Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin
Rubin in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Frederick Jay Rubin
Also known as	DJ Double R, the Loudness King
Born	(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 61) Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Origin	Lido Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop alternative rock heavy metal country
Occupation(s)	Record executive, record producer
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Def Jam American Columbia Warner Bros.

Frederick Jay Rubin (/ˈruːbɪn/, ROO-bin; born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records.

Rubin helped popularize hip hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, the Strokes and Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, System of a Down), and country (Johnny Cash, The Avett Brothers, and the Chicks).

In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV^[1] and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".^[2]