As of 2014, Ezrin continued to work as arecord producer,arranger andsongwriter, in addition to being involved with a variety of other projects in digital media, live production, film, television, and theatrical production.[8][9][10]
Ezrin has been described by Alice Cooper as "ourGeorge Martin".[12] Following his first production work on an album withLove it to Death in 1971, Ezrin embarked on a long-term collaboration that, by 1973, would see the release of the number one albumBillion Dollar Babies, a year after the success ofSchool's Out; Cooper subsequently became established as one of the biggest acts in the world.[13] After the disbanding of Cooper's group, Ezrin continued his collaboration with Cooper, as the latter embarked upon a solo career. In 1975, Cooper released the Ezrin-produced album,Welcome To My Nightmare. Ezrin worked with Cooper not just as a producer, but also as a co-writer, arranger, and musician.[14]
Ezrin produced the best-selling Kiss albumDestroyer in 1976.[15] As explained byPeter Criss during an interview in the documentaryKISS: Krazy Killer (1994), Ezrin co-wrote, arranged and performed the piano accompaniment to the song "Beth".[16] Ezrin proceeded to produce two other albums with the band --Music from "The Elder" andRevenge—and remains close to the band's members in the 21st century.[17]
In 2012, Ezrin remixed Kiss's 1976 albumDestroyer, which by then had gone Double Platinum.[22] Also, he produced albums for2Cellos and rock legendsDeep Purple.[23] Bob worked with the bandPhish on their 2014 release,Fuego.[24] They reunited for the band's next album,Big Boat, released in 2016.[25] Ezrin worked withAndrea Bocelli onSì, Bocelli's first No. 1 album, both in the UK and USA.[26]
In 1993, Ezrin co-founded a computer software company called7th Level,[29] which developed and published educational and entertainmentCD-ROMs, including a series ofMonty Python games.[30]
In 1999, Ezrin co-founded Enigma Digital,[31] aninternet radio provider, that was eventually sold toClear Channel; Ezrin was later appointed vice-chairman of Clear Channel Interactive.[32] Ezrin was also Chairman of Live Nation Artists Recordings in 2007 and the first half of 2008.
In 2009, Ezrin, along withGarth Richardson and Kevin Williams,[33] co-founded theNimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver.[34] Ezrin stated that his goal was to provide new engineers and producers with the hands-on teaching experience that he believed was no longer available from traditional recording studios.[35]
Ezrin is a board member ofthe Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation,[36] a national initiative that supports music in US schools by donating musical instruments to under-funded music programs. He is also an Advisory Committee member ofMusiCounts, the musical education initiative of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, that provides instruments to Canadian school music programs.[37]
He is co-founder, with U2'sThe Edge, ofMusic Rising, an initiative to preserve the musical culture of the Gulf coast region following the damage caused by the hurricanes and flooding of 2005.[38]
On February 18, 2010, Ezrin helped with the mobilization of theYoung Artists for Haiti group. Fifty Canadian artists recorded a rendition ofhip hop starK'naan's "Wavin' Flag" for the victims of theHaiti quake.[39] The song was reworked by Ezrin to include specific lyrics for Haiti, with proceeds disseminated toFree the Children,War Child Canada, andWorld Vision Canada. The production raised over US$2 million.[40] K'naan explained in regard to the initiation of the project: "I got a call from Randy [Lennox, president] at Universal [Music Canada] and Bob Ezrin. They had this idea that they wanted to do something lasting, that actually educates young people in Canada about Haiti and not let the fatigue of the subject wash over everybody and everybody just forget Haiti."[39]
In 1982, Ezrin briefly appeared as the host ofEnterprise, a City-TV panel show that replacedDr. Morton Shulman'sThe Shulman File; he has also been a frequent interviewee for documentary films and television.[45] Ezrin has created new theatrical, television, and live events withRadicalMedia, based in New York, includingJay-Z's feature film,Fade to Black.[46] In 2012, Ezrin appeared inArtifact, a documentary film about the modern music business focused on the legal battle betweenThirty Seconds to Mars and record labelEMI.
In 2011, Ezrin and Young Artist for Haiti won the Juno Award in Canada for "Single of the Year".[50] Also in 2011, he was awarded an "Outstanding Contribution" at the Classic Rock Magazine Awards.[51] In 2013, he was honoured with a star onCanada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.[52]
In late 2022, Ezrin was named an Officer of theOrder of Canada, "For his ongoing contributions to music and entertainment production, and for his sustained advocacy of musical education, journalism and environmental justice."[55]
Ezrin moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and became anaturalized citizen of the United States in the 1990s. In 2025, having moved back to Toronto from Nashville, he started the process torenounce his U.S. citizenship. In the context oftensions between Canada and the U.S., he toldThe Globe and Mail that he believed his Canadian honours represented not only recognition for prior work but also a responsibility to stand up for Canada going forward.[58][59]
Nine Inch Nails:The Fragile (1999) – album sequencing ("I'd never examined what I was actually saying with these 20-something songs,"Trent Reznor observed. "Then I realised it could be looked at as two acts. I see Ezrin as he's leaving my studio and I say, 'Bob, you did it, man!' and he says, 'Yeah, I know – I got a flight to catch.' We hugged each other and that was it."[60]
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