Larry Klein

In 2014, Larry began working with the Capitol Music Group, releasing the House of Lies soundtrack. Klein produced Bobby Bazini's debut U.S. album, Where I Belong, in August 2014. He also produced Billy Childs' Map of The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro.

Klein produced Pidgeon's Slingshot and Curtis Stigers' Let's Go Out Tonight in 2012. In 2013, he produced Thomas Dybdahl's What's Left is Forever, Madeleine Peyroux's The Blue Room, Florence K's I'm Leaving You, Alfie Boe's Trust and Eddy Mitchell's Heros.

In 2011, Klein partnered with the Universal Music Group and Decca Label Group to create the imprint label Strange Cargo. The imprint’s first signing was Thomas Dybdahl. The label has released albums by Dybdahl, Adam Cohen and Rebecca Pidgeon.

Klein continued his work with Herbie Hancock on Hancock's The Imagine Project. The Klein-produced album won the 2010 Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

In 2009, Klein produced Madeleine Peyroux's Bare Bones and Zachary Richard's Last Kiss. He was nominated for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his work on Melody Gardot's My One and Only Thrill.

In 2005, Klein met Brazilian singer Luciana Souza while she was performing at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The two married in August 2006. He produced Souza's 2007 album The New Bossa Nova. Klein also produced Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, a musical homage to ex-wife Joni Mitchell, in 2007. River: The Joni Letters won the 2007 Grammy for Album of the Year. In 2008, Klein produced Walter Becker's Circus Money and Tracy Chapman's Our Bright Future.

Klein became known for his work with female artists during his marriage with Mitchell. In 1997, he produced Holly Cole's Dark Dear Heart and Mary Black's Shine. In 2000, he reunited with Mitchell to co-produce her Both Sides Now, which won the 2000 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Klein also produced Julia Fordham's Concrete Love and was co-producer on Mitchell's Travelogue in 2002. In 2004, Klein produced Madeleine Peyroux’s Careless Love.

Klein has won four Grammys: Best Pop Album in 1996 for Joni Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Mitchell's Both Sides Now in 2001, Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Herbie Hancock's album, River: The Joni Letters in 2008.

Klein and Mitchell's marriage dissolved during 1994 while in the midst of making Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo album. The two continued to work through their eventual divorce, and Turbulent Indigo won the 1995 Grammy for Best Pop Album.

In 1985, Klein co-produced Mitchell's Dog Eat Dog. He secured his first solo production with The Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr's 1986 solo album The Lace. Two years later, in 1988, Klein co-produced both Joni Mitchell's Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm and The Innocence Mission's self-titled album. He also co-produced Mitchell's 1991 album Night Ride Home and Shawn Colvin's Fat City in 1992.

In 1982, Klein began working as a bassist on Joni Mitchell's Wild Things Run Fast. The two became romantically involved and married the same year. It was during his marriage with Mitchell that Klein established himself as a music producer.

Klein and Joni Mitchell were married in November 1982. They divorced in 1994. In 2006, Klein married Luciana Souza. Klein and Souza have one son, Noah.

Larry Klein (born 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and head of Strange Cargo, an imprint with Universal Music Group.