Joe Carducci

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Joe Carducci is an American writer, record producer, and former A&R executive, [1] formerly most closely associated with the influential record label SST Records. [2]

Carducci lived for a time in Chicago [3] before moving to Hollywood in 1976. [4] From 1981 to 1986 he was an A&R man, record producer, and co-owner of SST Records, working with, among other bands, the Minutemen, Saint Vitus, the Meat Puppets, Black Flag and Saccharine Trust. He also ran his own record label, Thermidor Records, [5] which released albums by The Birthday Party, the Minutemen, [5] Oil Tasters, Flipper, Nig Heist, SPK and Al Jourgensen's pre-Ministry band Special Affect. [6]

He wrote lyrics for the song "Jesus & Tequila" by the Minutemen ( Double Nickels on the Dime , 1984) [7] and "Chinese Firedrill" from Mike Watt's 1995 solo album Ball-Hog or Tugboat? . [8] He now resides in Centennial, Wyoming, where he runs Redoubt Press and O&O Recordings.

Carducci wrote the screenplays for the 1998 films Rock and Roll Punk [2] and Bullet On A Wire with Jim Sikora. [2]

In 2007, Carducci published Enter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That..., which contained his reflections on his time at SST Records and the life and death of former SST photographer Naomi Petersen. [1]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Joe Carducci". Los Angeles Review of Books . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Rock Music Is Here to Stay". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Cohan, Brad (May 18, 2016). "From Running SST Records to 'Stone Male': The Journey of Joe Carducci". Observer . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985 . END FWY. pp. 108–109. ISBN   978-0-9860971-0-2.
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