Super producer Rick Rubin, founder of Def Jam Records, has been offered a job as co-chairman of Columbia Records, according to an article published today (Feb. 5) in the New York Times.
Rubin, 44, is acclaimed for his work with major artists such as LL Cool J, Run DMC, Beastie Boys and even Johnny Cash.
His own label, American Recordings, became a subsidiary label under Warner Bros in July of 2005.
Warner Bros. was already scheduled to receive the rights to American's catalog this year, which includes recordings by Johnny Cash, Slayer, Danzig, the Jayhawks, the Black Crowes and others.
Rubin is allegedly in negotiations with executives at Warner Bros. to be released from his contract early.
As the new co-chairman of Columbia Records, Rubin would be expected to have a hand in everything from signing artists to creating marketing campaigns and help to attract new artists and to forge a more creative spirit for the label.
Neither Rubin, nor Warner Bros. offered comment.
Rubin founded Def Jam Recordings in 1982 while in high school in Long Beach, CA. He later moved to New York to attend New York University, and while there, he met Russell Simmons and eventually established Def Jam, which was originally distributed by Columbia/CBS.
SOURCE: HHNLive
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