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David Rubinson graduated from Columbia University in 1963, with a bachelor"s degree in English Literature.
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He produced such diverse acts as Moby Grape, Herbie Hancock, the Pointer Sisters, Santana, and Taj Mahal. Rubinson also founded The Automatt Recording Studios and was the music producer for the film Apocalypse Now. He commenced his record production career shortly thereafter, becoming an associate producer at Capitol Records during 1963-1964.
Thereafter, he became a staff producer for Columbia Records, a position he held from 1964 to 1969.
In 1976, he built The Automatt, the first automated recording studio in San Francisco. After suffering a severe heart attack, Rubinson retired from record production in 1982, thereafter devoting his time to artist management (Narada Michael Walden, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Marcel Marceau, Wayne Shorter) and film.
He was the executive producer of Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness, a Public Broadcasting Service biography of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who facilitated the escape of thousands of Jews from Lithuania during World World War World War II In 2009, Rubinson relocated to France to practice permaculture and sustainable, renewable food production and became a public opponent of the actions of Israel in Gaza.
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