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Bruce Pavitt (born March 7, 1959) is an American music critic[1], music historian[2], DJ4, author1,2,5 founder of Seattle’s Sub Pop record label3, and current Co-founder and Creative Director of 8Stem. 4
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Birth name | Steven Albini |
Born | (1962-07-22) July 22, 1962 (age 61) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | Touch and Go |
He is most famous for promoting the Grunge music phenomenon in the early 1990s.6,3 Through Sub Pop, Pavitt released early recordings by Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Nirvana.7 But equally important, he built a compelling narrative of the Seattle music scene in the international press that captured the world’s imagination.8
2 Nirenberg, Michael (December 30, 2014). "Discussion with Sub Pop Founder Bruce Pavitt". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
3 Murphy, Gareth (2014) “Cowboys and Indies : The Epic History of the Record Industry” (First edition) New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 978-1-250-04337 PAGE 328
3. Azerrad, Michael (16 April 1992). "Grunge City: The Seattle Scene". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. O’Reilly, Lara (11 November 2016) “The founder of Seattle grunge label Sub Pop explains why he jacked it all in to launch a tech startup.” London: Business Insider. Retrieved 11 November 2016
5. Pavitt, Bruce (2013) Experiencing Nirvana, Grunge In Europe, 1989. (First ed.) Brooklyn, New York: Bazillion Points. 978-1-935950-10-3
6. Puget Sound Business Journal “Top 35 Most Influential Business Leaders: No. 35 Bruce Pavitt”
7 Murphy, Gareth (2014) “Cowboys and Indies : The Epic History of the Record Industry” (First edition) New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 978-1-250-04337 PAGE 329
8 Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our band could be your life : scenes from the American indie underground 1981–1991 (1 ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316063791. Retrieved January 11, 2014. PAGE 440 [3]
[4] He is the founder, owner and principal engineer of Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex located in Chicago. In March 2004, Albini said that the number of albums he had worked on was "probably as many as 1500."[5] He has had major influence on the development of genres such as noise rock, post-hardcore and math rock.