American songwriter and producer (Born: 2 December 1942 – Died: 4 September 1977). He attained fame in the 1960s, producing albums for Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin and Etta James among others. In 1971, Mekler founded his own labels, [l166236] and [l1062482], based in Los Angeles. But despite national chart success both labels collapsed in 1972.