Joel Dorn
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Joel Dorn (April 7, 1942 – December 17, 2007[1]) was an American jazz and R&B music producer and record label serial entrepreneur. He worked at Atlantic Records and 32 Jazz, Label M, and Hyena Records are among the record labels he started. He called himself "The Masked Announcer".
Artists he worked with included: Roberta Flack, Max Roach, Yusef Lateef, Willy DeVille, the Neville Brothers, Herbie Mann, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Mose Allison and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Dorn won several Grammy Awards, including:
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack, 1972 Record of the Year
- "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack, 1974 Record of the Year
His son, Adam Dorn, is an acclaimed electronic music DJ/producer/bassist working under the name Mocean Worker aka MOWO.
