Arif Mardin ( born Arif Mardin , , - , ) is a Turkish and American music producer who collaborated with hundreds of musicians in various genres of music, including jazz , rock , soul , disco and country music . Mardin worked for Atlantic Records for over 30 years as an assistant, producer, arranger, studio manager, and vice president of the company; then he switched to EMI , where he worked as vice president and general manager of Manhattan Records . Mardin collaborated with Queen , The Bee Gees , Culture Club , Scritti Politti , musicians such as Anita Baker , Aretha Franklin , Robert Flack , Bett Midler , Laura Branigan , Chuck Khan , Phil Collins , Daniel Rodriguez , Norah Jones , Richard Marks , Jewel , Ringo Starr and many others. Arif Mardin has been awarded 11 Grammy Awards . [5] [6]
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| Professions | arranger, music producer , label manager |
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| Labels | Atlantic Records , |
| Awards | 11 Grammy Awards |
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Rewards
- Grammy Award
- Best album of the year
- 1979 ( Saturday Night Fever soundtrack )
- 2003 ( Come Away with Me - Norah Jones )
- Best Female Vocal Pop Performance
- 1982 (" You Should Hear How She Talks About You " - Melissa Manchester )
- Best album art
- 1993 ( Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings - Aretha Franklin )
- Best vocal jazz album
- 2004 ( A Little Moonlight - Dianne Reeves )
- Best Album - Music Show
- 1996 ( Smokey Joe's Cafe )
- Best vocal pop album
- 2003 ( Come Away with Me - Norah Jones )
- Best vocal arrangement for two or more voices
- 1984 ("Be Bop Medley" with Chuck Khan )
- Producer of the year, not classic
- 1976
- 2003 ( Come Away with Me - Norah Jones )
- Best record of the year
- 1990 (" Wind Beneath My Wings " - Bette Midler )
- 2003 (“ Don't Know Why ” - Norah Jones )
- Trustees award
- 2002
- Best album of the year
- Trustee Award for a Lifetime of Achievement in Music by the United States National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) 2001
- “Man of the Year” by the Nordoff-Robbins Music Foundation 2001
- Ertegün Impact Award
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 132108097 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ 1 2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5118188.stm
- ↑ Arif Mardin - Music Biography, Credits and Discography: AllMusic
- ↑ Arif Mardin Discography at Discogs
Links
- Arif Mardin: Tales from the Recording Studio . Norris, Michelle © 2005 . Date of treatment December 19, 2005. Archived March 17, 2013.
- Arif Mardin Interview . Light Millennium . Date of treatment December 25, 2005. Archived December 28, 2005.
- Interview with Arif Mardin . Sound on Sound Magazine . Date of treatment April 25, 2006. Archived on April 28, 2006.
- Arif Mardin's Biography . Light Millennium . Date of treatment May 25, 2006. Archived June 3, 2006.
- Arif Mardin's Life . Audio Engineering Society . Date of treatment December 21, 2005. Archived December 27, 2005.
- Arif Mardin In Conversation . Brown, R. Todd © 2003 . Date of treatment May 31, 2006. Archived June 23, 2006.
- Berklee News: The Hitmaker . Godcher, Sarah © 2001 . Date of treatment June 21, 2006. Archived May 27, 2006.