▁one - of - a - kind ▁comm issions ▁for ▁churches , ▁metal - work ▁combined ▁with ▁m osa ics , ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁- Un us ual , ▁wh ims ical , ▁fin ely ▁designed ▁pieces . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁architect s ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁in ▁art ▁compet itions ▁ ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁D rak ou lias ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Greek - American ▁music ▁producer ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁A & R ▁executive ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Record ings ▁label . ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁a ▁prot ég é ▁of ▁Rick ▁Rub in . ▁ ▁D rak ou lias ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Sy os set , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁attended ▁Sy os set ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁musical ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁L if eline . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁college ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁( N Y U ), ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁business . ▁There ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁Rick ▁Rub in , ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁after ▁he ▁started ▁d ating ▁an ▁ex - g irl friend ▁of ▁Rub in ' s . ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁h ires ▁for ▁Rub in ' s ▁Def ▁Jam ▁label . ▁As ▁an ▁A