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Producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin has officially joined Columbia Records in an executive partnership with Steve Barnett. The new partnership, devised with Sony Music President Rob Stringer, aims to place Columbia Records at the forefront of artist development while building a new business model. Rubin will bring his American Recordings imprint to the company, which includes Slayer, Dan Wilson and (International) Noise Conspiracy, as well as a catalog featuring recordings by Johnny Cash, The Black Crowes, Danzig, The Jayhawks and many more.

In making the announcement, Barnett commented, “Rick is a fantastic producer, tremendous with artists and has total respect within the industry as an honest man and a creative genius. It is a great opportunity for me to have in Rick a true creative partner.” Stringer added, “With Steve and Rick running Columbia together, they possess every skill necessary to make the label an exciting and powerful musical force in this new era.”

Rubin commented, “Having the opportunity to work with Steve and Rob to help create what we hope will be the new model for the music business of the future is going to be a fun and exciting adventure, and you have to give them a lot of credit for having the vision to enlist a music maker instead of a more traditional choice.”

In addition to producing albums for Sony BMG, Rubin will continue his producing activities for artists at other major labels. In this capacity he will continue to produce artists signed to Warner Bros.


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