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Post by hellola on Apr 23, 2006 12:05:14 GMT -5
Ok...here's a bit on Rob Mathes... a VERY WISE CHOICE!!!! And, worth the wait!!!
Even though he used to play guitar and keyboards for Chuck Mangione, chances are you've never heard of Rob Mathes. But you certainly know some of the people who know him in this six-degrees-of-separation world. Today, Mathes is an acclaimed arranger, composer, producer, session player and song-writer for a diverse clan of artists, including: Susan Ashton, Babyface, Margaret Becker, Boyz II Men, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion, Steve Green, Elton John, Jon Bovi Jovi, Michael MacDonald, Joan Osborne, David Sanborn, Jon Secada, B.J. Thomas, Shania Twain, Jaci Velasquez, Jody Watley, Vanessa Williams, Stevie Wonder, Trisha Yearwood and Moses.
AS ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR: Rob has orchestrated music for a number of stars including recent records by: Mary J. Blige, Rod Stewart, Lou Reed, George Michael, Celine Dion, Vanessa Carlton, Tim McGraw, Michael Bolton, Elton John, R Kelly, Natalie Cole, and Marc Anthony. Sting recently recorded Mathes' arrangement of the classic American song "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning". He has written music for cellist Yo Yo Ma and recently arranged "You'll Never Walk Alone" for The Three Tenors-Live In Paris CD. He has been the arranger and guitarist on the last six Pavarotti and Friends concerts held each year in Modena, Italy and orchestrated music for the closing ceremony of the Olympics last year. He has just finished arranging the new Tony Bennett-k.d. Long record after arranging Tony's Grammy winning "Bennett Sings The Blues", and has written some orchestrations for pop artist Sade and Jazz Pianist Eliane Elias for BMG Records.
AS PRODUCER: Rob has produced two new CD's for Vanessa Williams to be released back to back on Lava/Atlantic. Rob has co-produced and arranged tracks on Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook recordings, working closely with Clive Davis. Rob also co-produced Carly Simon's recent Disney Soundtrack recording for Piglet's Big Movie and produced Jazz Artist Jackie Allen's Love Is Blue CD, just released on A440 Music Group.
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Post by ChiFan on Apr 23, 2006 12:33:18 GMT -5
VERY impressive! MiG's in good company!!!!!!!
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Post by hellola on Apr 23, 2006 12:44:38 GMT -5
And...here's our other guy! Matthew Wilder: Launching his recording career as a songwriter and a performer, he had a worldwide hit with his 1984 single, "Break My Stride" from the Epic album "I Don't Speak The Language". He has gone on to become a top record producer, producing No Doubt's hit album, "Tragic Kingdom" . Since that album's release, more than eighteen million copies have been sold worldwide and has also earned Wilder a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Album". As the composer, producer, singer and instrumentalist for Disney's 36th animated feature Mulan, Mr. Wilder won the Annie Award for best music in an animated feature and was nominated by the Foreign Press for a Golden Globe Award for best song and score. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Score in a Comedy or Musical as well as a second nomination for best song in a movie. Wilder's productions were a tour de force including the latest in digital technology and classical orchestration. Having written and produced the score to Mulan, Wilder "contemporized" the heroine's yearning ballad "Reflection" originally performed in the film by Lea Salonga. He adapted and produced RCA recording artist, Christina Aquilera's first hit for her debut album as well as the title track for her Grammy award winning latin debut, "Mi Reflejo". The rousing finale, "True To Your Heart" was performed by Stevie Wonder and 98 Degrees. Wilder also brought his singing talent to the voice of "Ling" in "A Girl Worth Fighting For" and "I'll Make A Man Out Of You". Mr. Wilder's song's have been recorded by Kelly Clarkson, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aquilera, 98 Degrees, Hillary Duff, Aaron Carter, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole and many more. Mr. Wilder revisited his hit, "Break My Stride" by co-writing Puff Daddy & The Family's first hit, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" for Arista Records/Bad Boy Records. He has recently written with and/or produced RCA recording artist, Natalie Imbruglia, Atlantic recording artist, Poe, DreamWorks recording artist Dana Glover. Currently Mr. Wilder has composed the score to a new Broadway musical debuting at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater this summer and Broadway October, '05 called "Princesses". He also has written and produced for Geffen recording artist Samantha Moore and Island/DefJam's Fefe Dobson.
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Post by ChiFan on Apr 23, 2006 14:20:46 GMT -5
You're a wealth of information, Laura, thank-you!
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Post by emily on Apr 23, 2006 18:07:20 GMT -5
MiG is rubbing elbows with the Big Boys!
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Post by jjnaz on Apr 23, 2006 18:11:37 GMT -5
Sounds great! Hooray for MiG!! #rockstar# #wav#
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Post by 2ton on Apr 23, 2006 19:50:10 GMT -5
Holy Cow, these guys certainly have the credentials! All I can say is WOW! This is all so exciting!!!
While I am reading this, I am listening to High, and I can just imagine how awesome the cd is going to be.
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Post by imbadd on Apr 24, 2006 11:21:39 GMT -5
You're a wealth of information, Laura, thank-you! #smiley2# #smiley2# #smiley2# Information
Thank You Laura
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Post by Sophia on Apr 24, 2006 11:48:59 GMT -5
OMG!!! I haven't been on the boards since Saturday...and this morning at work I find out all sorts of great news about MiG's producers and CD!!! Yippee!!! I'm just giddy...can't wait to hear the CD!!! *jumps up and down*
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Post by Gagay on Apr 25, 2006 13:43:03 GMT -5
* jumping up and down with you *
;D Jane
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Post by mbucksfan on Apr 26, 2006 0:46:42 GMT -5
#bounce015# #bounce015# #smiley2# I am thrilled for MiG to have such great talent atthis point in his career. he has certainly paid his dues in the Entertainment world and so deserves this big break! Thanks Laura!! MB
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Post by prissy on Apr 26, 2006 2:43:07 GMT -5
horray for mig! he deserves to be succesful! i'll always support him, especially when the cd comes out! #rock_band# #milestone#
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Post by sunshine on May 1, 2006 14:16:03 GMT -5
Hi Everyone!!! Here is some scoop on Paul Buckmaster, the arranger MiG is working with. Paul Buckmaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Paul Buckmaster is an artist, arranger, and composer. He is perhaps best known for his colloborations with Elton John, but he has also worked as an arranger on various hit songs, including David Bowie's "Space Oddity", and has played with Miles Davis. Born in London, England, Paul was taught the cello from age 4. At age eleven, he won a cello scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. Buckmaster played and composed in a number of jazz and progressive music groups including the Third Ear Band, Nucleus and Suntreader. In 1969 he helped arrange Bowie's first hit song, "Space Oddity". He began working with Elton John in 1970, helping arrange his second album, Elton John, and initiating a collabrative effort that exists to the present day. Buckmaster met Miles Davis in 1969 and began to study with him in New York City in 1972. He has played on many of Davis' albums on the electric cello. More recently, Buckmaster won a Grammy Award as Best Arranger for the sweeping string arrangement of Train's 2001 song "Drops of Jupiter". He was brought back for the band's following album, My Private Nation. In addition to the aforementioned artists, Buckmaster has arranged music on albums by The Rolling Stones, Mott the Hoople, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Faith Hill, Backstreet Boys, The Darkness, Keith Urban and Celine Dion. ************************************************* And here is a link to his web page!!! Scroll down the page and please take note of the incredible musicians/bands/songs/albums he's worked with and been a part of!!! www.etsmtl.ca/pers/jboisono/shawnphillips/friends/paul.htmWay to go MiG!!!
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Post by Sophia on May 1, 2006 15:29:12 GMT -5
Hi Everyone!!! Here is some scoop on Paul Buckmaster, the arranger MiG is working with. Paul Buckmaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Paul Buckmaster is an artist, arranger, and composer. He is perhaps best known for his colloborations with Elton John, but he has also worked as an arranger on various hit songs, including David Bowie's "Space Oddity", and has played with Miles Davis. Born in London, England, Paul was taught the cello from age 4. At age eleven, he won a cello scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. Buckmaster played and composed in a number of jazz and progressive music groups including the Third Ear Band, Nucleus and Suntreader. In 1969 he helped arrange Bowie's first hit song, "Space Oddity". He began working with Elton John in 1970, helping arrange his second album, Elton John, and initiating a collabrative effort that exists to the present day. Buckmaster met Miles Davis in 1969 and began to study with him in New York City in 1972. He has played on many of Davis' albums on the electric cello. More recently, Buckmaster won a Grammy Award as Best Arranger for the sweeping string arrangement of Train's 2001 song "Drops of Jupiter". He was brought back for the band's following album, My Private Nation. In addition to the aforementioned artists, Buckmaster has arranged music on albums by The Rolling Stones, Mott the Hoople, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Faith Hill, Backstreet Boys, The Darkness, Keith Urban and Celine Dion. ************************************************* And here is a link to his web page!!! Scroll down the page and please take note of the incredible musicians/bands/songs/albums he's worked with and been a part of!!! www.etsmtl.ca/pers/jboisono/shawnphillips/friends/paul.htmWay to go MiG!!! VERY impressive...good to know MiG's got some stellar people behind his first CD!!! Yay, MiG!!
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Post by 2ton on May 1, 2006 20:41:43 GMT -5
OMG, Drops of Jupiter!!!! That song was on my grandaughters myspace for ages, and I just got her tickets to Train for her birthday! MiG is working with some awesome people!
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