Rick Rubin
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Rick Rubin is an influential American record producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, known for shaping the sound of hip-hop, rock, and pop through his minimalist, genre-spanning production style.
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| instanceOf |
human
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music industry entrepreneur → record executive → record producer → songwriter → |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical → |
| birthDate |
1963-03-10
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| birthPlace |
Long Beach, New York, United States
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| coFounded |
Def Jam Recordings
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| education |
New York University
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| ethnicGroup |
Jewish Americans
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| fieldOfWork |
artist development
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music production → |
| founded |
American Recordings
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| fullName |
Frederick Jay Rubin
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| genre |
alternative rock
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country → hip hop → metal → pop → rap rock → rock → |
| givenName |
Frederick
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| hasNotableTrait |
barefoot studio presence
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long beard → |
| influenced |
alternative rock production
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contemporary hip hop production → |
| influencedBy |
early hip hop DJs
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punk rock → |
| language |
English
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| nickname |
Rick Rubin
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| notableFor |
co-founding Def Jam from a NYU dorm room
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genre-spanning collaborations → minimalist production style → revitalizing careers of established artists → shaping the sound of modern hip hop → |
| notableIdea |
stripped-down, minimalist recording aesthetic
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| notableWork |
book The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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production of Beastie Boys album Licensed to Ill → production of Johnny Cash American Recordings series → production of Red Hot Chili Peppers album Blood Sugar Sex Magik → production of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaboration Walk This Way → production of Slayer album Reign in Blood → |
| occupation |
music manager
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record executive → record producer → songwriter → |
| producedFor |
Adele
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Audioslave → Beastie Boys → Black Sabbath → Dixie Chicks → Jay-Z → Johnny Cash → Kanye West → LL Cool J → Lana Del Rey → Linkin Park → Metallica → Mick Jagger → Neil Diamond → Public Enemy → Rage Against the Machine → Red Hot Chili Peppers → Run-DMC → Shakira → Slayer → Slipknot → System of a Down → The Avett Brothers → The Cult → Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers → Weezer → ZZ Top → |
| residence |
Malibu, California, United States
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