Rick Rubin Joins MOG's Board of Directors - Seriously
moggers,
it comes with great pleasure and honor to announce the great, legendary RICK RUBIN as MOG's newest board director. what does this mean? well, for one, it means rick is taking a fairly active role in the development of MOG. we've got some pretty awesome plans for our beloved site and mr. rubin, whom i've come to know well over the past few months, has brilliant insights into what music fans want. he's so good, in fact, that i wish he could spend his days doing user interface and information architecture for us full time! heh.
rick rubin is someone who i've looked up to immensely for as far back as i can remember. it's truly a stellar advancement for MOG to have his participation, and i believe it's also a testament to MOG, our future plans, and our credibility. much of the music he's responsible for has had a profound effect on my life. his spirit has always been on MOG from day one as a result. so... here's to us!!! cheers y'all!!!!
formal press release below:
Rick Rubin Joins MOG Board of Directors
Berkeley, CA-August 12, 2008-Rick Rubin, who Time Magazine named as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," has joined the Board of Directors for MOG, (http://mog.com), a music blogging platform powered by industry-leading music discovery technology, it was announced today.
The Grammy-winning Rubin has produced albums for some of music's biggest names, including the Dixie Chicks, Neil Diamond, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Tom Petty, the Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, System of a Down, and Run DMC. In May, 2007, Rubin joined Columbia Records in a unique executive and creative partnership with Rob Stringer and Steve Barnett. Rubin is also the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings.
"This is a great validation of what we're building," said David Hyman, founder and CEO of MOG, which was recently named one of the top 10 hottest music websites by WIRED. "Rick has established himself as one of world's top music producers because he has a great sensibility for what music fans want. We're excited to have his expertise help shape the company."
Since its public beta launch in July 2006, MOG has provided the ultimate tools for expressing yourself as a musical human being. The result is a world-class online music destination created by MOG's passionate community of music lovers and comprised of a network of thousands of music blogs.
Completely free, anyone can access the best music content online or contribute to the community by creating their own MOG pages by visiting http://mog.com.
Comments (48)
No shit D. This is awesome.
Welcome aboard Rick. Pull up a chair.
thanks man!! agree completely. see my next post. : )
That's huge. Welcome Rick. You're a kindred spirit and it's gonna get fun around here.
holy crapola..........I am in awe and I am guessing you have talked to him which makes my jaw hit the floor that much harder
rawkkiddoh, you're just two degrees now. :)
we've been hanging regularly, talking about mog. plotting future world music domination.
he's in his comfort zone when we can spend two hours discussing how discography data should be displayed. for real. brilliant man.
To whom much is given, much is expected.
and this is when I offer my first born to trade shoes with you for just one day!
That's pretty mental! Nice one!
welcome a"board"
hiyooooooooo
he'll probably leave after seeing that joke
Jesus, we may have to straighten up the place around here. Welcome aboard, Rick.
Rick Rubin = One of the best things to happen to music
Fuck Yeah!
I'm sorry but elloquence escapes me. This is so great! He's produced at least two or 3 of my all time faves!
contra, me too. johnny - hundred highways. blood sugar. many more.
:O
piiiiinch me...
it's like chocolate and peanut butter. ain't it?
Welcome, Rick! MOGfather, things just keep getting better around here!
This is an incredible development David. Very very cool. Congrats, what a coup!
Welcome, Rick
I was gonna make a comment about the beard of directors, but I'm too pleased about Mr. Rubin's involvement In MOG to indulge in any good-natured wordplay.
Big round of applause for David And Rick, methinks
Very cool.
Very cool! In fact way, way cool!
Dear lord......after you've pinched Sam, pinch me, too!
I love the smell of Blood Sugar Sex Magik in the morning!
Welcome!
Thank God the Yanni Street Team is gone. They woulld've been bugging him to produce the next album...
Seriously, this can only be great news for the community, as we like to call it....
Cool News.
So blogging is the future of selling music... I've been a fan of Mr.Rubin since T LA Rock's It's Yours.
I guess us vets are gonna have to sharpen our pencils and start bringin' it.?
Wow, I guess this Mog thing is a big deal.
By the way, public beta launch was July '06? Why does my page say I've been here since June that year? And most of those in my trusted where here before me? Was there a private beta?
Which brings me to a bigger issue. Every time I read about the mogger of the month, there's always the question of how you discovered Mog. And to this day, I have no clue. I simply can't remember how I found this place. It's weird.
troy, there was a private beta. look at the date on me. i was the first. actually i think i was the only poster for months!!!
Yeah, but don't private betas normally require an invite, meaning you have to know somebody.
Congrats David and Rick. You've got to start announcing these things when I'm not fast asleep! WOW!
Hey Rick.....I've got some tracks I'd like you to hear.... (i wish)
This is one of the coolest, greatest, fantastical things I've head in a long time.
/fangirl squee
WOOW~ I'm honored to have such a a legend in our mist. If he recommended MOG turned pocka-dot pink with itallyic type even- I'd be down.
now the question is when does Ricky start his MOG page?
Very cool news David. I look forward to participating in the shape of things to come, and to whatever it is Rick has up his golden sleeves. Congrats to everyone involved.
Uh, wow. My friends will probably sign up now.
awesome. pure awesome.
That's just freaking cool!!! WOOT!! :)
He's going to make us a hit!
Rock!
Way to go Mog! Rick Rubin has the magicest button ever. Sweet
When we had that phone call and you told me, it made my day. It's just been made all over again.
nice john! writing it makes my day all over again too! :)
Outstanding, just stellar. Great work David! And welcome aboard Rick! (...we are not worthy...)
Wow, that is incredibly awesome. Forget who wrote it, yeah, better clean up the place a bit. Excellent news mogfather!
Well done, David
;-)
dave, dharmachris, thanks!
Be careful what you wish for. With Rick's penchant for "reducing" rather than "producing" MOG could end up as a mimographed single sheet fanzine before too long :)
I realize that this will make me sound like a giant malcontent....I guess because RR is on your board, it will increase MOG's legitimacy and viability to labels, and Wall Street...which will help ensure MOG's future.
But in terms of creative consequence, I'm not too optimistic. Rubin has largely been an absentee landlord since taking his gig at Columbia Records. plus he spent shitloads of cash redecorating his office while the company laid off hundreds of employees. His recent, published theories about music consumption, subscription, and the overall value of music of music have sounded naive at best.
Here's hoping that he actually learns something from MOG, and Moggers. Rubin came from the street, he earned his credibility there, and in 2008, in terms of music, MOG IS THE STREET.
From "the street?" What street would that be? Easy street, perhaps. Rick has never gone without his whole life. He grew up in affluence and made his first million while still in college.
floor - meet LGE's jaw - Jaw... yup - that's Rick Rubin ;)