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Rock & Roll High School is an interview series that spotlights some of the most important figures in the history of contemporary music. Interviews by Pete Ganbarg, President of A&R at Atlantic Records.
About Pete Ganbarg:
Pete Ganbarg is President of A&R for Atlantic Records as well as President of ATCO Records, a division of Atlantic. He joined the Atlantic Records Group as Executive Vice President of A&R in late 2008. A 30+ year A&R veteran and member of the board of directors of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Ganbarg has also held senior A&R positions at Arista, Epic, and SBK/EMI. As a publisher, Ganbarg operates Songs With A Pure Tone and Margetts Road Music, joint ventures currently in partnership with Warner Chappell Music. Songs published by Ganbarg include hits by Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Andy Grammer, Lizzo, Beyoncé, and more.
Ganbarg is the recipient of two GRAMMY Awards for his role as producer on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen and the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill. At Atlantic, among the artists and projects that Ganbarg has overseen are GAYLE, twenty one pilots, Halestorm, Jason Mraz, Christina Perri, Melanie Martinez, Skillet, Brett Eldredge, Matchbox Twenty & Rob Thomas, Theory Of A Deadman, and Icona Pop; as well as the Original Broadway Cast Recordings of Hamilton, Mean Girls, Jagged Little Pill, Dear Evan Hansen, and the multi-platinum Billboard No. 1 soundtrack album The Greatest Showman, the latter two of which he also co-produced. Ganbarg began his A&R career in 1989 at SBK Records. In 1997, he joined Clive Davis at Arista Records, where, as Senior Director of A&R, he conceived and A&R’d Santana’s 30x platinum worldwide, nine-time GRAMMY-winning album, Supernatural.
Additionally, he was recently named International Music Person Of The Year for 2023 by the music industry organization MUSEXPO.
Episode | Date |
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Paul Williams
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Nov 09, 2023 |
Jason Mraz
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Danny Goldberg
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Oct 12, 2023 |
Miles Copeland
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Sep 28, 2023 |
Doc McGhee
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Sep 14, 2023 |
Steve Lillywhite
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Aug 31, 2023 |
Bob Gruen
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Aug 17, 2023 |
Holly Knight
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Aug 03, 2023 |
Felix Cavaliere
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Jul 20, 2023 |
Steve Cropper
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Jul 06, 2023 |
Lou Christie
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Jun 22, 2023 |
Bryan Adams
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Jun 08, 2023 |
Coming This Week: Bryan Adams
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Jun 07, 2023 |
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
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May 25, 2023 |
Justin Hayward (Moody Blues)
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May 11, 2023 |
Lamont Dozier
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Apr 27, 2023 |
Ann Wilson (Heart)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
Season 3 Coming Soon
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Apr 11, 2023 |
Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
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Aug 04, 2022 |
Peter Asher
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Jul 28, 2022 |
Peter Frampton
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Jul 21, 2022 |
Songwriting Legends Of The Brill Building Era: Jeff Barry
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Jul 07, 2022 |
Songwriting Legends Of The Brill Building Era: Barry Mann
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Jul 07, 2022 |
David Coverdale (Whitesnake/Deep Purple)
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Jun 23, 2022 |
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna)
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Jun 09, 2022 |
Patrice Rushen
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May 26, 2022 |
Stevie Van Zandt
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May 12, 2022 |
Eddie Levert (Of The O'Jays)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
Clive Davis
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Apr 14, 2022 |
Cousin Brucie
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Mar 31, 2022 |
Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave)
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Mar 17, 2022 |
Tommy James
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Mar 03, 2022 |
Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg: Season 2 Trailer
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Feb 17, 2022 |
Rock & Roll High School with Pete Ganbarg: Kenny Loggins Trailer
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Feb 17, 2022 |
Kenny Loggins
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Feb 17, 2022 |
Robert "Kool" Bell (of Kool & The Gang)
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Sep 09, 2021 |
The Zombies (Rod Argent & Colin Blunstone)
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Sep 02, 2021 |
Todd Rundgren
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Aug 26, 2021 |
Gloria Gaynor
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Aug 12, 2021 |
Jon Anderson (of the band Yes)
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Jul 29, 2021 |
Jimmy Webb
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Jul 15, 2021 |
Gamble & Huff
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Jul 01, 2021 |
Debbie Gibson
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Jun 17, 2021 |
Tony Visconti
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Jun 03, 2021 |
The Temptations
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May 20, 2021 |
Kathy Valentine (of The Go-Go’s)
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May 06, 2021 |
Graham Nash
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May 06, 2021 |
Nile Rodgers
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May 06, 2021 |
60-Second Trailer Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg
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Apr 29, 2021 |
30-Second Trailer: Rock and Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg
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Apr 19, 2021 |