James Steven Ginsburg
| James Steven Ginsburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1965 |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Music producer |
| Parent(s) |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Martin Ginsburg |
| Relatives | Jane Ginsburg (sister) |
James Steven Ginsburg (born September 8, 1965) is an American music producer. He is the founder, producer and president of Cedille Records, a classical label, which launched in 1989 when Ginsburg was a student at the University of Chicago.
Ginsburg was born into a family of lawyers. Father Martin D. Ginsburg taught at Georgetown University Law Center. Mother Ruth Bader Ginsburg currently sits on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sister Jane teaches law at Columbia University. James Ginsburg attended the University of Chicago, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1987, and attended its Law School for one year.
James Ginsburg was raised in New York City's Upper East Side, where he began collecting records of classical music at an early age. While attending college he also immersed himself in the music genre, taking charge of classical programming at the mixed-format radio station which the university sponsored. After graduation he began reviewing classical recordings for American Record Guide magazine.
In 1989 Ginsburg launched a record label, Cedille Records, to focus on classical music produced by artists and composers associated with Chicago, Illinois. The label is based in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Encouraged by the critical and commercial response to his early recordings, Ginsburg abandoned law school in his second year to devote full-time to Cedille.
Ginsburg has produced a large percentage of the label's recordings. He also helped establish a nonprofit foundation in 1994, The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, to operate the label.
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