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Rob Cavallo
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| Birth name | Robert Siers Cavallo |
| Born | March 21, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Warner, Reprise |
Robert Siers Cavallo (born March 21, 1963) is an American music producer, musician, and record company executive. He is known for helping create many popular albums. In fact, he has worked on albums that have sold over 130 million copies around the world! Rob Cavallo has also won three Grammy Awards for his amazing work.
He is especially famous for producing music for the band Green Day. But he has also worked with many other well-known artists. These include Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Eric Clapton, the Goo Goo Dolls, the Dave Matthews Band, Kid Rock, Alanis Morissette, Black Sabbath, Phil Collins, and Paramore.
Rob Cavallo is also a talented musician himself. He can play many instruments. He has professional credits for playing bass, keyboard, organ, piano, guitar, and drums.
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Early Life and Music Start
Rob Cavallo was born in Washington, D.C.. When he was 10 years old, his family moved to Los Angeles, California. His love for music began at age 11. This happened after he listened to his father's collection of songs by The Beatles.
He went to the University of Southern California. He graduated in 1985 with a degree in English. Cavallo also studied music at the Dick Grove School of Music.
Rob Cavallo's Career in Music
Early in his career, Rob Cavallo worked with famous sound engineer George Massenburg. This was at The Complex Recording Studios. In 1987, he joined Warner Bros. Records. He started as an A&R representative. This job involves finding new artists and helping them develop. One of his first tasks was working with the band Black Sabbath.
During his first time at Warner Bros. Records, he signed both the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day. This means he helped these bands get a record deal. Later, in 1998, Cavallo became a senior vice-president at Hollywood Records. He then moved to Warner Music Group in 2002. By 2009, he became the chief creative officer for the company. This is a very important role in guiding the company's creative direction. In 2011, he was named chairman of Warner Bros. Records. He held this top position until December 2012.
Cavallo also helped start a media company called Level 7. He created this company with Henry T. Nicholas III, who co-founded Broadcom Corporation. In 2021, Rob Cavallo launched a new company called Done Deal Management. He did this with a music technology platform called Vydia.
Platinum Albums and Hit Songs
Rob Cavallo has produced many albums and songs that have sold millions of copies. These are called "platinum-selling" records.
Here are some of the platinum-selling albums he produced:
- Green Day's Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod, American Idiot, Bullet in a Bible, and Saviors.
- Goo Goo Dolls' Dizzy Up the Girl, A Boy Named Goo, and Gutterflower.
- My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
- Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King and Come Tomorrow.
- David Cook's David Cook.
- Phil Collins's Testify.
- Kid Rock's Rock n Roll Jesus.
- Shinedown's The Sound of Madness.
- Paramore's Brand New Eyes.
He also produced many songs that were on platinum-selling albums. These include:
- Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" from the City of Angels movie soundtrack.
- Eric Clapton's "Blue Eyes Blue" from the Runaway Bride movie soundtrack.
- Phil Collins' "You'll Be in My Heart", "Son of Man", and "Strangers Like Me" from the Tarzan movie soundtrack.
- Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" from the City of Angels soundtrack.
- Paramore's "Decode" from the Twilight movie soundtrack.
Other Important Projects
Rob Cavallo produced the Fleetwood Mac album Say You Will. This album sold enough copies to go "gold" in the US, Canada, and Britain. The Dave Matthews Band's album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, also produced by Cavallo, reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. Phil Collins' song "Can't Stop Loving You" was from a Cavallo-produced album. It became number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Two songs produced by Cavallo for the Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris" and "Slide", were listed among Billboard's top 100 pop songs from 1992 to 2012. "Iris" was even named the top pop song during that period, and "Slide" was ninth.
Cavallo also played an important role as an A&R Representative for Linkin Park's song Burn It Down. This song reached the 30th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified as Platinum.
Awards and Recognition
Rob Cavallo has won three Grammy Awards, which are very prestigious music awards:
- In 1998, he won Producer of the Year.
- In 2004, he won Best Rock Album for producing Green Day's American Idiot.
- In 2005, he won Record of the Year for producing Green Day's song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
Billboard Magazine also recognized Cavallo's influence. They ranked him number 45 in their 2012 Power 100 rankings.
Partial Production Discography
See also
In Spanish: Rob Cavallo para niños
