Rick Rubin (eBook)

Nashville-based music biographer Jake Brown has published twenty-four books, including Prince: In the Studio, Rick Rubin: In the Studio, Dr. Dre: In the Studio, Suge Knight: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Death Row Records, 50 Cent: No Holds Barred, Biggie Smalls: Ready to Die, Tupac: In the Studio (authorized by the estate), as well as titles on Kanye West, R. Kelly, Jay-Z, the Black Eyed Peas, and non-hip hop titles including Heart: In the Studio (authorized), Red Hot Chili Peppers: In the Studio, Motley Crue: In the Studio, Alice in Chains: In the Studio, Motorhead: In the Studio (co-written with Lemmy Kilmister), Meat Puppets: In the Studio (co-written with Curt and Cris Kirkwood), and the Behind the Boards Rock Producers Anthology Series. Brown is also a featured author in Rick James’ autobiography, Memoirs of Rick James: Confessions of a Super Freak, and is the co-author of What the Hell Was I Thinking?! by Jasmin St. Claire. In February 2008, Brown appeared as the official biographer of record on Fuse TV's Live Through This: Nikki Sixx TV special. Brown has received additional press in national publications including USA TODAY, MTV.com, The New York Post, Vibe, NPR, Billboard, Revolver, TV Guide, and Publishers Weekly. Brown was recently nominated alongside Lemmy Kilmister for the 2010 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards in the category of Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Brown is also owner of the hard rock label Versailles Records, distributed nationally by Big Daddy Music/MVD Distribution and celebrating its 10th anniversary in business this year.