John Wooler
American record producer, and music executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Wooler (born 1958) is a Scottish-American record producer, global licensing, label relations, and record label executive. With 37 years of worldwide experience in the music industry, artists that he has worked with have received 26 Grammy nominations, with a total of 5 Grammy Awards wins. He has worked with several multi-platinum artists on producing their albums with over 170 albums recorded under his credits.[1][2]
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Birth name | John Wooler |
Born | 1958 Scotland, United Kingdom |
Origin | Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Years active | 1982–present |
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As an industry executive at Virgin Records UK and Virgin Records America,[3] he signed both legendary and contemporary artists and is known for his production work including The Rolling Stones, Simple Minds, Genesis, Roy Orbison, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Iggy Pop, Van Morrison, Adam Duritz, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Young Dubliners, Dan Brodie, and John Hammond, Joan Baez to name a few[4] and launched the biggest-selling NOW compilations in the United States.[5]
He founded Pointblank Records, an imprint label of Virgin Records, which successfully signed acts like Isaac Hayes, Pops Staples, and Charlie Musselwhite[3] and co-founded Back Porch Records, which was an Americana and roots rock sub-label of Virgin Records that signed artists including Cracker, and Over the Rhine.[6]