John Burk

For the Irish-born dramatist, historian and newspaperman in the United States, see John Daly Burk.
John Burk
Born (1962-01-06) January 6, 1962 (age 62)
Oakland, California
Occupation(s)Record producer, record executive

John Burk (born January 6, 1962) is a record producer and co-founder of the American record label Concord Records.[1][2][3][4]

John Burk was born in Oakland, CA and attended high school at De La Salle. In 1995 Glen Barros and John Burk co-founded Concord Records.[5][6][7] Artists who have published records through Concord include Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott, Ray Charles, Ozomatli, James Taylor, George Benson and Al Jarreau.[8][9][10][11]

The album Genius Loves Company, performed by Ray Charles and produced by Burk, won the Album of the Year and Record of the Year categories at the Grammy Awards in 2005.[12][13][14][15][16] The album also led to Concord's creation of the Hear Music record label.[6][17] Burk also won the category for Surround Sound Production at the 2005 Grammy Awards.[18][19]

Burk was president at Concord records when artist Esperanza Spalding recorded her Exposure album during a 77-hour long live-streamed session, citing "pressure from executives at Concord Music Group, her label, to change the choice of songs on an album, or to add a featured guest that will help her reach new audiences".[20]

  1. ^ "Phil Ramone Remembered by John Burk, Co-Producer of Ray Charles' 'Genius Loves Company'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "L.A.-Based Trio The Record Company Signs with Concord Music Group". Concord. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "GOVERNANCE". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (August 31, 2004). "Arts Briefing (Published 2004)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "John Burk – Bio, News, Photos – Washington Times". www.washingtontimes.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Genius Loves Company – A Concord Records Release". Concord Records. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Panel: Ray Charles: Still Modern with John Burk, Valerie June, Shannon Sanders, and Travis Tritt". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "'Amazing' 50th anniversary Jazz Festival lives up to its heritage |". August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "John Burk". Discogs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "John Burk | Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "John Burk music producer nominated for 10 GRAMMYS at Tommy Hilfiger | WireImage | 114970967". www.wireimage.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Panel: Ray Charles: Still Modern with John Burk, Valerie June, Shannon Sanders, and Travis Tritt". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Producers Phil Ramone and John Burk hold the awards won by Ray Charles and his a Picture # 9904". www.santabanta.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "2005 Grammy Winners List". www.kcbd.com. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  15. ^ JazzTimes. "Concord Jazz Festival Returns for 50th Anniversary". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "Burke Allen talks with Ray Charles producer John Burk". BlogTalkRadio. 4 November 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "A Panel Discussion Considers Ray Charles' Contributions to Country Music". Nashville Scene. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "Complete List of 47th Annual Grammy Award Winners". www.cbn.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  19. ^ Owens, Cassie. "Do the Grammys have a diversity problem? How gender, race played out over 60 years of award history". inquirer.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  20. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (July 26, 2017). "Esperanza Spalding Will Record 'Exposure' in Front of the World (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.