Nik Venet
| Nick Venet | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis |
| Also known as | Derry Weaver, Tony Cost, Nik Venet |
| Born | 3 December 1936 |
| Origin | United States |
| Died | 2 January 1998 (aged 61) |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 1955–98 |
| Labels | Capitol |
| Associated acts | The Beach Boys |
Nick Venet (born Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis, 3 December 1936 – 2 January 1998) was an American record producer who began his career at age 19 with World Pacific Jazz. He is primarily known for signing the Beach Boys and producing their early material.
Mentored by Lee Gillette, John Hammond, and Richard Bach, he worked with such notables as Chet Baker, Lord Buckley, Nat "King" Cole, Stan Getz, Chico Hamilton, Stan Kenton, Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Peggy Lee, Gerry Mulligan, Ravi Shankar, and Kay Starr. At 21 he joined Capitol Records, giving them their first hits in a decade with The Lettermen. As well as being a producer, he was head of A&R at Capitol.
Venet is primarily known for signing the Beach Boys and producing their early material. Nik produced a number of other important Capitol clients, including Ray Anthony, The Buddies, Glen Campbell, Cashman, Pistilli, and West, Jim Croce, Ingrid Croce, King Curtis, Karen Dalton, Bobby Darin, the Four Preps, George Gerdes, Jimmie Haskell, Hearts & Flowers with Bernie Leadon, Hedge and Donna, The Hondells, the Honeys, the Kingston Trio, The Leaves, the Lettermen, Lothar and the Hand People, Mad River, Maffit & Davies, Ian Matthews and Matthews Southern Comfort, Onzie Matthews, Les McCann, Fred Neil, Vince Martin, Ricky Nelson, Dinsmore Payne, Lou Rawls, Billy Lee Riley, Murray Roman, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Scott, Maxine Sellers, Serendipity Singers, John Stewart, the Stone Poneys, Allan Taylor, Guthrie Thomas, The Vettes, Wendy Waldman, The Walker Brothers, Sammy Walker, and Timi Yuro.
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