Rob Cavallo

Cavallo was born in Washington, D.C., and moved to Los Angeles, California, with his family at age 10. His interest in music began at age 11 after listening to his father's The Beatles collection. He graduated from the University of Southern California, as a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, in 1985 with a B.A. in English. Cavallo also attended the Dick Grove School of Music.

Cavallo worked with George Massenburg at The Complex Recording Studios early in his career. He joined Warner Bros. Records as A&R representative in 1987 and worked with Black Sabbath as one of his first assignments.{{cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/30384/6-interns-who-ended-running-company|title=6 Interns Who Ended Up Running the Company|author=Stacy Conradt|date=April 6, 2012|publisher=Mental Floss|access-date=September 14, 2013}} He also signed both the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day during his first tenure at Warner Bros. Records.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-08-fi-ct-cavallo8-story.html|title=Warner Music Group names producer Rob Cavallo chief creative officer|author=Todd Martens|newspaper=LA Times|date=October 8, 2009|access-date=September 14, 2013}} Cavallo became senior vice-president of A&R of Hollywood Records in 1998. He moved to Warner Music Group in 2002 and became chief creative officer of the company in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aF793G94a8LQ|title=Rob Cavallo Named Chairman of Warner Bros. Records|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=September 14, 2013}} He was named chairman of Warner Bros. Records in 2011, and served in that position until December 2012.

Cavallo also co-founded Level 7, a media company, with Broadcom Corporation co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III.

Cavallo has produced multiple platinum-selling albums and tracks. Platinum-selling albums he has produced include:

• Green Day's Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod, American Idiot, Bullet in a Bible, And Saviors{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/green-day-american-idiot-20110527|title=500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME|date=December 11, 2003|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Nimrod%22|title=Nimrod|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=warning&ica=False&sa=Green%20Day&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Warning|publisher=Music Canada|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Goo Goo Dolls' Dizzy Up the Girl, A Boy Named Goo and Gutterflower;{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/11/30/goo-goo-dolls-are-all-grown-up/|title=Goo Goo Dolls are all grown up|publisher=Chicago Tribune|author=John J. Moser|date=November 30, 2006|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade;{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22parade%22|title=The Black Parade|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}} and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys{{cite web|url=https://store.warnermusic.com.au/products/danger-days-the-true-lives-of-the-fabulous-killjoys|title=Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys|publisher=Warner Music Australia Store|access-date=September 18, 2020}}
  {{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1648141/my-chemical-romance-return-with-danger-days-the-true-lives-of-the-fabulous-killjoys/|title=My Chemical Romance Return With Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys|publisher=MTV|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=September 18, 2020}}
• Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/dave-matthews-band/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219204949/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/dave-matthews-band/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2010|title=Dave Matthews Band|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22groogrux%22|title=Big Whiskey and Groogrux King|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}'', Come Tomorrow;
• David Cook's David Cook;{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22david%20cook%22|title=David Cook|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Phil Collins's Testify;{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002|publisher=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards|access-date=September 14, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224193414/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-cant-stop-20020916|title=Phil Collins Can't Stop|author=Jolie Lash|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=September 16, 2002|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Kid Rock's Rock n Roll Jesus;{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22kid%20rock%22|title=Rock and Roll Jesus|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Shinedown's The Sound of Madness and
• Paramore's Brand New Eyes.

Tracks he produced, which were on platinum-selling albums include:

• Goo Goo Doll's "Iris" from the City of Angels soundtrack / Dizzy Up the Girl;{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120632/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title=City of Angels Soundtrack|publisher=IMDb|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22city%20of%20angels%22|title=City of Angels Soundtrack|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Eric Clapton's "Blue Eyes Blue" from the Runaway Bride soundtrack / Clapton Chronicles;{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163187/soundtrack|title=Runaway Bride Soundtrack|publisher=IMDb|access-date=September 13, 2013}}
• Phil Collins' "You'll Be in My Heart", "Son of Man", and "Strangers Like Me" from the Tarzan soundtrack;{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22tarzan%22|title=Tarzan Soundtrack|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tarzan-original-soundtrack-mw0000243892/credits|title=Tarzan Soundtrack|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
• Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" from City of Angels soundtrack; and
• Paramore's "Decode" from the Twilight soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22twilight%22|title=Twilight Soundtrack|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}

Cavallo-produced Fleetwood Mac album Say You Will went gold in the US, Canada and Britain.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Say+You+Will%22|title=Say You Will|publisher=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Say+You+Will&sa=Fleetwood+Mac&smt=0|title=Say You Will|publisher=Music Canada|access-date=September 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505074658/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Say+You+Will&sa=Fleetwood+Mac&smt=0|archive-date=May 5, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|title=Certified Awards|publisher=The British Recorded Music Industry|access-date=September 14, 2013|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627040702/https://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}} Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 rankings.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268417/dave-matthews-big-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Dave Matthews' 'Big' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200|author=Keith Caulfield|publisher=Billboard|date=June 10, 2009|access-date=September 14, 2013}} Phil Collins' single "Can't Stop Loving You", off the Cavallo-produced album Testify, peaked at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/magnetic-mw0002484672/credits|title=Magnetic-Goo Goo Dolls|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 13, 2013}}

Two Cavallo-produced Goo Goo Dolls tracks, "Iris" and "Slide", were included in Billboard's top 100 pop songs 1992–2012. "Iris" was the top pop song from 1992–2012 and "Slide" was ninth-best according to Billboard's list.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474814/the-top-100-pop-songs-1992-2012-from-no-100-to-no-1?page=0%2C9|title=The Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012, From No. 100 To No. 1|publisher=Billboard|author=Gary Trust|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=September 14, 2013}}

Cavallo played an important role as A&R Representative for Linkin Park's single Burn It Down which reached the 30th position on the Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=linkin park|chart=Rock Songs}} |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=June 24, 2012}} and was certified as Platinum by RIAA.[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Burn+It+Down%22 "American single certifications – Linkin Park – Burn It Down".] Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

In 2021, Rob Cavallo launched Done Deal Management with music technology platform Vydia.{{Cite web|last=Andre|first=Paine|date=April 14, 2021|title=Producer and exec Rob Cavallo launches management firm with music technology platform Vydia|url=https://www.musicweek.com/management/read/producer-and-exec-rob-cavallo-launches-management-firm-with-music-technology-platform-vydia/083038}}

Cavallo has won three Grammy awards: 1998 Producer of the Year; 2004 Best Rock Album for producing Green Day's American Idiot; and 2005 Record of the Year for producing Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

Billboard Magazine ranked Cavallo number 45 in their 2012 Power 100 rankings.

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