Fred Mollin

Gebundenes Buch

Unplugged

Stories and Secrets from a Life of Making Records, Scoring Film, and Working with the Legends of Music

Beschreibung

In 1977, at age twenty-four, Fred Mollin co-produced a record that became one of the most successful ballads in pop music history. How do you follow that? Unplugged answers that question with a journey through a musical and creative life well-lived. The adventures in Mollin's memoirs, the disclosure of previously untold behind-the-scenes stories, and the incredible array of personalities who make these tales so rich, is a fascinating, humorous, educational, no-holds-barred, and inspiring story. Unplugged is more than a memoir. It is a book that recounts a life and untold stories from a musical career that involves the world of record production and film composing, spanning over fifty years and counting. Told with humility and humor, Fred Mollin's journey among so many legends and fascinating people and projects, gives the reader a chance to see behind closed doors.

Autor

Fred Mollin's life work encompasses virtually every genre and niche. As a Grammy-nominated and Juno Award-winning record producer and arranger, he has worked with such esteemed artists as Kris Kristofferson, America, Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel, Michael McDonald, B.B. King, Vince Gill, Linda Ronstadt, Gloria Estefan, Jackson Browne, Jackie Evancho, Lamont Dozier, JD Souther, Rita Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth, Bill Medley, Barry Mann, Rumer, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Johnny Mathis, just to name a few. Although Mollin grew up in New York, his ascendancy started early in Toronto, Canada, as producer of the iconic 1977 worldwide hit Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill. Mollin's Disney album work as producer/artist in the children's music realm has reached sales of over three million units. He is Disney's most successful instrumental lullaby album artist. In the mid-eighties through 2001, Mollin's career found him working tirelessly as a composer for film and television, scoring entertainment as diverse as the Friday the 13th film/TV franchise, all the way to Beverly Hills 90210. He is the recipient of four SOCAN TV and film awards. Moving back to the United States in 2001 allowed Fred to go back to his true love, record production. Fred Mollin, a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, continues his passionate pursuit of music and is based in Nashville and Los Angeles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gatekeeper Press
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9781662955341
• ISBN-10: 1662955340
• Artikelnr.: 73743770