Rick Rubin is best known as the founder of Def Jam records and well as producer of numerous great records of the past 30 years. His most notable collaborations include work with Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys and Tom Petty as well as tons of hip hop and heavy metal albums by artists ranging from Run-DMC to Danzig. Rubin was also associated with many of the acts on his Def American/American Record label. However, Rubin has also provided his production talents to a wide variety of artists that might surprise most music fans. The list below is a sample of some of Rubin’s most interesting collaborations.
“Big Gun” from Last Action Hero soundtrack by AC/DC (1993)
Living in the Present Future by Eagle-Eye Cherry (2000)
Breath of the Heart by Krishna Das (2001)
De-Loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta (2003)
Streetcar by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros (2003)
Armed Love by The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2004)
Poison’d by Poison (2007)
Seeing Things by Jakob Dylan (2008)
Music for Men by Gossip (2009)
Give Up the Ghost by Brandi Carlile (2009)
Illuminations by Josh Groban (2010)
“Ride” from the ep Paradise by Lana Del Ray (2012)
