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MARK WALKER: ARTISTRY in RHYTHM – Lyle Mays, Berklee, Paquito, and more

Grammy Award–winning drummer, composer, percussionist, author, and educator Mark Walker is a professor in the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music. He has performed and recorded with Oregon, Donato Poveda, Paquito D'Rivera, Michel Camilo, Dave Samuels, Andy Narell, WDR Big Band, NDR Big Band, Eliane Elias, Lyle Mays, Dave Liebman, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Rosa Passos, and many more. We talked about his colleagues, his teaching and his mastery of Latin and Afro-Cuban styles.

He also gives us a masterclass in taste and musicality with a stunning live performance. This improvisation demonstrates why he has been called “a supremely melodic drummer”… by ME!

ENJOY half as much as I did and you’ll be in percussion heaven!

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Joey Sellers Interview: Jazz master Joey Talks Trombone and Teaching

Joey Sellars - Hepcat in the Classroom!

Joey Sellers is a “Hepcat “by any standards of hepcat-ness. The award-winning Jazz trombonist, composer and arranger has been teaching for 20 years, influencing a new generation of jazzbos, hepcats and alligators to become serious musicians. Sellers is recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award, and the Julius Hemphill Composition Award. He was Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University before he became Director of Jazz Studies at SADDLEBACK COLLEGE.

HOW does he do it? Find out in this interview with composer/arranger Richard Niles, where they not only discuss teaching methods, but Niles also gets Sellers to tell THE FUNNIEST TROMBONE STORY EVER! Visit joeysellers.com for more info!

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Jeremy Lubbock On Melody: Part 2

In 2008, I interviewed Jeremy Lubbock for two BBC documentaries, “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” and “What is Melody?”. Jeremy was in fine form and discussed the current state of music, the music business and record companies. He also talked about his masterpiece recording “Awakening” conducted by his brother John and produced by George Martin. I am very happy to let music lovers hear the thoughts of one of this brilliant musical creator.

My book “The Invisible Artist” has an extended analysis of Lubbock’s work with musical transcription and analysis. Other featured artists are Jimmie Haskell, Arif Mardin, Brian Wilson, Thom Bell, Barry Manilow and Michael Gibbs.

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JENNY HAAN Interview 2021 – the BABE of BABE RUTH

Janita (Jenny) Haan has been called “the most powerful voice in rock history” from her work with British ‘prog-rock band, Babe Ruth. With a career spanning an incredible 50 years, the band led by composer/arranger/guitarist Alan Shacklock had many hits, their single “The Mexican” being a hit twice when it was taken up by remixer Jellybean Benitez and the hip-hop community in the 80s.

Jenny talks about how she developed her powerful vocal sound, dance moves and trademark costumes. Most impressive is her charm, her positive attitude and open mind. In a world filled with inflated egos, this is a rare example of a band that succeeded because of mutual respect allowing them to work together to achieve success. 

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SYLVESTER RIVERS Interview - The Sultan of Soul still Ghostbusting mega hits

Sylvester Rivers is the living history of popular music from the age of 16 playing his first sessions in Detroit for Motown to the studios of Los Angeles and hundreds of hit records that he has played keyboards on arranged, produced or written for artists like Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Candi Staton, High Inergy.

He talks to fellow arranger/composer Richard Niles about Motown, the Funk Brothers, Holland Dozier Holland, Ray Parker Jr. and tantalizing news about the new GHOSTBUSTERS movie, due this Thanksgiving.

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Jeremy Lubbock Interview Part 1: Tribute to master arranger, producer, composer, musician

In 2008 I wrote and hosted a 7-part series for BBC Radio 2, “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging”. This eventually led to my PhD from Brunel University and my book, “The Invisible Artist”. The book, with interviews and 222 musical transcriptions of some of the greatest records in popular music, is available here:

 

 

Anyone who speaks to Jeremy Lubbock becomes aware very quickly that they are in the presence of a man who thinks very deeply—not only about music. His instincts are based on this intense thought process. Lubbock’s writing transcends craft to produce art of the highest order because of his mastery of his own distinctive musical language.

Lubbock, who passed away in January 2021, was an Englishman in both Los Angeles and New York. A highly respected and in-demand arranger since the 1970’s, he was also an acclaimed composer, songwriter and producer. Transcending the arbitrary divisions of this work into decades, his experience makes his comments on the state of the industry today particularly valuable.

His impressive career began with ear-training from his father, a respected classical musician. At the age of sixteen he turned his attention to jazz and pop and was soon working as a pianist and singer in London and Paris while studying architecture. In 1953 he recorded a version of the Perry Como hit Catch a Falling Star produced by George Martin. This led to club dates during the 1960’s.

By the 1970’s his arranging abilities landed him jobs with the BBC and ITV. His ‘big break’ came when composer Don Specht invited him to come to Los Angeles in 1977. He introduced Lubbock to producer Henry Lewey and in 1979 this led to Lubbock arranging Joni Mitchell’s acclaimed album Mingus.

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WORKING WITH THE HITMAKERS: “Sowing The Seeds of Love | TEARS FOR FEARS 1987” | Daisy Chute chats with Richard Niles

Congratulations to TFF for making a great new record in 2021. But this exciting hit (#5 UK, #2 USA) was my first meeting with Tears For Fears. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had already had hits like “Shout” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. But this was something different! Daisy Chute chats with me about how we sowed many seeds of love in the studio and why it’s impossible to park if you have a gig at the London Oriental Mandarin Hotel! Let’s drop some acid and listen to how we made this record with a little help from Guy Barker and Kate St. John. As Curt said, “We wanted to do something more colourful, something that sounded big and warm. You cannot get that from machines. You only get that with real musicians and real players."

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ALAN SHACKLOCK, Rock God, talks to Richard Niles – PART 2

Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer Alan Shacklock had massive hits with his Art/Prog Rock band BABE RUTH in the 1970s, with singer Jennie Haan. He went on to produce Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Meat Loaf, Mike Oldfield, Bonnie Tyler, Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey. He produced soundtracks for the films Quicksilver, Doc Hollywood, Buddy’s Song and music for the FIFA World Cup. His song “The Mexican” (1972) became a massive hit in the 90s in the B-Boy & hip hop market. He’s a founder of British Record Producer’s Guild and was honored as EMI Songwriter of the Year for his #1 True Believers by Christian artist Phil Keagy.

He is currently Lecturer of Audio Engineering/Production at Nashville’s Belmont University.

In PART 2 of his interview with Richard Niles, Alan talks about how hip hp brought about the rebirth of Babe Ruth, working with Roger Daltry, becoming a respected educator, moving to Nashville, and his new project producing classical cellist CARMINE MIRANDA – with composer Richard Niles.

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ALAN SHACKLOCK, Rock God, talks to Richard Niles – PART 1

Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer Alan Shacklock had massive hits with his Art/Prog Rock band BABE RUTH in the 1970s, with singer Jennie Haan. He went on to produce Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Meat Loaf, Mike Oldfield, Bonnie Tyler, Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey. He produced soundtracks for the films Quicksilver, Doc Hollywood, Buddy’s Song and music for the FIFA World Cup. His song “The Mexican” (1972) became a massive hit in the 90s in the B-Boy & hip hop market. He’s a founder of British Record Producer’s Guild and was honored as EMI Songwriter of the Year for his #1 True Believers by Christian artist Phil Keagy.

He is currently Lecturer of Audio Engineering/Production at Nashville’s Belmont University.

In this interview with Richard Niles, Alan tells the first part of his incredible story, growing up in Hatfield, being part of the London music scene of the 1960s, success with BABE RUTH and his move into production.

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WORKING WITH THE HITMAKERS: “Slave To The Rhythm” | Daisy Chute chats with Richard Niles

Composer/arranger/producer Richard Niles has contributed to over 40 top Ten  records with 20 Gold and 28 Platinum certifications. In this new Radio Richard series, singer/songwriter Daisy Chute (a hitmaker herself with All Angels) interviews Richard about how some of those massive hits were made.

Produced by Trevor Horn & Steve Lipson, “Slave To The Rhythm” (1985) was Grace Jones’ biggest hit, combining advanced digital technology with an 85-piece orchestra, arranged by Richard Niles. Here’s the inside story on a record that is considered one of the greatest record productions of all time.

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