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Bob Ezrin

Bob Ezrin
Birth name Robert Alan Ezrin
Born (1949-03-25) March 25, 1949 (age 67)
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Record producer
Years active 1970–present
Associated acts Kiss, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Hanoi Rocks, Phish, Deep Purple

Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, and Phish. As of 2010, Ezrin's career in music had spanned four decades and his production work continued into the 21st century, with acts such as Deftones and Thirty Seconds to Mars. After co-founding interactive media company, 7th Level, in 1993, Ezrin has branched out into philanthropy and activism, with music also introduced into this realm of his life, underpinning projects such as Music Rising and Young Artists for Haiti. Ezrin is also involved in education, co-founding the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in 2009.

Ezrin is the winner of a Juno Award and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in April 2004.

In 2011, Ezrin was awarded the Special Achievement Award at the 2011 SOCAN Awards held in Toronto.

Ezrin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 25, 1949. He resided in the Forest Hill area of Toronto. Ezrin is Jewish.

As of 2014, Ezrin continues to work as a record producer, arranger and songwriter, in addition to being involved with a variety of other projects in digital media, live production, film, television, and theatrical production.


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