longtime producer, was seeking $60 million in her suit.

Last year, some longtime producers of television dramas were talking of switching to comedy.

In fact, the competition behind the scenes is the fiercest in morning-show history, longtime producers say.

After the death of her longtime producer, Lyn Austin, in 2000, she was without an artistic base.

Jean Thévenet, a longtime producer, makes wines of rare richness and body.

As he suggested, it's tough for longtime producers of indie films too.

"And we were always under financial pressure," says Mark Herbert, Meadows' longtime producer.