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Bob Ezrin is among the recipients of the Canadian 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. This award recognizes artists who have “made an indelible contribution to cultural life in Canada and around the world”. The awards ceremony will be held on June 14, 2025, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Bob Ezrin, O.C. – Music and entertainment producer, music education advocate and serial activist

In a legendary career as a music and entertainment producer and entrepreneur, Bob Ezrin has worked around the world on recordings, TV, film, and live event production with such prominent international artists as Pink Floyd, U2, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Taylor Swift, Alice Cooper, Edward Burtynsky, Kiss, Lou Reed, The Canadian Tenors, Aerosmith, Hollywood Vampires, Berlin, and Nine Inch Nails, among many others. One of the most highly respected and sought-after producers in the world, he is also a generous philanthropist and a passionate advocate for music education.

Congratulations to Mr. Ezrin on this well deserved honour!

Thanks to the NAC for the info.



4 Comments to “Canadian, eh!”:

  1. 1
    Uwe Hornung says:

    My favorite producer long before he and DP connected.

    I first took note of him with Alice Cooper – and I always found Alice Cooper studio recordings great sounding. And then he gave KISS – until then a glorified garage band – a sonic makeover for Destroyer, the album that stands head, shoulders, fake theater blood and breathed fire over anything else they have done.

  2. 2
    MacGregor says:

    Well done Mr Ezrin, a life well lived. Those Canadians eh? They seem to have a penchant for quality music in many ways. Cheers.

  3. 3
    Mike Nagoda says:

    Congrats Bob – from a fellow Canadian and musician!

  4. 4
    Uwe Hornung says:

    A very perceptive man. I like how he speaks about Roger Waters, never the easiest person to have around and enticing to just easily dismiss, but Bob remains fair and balanced …

    https://youtu.be/4H7ZPgMh-Is

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