Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin
Rubin, September 14, 2006, Abbey Road Studios, London, working with U2
Background information
Birth name	Frederick Jay Rubin
Also known as	DJ Double R
Born	(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 54) Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Origin	Lido Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hip hop,heavy metal, country
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Instruments	Guitar piano sampler
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Def Jam, American, Columbia, Warner Bros., Epic, Blackened Recordings
Associated acts	Coheed And Cambria, The Avett Brothers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes, Jazzy Jay, Dixie Chicks, Slayer, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Jay Z, Adele, Kanye West, Metallica, AC/DC, Joe Strummer, Aerosmith, Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails, Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Danzig, The Cult, Slipknot, System of a Down, Black Sabbath, Jakob Dylan, ZZ Top, Eminem, Kid Rock, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Wesley Willis, James Blake

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin is the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and Run–D.M.C., Rubin helped popularize hip hop music.

Rubin has also worked with artists such as Coheed And Cambria, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Johnny Cash, The Black Crowes, Slayer, Jay Z, Jake Bugg, James Blake, Danzig, Dixie Chicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Weezer, Linkin Park, The Cult, At The Drive-In, Neil Diamond, The Avett Brothers, Adele, Joe Strummer, Mick Jagger, System of a Down, The Mars Volta, Rage Against the Machine, Melanie C, Audioslave, Sheryl Crow, ZZ Top, Jakob Dylan, Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Damien Rice, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Gogol Bordello, and The Four Horsemen. In 2007, MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years", and the same year Rubin appeared on Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.