[1][2][3][4] John Burk was born in Oakland, CA and attended high school at De La Salle.
[5][6][7] Artists who have published records through Concord include Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott, Ray Charles, Ozomatli, James Taylor, George Benson and Al Jarreau.
[12][13][14][15][16] The album also led to Concord's creation of the Hear Music record label.
[6][17] Burk also won the category for Surround Sound Production at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
[18][19] Burk was president at Concord records when artist Esperanza Spalding recorded her Exposure album during a 77-hour long live-streamed session, citing "pressure from executives at Concord Music Group, her label, to change the choice of songs on an album, or to add a featured guest that will help her reach new audiences".