For a young Steve Weingart growing up in Dayton, Ohio, the music of fusionists Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, and Herbie Hancock wooed him as an aspiring young pianist.
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David Gamson has been messing around with sounds, songs, and arrangements for years. As keyboardist/writer/producer for the 80’s band Scritti Politti, he guided the brightly colored, synth-driven sound that was to create several hits in the UK and the U.S. For a band that started as a punk-based band, the migration to a soulful, yet groove-based sound was designed primarily by Gamson.
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Bill Champlin is a man who has experienced musical success on his own terms. Over the years you’ve known him as a solo artist, session musician, vocalist, and longtime member of the band Chicago.
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This edition of Inside MusiCast takes us into the mind and music of a true native of Southern California, where at a very young age he was playing piano, and by High School he was learning harmony from one of Stan Kenton’s principal arrangers.
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If he were being accused of being too creative and trying too many new things, Jeff Lorber would have to plead guilty. You see, when it comes down to creating music that’s fresh and ground-breaking, Jeff Lorber feels right at home.
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Robert Lamm’s voice is one of the most recognizable voices in the world of music. As an original member of the Grammy Award winning band Chicago, his lead vocal and keyboard skills remain key to the Chicago Sound that has endured 40 years, and is still going strong.
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Jeff Babko is one of the busiest and most sought after keyboard/piano players in the music business today. Although his name might not be a household word, it’s likely you’ve heard his music.
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A perennial classic producer and session musician, our guest really needs no introduction…or at least one paragraph doesn’t do his career justice.
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The name Greg Phillinganes is about to get a little more popular in the music world. You see, this year, this most prolific keyboardist, arranger, composer and performer has been nominated for his first Grammy.
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The Los Angeles based keyboard player David Garfield has a long career as a musical director, arranger, composer and producer behind him, and he is still one of the ‘Cats’ that you always see playing local clubs such as The Baked Potato, Cafe Cordiale, or La Ve Lee.
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If you read our guest’s bio, you’ll learn that his first gig was at the age of 12 playing piano 6 nights in a small Canadian town in the Yukon Territory. Google his name and you’ll discover that this man’s amazing keyboard talent has connected him to some of the biggest names in the music business over the years.
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As a composer, arranger and orchestrator, today’s guest has had the opportunity to work on many of Hollywood’s more prominent films over the course of his career, as well as a host of television projects.
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We talked shop with David Paich in our recent interview, Destined for Success. In this episode, we’ll devote much of our dialogue to a topic that’s very close to David’s heart… and maybe yours.
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When David Paich was a kid he didn’t spend much time climbing trees. His time was spent absorbing, learning, and ultimately becoming a product of his environment — the recording studio and performing stage.
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Our upcoming guest is a seasoned musician, composer, and most of all, a very sought-after producer. He amazingly works across a wide array of musical genres — from pop to R&B; from classical to country.
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