A&R, producer, engineer, and on occasion bass guitarist and drummer

Greek-American music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label. Previously employed at Def Jam Records. He is credited with the discovery of L.L. Cool J and the Beastie Boys. He has been a producer for The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks, The Freewheelers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Maria McKee, Primal Scream and Screaming Trees.