Rick Rubin

Frederick Jay Rubin, nado en Long Island (Nova York) o 10 de marzo de 1963, é un produtor musical estadounidense coñecido sobre todo polo seu traballo no rap e o heavy metal.

Foi a principal figura na fusión entre o rap e o hard rock ao unir a Run DMC e a Aerosmith na canción "Walk This Way". Foi tamén importante a súa persoa na fusión entre o rap e o heavy metal aparecendo o metal alternativo, o nu metal e outros estilos. A MTV dixo del que era "o máis importante produtor dos últimos 20 anos", e foi nomeado na lista de Time das "100 persoas máis influentes do mundo".

Ademais de ser produtor tamén é músico, sendo o DJ original dos Beastie Boys, e empresario discográfico, co-fundando Def Jam Records con Rusell Simons e máis tarde fundando American Recordings. Rubin tamén foi copresidente de Columbia Records.

Álbums producidos
Radio - LL Cool J (1985)
Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys (1986)
Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C. (1986)
Reign in Blood - Slayer (1986)
Electric - The Cult (1987)
Danzig - Danzig (1988)
Tougher Than Leather - Run-D.M.C. (1988)
Superunknown - Soundgarden (1994)
South of Heaven - Slayer (1988)
Masters of Reality - Masters of Reality (1988)
Andrew Dice Clay - Andrew Dice Clay (1989)
 Trouble - Trouble (1990)
 Danzig II: Lucifuge - Danzig (1990)
 Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer (1990)
 Nobody Said It Was Easy - The Four Horsemen (1991)
 Manic Frustration - Trouble (1991)
 Decade of Aggression - Slayer (1991)
 Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
 Danzig III: How the Gods Kill - Danzig (1992)
 King Kong - Red Devils (1992)
 Thrall: Demonsweatlive - Danzig (1993)
 Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger (1993)
 21st Century Jesus - Messiah (1993)
 Danzig 4 - Danzig (1994)
 American Recordings - Johnny Cash (1994)
 Divine Intervention - Slayer (1994)
 Wildflowers - Tom Petty (1994)
 One Hot Minute - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1995)
 Ballbreaker - AC/DC (1995)
 God Lives Underwater - God Lives Underwater (1995)
 Empty - God Lives Underwater (1995)
 Unchained - Johnny Cash (1996)
 Undisputed Attitude - Slayer (1996)
 Sutras - Donovan (1996)
 "Let Me Give the World to You" - The Smashing Pumpkins (canción) (1998)
 Melanie C - Northern Star (álbum) (1998)
 VH1 Storytellers - Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (1998)
 Diabolus in Musica - Slayer (1998)
 System of a Down - System of a Down (1998)
 Chef Aid - South Park (1998)
 Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
 Echo - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (1999)
 Loud Rocks - V/A (tracks: 1. System of a Down & Wu-Tang Clan - Shame, 6. Tom Morello & Chad Smith & Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit) (1999)
 American III: Solitary Man - Johnny Cash (2000)
 Paloalto - Paloalto (2000)
 Renegades - Rage Against the Machine (2000)
 Amethyst Rock Star - Saul Williams (2001)
 The War of Art-American Head Charge (2001)
 Breath of the Heart - Krishna Das (2001)
 The Final Studio Recordings - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (2001)
 Toxicity - System of a Down (2001)
 American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash (2002)
 By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002)
 Audioslave - Audioslave (2002)
 Steal This Album! - System of a Down (2002)
 Results May Vary - Limp Bizkit (2003) (con Terry Date e Jordan Schur)
 Unearthed - Johnny Cash (2003)
 Door of Faith - Krishna Das (2003)
 De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (2003) (con Omar Rodriguez-Lopez)
 The Black Album - Jay-Z (2003) ("99 Problems")
 Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium - Rage Against the Machine (2003)
 Heroes and Villains - Paloalto (2003)
 Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) - Slipknot (2004)
 Armed Love - The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2004)
 Crunk Juice - Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (2004) ("Stop Fuckin' Wit Me")
 Make Believe - Weezer (2005)
 Out of Exile - Audioslave (2005)
 Mezmerize - System of a Down (2005)
 Fijación Oral Vol. 1 - Shakira (2005)
 Hypnotize - System of a Down (2005)
 12 Songs - Neil Diamond (2005)
 Oral Fixation Vol. 2 - Shakira (2005)
 Christ Illusion - Slayer (2006)
 Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
 Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks (2006)
 American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash (2006)
 FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake (2006)
 U218 Singles - U2 (2006)
 Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park (2006)
 Poison'd! - Poison (2007)
 Death Magnetic - Metallica (2008)
 The Cross of My Calling - The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2008)
 Music for Men - Gossip (2009)
 I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers (2009)

 Notas 

Rubin, Rick