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Birth name | Robert Alan Ezrin |
Born | March 25, 1949 |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 1970–present |
Robert Alan Ezrin OC (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Andrea Bocelli and Phish. As of 2010, Ezrin's career in music had spanned four decades and his production work continued into the 21st century, with acts such as Deftones and Thirty Seconds to Mars.[1] Ezrin is the winner of three Juno Awards.[2][3][4] In 2011, he was awarded the Special Achievement Award at the 2011 SOCAN Awards held in Toronto.[5] On 29 December 2022, Ezrin was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, the second-highest civilian honour in Canada.