John Wooler | |
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| Born | Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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John Wooler 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 five 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]
As an industry executive at Virgin Records UK and Virgin Records America,[3] he signed many 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 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]
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- ^ "Raisin' Cain - The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter". Johnny Winter Book. 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Producer Profile (John Wooler)". Studio Express. 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "John Wooler - record producer with 26 Grammy nominations and 5 wins". www.recordproduction.com.
- ^ "'Mood' MusicThat's Enya Face". NY Daily News. 1997. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Back Porch Records Sampler 2002: Roots + Rock + Americana". Discogs. 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2024.