Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter. He has produced records for

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, Lamont Dozier and

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, and has composed music for ''

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'', ''Friday the 13th'' (films and television), ''

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'', ''

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'', and many more. Mollin rose to prominence early in his career by co-producing (with Matthew McCauley) Dan Hill's international hit record, " Sometimes When We Touch", in 1977. As an artist, he has written and produced music for a series of children's albums, including ''Disney: Lullaby Album: Instrumental Favorites For Baby'', peaking at #6 on January 26, 2001, on ''

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''s Kid Album music chart; and ''Disney's Princess Lullaby Album'', which peaked at No. 23 on October 25, 2002 (''Billboard''). He created the musical group Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band, composing and producing albums such as ''Finding Nemo-Ocean Favorites'', ''Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks'', and others, primarily released on

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albums.

Early life

Fred Mollin was born (February 10, 1953) in

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to Edward and Pauline Mollin, and is the youngest of three siblings. He attended Calhoun High School in

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. In an interview with ''Spirit of Harmony'', Mollin said, "When my parents would tell their friends that I was leaving high school at 16 to make a life as a musician, they would all say 'we're so sorry,' as if I was terminally ill. In that day and age, it would have sounded better if I had gone off to join the circus".

Career

At age 18, Mollin moved to

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in 1971. His brother Larry had moved there a year before and urged Fred to come and see the creative possibilities. In 1972, they formed Canada's first improvisational comedy group, Homemade Theatre. The four-man troupe consisted of Fred (musician, composer, singer, and actor), Phil Savath, Barry Flatman, and his brother, Larry, who also performed for three years on their own CBC television series, '' Homemade Television''. In 1975, Homemade Theatre was awarded a Canadian Gold Record for their novelty single, "Santa Jaws".

Record producer

Mollin co-produced (with Matthew McCauley) ''Sometimes When We Touch'', by Dan Hill, which became an international hit record in 1977. From 1977 through 1985 Mollin produced such artists as

, and

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. He also co-wrote and co-produced Stan Meissner's hit single "One Chance", which was covered by

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on his platinum album ''Can’t Hold Back''. Mollin started a new career in 1985 as a TV and film composer, which became a full-time occupation until 1996 when he started to make the transition back to record production with the album ''Ten Easy Pieces'' by

. Mollin relocated to Nashville in 2001, where he went back to being a full-time record producer for various artists and projects.

Duets producer

Mollin is known as a record producer with a long history of producing duets involving well-known and iconic artists. These include

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, Crosby and Nash,

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, Michael McDonald,

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, David Pack,

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, Gregory Porter,

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and

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, and Chris Cornell, among others. The albums by

, ''Ten Easy Pieces'', ''Just Across the River'', and ''Still Within the Sound Of My Voice'', have the most number of guest artist duet appearances. Other notable album examples with numerous duets are

' ''Sending You A Little Christmas'',

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's ''The Austin Sessions'',

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's ''Soul And Inspiration'', Lamont Dozier's ''Reimagination'', and Rita Wilson's ''AM/FM''.

Film and television music composer

In 1987, Mollin's work on Paramount's Friday the 13th: The Series gave way to 16 uninterrupted years of composing for film and television. His most well-known TV series include Tri-Star's ''

'', Spelling's ''

'', Paramount's ''

'', Columbia Pictures' '' The New Gidget'' and USA Network's ''

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''. His feature film credits include ''Friday the 13th Part 7 - The New Blood'' and '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan''. His TV movies include NBC's '' Amy Fisher: My Story'', VH1's ''Daydream Believers-The Monkees' Story'', and CBC TV's ''Little Criminals''. He composed and performed the soundtrack for the television series ''Friday the 13th'', mainly using synthesizers and samplers. The music was released on a soundtrack album by GNP Crescendo as the album ''Friday the 13th: The Series''. Mollin won a

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award for Best Original Music Score for a Series, '' Beyond Reality'', in 1991.

Children's music

Mollin co-created the children's musical group

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with Ronney Abramson and Ron Garant. The group's 1983 debut album, ''Rugrat Rock'', was co-produced by Mollin; it won the Best Children's Album category at the

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s of 1984."Best Children's Album 1984"
''Juno Awards'' website In 1985 they recorded a second album, ''The Rugrats Rock On''. In the early 2000s, Mollin began arranging and producing a series of Disney Lullaby albums: ''Disney's Lullaby Album: Gentle Instrumental Favorites for Babies'' (2000), ''Disney's Lullaby Album'' (2002), ''Disney's Princess Lullaby Album'' (2002), ''Disney's Christmas Lullaby Album'' (2003), ''Disney's Lullaby & Goodnight'' (2004), and ''Disney's Lullaby Album, Vol.2'' (all released on Walt Disney Records). In 2004, Mollin created Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band, a loose aggregate of studio musicians and guest singers

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, Tim Ruppert,

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, Kevin Montgomery, Gunnar Nelson,

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, and

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, among others, primarily heard on Disney/Pixar albums: *2008 - ''Mater's Car Tunes'' *2008 - ''Ratatouille What's Cooking?'' *2006 - ''Disney's Beach Party'' *2005 - ''Lightnin' McQueen's Fast Tracks'' *2004 - ''Finding Nemo Ocean Favorites''

Songwriter

As a songwriter, Mollin has written or co-written songs for

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, Burning Rome,

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, Stan Meissner, and others.

Awards and nominations

, - , , , ''Jesus Take the Wheel'' (Passing Stranger Music Publishing) , , ASCAP - Publisher of the Year , , , - , , , ''Jesus Take the Wheel'' (Passing Stranger Music Publishing) , , ASCAP - Publisher of the Year , , , - , , , ''Sending You a Little Christmas'' -

, , SOCAN - Film TV Award , , , - , , , ''The Passion'' - Beyond Reality , , Gemini Award - Best Original Musical Score for Television, , , - , , , ''Rugrat Rock'', , Juno Award - Best Children's Album, , , - , , , ''Only the Lucky - Lodi'' -

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, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year, , , - , , , ''Frozen in the Night'' - Dan Hill, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year, , , - , , , ''Sometimes When We Touch'' - Dan Hill, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year (Single), , , - , , , ''Longer Fuse'' - Dan Hill, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year (Single), , , - , , , ''Sometimes When We Touch'' - Dan Hill, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year (Single), , , - , , , ''Longer Fuse'' - Dan Hill, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year (Album), , , - , , , ''Santa Jaws'' - Fred Mollin/ Homemade Television, , Juno Award - Producer of the Year , , , -

Discography

*2020 - Rumer - ''Nashville Tears'' - producer *2020 - Rena Strober - ''Imagine That!'' - producer *2020 - Michelle Creber - ''Storm'' - producer *2020 - Mandy Barnett - ''A Nashville Songbook'' - producer *2020 - Mandy Barnett - ''Help Me Make it Through the Night'' - producer, guitar, percussion *2020 - Lisa Mills - ''The Triangle'' - producer, guitar, percussion, photography *2019 - Bat McGrath - ''Bat McGrath'' - co-producer *2019 - Brook Moriber - ''Steal the Thunder'' - producer *2019 - Fred Mollin - ''Fast Company'' (soundtrack) - producer, vocals, guitar, score, composer *2019 - Fred Mollin - ''Sogni D'Oro'' (Italian version of ''Disney's Lullaby'') - primary artist *2019 - The Ides of March - ''Play On'' - producer, Hammond B3, Harmonica, Harpsichord *2019 - Mandy Barnett - ''The End of the World'' - producer *2019 - Jared Weiss - ''Isolated Thunderstorms'' - producer *2018 - Matthew McCauley - ''Signals Through Noise'' (produced w Matthew McCauley and Andrew Hermant) *2018 -

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- '' Honey Don't Leave L.A.'' co-producer *2018 - Michelle Creber - ''On Display'' - producer *2018 - Rob Galbraith - ''Where I've Been'' - executive producer, curator *2017 - Carter Beckworth - ''Stand Up'' - producer *2017 - Annie Bonsignore - ''Durban Girl'' - producer *2017 -

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- ''Voices'' - producer, guitar *2017 -

and

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- ''Demos, Live Performances and Rarities'' - executive producer, curator *2017 - Shai Littlejohn - ''Battleground'' - producer *2016 -

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- ''People We Become'' - producer *2016 -

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- ''The Songs'' - producer, guitar, harmonica, percussion, vocals (background) *2016 -

- ''Light On My Path'' - producer *2915 - Peter Oyole - ''When the Wide World Roars'' - producer *2015 - Matteo Setti - producer *2015 - Lexi Walker - ''Merry Christmas'' - producer, Arranger, guitar (acoustic), percussion *2014 - Engelbert Humperdinck - ''A Certain Smile'' (Johnny Mathis Duet) - vocal producer *2014 - Fred Mollin - ''Martha's Vineyards Lullaby Album'' artist, composer, producer *2013 -

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- ''Light'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background), composer *2013 -

- ''Sending You a Little Christmas'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), Keyboards, percussion, vocals (background) *2013 -

- '' Still Within the Sound of My Voice'' - producer, guitar (electric), organ, synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background) *2013 - Carter Beckworth - ''Humble Pie'' - producer *2013 -

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- ''The Magic of Christmas'' - producer, "Sending You a Little Christmas" *2012 - Rita Wilson - ''AM/FM'' - producer, guitar, guitar (12 string acoustic), guitar (acoustic), percussion *2013 - Dan Hill - ''Intimate'' - co-producer *2012 - ''Pan Am: Music from and Inspired by the Original Series'' - producer, "Do You Want To Know a Secret?" *2012 -

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- ''Try To Win a Friend'' - additional production *2012 - ''Disney's Songs And Story: Finding Nemo'' - composer, producer *2012 -

- ''The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010'' - producer of "What a Wonderful World" *2011 -

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'' - producer *2011 -

- ''

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'' - producer, guitar (12 string acoustic), synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background) *2011 -

- ''Real'' - producer *2011 -

- ''The Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins'' - producer, various tracks *2011 -

- ''The Ultimate Collection'' - multiple producers *2011 -

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(featuring Dan Hill) - ''Sometimes When We Touch'' - co-producer *2010 -

- ''Just Across the River'' - producer, guitar (electric), Harmonica, synthesizer, percussion, vocals (background) *2010 - Frank Hernandez - ''Since You've Gone'' - producer *2010 -

- ''Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), sitar (electric), percussion, arranger *2010 - Lewis Moorman - ''Extended Play'' - producer *2010 - Jason Herndon - producer *2010 - Shannon Micol - ''No More Cinderella'' - producer *2010 - Steve Johannnesen - ''All the Right Reasons'' - producer *2010 - ''Playhouse Disney: Let's Dance'' - composer, producer, "Rollin" *2010 -

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-''Are You Ready?'' - producer *2009 - ''10th Concession'' - producer *2009 - ''Mater's Car Tunes'' - producer, songwriter, guitar *2009 -

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- ''Rolling'' Handy Manny Soundtrack - songwriter *2008 -

and

- ''Ready Set Don’t Go'' - producer *2008 -

and

- ''Ready Set Don’t Go'' - producer *2008 - ''Disney Adventures In Bluegrass'' - producer, autoharp *2008 - ''Disney Doubles: Cars'' - composer, primary artist *2008 - ''Disneymania, Vol. 6'' - executive producer *2008 - ''Disney's Handy Manny'' - composer, producer *2008 - ''Horror Tracks: The Scariest Horror-Soundtracks'' - composer, primary artist *2008 -

and Immediate Family - ''Honey Don't Leave L.A.'' - co-producer with Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell *2008 - ''Lilo and Stitch Hawaiian, Vol. 2 Disney'' - producer *2008 - ''ABC's Love Affair'' - executive producer *2008 - ''Sleepytime Lullabies (Nickelodeon)'' - producer, arranger *2007 - ''A Disney Channel Holiday'' - producer, executive producer *2007 - Fred Mollin ''Christmas Lullaby'' - primary artist *2007 - ''Disneymania 5'' - executive producer *2007 -

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- ''Everlife'' - producer, guitar, executive producer *2007 - ''Disney Channel Family Holiday'' - producer, executive producer *2007 - ''Country Superstarz'' - various artists - producer *2007 - ''Hallelujah Country'' - producer, arranger, guitar (acoustic), guitar (12 string acoustic), Banjo *2007 - ''

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: Hits Collection'' (box set) - executive producer *2007 - '' High School Musical: The Concert'' - executive producer *2007 -

- '' Home at Last'' - producer, guitar (12 string acoustic), synthesizer, vocals (background), organ (Hammond) *2007 - The Cheetah Girls - ''In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour'' - audio production, executive producer *2007 - ''

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'' - executive producer *2007 -

- ''Live and At Large'' - producer *2007 - ''Pixar Buddy Songs'' - (Disney) - producer, composer, primary artist *2007 - T-Squad - ''T-Squad'' - executive producer *2007 - ''Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9'' (Disney) - executive producer *2007 - ''Ratatouille: What's Cooking?'' (Disney) - composer, primary artist, co-producer *2006 - ''Cars: Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks'' (Disney) - producer, primary artist, composer *2006 - Fred Mollin - ''More Music from Forever Knight'' - primary artist, arranger, producer *2006 - Tennessee River Authority - ''Ramblin' Roads: A Bluegrass Collection'' producer *2006 - Jennifer Clarke - ''Just About Gone'' - producer *2006 -

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'' - co-producer, guitar (acoustic), percussion, vocals (background) *2005 - ''Disney's Beach Party'' (Disney's Karaoke Series) - co-producer, vocals *2005 - ''Disney's Beach Party'' (Disney) - producer, vocals, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), primary artist *2005 - Fred Mollin - ''Disney's Lullaby Album, Vol. 2'' - primary artist, producer, arranger, performer, musician *2005 - Fred Mollin - ''Friday the 13th, Pts. 7 & 8'' (soundtrack) - composer, producer *2005 -

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- ''Hurricane Jane'' - producer *2005 -

- ''I Know That's Right'' - producer *2005 - ''Lilo & Stitch 2: Island Favorites'' (Disney) - producer *2005 -

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- ''Someday'' - producer *2005 -

- ''Twenty Years and Change'' - producer, guitar (acoustic) *2005 -

- ''Twilight of the Renegades'' - producer, various tracks *2004 - ''Disney's Lullaby & Goodnight'' - producer, arranger, musician, primary artist *2004 - Gordie Sampson - ''Sunburn'' - executive producer *2004 -

- ''The Essential'' - producer on "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" *2004 - Rob Galbraith - ''Too Long at the Fair'' - producer *2004 - Louise Pitre - ''Shattered'' - producer *2003 - ''Bluegrass: American Classics'' - producer, arranger, autoharp *2003 - Nell Bryden - ''Day for Night'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), composer *2003 - ''Disney's Christmas Lullaby Album'' (Disney) - producer, arranger, musician, composer, guitar, primary artist *2003 - ''Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites'' (Disney) - producer, arranger, conductor, guitar, theremin, primary artist *2003 - ''O Mickey, Where Art Thou?'' (Disney) - producer, compilation producer, guitar (acoustic), autoharp *2003 - ''Sounds of Wood and Steel, Vol. 3'' - producer of "You Just Missed Me" - producer, composer, artist, musician *2003 - Janey Street - ''Street Less Traveled'' - producer, guitar (acoustic) *2002 - ''Lilo & Stitch: Island Favorites'' (Disney) - producer, various tracks *2002 - ''Disney's Princess Lullaby Album'' - producer, musician, composer, primary artist *2001 -

- ''Definitive America'' - co-producer, guitar, percussion, various tracks *2000 - Fred Mollin - ''Disney's Lullaby Album: Gentle Instrumental Favorites for Babies'' - primary artist, producer, arranger, performer, musician *2000 -

- ''Highway: 30 Years of America'' - co-producer, guitar, percussion, various tracks *2000 -

- ''Soul & Inspiration'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), celeste, sampled strings *1999 -

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- ''In Love in Vain'' - co-producer *1999 - Dan Hill - ''Love of My Life: The Best of Dan Hill'' - co-producer, various tracks *1999 ''More Music from Forever Knight'' (original soundtrack) - producer, liner notes, performer, composer *1999 -

- ''Portraits: Best Of Amanda McBroom'' - compilation producer, producer of various tracks *1999 - ''

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'' (original soundtrack) - co-producer of "Sometimes When We Touch" *1999 -

- ''The Austin Sessions'' - producer, musician *1998 - Barney - ''Barney's Great Adventure'' - co-producer, various tracks *1998 - ''Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers'' - composer, various tracks *1998 - ''Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Dark Side'' - composer, various tracks *1998 - ''Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: Uninvited'' - composer, various tracks *1997 - ''Fantastic Television!!'' - composer, various tracks *1997 - Michael McDonald &

- ''Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus'' - producer of "All I Know" *1997 - Fred Mollin - ''

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'' (soundtrack) - composer, performer, producer *1997 - ''Vampire Themes'' - composer, various tracks *1996 - Fred Mollin - ''

'' (original TV soundtrack) - primary artist, producer, composer *1996 -

- ''Ten Easy Pieces'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), autoharp, vocals (background) *1995 - ''Vineyard Sound, Vol. 2'' - ''Last Boat Home'' - producer, composer, artist, musician *1994 - ''Super Scary Monster Party'' (various artists) - producer, composer, artist *1994 - ''The Essential Vampire Theme Collection'' - producer *1994 - Dan Hill - ''Let Me Show You: Greatest Hits & More'' - co-producer, various tracks *1994 - ''One Life to Live: The Best of Love'' (original TV soundtrack) - producer *1993 - ''The Vineyard Sound, Vol. 1 - Katama Meditation Instrumental Track'' - composer, artist *1990 -

- ''Day In Day Out'' - co-producer *1986 -

- ''Can't Hold Back'' - songwriter, "One Chance" *1983 - Toronto - ''Girls Night Out'' - songwriter, "(Don't Give Me The) Once Over" *1982 -

- ''Angel Heart'' - co-producer, guitar, vocals (background), percussion *1981 -

- ''Alibi'' - co-producer, guitar (acoustic), percussion, vocals (background) *1980 - Michael Stanley Band - ''Heartland'' - Mixing *1980 - Marc Tanner / Marc Tanner Band - ''Temptation'' - producer *1980 - Blaise Tosti - ''American Lovers'' - producer *1979 - Bishop & Gwinn - ''This Is Our Night'' - co-producer, guitar, percussion *1979 - Randy Edelman - ''You're the One'' - co-producer, percussion, vocals (background) *1978 - McCluskey - ''GRT'' - co-producer *1978 - Dan Hill - ''Frozen in the Night'' - producer, guitar (acoustic), percussion, vocals (background) *1978 - Bat McGrath - ''The Spy'' - co-producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, vocals (background) *1977 - Bat McGrath - ''From the Blue Eagle'' - co-producer, vocals, guitar, percussion *1978 - Ronney Abramson - ''Jukebox of Paris'' - co-producer, 6 tracks *1977 - Dan Hill - ''Longer Fuse'' - producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, vocals (background) *1977 - Ronney Abramson - ''Stowaway (True North)'' - co-producer *1976 - Dan Hill - ''Hold On'' - producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, vocals (background) *1976 - Paul Clinch & Choya - ''Living Like a Rich Man'' - guitar *1975 - CB Victoria -'' Dawning Day'' - co-producer *1974 - Dan Hill - ''Dan Hill'' - producer, guitar, vocals *1972 - Marc Jonson - ''Years'' - drums, vocals (background) *1971 - Ellen Warshaw - ''Ellen Warshaw'' - co-writer of 2 tracks, acoustic guitar

Filmography

*2017 - '' The Lears'' (film) (music supervisor) *2011 -

(featuring Dan Hill): '' Sometimes When We Touch'' (video documentary short) (music producer) *2002 - ''Mad Dog Prosecutors'' (documentary) (composer) *2000-2001 - '' In a Heartbeat'' (TV series) (21 episodes) (composer) *2001 - ''Borderline Normal'' *2000 - ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story'' (TV movie) (original score) (music supervisor) *2000 - ''

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'' (film) *1999 - '' Thrill Seekers'' (TV movie) *1999 - '' The Fall'' (film) (composer) *1999 - '' Roswell: The Aliens Attack'' (TV movie) (composer) *1999 - '' Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion'' (TV movie) *1998 - ''Dream House'' (TV movie) (composer) *1998 - ''White Lies'' (TV movie) (music supervisor) (composer) *1997 - '' Freaky Stories'' (TV series) (1 episode) (composer) *1997 - ''Field Trip/The Story/Panty Raid/The Experiment'' (1997) (segment: "The Experiment") (composer) *1997 - '' Mission Genesis'' (TV series) (13 episodes) (composer) *1997 - ''Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western'' (TV movie documentary) (composer) *1996-1997 - ''

'' (TV series) (11 episodes) (composer) *1996 - ''The Abduction'' (TV movie) (composer) *1992-1996 - ''

'' (TV series) (70 episodes) (composer) *1994-1996 - ''

'' (TV series) (18 episodes) (composer) *1995 - '' Little Criminals'' (TV movie) (music score) (music supervisor) *1995 - '' Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories'' (TV miniseries documentary) (1 episode) (composer) *1995 - ''Blind Faith'' (composer: theme music) *1995 - ''Baby Baby'' (composer: theme music) (musician) *1995 - ''

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'' (TV series) (2 episodes) (Composer) *1995 - '' Hangtime'' (TV series) (composer - 1 episode) *1995 - ''Pilot'' (composer: theme music) *1994 - ''Gene Autry, Melody of the West'' (documentary) (composer) *1994 - ''

The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...

'' (TV series) (13 episodes) (composer) *1993 - ''

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'' (TV series) (1 episode) (composer) *1993 - ''Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter'' (TV movie) (composer) *1993 - ''In Advance of the Landing'' (documentary) (composer) *1993 - ''Survive the Night'' (TV movie) (composer) *1992 - '' Amy Fisher: My Story'' (TV movie) (composer) *1991-1992 - '' Beyond Reality'' (TV series) (44 episodes) (composer) *1991-1993 - ''

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'' aka ''Sweating Bullets'' (TV series) (theme song, composer, 13 episodes) *1991 - ''Revenge of the Nerds'' (TV Short) (composer: theme music) *1990 - '' Whispers'' (composer) *1987-1990 - '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' (TV series) (72 episodes) (composer) *1989 - ''

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'' (TV series) (44 episodes) (composer) *1989 - '' War of the Worlds'' (TV series) (composer - 6 episodes, 1989–1990) *1989 - '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (composer) *1989 - '' Where the Spirit Lives'' (recording supervisor: Toronto) (composer) *1989 - ''

CBS Summer Playhouse ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season. Overview Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid acted as hosts during th ...

'' (TV series) (music performer - 1 episode) (composer) *1988-1989 - ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, ''Ramona'' explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native ...

'' (TV series) (10 episodes) (composer) *1988 - ''Family Reunion'' (composer) *1988 - '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (composer) *1987-1988 - '' The New Gidget'' (TV series) (40 episodes) (composer) *1988 - ''

The Ray Bradbury Theater ''The Ray Bradbury Theatre'' is an anthology series that ran for three seasons on Crave (TV network), First Choice Movie Central, Superchannel in Canada and HBO in the United States from 1985 to 1986, and then on USA Network, running for four ad ...

'' (TV series) (1 episode) (composer) *1987 - ''First Offender'' (TV movie) (composer) *1987 - '' It's Only Rock & Roll'' (TV series) (musical director) (co-host) (14 episodes) (composer) *1985-1987 - ''

ABC Afterschool Special ''ABC Afterschool Special'' is an American anthology television series that aired on ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controve ...

'' (TV series) (2 episodes) (composer) *1987 - ''Really Weird Tales'' (TV movie) (segment composer: "Cursed with Charisma") (composer: theme song written by Fred Mollin) *1987 - ''

The Hanoi Hilton ''The Hanoi Hilton'' is a 1987 war film which focuses on the experiences of U.S. prisoners of war who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the 1960s and 1970s and the story is told from their perspectives. It was directed by ...

'' (music producer) *1986 - ''Brothers by Choice'' (TV movie) (composer) *1986 - '' The Truth About Alex'' (TV movie) (composer) *1985 - '' Screwballs II'' (composer) *1984 - '' Hockey Night'' (TV movie) (composer) *1982 - '' Spring Fever'' (composer) *1982 - ''Marva Collins: Excellence in Education'' (TV short documentary) (composer) *1982 - ''Heart of Gold'' (TV movie documentary) (composer: theme music) *1980 - ''The Dream Never Dies'' (documentary) (composer) *1979 - ''

Fast Company ''Fast Company'' is an American business magazine published monthly in print and online, focusing on technology, business, and design. It releases six print issues annually. History ''Fast Company'' was founded in November 1995 by Alan Webb ...

'' (songs and music score) *1977-1978 - '' Homemade Television'' (TV series) (3 seasons) (actor, composer, musician) *1977 - ''Valdy Down Home Special'' (TV special) (actor, composer, musician)

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