Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, as both an assistant, producer, arranger, studio manager, and vice president, before moving to EMI and serving as vice president and general manager of Manhattan Records. His collaborations include working with Queen, The Bee Gees, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Laura Branigan, Chaka Khan, Scritti Politti, Phil Collins, Daniel Rodriguez, Norah Jones, Richard Marx, Culture Club and Howard Jones. Mardin was awarded 11 Grammy Awards.
Personal facts
| Birth date | March 15, 1932 |
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| Date of death | June 25, 2006 |
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External resources
- http://www.aes.org/events/115/specialevents/arif_mardin_bio.cfm
- http://www.lightmillennium.org/summer_fall_01/mdede_arifmardin.html
- http://www.lightmillennium.org/winter01/arifmardin_bio.html
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061890
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul04/articles/arifmardin.htm