[1] Stone began his career as an assistant recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios in England.

[5] Following Baker's departure as Queen's producer, the band hired Stone as their engineer for his expertise in over-dubbing vocals.

[6] By the early eighties, Stone had produced popular top-selling albums for both Asia and Journey.

Queen's Brian May wrote of Stone in a eulogy: "Mike's production style of big chorus building and hitting hard, the ability to treat vocals uniquely, and find space in a recording have influenced a generation of young producers."

Stone's work productivity was limited in later years by an alcohol problem, and he died of complications from it.