Phillip Harvey Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector, December 26, 1939)[nb 1] is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter who developed the Wall of Sound, a music production formula he described as a Wagnerian approach to rock and roll. Spector was dubbed the "First Tycoon of Teen" by writer Tom Wolfe[3] and is acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in pop music history.[4] Later in his life, he became notorious for the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson, of which he was convicted of second degree murder.[5]