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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American record producer and music executive</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Lenny Waronker</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Leonard Waronker</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1941-10-03</span>) </span>October 3, 1941<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 83)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Music industry executive<br /> Producer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Board member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/USC_Thornton_School_of_Music" title="USC Thornton School of Music">USC Thornton School of Music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Waronker" title="Joey Waronker">Joey Waronker</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Anna_Waronker" title="Anna Waronker">Anna Waronker</a><br /> Katie Waronker<br />Lily Waronker <br />Grace Waronker</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Waronker" title="Simon Waronker">Simon Waronker</a><br /> Jeanette Waronker</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lenny Waronker</b> (born October 3, 1941)<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American record producer and music industry executive. As the president of <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros. Records</a>, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of <a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Records" title="DreamWorks Records">DreamWorks Records</a>, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one."<sup id="cite_ref-Selvin_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Selvin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scoppa_LA_Times_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoppa_LA_Times-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waronker was born in 1941 in Los Angeles, California<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Palisades,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Palisades, California">Pacific Palisades, California</a>. His father, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Waronker" title="Simon Waronker">Simon Waronker</a>, a classical violinist, performed with the <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> Orchestra from 1936 through 1939, and served as the orchestra's contractor at the studio from 1939 to 1955. When Waronker was 13, his father founded Liberty Records (he was the inspiration for one of the Chipmunks being named "Simon"). With a roster that included <a href="/wiki/Julie_London" title="Julie London">Julie London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burnette" title="Johnny Burnette">Johnny Burnette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cochran" title="Eddie Cochran">Eddie Cochran</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Chipmunks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Chipmunks">The Chipmunks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Vee" title="Bobby Vee">Bobby Vee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jan_and_Dean" title="Jan and Dean">Jan and Dean</a>, Johnny Duffy, <a href="/wiki/The_Ventures" title="The Ventures">the Ventures</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Fleetwoods" title="The Fleetwoods">the Fleetwoods</a>, Liberty became one of the most successful independent labels of the post-World War II period.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_three_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_three-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Simon_Obit_LA_Times_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon_Obit_LA_Times-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Liberty's first release was an orchestral composition entitled "The Girl Upstairs" by <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Newman" title="Lionel Newman">Lionel Newman</a>. Newman's nephew <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> and Waronker – raised in the same neighborhood – were close friends.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They frequently visited the Liberty Records office, where they would watch recording sessions and study studio personnel. Waronker had little interest in becoming a musician, and gravitated instead towards production. "I remember going to Randy's house and saying 'why don't we figure out the arrangement for some standard?' And it was just amazing: He'd take any odd standard song and he'd sit down and mess with it and come up with a pop arrangement," he said in a 1994 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-T_White_Billboard_lengthy_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T_White_Billboard_lengthy-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Liberty_Records,_Metric"><span id="Liberty_Records.2C_Metric"></span>Liberty Records, Metric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Liberty Records, Metric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At his father's urging, Waronker – by then educated in songwriting, the music industry, and publishing – attended <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a>, where he studied music and business. As he had in high school, Waronker worked in the <a href="/wiki/Artists_%26_repertoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Artists & repertoire">A&R</a> department at Liberty during summer breaks. Notably, in addition to serving as a <a href="/wiki/Gofer" title="Gofer">gofer</a>, Waronker worked with staff producer <a href="/wiki/Snuff_Garrett" title="Snuff Garrett">Snuff Garrett</a>. Garrett, who was legendary for his "shrewd ability to identify a good song and know what singer could do it justice"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> heavily influenced Waronker as he learned about production. </p><p>Waronker was additionally exposed to songwriters including <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mort_Shuman" title="Mort Shuman">Mort Shuman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Goffin" title="Gerry Goffin">Gerry Goffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Mann" title="Barry Mann">Barry Mann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Weil" title="Cynthia Weil">Cynthia Weil</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Doc_Pomus" title="Doc Pomus">Doc Pomus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-T_White_Billboard_lengthy_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T_White_Billboard_lengthy-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his college graduation in 1961, Waronker was employed by Liberty full-time, working in the label's promotion department. A year later, he transferred to Liberty's publishing arm, Metric Music, where he worked for Mike Gould and, briefly, as an assistant to <a href="/wiki/Tommy_LiPuma" title="Tommy LiPuma">Tommy LiPuma</a>. At Metric, Waronker produced song demos; out of a fear that the producers would "mess up the song or the arrangement", Waronker learned how to make the demos sound like fully produced records with limited funds, and how to take advantage of "moments within a song".<sup id="cite_ref-artist_house_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-artist_house-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Metric, Waronker pitched songs to <a href="/wiki/Dick_Glasser" title="Dick Glasser">Dick Glasser</a> at Warner Bros. and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bowen" title="Jimmy Bowen">Jimmy Bowen</a> at Reprise. Impressed by his song demos, Bowen and Glasser recommended Waronker to Reprise label president Mo Ostin. Ostin subsequently hired him as a junior A&R representative for Reprise and for Warner Bros., which was then run by Joe Smith. Charged with developing artists who were originally on the roster of Autumn Records, a defunct label Reprise had acquired, Waronker produced the <a href="/wiki/Mojo_Men" class="mw-redirect" title="Mojo Men">Mojo Men's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Sit_Down,_I_Think_I_Love_You" title="Sit Down, I Think I Love You">Sit Down, I Think I Love You</a>," hiring Newman on piano and <a href="/wiki/Van_Dyke_Parks" title="Van Dyke Parks">Van Dyke Parks</a> as an arranger. He also produced <a href="/wiki/Harpers_Bizarre" title="Harpers Bizarre">Harpers Bizarre's</a> "<a href="/wiki/The_59th_Street_Bridge_Song_(Feelin%27_Groovy)" title="The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)">The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)</a>," which he hired <a href="/wiki/Leon_Russell" title="Leon Russell">Leon Russell</a> to arrange. Both songs were hits.<sup id="cite_ref-T_White_Billboard_lengthy_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T_White_Billboard_lengthy-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warner/Reprise,_relationship_with_Mo_Ostin,_head_of_A&R"><span id="Warner.2FReprise.2C_relationship_with_Mo_Ostin.2C_head_of_A.26R"></span>Warner/Reprise, relationship with Mo Ostin, head of A&R</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Warner/Reprise, relationship with Mo Ostin, head of A&R"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time, Warner/Reprise was characterized by a roster which included <a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petula_Clark" title="Petula Clark">Petula Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter,_Paul_%26_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter, Paul & Mary">Peter, Paul & Mary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sonny_and_Cher" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonny and Cher">Sonny and Cher</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stan_Coryn_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stan_Coryn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The perception of the label shifted as Ostin and Smith signed artists including <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">The Kinks</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Van_Morrison" title="Van Morrison">Van Morrison</a>, among many others, and Waronker signed and/or produced artists including Newman, the <a href="/wiki/The_Beau_Brummels" title="The Beau Brummels">Beau Brummels</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Taylor" title="James Taylor">James Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlo_Guthrie" title="Arlo Guthrie">Arlo Guthrie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Dyke_Parks" title="Van Dyke Parks">Van Dyke Parks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ry_Cooder" title="Ry Cooder">Ry Cooder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot" title="Gordon Lightfoot">Gordon Lightfoot</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maria_Muldaur" title="Maria Muldaur">Maria Muldaur</a>. </p><p>In 1970 Ostin promoted Waronker to head of A&R. Waronker assembled an A&R staff composed of acclaimed producers and artists including Tommy LiPuma, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Templeman" title="Ted Templeman">Ted Templeman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russ_Titelman" title="Russ Titelman">Russ Titelman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Barri" title="Steve Barri">Steve Barri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Katz" title="Gary Katz">Gary Katz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Omartian" title="Michael Omartian">Michael Omartian</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Cale" title="John Cale">John Cale</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Scoppa_LA_Times_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoppa_LA_Times-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by the early 1980s, Ostin, Smith and Waronker had transformed Warner/Reprise into a label known as a haven for artists.<sup id="cite_ref-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones" title="Rickie Lee Jones">Rickie Lee Jones</a>, who Waronker signed on the strength of a four-song demo, was an example of the success of the Warner Bros. artist-centric philosophy; her debut album, which Waronker co-produced with Titelman, went multi-platinum, and was considered by many to be one of the best debut albums of all time. Although the singles charts at the time was dominated by disco and arena rock anthems, "<a href="/wiki/Chuck_E.%27s_In_Love" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuck E.'s In Love">Chuck E.'s In Love</a>" was a Top 10 hit. Jones won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1979 and Waronker was nominated for a Grammy in the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> category for his work as the record's producer.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (He was nominated in the same category in 1975 for Maria Muldaur's "<a href="/wiki/Midnight_at_the_Oasis" title="Midnight at the Oasis">Midnight at the Oasis</a>.") </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President_of_Warner/Reprise,_REM,_Prince,_resignation_from_Warner"><span id="President_of_Warner.2FReprise.2C_REM.2C_Prince.2C_resignation_from_Warner"></span>President of Warner/Reprise, REM, Prince, resignation from Warner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: President of Warner/Reprise, REM, Prince, resignation from Warner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, Waronker determined that his A&R-focused role was limiting and "becoming tiresome." He went to Ostin, seeking to become more active as an executive at the label. Waronker was subsequently appointed president. Although he remained significantly involved in signing artists, and produced tracks including <a href="/wiki/Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(Robbie_Robertson_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broken Arrow (Robbie Robertson song)">Broken Arrow</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton's</a> "Forever Man," he reduced the amount of time he spent in the studio, and instead worked closely with Ostin to run Warner/Reprise.<sup id="cite_ref-Scoppa_LA_Times_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoppa_LA_Times-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With an emphasis on the quality of the records they released, under the joint leadership of Ostin and Waronker, Warner/Reprise entered a period of substantial commercial success. Although many of the label's artists failed to deliver records in 1983, in 1984, with multi-platinum records from <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Fogerty" title="John Fogerty">John Fogerty</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, among others, the label posted a 51% increase in revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_1985_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_1985-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warner/Reprise continued to thrive throughout the 1980s, with releases from <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, both of whom Waronker signed, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talking_Heads" title="Talking Heads">Talking Heads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a>, among others. Through meticulous A&R, Warner/Reprise continued to be recognized for the quality of their roster, and with aggressive marketing, the company remained a dominant force in the market during Waronker's tenure.<sup id="cite_ref-T_White_Billboard_lengthy_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T_White_Billboard_lengthy-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Time_Warner_Acquire_LA_Times_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time_Warner_Acquire_LA_Times-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, following the death of Time Warner Chairman <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ross_(Time_Warner_CEO)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Ross (Time Warner CEO)">Steve Ross</a>, the Chairman of Warner Music Group, Robert J. Morgado, reorganized the corporate management structure. Under Ross, the Warner Music Groups were autonomous; Morgado, described as "a bean counter with little knowledge of music," required that the label heads report to him. Ostin declined to renew his contract as Chairman of Warner/Reprise, and resigned his position in August 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mo_Leaves_LA_Times_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mo_Leaves_LA_Times-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waronker rejected Morgado's offer to succeed Ostin as the chairman of Warner Bros./Reprise. "The way things are right now, it just doesn't feel right," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-Lenny_Leaves_NYT_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lenny_Leaves_NYT-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LA_T_Lenny_Says_No_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_T_Lenny_Says_No-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DreamWorks,_return_to_Warner_Records"><span id="DreamWorks.2C_return_to_Warner_Records"></span>DreamWorks, return to Warner Records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: DreamWorks, return to Warner Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the months following their departure, Ostin and Waronker were pursued by more than a dozen entertainment companies, including <a href="/wiki/Disney" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney">Disney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (2005–present)">Viacom</a>, <a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Fox" title="21st Century Fox">Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/PolyGram" title="PolyGram">PolyGram</a> and Time Warner. In October it was announced that they would co-chair DreamWorks Records, the newly created music arm of <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Geffen" title="David Geffen">David Geffen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg" title="Jeffrey Katzenberg">Jeffrey Katzenberg</a>'s <a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Pictures" title="DreamWorks Pictures">DreamWorks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Ostin, Mo's son, was appointed president of the label. </p><p>Although he served in a leadership role at DreamWorks, Waronker continued to work closely with artists including <a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a>, the first artist he signed to DreamWorks, <a href="/wiki/Eels_(band)" title="Eels (band)">the Eels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Smith" title="Elliott Smith">Elliott Smith</a>, and Newman, who he brought to the label in 1998. With artists such as <a href="/wiki/Nelly_Furtado" title="Nelly Furtado">Nelly Furtado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morphine_(band)" title="Morphine (band)">Morphine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Propellerheads" title="Propellerheads">Propellerheads</a>, DreamWorks embraced the same artist-first principles that Warner Bros. had become known for, and by 2003, despite the vast changes in the landscape of the music industry, DreamWorks had flourished, with 59 gold, platinum and multiplatinum sales certifications and 26 Grammy award-winning releases. The label was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> for $100 million, and was subsequently folded into <a href="/wiki/Geffen_Records" title="Geffen Records">Geffen Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willonsky_Bio_to_DreamWorks-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waronker left DreamWorks several years later. </p><p>In 2010, at the invitation of then-Chairman Tom Whalley, Waronker returned to Warner Bros. as a consultant, and works in partnership with the company's A&R staff on selected projects which have included records by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Clark_Jr." title="Gary Clark Jr.">Gary Clark Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Lewis" title="Jenny Lewis">Jenny Lewis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waronker lives in Los Angeles. He was married to <i><a href="/wiki/Shindig!" title="Shindig!">Shindig!</a></i> star <a href="/wiki/Donna_Loren" title="Donna Loren">Donna Loren</a>, with whom he had three children, including songwriter and <a href="/wiki/That_Dog" title="That Dog">That Dog</a> founder, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Waronker" title="Anna Waronker">Anna Waronker</a>, and drummer, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Waronker" title="Joey Waronker">Joey</a>, as well as a second daughter, Katie. His second marriage to jewelry designer, Cathleen Waronker, with whom he had two children, Lily and Grace, ended in divorce. He has five grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waronker serves on the board of directors of the <a href="/wiki/USC_Thornton_School_of_Music" title="USC Thornton School of Music">USC Thornton School of Music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_discography">Selected discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Selected discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Album</th> <th>Artist</th> <th>Credit</th> <th>Notable Tracks </th></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Matter_(Randy_Newman_album)" title="Dark Matter (Randy Newman album)">Dark Matter</a></i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2014</td> <td><i>Live</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Clark_Jr." title="Gary Clark Jr.">Gary Clark Jr.</a></td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Golden_Echo" title="The Golden Echo">The Golden Echo</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a></td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Voyager</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Lewis" title="Jenny Lewis">Jenny Lewis</a></td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2012</td> <td><i>Black and Blu</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Clark_Jr." title="Gary Clark Jr.">Gary Clark Jr.</a></td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>3 Pears</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Yoakam" title="Dwight Yoakam">Dwight Yoakam</a></td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><i>Vows</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a></td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i>We Walk This Road</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Randolph_and_the_Family_Band" title="Robert Randolph and the Family Band">Robert Randolph and the Family Band</a></td> <td>A&R and Co-producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i>Harps and Angels</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i>Want Two</i></td> <td>Rufus Wainwright</td> <td>A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003</td> <td><i>Want One</i></td> <td>Rufus Wainwright</td> <td>A&R, Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Shootenanny!</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eels_(band)" title="Eels (band)">The Eels</a></td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2001</td> <td><i>Poses</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a></td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Souljacker </i></td> <td>The Eels</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2000</td> <td><i>Daisies of the Galaxy</i></td> <td>The Eels</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Figure 8</i></td> <td>Elliott Smith</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1998</td> <td><i>Electro-Shock Blues</i></td> <td>The Eels</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rufus Wainwright</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a></td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>XO </i></td> <td>Elliott Smith</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i>Beautiful Freak</i></td> <td>The Eels</td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i>Little Village</i></td> <td>Little Village</td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td>"Broken Arrow" (single)</td> <td>Rod Stewart</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Broken Arrow" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>Brian Wilson</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Wilson" title="Brian Wilson">Brian Wilson</a></td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i>Behind the Sun</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a></td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Man" title="Forever Man">Forever Man</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1983</td> <td><i>Hearts and Bones</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a></td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Trouble in Paradise</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_L.A." title="I Love L.A.">I Love L.A.</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/If_That%27s_What_It_Takes_(album)" title="If That's What It Takes (album)">If That's What It Takes</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael McDonald (singer)">Michael McDonald</a></td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"I Keep Forgetting" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Shadows</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot" title="Gordon Lightfoot">Gordon Lightfoot</a></td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td>"Shadows" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1981</td> <td><i>Pirates</i></td> <td>Rickie Lee Jones</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ragtime (Music from the Motion Picture)</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i>Dream Street Rose</i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Executive Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1979</td> <td><i>Rickie Lee Jones</i></td> <td>Rickie Lee Jones</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Chuck E.'s In Love" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Born Again </i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td><i> Endless Wire</i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Endless Wire", "The Circle Is Small" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Criminals" title="Little Criminals">Little Criminals</a></i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Short_People" title="Short People">Short People</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1976</td> <td><i>Amigo</i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Harmony_(album)" title="Sweet Harmony (album)">Sweet Harmony</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Muldaur" title="Maria Muldaur">Maria Muldaur</a></td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>In the Pocket</i></td> <td>James Taylor</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Shower_the_People" title="Shower the People">Shower the People</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Summertime_Dream" title="Summertime Dream">Summertime Dream</a></i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald" title="The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald">The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald</a>", "Summertime Dream" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1975</td> <td><i>Gorilla</i></td> <td>James Taylor</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/How_Sweet_It_Is_(To_Be_Loved_By_You)" class="mw-redirect" title="How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)">How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Mexico_(James_Taylor_song)" title="Mexico (James Taylor song)">Mexico</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Gord's Gold</i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Sundown", "Early Morning Rain" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Beau Brummels</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beau_Brummels" title="The Beau Brummels">The Beau Brummels</a></td> <td>Audio production</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_on_the_Shoulder_(Gordon_Lightfoot_album)" title="Cold on the Shoulder (Gordon Lightfoot album)">Cold on the Shoulder</a></i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Now and Then", Bend in the Water" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1974</td> <td><i>Maria Muldaur</i></td> <td>Maria Muldaur</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"I'm A Woman" <br />"<a href="/wiki/Midnight_at_the_Oasis" title="Midnight at the Oasis">Midnight at the Oasis</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Paradise and Lunch</i></td> <td>Ry Cooder</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Arlo Guthrie</i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sundown_(Gordon_Lightfoot_album)" title="Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot album)">Sundown</a></i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sundown_(Gordon_Lightfoot_song)" title="Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song)">Sundown</a>"<br /> "<a href="/wiki/Carefree_Highway_(song)" title="Carefree Highway (song)">Carefree Highway</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Old_Boys_(Randy_Newman_album)" title="Good Old Boys (Randy Newman album)">Good Old Boys</a></i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td><i>The Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys</i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1972</td> <td><i>Sailin’ Shoes</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Feat" title="Little Feat">Little Feat</a></td> <td>Executive A&R</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sail Away</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Boomer Story</i></td> <td>Ry Cooder</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Don Quixote</i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Beautiful", "Alberta Bound" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hobo%27s_Lullaby" class="mw-redirect" title="Hobo's Lullaby">Hobo's Lullaby</a></i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song)" title="City of New Orleans (song)">City of New Orleans</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Old_Dan%27s_Records" title="Old Dan's Records">Old Dan's Records</a></i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Hi'way Songs", "Old Dan's Records" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1971</td> <td><i>The Doobie Brothers</i></td> <td>The Doobie Brothers</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Into_the_Purple_Valley" title="Into the Purple Valley">Into the Purple Valley</a></i></td> <td>Ry Cooder</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Randy Newman Live</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1970</td> <td><i>12 Songs</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sit_Down_Young_Stranger" title="Sit Down Young Stranger">Sit Down Young Stranger</a></i></td> <td>Gordon Lightfoot</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Could_Read_My_Mind" title="If You Could Read My Mind">If You Could Read My Mind</a>" "Minstrel of the Dawn" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Washington County</i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ry Cooder</i></td> <td>Ry Cooder</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1969</td> <td><i>Harpers Bizarre 4</i></td> <td>Harpers Bizarre</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Witchi Tai To" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Running Down the Road</i></td> <td>Arlo Guthrie</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1968</td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bradley%E2%80%99s_Barn_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bradley’s Barn (album) (page does not exist)">Bradley's Barn</a></i></td> <td>The Beau Brummels</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Randy Newman</i></td> <td>Randy Newman</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Roots</i></td> <td>The Everly Brothers</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Life_of_Harpers_Bizarre" class="mw-redirect" title="Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre">Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre</a></i></td> <td>Harpers Bizarre</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Song_Cycle_(album)" title="Song Cycle (album)">Song Cycle</a></i></td> <td>Van Dyke Parks</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1967</td> <td><i>Anything Goes</i></td> <td>Harpers Bizarre</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"Anything Goes" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Feelin' Groovy</i></td> <td>Harpers Bizarre</td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_59th_Street_Bridge_Song_(Feelin%27_Groovy)" title="The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)">The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)</a>" <br />"Come to the Sunshine" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Triangle</i></td> <td>The Beau Brummels</td> <td>Producer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sit_Down,_I_Think_I_Love_You" title="Sit Down, I Think I Love You">Sit Down, I Think I Love You</a>" (single)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Mojo_Men" title="The Mojo Men">The Mojo Men</a></td> <td>Producer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sit_Down,_I_Think_I_Love_You" title="Sit Down, I Think I Love You">Sit Down, I Think I Love You</a>" </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenny_Waronker&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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