Nick Venet

American record producer.
Brother of Steve Venet.
He started at age 19 with World Pacific Jazz, then became a staff producer and talent scout at Capitol Records. He signed The Beach Boys and produced their first album "Surfin' Safari" in 1962.
In the early 1970s he moved to United Artists Records, working with performers ranging from Don McLean (Venet was executive producer of his “American Pie") to Frank Zappa.

Born: December 3, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died: January 2, 1998 in Los Angeles, California