George Drakoulias

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George Drakoulias (born 1965) is a Greek-American music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label. He is often considered a protege of Rick Rubin.

Drakoulias grew up in Syosset, New York and attended Syosset High School. He went to college at New York University (NYU), where he majored in music and business. There he befriended Rick Rubin, whom he met after he started dating an ex-girlfriend of Rubin's. He became one of the first hires for Rubin's Def Jam label. After Rubin left Def Jam to move to Los Angeles and form the Def American label, which was later retitled American Recordings, Drakoulias moved with him and become a producer. Drakoulias signed The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks and The Freewheelers to American Recordings, and produced albums for all three. He has also produced albums for artists including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Maria McKee, Primal Scream and Screaming Trees. He has also produced tracks for Kula Shaker and served as a music supervisor for a number of movies, including "Blades of Glory", School of Rock, Team America: World Police and Zodiac.

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  • The character Big George Drakoulias, played by Billy Bob Thornton in the film Dead Man, is named after Drakoulias. (Jared Harris, incidentally, plays a character named after Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers.)

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