Joe Carducci is an American writer, record producer, and former A&R executive,[1] formerly most closely associated with the influential record label SST Records.[2]
Carducci lived for a time in Chicago[3] before moving to Hollywood in 1976.[4] From 1981 to 1986 he was an A&R man, record producer, and co-owner of SST Records, working with, among other bands, the Minutemen, Saint Vitus, the Meat Puppets, Black Flag and Saccharine Trust. He also ran his own record label, Thermidor Records,[5] which released albums by The Birthday Party, the Minutemen,[5] Oil Tasters, Flipper, Nig Heist, SPK and Al Jourgensen's pre-Ministry band Special Affect.[6]
He wrote lyrics for the song "Jesus & Tequila" by the Minutemen (Double Nickels on the Dime, 1984)[7] and "Chinese Firedrill" from Mike Watt's 1995 solo album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?.[8] He now resides in Centennial, Wyoming, where he runs Redoubt Press and O&O Recordings.
Carducci wrote the screenplays for the 1998 films Rock and Roll Punk[2] and Bullet On A Wire with Jim Sikora.[2]
In 2007, Carducci published Enter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That..., which contained his reflections on his time at SST Records and the life and death of former SST photographer Naomi Petersen.[1]
