Glen Ballard

Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA) is the producer of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. Glen Ballard is a veteran songwriter/record producer. Glen started playing

Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA) is the producer of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. Glen Ballard is a veteran songwriter/record producer. Glen started playing the piano as soon as he could crawl. Later, he added the guitar to his list of accomplishments. Glen was ten years old when he wrote his first song, and he was in local rock bands beginning in the fifth grade.

Ballard has a love for diverse musical styles. When Glen was younger, Jerry Lee Lewis lived within ten miles of his Natchez home, and young Ballard grew up watching him perform. Glen’s favorites included southern rhythm and blues singer Irma Thomas, Memphis-based soul singer Al Green, and nearly all of the great blues and jazz singers emerging from New Orleans. When the Beatles became popular, Ballard’s appreciation of popular music expanded.