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 producer, arranger, studio manager, and vice president, before moving to EMI and serving as vice president and general manager of Manhattan Records.
Arif Mardin | |
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Mardin at the Grammy Awards, February 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 15, 1932 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | June 25, 2006 (aged 74) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1960s–2006 |
| Labels | Atlantic, Manhattan |
Mardin worked with artists including The Rascals, Queen, Melissa Manchester, John Prine, the Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Michael Crawford, Chaka Khan,Howard Jones, Laura Nyro, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Phil Collins, Daniel Rodriguez, and Norah Jones. Mardin was awarded eleven Grammy Awards and has eighteen nominations.