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Rick Rubin Who is Rick Rubin? If you do not know that is okay, Rick Rubin is a famous music producer. He first started out at Def Jam Records, then left the label in 1987 due to a conflict of opinions. He then started his own record label in Los Angeles, California called Def American Records in 1988; he later changed the name in 1992 to American Records. He has had much success with his record label; Rick Rubin as produced music from heavy metal like the Slayer, to country music’s Johnny Cash, and everything in between. Rick Rubin is a producer like no other, his ability to produce a plethora array of music is incredible. Unlike other producers Rick Rubin does not have a particular style. Rick Rubin does not tell an artist what he or she can or cannot do; however he tells the artist what the best part was about the song, instead of saying you need to fix the song in a certain way. He gives the artist conferences; the artist can let go, and can truly put themselves into the song, instead of just reading the lyrics. It allows the personality and emotions to come through with vibrance. It gives the artist a chance to express themselves through their music. Before working with an artist, Rick Rubin meet with the artist and creates an outline so they are on the same …show more content…

In 2007, he won his first Grammy award for best producer. However, he did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2007 because he did not think he did anything different than past years. Also in 2007, Columbia Records asked Rick Rubin to be a cochairman for the label. The label starting to fall apart and thought that Rick Rubin would be the best person to help the label. However, he was also still very much apart of his own label American Records. Then in 2009 he won a second Grammy Award for best producer once again. He has also won Grammy awards for best album, in total he has won up to eight Grammy

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