Arif Mardin (Istanbul, March 15, 1932 – New York, 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, before moving to EMI and serving as vice-president and general manager of Manhattan Records. His collaborations include working with The Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midl...
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Arif Mardin (Istanbul, March 15, 1932 – New York, 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, before moving to EMI and serving as vice-president and general manager of Manhattan Records. His collaborations include working with The Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Scritti Politti, Phil Collins, Daniel Rodriguez, Norah Jones, and Richard Marx. Mardin was awarded 11 Grammy Awards.
Arif Mardin was born in Istanbul into a renowned family that included statesmen, diplomats and leaders in the civic, military and business sectors of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. His father was co-owner in a petroleum gas station chain.
Mardin grew up listening to the likes of Bing Crosby and Glenn Miller. Through his sister he met jazz critic Cuneyt Sermet, who turned him onto this music and...
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