Awards & Winners

George Drakoulias

Date of Birth 1965
Place of Birth United States of America
(Americas, DVD Region 1, United States, with Territories, Lacks Family Cemetery )
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Drakoulias, George
Profession Record producer
George Drakoulias is a Greek-American music producer and a formerA&R executive at the American Recordings label. He is often considered a protégé of Rick Rubin. Drakoulias grew up in Syosset, New York and attended Syosset High School where he started his musical career with a band called Lifeline. He went to college at New York University, where he majored in music and business. There he befriended Rick Rubin, whom he met after he started dating an ex-girlfriend of Rubin's. He became one of the first hires for Rubin's Def Jam label. As an A&R man, he discovered L.L. Cool J and the Beastie Boys. After Rubin left Def Jam to move to Los Angeles and form the Def American label, which was later retitled American Recordings, Drakoulias moved with him and became a producer. Drakoulias signed The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks and The Freewheelers to American Recordings, and produced albums for all three. He has also produced albums for artists including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Maria McKee, Primal Scream and Screaming Trees. He has also produced tracks for Kula Shaker and served as a music supervisor for a number of movies, including Blades of Glory, School of Rock, Star Trek, Team America: World Police, Tropic Thunder, The Runaways, Zodiac, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II and Super 8.

Awards by George Drakoulias

Check all the awards nominated and won by George Drakoulias.

2008


Grammy Award for Best Music Film
Honored for : Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
(Video Director, Video Producers, Artist)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Music Film Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream