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Robert Alan Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian
music producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
and keyboardist, best known for his work with
Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...
, Alice Cooper,
Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry and B ...
, Kiss,
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...
, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Andrea Bocelli and Phish. As of 2010, Ezrin's career in music had spanned six decades and his production work continued into the 21st century, with acts such as Deftones and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Ezrin is the winner of three
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s. In 2011, he was awarded the Special Achievement Award at the 2011 SOCAN Awards held in Toronto. On 29 December 2022, Ezrin was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, the second-highest civilian honour in Canada.


Early life

Ezrin was born in
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,
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, on March 25, 1949 to
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parents. He resided in the Forest Hill area of Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto Schools in 1967.


Music and production career

As of 2014, Ezrin continued to work as a
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, arranger and
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, in addition to being involved with a variety of other projects in digital media, live production, film, television, and theatrical production. Ezrin has worked on recordings with numerous major artists, including
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...
, Phish, Alice Cooper, KISS, Balloonatic, Deep Purple,
Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...
,
The Kings The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada. Recording history The Kings were formed in ...
, Hanoi Rocks,
Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...
, Peter Gabriel, Bonham, K'naan, 2Cellos, Kristin Chenoweth,
Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...
, Nine Inch Nails, The Jayhawks, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Darkness,
Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The band's best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro. Jane's Addicti ...
, Dr. John, Nils Lofgren,
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,
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, Julian Lennon,
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and Deftones, among many others. Ezrin also recorded the very first demos for Toronto band Max Webster. Ezrin has been described by Alice Cooper as "our George Martin". Following his first production work on an album with '' Love it to Death'' in 1971, Ezrin embarked on a long-term collaboration that, by 1973, would see the release of the number one album '' Billion Dollar Babies'', a year after the success of '' School's Out''; Cooper subsequently became established as one of the biggest acts in the world. 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. Ezrin produced the best-selling KISS album '' Destroyer'' in 1976. As explained by Peter Criss during an interview in the documentary ''KISS: Krazy Killer'' (1994), Ezrin co-wrote, arranged and performed the piano accompaniment to the song " Beth". Ezrin proceeded to produce two other albums with the band -- '' Music from "The Elder"'' and ''
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''—and remains close to the band's members in the 21st century. Ezrin has worked with Pink Floyd on a number of occasions, co-producing the albums '' The Wall'', '' A Momentary Lapse of Reason'', and '' The Division Bell''. He has also co-written the songs " The Trial", " Signs of Life", " Learning to Fly", and " Take It Back". Ezrin also produced the 1988 Kansas album '' In the Spirit of Things'', and received a writing credit for the song "Ghosts" and three other songs. In May 2009, Ezrin co-produced The Clearwater Concert at
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, celebrating the 90th birthday of musician and activist Pete Seeger. More than 50 guest artists, including
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, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper,
Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (, ; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing mo ...
, Tom Morello,
Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...
,
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana (music), Americana genre ...
, and
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, performed at the event. Ezrin also co-produced the PBS broadcast of the event. Since 2010, Ezrin has co-produced Peter Gabriel's album '' Scratch My Back''; co-produced ''The House Rules'', by Christian Kane; and produced singles for K'naan, the Canadian Tenors, and young pop sensation Fefe Dobson for her album '' Joy''. Ezrin also reunited with Cooper, working on Cooper's '' Welcome 2 My Nightmare'', on the corresponding live show, and numerous other related projects. He also mixed several projects, including Taylor Swift's '' Speak Now World Tour Live'' CD and DVD (2011), and an album by The Darkness (2012). In 2012, Ezrin remixed KISS's 1976 album ''Destroyer'', which by then had gone Double Platinum. Also, he produced albums for 2Cellos and rock legends Deep Purple. Bob worked with the band Phish on their 2014 release, '' Fuego''. They reunited for the band's next album, '' Big Boat'', released in 2016. Ezrin worked with Andrea Bocelli on '' '', Bocelli's first No. 1 album, both in the UK and USA. Ezrin produced a live and television extravaganza to reopen the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, US, starring
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and U2. He also worked on an album and live opera with L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio in Rome, Italy.


Other ventures


Entrepreneurship

In 1993, Ezrin co-founded a computer software company called 7th Level, which developed and published educational and entertainment
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s, including a series of Monty Python games. In 1999, Ezrin co-founded Enigma Digital, an
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provider, that was eventually sold to Clear Channel; Ezrin was later appointed vice-chairman of Clear Channel Interactive. Ezrin was also Chairman of Live Nation Artists Recordings in 2007 and the first half of 2008. Ezrin is also co-founder and vice chairman of Wow Unlimited Media. In 2009, Ezrin, along with
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and Kevin Williams, co-founded the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver. 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.


Philanthropy

Ezrin is a board member of the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, 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 of MusiCounts, the musical education initiative of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, that provides instruments to Canadian school music programs. He is co-founder, with U2's The Edge, of Music Rising, an initiative to preserve the musical culture of the Gulf coast region following the damage caused by the hurricanes and flooding of 2005. On February 18, 2010, Ezrin helped with the mobilization of the Young Artists for Haiti group. Fifty Canadian artists recorded a rendition of hip hop star K'naan's " Wavin' Flag" for the victims of the
Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
quake. The song was reworked by Ezrin to include specific lyrics for Haiti, with proceeds disseminated to Free the Children, War Child Canada, and World Vision Canada. The production raised over US$2 million. K'naan explained in regard to the initiation of the project: "I got a call from Randy ennox, presidentat Universal usic Canadaand 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." Ezrin is a Chairman
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of the Los Angeles Mentoring Partnership and a past Trustee and Governor of the
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(NARAS). He is also a member of the Board of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, which promotes, celebrates and facilitates excellence in journalism. As of 2022, Bob is engaged as a Canadian climate activist.


Film and television

In 1982, Ezrin briefly appeared as the host of ''Enterprise'', a City-TV panel show that replaced Dr. Morton Shulman's ''The Shulman File''; he has also been a frequent interviewee for documentary films and television. Ezrin has created new theatrical, television, and live events with RadicalMedia, based in New York, including
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's feature film, '' Fade to Black''. In 2012, Ezrin appeared in '' Artifact'', a documentary film about the modern music business focused on the legal battle between Thirty Seconds to Mars and record label EMI. He is a co-producer of Melanie Doane's children's music television series '' Ukulele U''.


Honour and recognition

Ezrin was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in April 2004 and the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in March 2006. In 2011, Ezrin and Young Artist for Haiti won the Juno Award in Canada for "Single of the Year". Also in 2011, he was awarded an "Outstanding Contribution" at the Classic Rock Magazine Awards. In 2013, he was honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. Ezrin was also honoured in 2013 by The Royal Conservatory of Music, being named an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Conservatory. In late 2022, Ezrin was named an Officer of the
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, "For his ongoing contributions to music and entertainment production, and for his sustained advocacy of musical education, journalism and environmental justice." In February 2025, Ezrin was named as a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.


Personal life

Ezrin is married to Janet Ezrin. Ezrin moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in the 1990s. In 2025, having moved back to Toronto from Nashville, he started the process to renounce his U.S. citizenship. In the context of tensions between Canada and the U.S., he told ''
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'' that he believed his Canadian honours represented not only recognition for prior work but also a responsibility to stand up for Canada going forward.


Partial discography

* 2Cellos: '' In2ition'' (2013) – producer and mixer * Thirty Seconds to Mars: '' 30 Seconds to Mars'' (2002) – producer *
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: '' Get Your Wings'' (1974) – executive producer * Alice Cooper **'' Love It to Death'' (1971) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' Killer'' (1971) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' School's Out'' (1972) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' Billion Dollar Babies'' (1973) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' Welcome to My Nightmare'' (1975) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' Alice Cooper Goes to Hell'' (1976) – producer, keyboardist, co-writer, and mixer **'' Lace and Whiskey'' (1977) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' The Alice Cooper Show'' (1977) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **''
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'' (1983) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **'' Brutal Planet'' (2000) – executive producer **'' Dragontown'' (2001) – executive producer **''Old School'' box set (2011) – project producer **'' Welcome 2 My Nightmare'' (2011) – producer, co-writer, and mixer **''
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'' (2017) – producer, composer, and mixer **'' Detroit Stories'' (2021) – producer, composer, and mixer * Army of Anyone: '' Army of Anyone'' (2006) – producer and mixer * The Babys: '' The Babys'' (1977) – co-producer with Brian Christian and mixer * Balloonatic: My Underworld, Five Cent Beer (2003) - Producer and mixer *
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: " Count Three and Pray" (1986) – producer and mixer * Robin Black: ''Instant Classic'' (2005) – co-producer with Gggarth and mixer * Andrea Bocelli **'' '' (2018) – producer and writer * Bonham: '' The Disregard of Timekeeping'' (1989) – producer and mixer * The Canadian Tenors **" Hallelujah" (2010), from the album ''The Perfect Gift'' – producer and mixer **" Forever Young" (2012), from the album ''Lead with Your Heart'' – producer and mixer **"World Stand Still" - (2012), from the album ''Lead with Your Heart'' – vocal producer and mixer * Catherine Wheel: ''
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'' (1997) – co-producer with Gggarth * Christian Kane: ''The House Rules'' (2010) – co-producer with Jimmie Lee Sloas and mixer * Tim Curry: '' Read My Lips'' (1978) – producer and mixer * The Darkness: '' Hot Cakes'' (2012) – mixer and co-producer on one song ("Every Inch of You") * Deep Purple **'' Now What?!'' (2013) – producer, mixer and composer **'' Infinite'' (2017) – producer, mixer and composer **'' Whoosh!'' (2020) – producer, mixing, percussion, backing vocals and composer **'' Turning to Crime'' (2021) – producer, backing vocals, co-lead vocals **'' =1'' (2024) - producer, mixing, backing vocals and composer * Deftones: '' Saturday Night Wrist'' (2006) – producer * Dr. John: '' Hollywood Be Thy Name'' (1975) – producer and mixer *Escape from Earth: ''Three Seconds East'' (2004) – producer and mixer * Fefe Dobson: '' Joy'' (2010) – producer and mixer *
Flo & Eddie Flo & Eddie is a comedy rock duo consisting of Mark Volman (Flo, short for Phlorescent Leech) and Howard Kaylan (Eddie). Kaylan and Volman were founding members of the mid-to late 1960s rock and pop band the Turtles. After the Turtles dis ...
: ''
Flo & Eddie Flo & Eddie is a comedy rock duo consisting of Mark Volman (Flo, short for Phlorescent Leech) and Howard Kaylan (Eddie). Kaylan and Volman were founding members of the mid-to late 1960s rock and pop band the Turtles. After the Turtles dis ...
'' (1973) – producer and mixer * Peter Gabriel **'' Peter Gabriel (I)'' (1977) – producer and mixer **"That'll Do" (1998) (title track from the film '' Babe: Pig in the City'') – producer **"My Head Sounds Like That" (2002) (from the album '' Up'') – brass arrangements **'' Scratch My Back'' (2010) – co-producer with Peter Gabriel * David Gilmour: '' About Face'' (1984) – co-producer with David Gilmour * Hanggai **''Horse of Color'' (2016) - co-producer and mixer **''Homeland'' (2017) - producer * Hanoi Rocks: '' Two Steps from the Move'' (1984) – producer and mixer *
Héroes del Silencio Héroes del Silencio (Spanish: ''Heroes of Silence'') (well known as Héroes or HDS) was a Spanish rock band from Zaragoza, formed by guitarist Juan Valdivia and singer Enrique Bunbury. The lineup was completed by bassist Joaquín Cardiel and dr ...
: '' Avalancha'' (1995) – producer * Hollywood Vampires: '' Hollywood Vampires'' (2015) - producer and mixer * Steve Hunter: '' Swept Away'' (1978) – producer and mixer *
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: '' Over the Edge'' (1988) – co-producer with Mike Clink *
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: '' Strays'' (2003) – co-producer with Brian Virtue * The Jayhawks: '' Smile'' (2000) – producer * K'naan: ''Alone'' – ''single'' (2013) – co-writer, mixer, and co-producer with will.i.am (
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)) *
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: '' In the Spirit of Things'' (1988) – producer and mixer *
The Kings The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada. Recording history The Kings were formed in ...
**''The Kings Are Here'' (1980) – producer and mixer **''Amazon Beach'' (1981) – producer and mixer * Kiss **'' Destroyer'' (1976) – producer and mixer **'' Music from "The Elder"'' (1981) – producer and mixer **''
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'' (1992) – producer **'' Destroyer: Resurrected'' (2012) – producer and mixer * Kristin Chenoweth: '' Some Lessons Learned'' (2011) – producer, mixer, and co-writer * Kula Shaker: '' Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts'' (1999) – producer * Julian Lennon: '' Help Yourself'' (1991) – producer * Lucius: ''Good Grief'' (2016) – co-producer with Shawn Everett and Lucius * Murray McLauchlan: ''Storm Warning'' (1981) – producer and mixer * Nils Lofgren: '' Nils'' (1979) – producer and mixer * 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." * Geoffrey Oryema: '' Beat the Border'' (1993) – co-producer with Richard Blair and David Bottrill *Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio: ''album'' (2007) – producer and mixer * Phish: **'' Fuego'' (2014) – producer, mixer **'' Big Boat'' (2016) – producer, mixer *
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**'' The Wall'' (1979) – co-producer with David Gilmour and
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**'' A Momentary Lapse of Reason'' (1987) co-producer with David Gilmour **'' The Division Bell'' (1994) – co-producer with David Gilmour **'' The Endless River'' (2014) – bass guitar * Trevor Rabin: '' Can't Look Away'' (1989) – producer *
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: ''
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'' (1973) – producer and mixer * Johnny Reid **''A Christmas Gift To You'' (2013) - producer and mixer **''A Christmas Gift To You Platinum Edition'' (2014) - producer and mixer **''Revival'' (2017) - co-producer, composer and mixer **'' What Love Is All About'' (2015) - producer and mixer *
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: '' Every Beat of My Heart'' (1986) – producer *
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**''Babe: Pig in the City – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture'' (1998) **'' Heavy Metal 2000'' (1999) *
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: '' Speak Now World Tour Live'' (2011) – mixer for both the CD and DVD * Téléphone: ''
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'' (1982) – producer and mixer * The Tenors: "Who Wants to Live Forever" from Under One Sky (2015) - producer, arranger and mixer * The Tenors feat. Johnny Reid: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (2017) - producer and mixer * The Throbs: '' The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds'' (1991) – co-producer with Dick Wagner and Brian Christian * U2: ''U2 at the BBC'' (2017) – producer * U2 and
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: live recording of " The Saints Are Coming" (2006) *
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: '' rsa Major' (1972) – producer and mixer * Villebillies: "Greatest Moment" single (2006) – producer and mixer * Vow Wow: ''Mountain Top'' (1990) – co-producer with Brian Christian, mixer, and co-writer * Dick Wagner: ''Richard Wagner'' (1978) – producer and mixer * Young Artists for Haiti: "Wavin' Flag" single (2010) – producer


See also

*
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*
Music of Canada The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have History of Canada, shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish-Canadians, Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical Culture of Canada, herit ...
* Canadian Music Hall of Fame


References


External links

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Bob Ezrin at Aol Music.

Bob Ezrin at Tonic

MusiCounts charity

Nimbus School of Recording Arts
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