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John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive.
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John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive.
John David Kalodner was born in Philadelphia; [1] he was a writer and photographer at Concert magazine. Then by 1972 he became a photographer for various record labels, as well as becoming a freelance music writer and photographer for The Philadelphia Inquirer . He wanted to be in the record industry; he was first noticed and hired as a publicist in 1974 [2] by Atlantic Records executive Earl McGrath. [1] His initial role at Atlantic was as a writer and photographer continuing to review concerts on the weekend for the Inquirer and commuting from New York. [1]
Kalodner was headhunted as the first A&R executive for David Geffen's new label Geffen Records in 1980, where he worked with Asia, White Zombie, Madness, XTC, Whitesnake, Wang Chung, Nelson, and Aerosmith. Kalodner brought Jimmy Page and Sammy Hagar to success as solo artists and was responsible for the musical collaboration Coverdale•Page as well as the formation of supergroup Damn Yankees. [3] Kalodner also placed songs on soundtracks of films including Top Gun and Footloose . He followed Aerosmith to Columbia Records in the 1990s, where he also worked with Cher, Santana, Journey, Manowar, Chicago, Heart, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Mars Electric, and the Black Crowes among others.
Kalodner considered that the best example of his contribution to an artist's success was his role in Aerosmith's 1993 Get a Grip album, for the reasons that "... first of all, I made them rerecord the whole record completely. Second of all, I made them write with all these different people. They were very resistant. The record is an interesting eclectic record with... five hit singles, very rare in music, and Bruce Fairbairn produced it... I got Brendan O'Brien to mix it, who became a giant producer... for all those reasons... of course, it sold like twenty million copies worldwide." [2] Kalodner's unique role was underlined by the fact that he is usually credited on albums for simply being himself. The phrase "John Kalodner: John Kalodner" originated with Foreigner's 1978 Double Vision album, when the album's producer, Keith Olsen, was wondering how to credit Kalodner's involvement with the band and the album. In keeping with the double vision theme, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones came up with idea of doubling Kalodner's name. [2]
Kalodner retired from the music business in 2006. [4] Until late 2005, he had been the senior vice-president of A&R at Sanctuary Records Group. [1] [4] He then sold most of his industry awards and RIAA record plaques to Scott Roderick, the president of Rock-N-Roll Warehouse, donating the proceeds to the City of Hope cancer research center. [2] In 2014, he was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame, in the "Visionary" category. [5]
Jason John Bonham (born 15 July 1966) is an English drummer. He is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Since his father's death in September 1980, he has performed with the surviving three members of Led Zeppelin on several occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at O2 arena in London in December 2007. He has also done extensive work as a session musician, led the group Bonham in the 1980s and '90s, and is a member of the supergroups Black Country Communion and Sammy Hagar and the Circle.
Get a Grip is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in April 1993 by Geffen Records. Get a Grip was the band's last studio album to be released by Geffen before they returned to Columbia Records.
Sam Roy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success as the lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005.
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Nelson is an American rock duo consisting of brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. They are the twin sons of Ricky Nelson and Kristin Nelson. The duo achieved success during the early 1990s with their debut album After the Rain, that included "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection".
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"Eat the Rich" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Jim Vallance and was released in June 1993 by Geffen Records as the second single from the band's eleventh album, Get a Grip (1993). The song had success on US rock radio, peaking at number five on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the UK it peaked at number 34, and in Canada, it peaked at number 45. The band's next four singles and correlating videos garnered more mainstream success for the album.
"Deuces Are Wild" is a song performed by American band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriter Jim Vallance. It was originally considered for inclusion on the Pump album in 1989.
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To Live and Die in L.A. is the third studio album by the English new wave band Wang Chung. It was released on 30 September 1985 by Geffen and is their first recording as a duo of lead vocalist Jack Hues and bassist Nick Feldman following the departure of drummer Darren Costin. The album served as the soundtrack for the 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A, directed by William Friedkin. Instead of following up the success that Points on the Curve (1983) had provided them, the band switched gears to produce an original motion picture soundtrack. The switch allowed for them to experiment with different styles of music from the more conventional pop music found on their previous studio album.
Contagious is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1987 through Geffen Records, which, like their previous label A&M Records, is now a subsidiary of Interscope Records. It is the first Y&T studio album to feature a different line up since their debut album, with Jimmy DeGrasso replacing Leonard Haze on drums after he left the band in 1986.
"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album VOA in 1984. Perpetuated by a very successful music video, it became a concert staple that continued throughout Hagar's tours as a member of Van Halen. The song is a reference to the since-repealed National Maximum Speed Law that set speed limits at 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) in the United States.
This is the discography of Geffen Records and its sister label DGC Records.
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