John D. Kalodner is arguably one of the most successful and influential A&R (artist and repertory) men in the history of the music business. Starting his career in 1976 with Atlantic Records, he was responsible for bringing AC/DC as well as Genesis, Phil Collins, and Peter Gabriel to the label. From 1980 to 1994, he entered a fruitful partnership with Geffen Records that made him the man behind many of that era’s most popular and enduring hard rock and pop records. Often credited on albums simply as “John Kalodner: John Kalodner,” and hailed for his trusted advice, sensitivity, and musical instincts, he has worked with and produced hits for a “who’s who” of the last three decades of rock and pop: Madonna, Aerosmith, Slayer, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Cher, White Zombie, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Genesis, Journey, Shawn Colvin, Boston, Foreigner, and many, many others.
