Joe Boyd (*1942 in Boston) is an influential music and film producer who, after graduating from Harvard, began his career in the 1960s, including at the Newport Folk Festival and with Bob Dylan's electric debt. In Londonhe founded the UFO Club in 1966 and later produced artists such as Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, R.E.M. and Billy Bragg.

As head of the music department of Warner Brothers Films, he was responsible for important film scores and produced a Jimi Hendrix documentary. He founded Hannibal Records, was involved in film projects and published successful memoirs. Since 2016, he has been producing BalkanMusik with his wife Andrea Goertler. 

His book "And the Roots of Rhythm Remain" sheds light on the stories behind the music from all over the world that has shaped Western musical tastes.