Born March 10th 1963 in Long Beach, New York, U.S., Rick Rubin is one of the most renowned producers of modern music, who has also been responsible for the birth of three labels: Def Jam Recordings with Russell Simmons in 1984 and Def American Recordings in 1988 (later changed to American Recordings). Plus Infinite Zero, a reissues label which Rubin co-founded in 1994 with Henry Rollins. Rick Rubin has produced some of the "heaviest" tunes, if not sonically (Slayer / Public Enemy) then emotionally (Johnny Cash / The Mars Volta). He is also the co-creator and a host of the music related podcast Broken Record, which started in November 2018 with Malcolm Gladwell, Justin Richmond and Bruce Headlam.