George Marino
George Marino was a Grammy Award winning American mastering engineer known for working with Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi, Journey, Arcade Fire, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Metallica, Coldplay, Mtley Cre, Don McLean, Allman Brothers , ACDC, Cyndi Lauper, Kansas, Led Zeppelin and Stevie Wonder.
George Marino was born on April 15, 1947 in the New York City borough of the Bronx. He attended Christopher Columbus High School there and learned to play the saxophone and bass fiddle in the high school band. He taught himself to play the guitar. Marino broke into the music business as a guitarist playing rock and roll in local New York City bands such as The Chancellors and The New Sounds Ltd. until most of the band members were drafted into the service for the war in Viet Nam. In 1967, Marino landed his first job in the industry as a librarian and assistant at Capitol Studios. Soon after, he apprenticed in the mastering department alongside of Joe Lansky, cutting rock, pop, jazz and classical albums. There, in 1968, he met his future wife, Rose Gross, whom he married in 1973. Gross became Clive Davis assistant in 1974, a few months before Davis started Arista Records and she remained Clive Davis assistant foryears.
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