Arif Mardin

Atlantic producer and arranger

Born

1932 to 2006

Hub

Not a place: no street address

Person class

personnel connector

Placed at

1963: first documented activity

Status as of 11 September 2026

Died 2006.

Evidence class

public record: press, credits, official histories or reference sources

Connections

9 edges, 8 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.000 (rank 29 of 236) · people and production 0.010 (rank 5)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [MIXA] (register)

Produced and arranged at Criteria from Brook Benton's Rainy Night in Georgia (1969) through Average White Band's AWB (1974) to the Bee Gees' Main Course (1975), the record that moved the Gibbs to Miami.

Connections

People, ownership and staff

• worked atCriteria Recording StudiosProducer and arranger on the Atlantic and Main Course sessions1969 to 1975
• worked atAtlantic RecordsAtlantic producer and arranger1963 to 2001
• produced / engineeredBrook BentonRainy Night in Georgia1969
• produced / engineeredAretha Franklin1969 to 1971
• produced / engineeredYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)1970 to 1971
• produced / engineeredAverage White Band1974
• produced / engineeredBee GeesMain Course1975
• produced / engineeredMain Course (1975)1975

Labels, collaborations, adjacency, plans

• collaborationBee GeesMain Course1975