Michael Viner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Viner

American record producer and book publisher

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-2009

Profession: composer, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Michael Ames Viner ( VEE-n?r; February 27, 1944 – August 8, 2009) was an American film producer and record producer, who later shifted into book publishing and became an innovator in the audiobook field.
A widely sampled percussion break in the recording of the song "Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band, a group he assembled in the early 1970s, has been frequently integrated into many hip hop recordings.