"Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin" is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Kiss (band)/Kiss, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, and Phish. As of 2010, Ezrin's career in music had spanned four decades and his production work continued into the 21st century, with acts such as Deftones and Thirty Seconds to Mars. After co-founding interactive media company, 7th Level, in 1993, Ezrin has branched out into philanthropy and activism, with music also introduced into this realm of his life, underpinning projects such as Music Rising and Young Artists for Haiti. Ezrin is also involved in education, co-founding the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in 2009.

Ezrin is the winner of a Juno Award and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in April 2004.

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When I wake up every morning and realize that I get to go out and do music as opposed to having to say, 'Would you like fries with that, sir?' I'm so thankful that I'm actually paid to do this thing that I've loved all my life.

It won't come all at once. It will be a staged rollout, starting with the top 50 markets, which we will begin to roll out in July.

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