Larry Rosen

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Larry Rosen (born May 25, 1940 in New York City , New York , † October 9, 2015 in Park Ridge , New Jersey ) was an American jazz producer and media entrepreneur.

Live and act

Larry Rosen began his career as a musician; first he played drums in the Newport Youth Band ; During his studies at the Manhattan School of Music he met Dave Grusin , with whom he initially accompanied the singer Andy Williams . In 1972 he and Grusin produced singer Jon Lucien for RCA . After further productions, among others with Earl Klugh , Patti Austin and Lee Ritenour and a joint venture with Arista Records , they founded their own label, GRP Records , in 1982 , for which Rosen worked as a sound engineer and producer. He was responsible for more than 350 albums, 80 of which were nominated for a Grammy and 33 received a Grammy, as well as other awards. Rosen was a pioneer in digital recording technology (he recorded the first digital album beyond the classical genre). His production company Jazz Roots produces educational programs; he was also the presenter of the NPR radio show of the same name . His Larry Rosen Productions have produced several HD television series such as Legends of Jazz for American television, with personalities such as Ramsey Lewis , Quincy Jones and Phil Ramone .

In 1996 he co-founded N2K , one of the first companies that not only operates websites for musicians such as Leonard Bernstein , Miles Davis , David Bowie or the Rolling Stones , but also sells music over the Internet via downloads and which merged with CD Now in 1999 .

Larry Rosen died of a brain tumor on October 9, 2015, at the age of 75 in Park Ridge, New Jersey .

Prizes and awards

Rosen was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young in the field of new media. The magazine Forbes praised him as "Internet icon" in a story about the masters of the new universe. He received the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences Govenor's Award and was inducted into the A&R / Producers Honor Roll .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Ratliff: Larry Rosen, Digital-Audio Pioneer, Dies at 75. In: The New York Times , October 14, 2015 (English). Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Charles J. Gans: Jazz producer Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP label, dies. In: ap.org , Associated Press , October 9, 2015, accessed October 11, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Roses, Larry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American record producer and media entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 2015
Place of death Park Ridge , New Jersey , United States