Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Background information
Birth name	Frederick Jay Rubin
Born	March 10, 1963 (1963-03-10) (age 45) Long Island, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, hip hop, alternative rock, rock,country
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Years active	1982–present
Label(s)	Def Jam/Columbia, American Recordings, Warner Bros., Epic

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Rick is a musician serving as the original DJ of the Beastie Boys, and a head of a record label, co-founding Def Jam Records with Russell Simmons, and later founding American Recordings. Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Russell Simmons (born October 4, 1957 in Queens New York) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings In 2007, Rubin was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Def Jam years 1.2 Def American years 1.3 American Recordings years 2 Production trademarks 3 Awards 4 List of albums produced 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Career

Def Jam years

Rubin has Jewish roots and grew up in Lido Beach, New York. Lido Beach is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. His father was a shoe wholesaler and his mother a housewife. ^[2] While a student at Long Beach High School he befriended the school's AV Director Steve Freeman who gave him a few lessons in guitar playing and songwriting and helped him create a punk band called "The Pricks". At school, Rubin was unpopular among the other musicians. During his senior year Rubin founded Def Jam records using the school's four track recorder. Moving on to New York University he played guitar in an art-punk band called "Hose", influenced by San Francisco's Flipper. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Hose is an "artcore" band from the 1980s founded by producer and Def Jam creator Rick Rubin. Flipper is an influential punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s then reuniting In 1982, Hose became Def Jam release #1, a 45 rpm 7" vinyl single in a brown paper bag, and no label. Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island The band played in and around the NYC punk scene, toured the Midwest and California, and played with seminal punk bands like the Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, the Circle Jerks and the Butthole Surfers. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "Meat Puppet" redirects here For other uses see Meat puppet. For other uses see Husker Du. Hüsker Dü was an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis-St The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary The band broke up in 1986 as Rubin's passion moved towards the NYC Hip Hop scene.

Having befriended Zulu Nation's DJ Jazzy Jay, Rubin began to learn about hip hop production. The Universal Zulu Nation is an "international hip hop awareness" group formed and headed by Hip hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa. Jazzy Jay (b John Byas in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, November 18, 1961) also known as The Original Hip hop production is the creation of Hip hop music. Modern hip hop production utilizes samplers, sequencers, Drum machines, Synthesizers By 1983, the two men produced "It's Yours" for rapper T La Rock, and released it on their independent label, Def Jam Records. Clarence "Terry" Ronnie Keaton (born 1961) known by the Stage name, T La Rock, is an American old school emcee best known Producer Arthur Baker helped to distribute the record worldwide on Baker's Streetwise Records in 1984. Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American Record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists

Jazzy Jay introduced Rubin to concert promoter/artist manager Russell Simmons in a club, and Rubin explained he needed help getting Def Jam off the ground. Russell Simmons (born October 4, 1957 in Queens New York) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist Simmons and Rubin edged out Jazzy Jay and the official Def Jam record label was founded while Rubin was still attending New York University in 1984. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Their first record released was LL Cool J's "I Need a Beat". James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Rubin went on to find more hip-hop acts outside The Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem including rappers from Queens, Staten Island and Long Island, which eventually led to Def Jam's signing of Public Enemy. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism "Rock Hard"/"Party's Gettin' Rough"/"Beastie Groove" EP by the Beastie Boys came out on the success of Rubin's production work with breakthrough act Run-D.M.C.. Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D His productions were characterized by occasionally fusing rap with heavy rock. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

It was Rubin's idea to have Run-D. M. C. and Aerosmith collaborate on a cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" in 1986, a production credited with both introducing rap-hard rock to mainstream ears and revitalizing Aerosmith. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" " Walk This Way " is a Song by American Hard rock group Aerosmith.

Def American years

In 1988, Simmons and Rubin went their separate ways, partly due to a power struggle that Rubin lost with Def Jam president Lyor Cohen. Lyor Cohen (ליאור כהן born October 3, 1959 in New York City) is the North American Chairman and CEO of Recorded Simmons stayed in New York with Def Jam, and Rubin left for Los Angeles, California, where he created Def American Records. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings In Los Angeles, he signed a number of heavy rock acts, including Slayer, Danzig, Masters of Reality, and Wolfsbane, as well as the indie rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain and controversial stand up comedian Andrew Dice Clay. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences Masters of Reality is a Hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse New York. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Andrew "Dice" Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein on September 29, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Rubin also produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers' breakthrough album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24 1991 He retained a close association with rap, signing the Geto Boys and continuing to work with Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Run-DMC among others. Geto Boys (intentionally misspelled although originally spelled Ghetto Boys, its originally formed name is a hip-hop group from Houston Texas Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D

American Recordings years

Rubin originally had given his label the name "Def Jam". The word "Jam" in urban culture is slang for a song or musical composition that is well liked for its attractive rhythm and dance appeal. Nine years later, Rubin found that the word "def" had been accepted into the standardized dictionary; in 1993, Rubin held an actual funeral, complete with a casket and a grave, for the word "def". ^[2] Def American became American Recordings. This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings

The first major project on the renamed label was Johnny Cash's American Recordings (1994), a record including six cover versions. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. American Recordings is a Grammy Award -winning album by the country singer Johnny Cash. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The album helped revive Cash's career following a fallow period. The formula was repeated for four more Cash albums: Unchained, Solitary Man, The Man Comes Around (the last album released before Cash's death), and A Hundred Highways. Unchained is the second album in Johnny Cash 's American Recording series American III Solitary Man is the third album in the American series by Johnny Cash. American IV The Man Comes Around is the fourth album in the American series by Johnny Cash, released in 2002. American V A Hundred Highways is a posthumous album by Johnny Cash released on July 4 2006. The Man Comes Around earned a 2003 Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance ("Give My Love to Rose") and a nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Fiona Apple). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988 Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio Album by Simon and Garfunkel. Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart on September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American Singer-songwriter. Rubin introduced Cash to Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", and the resulting cover of it on The Man Comes Around would become the defining song of Cash's later years. " Hurt " is a Song written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails ' 1994 album The Downward Spiral.

Rubin produced a number of records with other older artists, including Mick Jagger's 1993 Wandering Spirit album, Tom Petty's 1994 Wildflowers, and Donovan's 1996 Sutras. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger and was released in 1993, Jagger's only solo album release of the 1990s Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Wildflowers is the second solo Album by American Musician Tom Petty, released in November 1994 (see 1994 in music) Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist Sutras is the nineteenth studio Album, and twenty-second album overall from Scottish Singer-songwriter Donovan.

In 2007, Rubin won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his work with The Dixie Chicks, Justin Timberlake, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Johnny Cash released in 2006. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed Red Hot Chili Peppers are Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. ^[3]

Production trademarks

Rubin's biggest trademark as a producer has been a "stripped-down" sound, that involves eliminating production elements such as string sections, backup vocals, and reverb, and instead having naked vocals and bare instrumentation. A string orchestra is understood as an Orchestra composed solely of instruments of the Violin family. Reverberation is the persistence of Sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed However, by the 2000s, Rubin's style had been known to include such elements, as noted in the Washington Post: "As the track reaches a crescendo and Diamond's portentous baritone soars over a swelling string arrangement, Rubin leans back, as though floored by the emotional power of the song". The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. ^[4] Another form of stripping down the sound of an album would be Rick Rubin's suggestions to have 'Gapless Albums' which are albums with songs that segue into each other, such as Minutes To Midnight by Linkin Park, South of Heaven by Slayer, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Park 's third Studio album that was released depending on location between May 9, 2007 and Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. South of Heaven is the fourth Studio album by the American Thrash metal band Slayer. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24 1991

His previous style began with his very first production effort, LL Cool J's Radio, which consisted of little more than rapping and percussive beats (the liner notes credit for the album read "Reduced by Rick Rubin" rather than the usual "Produced by Rick Rubin"). Radio is the Debut album of American Rapper LL Cool J, released November 18 1985 on Def Jam Recordings. He later gained a reputation for being able to restore the careers of veteran singers and bands, as somebody who could help them break out of the commercial rut they were currently in. He did this most notably with Johnny Cash, achieving this with Tom Petty and Neil Diamond (on 12 Songs) as well. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor.

On the subject of his production methods; Dan Charnas, a music journalist who worked as vice president of A&R and marketing at Rubin's American Recordings label in the 1990s, said "He's fantastic with sound and arrangements, and he's tremendous with artists. They love him. He shows them how to make it better, and he gets more honest and exciting performances out of people than anyone. "^[4]

Rubin pioneered the fusion of rap and hard rock/heavy metal in his work with Run-D. M. C. , the Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Later examples of his rap-rock fusion were Jay-Z's 2003 song "99 Problems" and Lil' Jon's 2004 song "Stop Fuckin Wit Me". Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella " 99 Problems " is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2003 from the The Black Album. Jonathan Mortimer Smith (born January 27, 1971) better known by his Stage name Lil Jon, is an American producer, promoter and The latter sampled Slayer's "Mandatory Suicide" and "Raining Blood", both originally produced by Rubin. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording He also co-produced Linkin Park's latest album Minutes to Midnight. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Park 's third Studio album that was released depending on location between May 9, 2007 and

Another trademark has been having artists cover songs where the covering band's style is different from the original version of the song. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Rubin produced Slayer's cover of Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", and produced Rage Against the Machine's 2000 covers album, Renegades. Iron Butterfly is an American Psychedelic rock and early Heavy metal band well known for their 1968 hit " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Renegades is the fourth and final album by Rage Against the Machine. He presented the song "Hurt" to Johnny Cash originally recorded by industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. He also brought the members of RATM to form Audioslave and produced their first two albums, Audioslave and Out Of Exile. Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 Audioslave is the Eponymous debut album by Hard rock band Audioslave and was released in November 2002 (see 2002 in music) Out of Exile is the second Album by American Rock band Audioslave, first released on May 23, 2005 internationally

Awards

Rubin has won 7 Grammy Awards

1998:

• Best Country Album- Unchained, Johnny Cash

2006:

• Latin Album of the Year Rock/Alternative-Fijacion Oral Vol. 1, Shakira

2007:

• Record of the Year- Not Ready to Make Nice, Dixie Chicks
• Album of the Year- Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
• Best Rock Album- Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Best Country Album- Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

List of albums produced

• 1985: Radio – LL Cool J
• 1986: Licensed to Ill – Beastie Boys
• 1986: Raising Hell – Run-DMC
• 1986: Reign in Blood – Slayer
• 1987: Electric – The Cult
• 1987: Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
• 1988: Danzig – Danzig
• 1988: Tougher Than Leather – Run-DMC
• 1988: South of Heaven – Slayer
• 1988: Masters of Reality – Masters of Reality
• 1989: Dice – Andrew Dice Clay
• 1989: Live Fast, Die Fast – Wolfsbane
• 1990: Same – Geto Boys
• 1990: Trouble – Trouble
• 1990: Danzig II: Lucifuge – Danzig
• 1990: Seasons in the Abyss – Slayer
• 1991: Nobody Said It Was Easy – The Four Horsemen
• 1991: Manic Frustration – Trouble
• 1991: Decade of Aggression – Slayer
• 1991: Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 1992: Danzig III: How the Gods Kill – Danzig
• 1992: King King – Red Devils
• 1993: Thrall: Demonsweatlive – Danzig
• 1993: Wandering Spirit – Mick Jagger
• 1993: 21st Century Jesus – Messiah
• 1994: Danzig 4 – Danzig
• 1994: American Recordings – Johnny Cash
• 1994: Divine Intervention – Slayer
• 1994: Wildflowers – Tom Petty
• 1995: One Hot Minute – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 1995: Ballbreaker – AC/DC
• 1995: God Lives Underwater – God Lives Underwater
• 1995: Empty – God Lives Underwater
• 1996: Songs and Music from "She's the One" – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• 1996: Unchained – Johnny Cash
• 1996: Undisputed Attitude – Slayer
• 1996: Don't Call me Barry – Hermann and the Hermits
• 1996: Sutras – Donovan
• 1998: "Let Me Give the World to You" – The Smashing Pumpkins (an unreleased song)
• 1998: VH1 Storytellers – Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
• 1998: Diabolus in Musica – Slayer
• 1998: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams (mix only)
• 1998: System of a Down – System of a Down
• 1998: Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts – Kula Shaker ("Sound of Drums")
• 1998: Chef Aid: The South Park Album – South Park
• 1999: Northern Star – Melanie C ("Suddenly Monday" and "Ga Ga")
• 1999: Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 1999: Echo – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
• 1999: Loud Rocks – V/A ("Shame" by System of a Down and Wu-Tang Clan, "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit" Tom Morello, Chad Smith and Wu-Tang Clan)
• 1999: The Globe Sessions – Sheryl Crow ("Sweet Child O'Mine")
• 2000: American III: Solitary Man – Johnny Cash
• 2000: Paloalto – Paloalto
• 2000: Renegades – Rage Against the Machine
• 2001: Amethyst Rock Star – Saul Williams
• 2001: The War of Art – American Head Charge
• 2001: Breath of the Heart – Krishna Das
• 2001: The Final Studio Recordings – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• 2001: Toxicity – System of a Down
• 2002: American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash
• 2002: By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 2002: Audioslave – Audioslave
• 2002: Steal This Album! – System of a Down
• 2003: Results May Vary – Limp Bizkit (with Terry Date and Jordan Schur)
• 2003: Unearthed – Johnny Cash
• 2003: Door of Faith – Krishna Das
• 2003: De-Loused in the Comatorium – The Mars Volta (with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez)
• 2003: The Black Album – Jay-Z ("99 Problems")
• 2003: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium – Rage Against the Machine
• 2003: Heroes and Villains – Paloalto
• 2004: Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) – Slipknot
• 2004: Armed Love – The (International) Noise Conspiracy
• 2004: Crunk Juice – Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz ("Stop Fuckin' Wit Me")
• 2005: Make Believe – Weezer
• 2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1 – Shakira
• 2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2 – Shakira
• 2005: Out of Exile – Audioslave
• 2005: Mezmerize – System of a Down
• 2005: Hypnotize – System of a Down
• 2005: 12 Songs – Neil Diamond
• 2006: Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 2006: Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
• 2006: American V: A Hundred Highways – Johnny Cash
• 2006: FutureSex/LoveSounds – Justin Timberlake ("(Another Song) All Over Again")
• 2006: The Saints are Coming – U2 and Green Day (single)
• 2006: Window in the Skies – U2 (single)
• 2007: American VI – Johnny Cash
• 2007: Heroes and Thieves – Vanessa Carlton (with Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius and Stephan Jenkins)
• 2007: Luna Halo – Luna Halo
• 2007: Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy – Ours
• 2007: "Better Than I've Ever Been" – Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One (single)
• 2007: Minutes to Midnight – Linkin Park
• 2007: Free Life – Dan Wilson
• 2007: Ordo Ad Chao – Mayhem
• 2008: The Cross of My Calling – The (International) Noise Conspiracy
• 2008: Weezer – Weezer
• 2008: Scars on Broadway – Scars on Broadway
• 2008: Home Before Dark – Neil Diamond
• 2008: Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy - Ours
• 2008: Seeing Things – Jakob Dylan
• 2008: Death Magnetic – Metallica
• 2008: Slayer's Tenth Studio Album – Slayer

See also

• Def Jam Records
• American Recordings

References

External links

• Rick Rubin at the Internet Movie Database
• Originally from Mix Magazine
• USA Today article on Rubin
• LA Times article on Rubin
• NY Times article on Rubin
• Rick Rubin's Favorite Albums of All Time

Persondata
NAME	Rubin, Frederick Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rubin, Rick
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Producer for American Recordings
DATE OF BIRTH	March 10, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Long Island, New York, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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