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John David Kalodner is a retired American Artists and repertoire (A&R) executive.Kalodner was born in Philadelphia and was a writer and photographer at CONCRRT MAGAZINE. He went on to be a photographer for various record labels by 1972. He wanted to be, and worked to be, in the record industry, and was first noticed by Atlantic Records' executive Bob Roland.Kalodner worked with Billy Idol, Jack Blades, Roadstar, Steve Perry, Cher, and Suzie McNeil (of Rock Star: INXS) before retiring in 2006.Kalodner was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in the "Visionary" category in 2014.