The Eddie Wohl Interview

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As an artist, he was signed to Epic, Elektra and Mercury/Island, and had a production deal with Roadrunner Records. Growing up on the East Coast, Wohl was in his first band at age 15 and signed his first record deal at the age of 25. Wohl's major influences growing up included Black Sabbath, Stevie Wonder, Public Enemy and McCoy Tyner. Coming out of the New York City club/band scene, he has spent many years as a songwriter and producer. In 1999, Wohl, along with his partners, launched the New York-based Scrap 60 Productions, which was responsible for producing acts such as Anthrax, Ill Nino and H2O, among others.

Wohl's producing credits include a variety of acts, from metal Fuel, Anthrax, and Smile Empty Soul, to glam-punker Jesse Mallin and pop artist/American Idol judge Kara Dioguardi. He has produced records featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Robby Krieger, Roger Daltrey, Chino Moreno, Jakob Dylan, Josh Homme, Chris Shiflett, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Dimebag Darrell.

As a composer, Wohl has received six Emmy Awards.[1][better source needed] Some TV appearances of his music include Super Bowl XLVII, The CBS Super Bowl Pre-Game show, "CBS Super Bowl 50th Anniversary" spots the NFL on CBS, NBA on NBC, The Rio Olympics, The NHL, NCAA Basketball, PGA Golf on CBS, Young Sheldon, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

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