Hello Jay,
Yes, I belive that was Danny Furgusson. In those days Mike Post used Larry Carlton, Danny Furgusson, John Goo and Larry Brown. (Sorry LC if it was you) BTW, Lyle Ritz played Fender Tele bass on the single. NOT me.
I hope my memmory serves me correctly... Funny, at the age of 56 you start to recall things differently. heh heh... Anyway, those were the three main guys back then. Then when Larry started to get famous on his own, it was just Danny and John I'd run into.
MT
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It would probably be a pretty interesting read.. a book on the people/characters/comrades and cut-throats involved in the tv session business. I'm guessing though that the money and stress of the situation squelched anyone's desire to document these sessions with photographs/film(?) what about the studios though? It would be very cool to see Rockford or Earl(e?) Hagen's Mod Squad recording in action.
Funny you mention Earl Hagen. I went to North Hollywood High School (S'66) with his son, Dean Hagen. For one semester we were in a band together with Kerry Hatch (Oingo Boingo), Dan Dougmore (Linda Rhondstat) Dean, and me.
You're right about the money and the stress. For me personally it was always stressful because I had learned to read music late in life, and just like learning a foreign language, you're never quite as good as those that started young.
So... for some there was a lot of stress, for others this music was WAY beneath them.
Example; I remember on one of our 15 minute breaks they needed to do a 5 minute piano background piece. The pianist that day was Lincoln "Linky" Mayorga (lincolnmayorga dot com). Post asked Linky if he'd like to rehearse the piece. Linky said no, lets just make one and see how we do.
That said, a lot of the studio players didn't leave the room to take their break. Instead quite a few , me included stood around behind Linky. They rolled the film, he started playing, sight reading the chart AND glancing at the film to interpret the feel. It was 5 minutes of the most unbelievable musical experience I have ever witnessed. He was brilliant, this was NOT an easy piece, he had never seen it before, and got it on the first take---to thunderous applause from his peers.... I get goose bumps thinking about it.
Like I said, for some TV and film music is way beneath them. For me, I always got there early, looked over my parts, and sweated bullets...
Marty
You're right about the money and the stress. For me personally it was always stressful because I had learned to read music late in life, and just like learning a foreign language, you're never quite as good as those that started young.
So... for some there was a lot of stress, for others this music was WAY beneath them.
Example; I remember on one of our 15 minute breaks they needed to do a 5 minute piano background piece. The pianist that day was Lincoln "Linky" Mayorga (lincolnmayorga dot com). Post asked Linky if he'd like to rehearse the piece. Linky said no, lets just make one and see how we do.
That said, a lot of the studio players didn't leave the room to take their break. Instead quite a few , me included stood around behind Linky. They rolled the film, he started playing, sight reading the chart AND glancing at the film to interpret the feel. It was 5 minutes of the most unbelievable musical experience I have ever witnessed. He was brilliant, this was NOT an easy piece, he had never seen it before, and got it on the first take---to thunderous applause from his peers.... I get goose bumps thinking about it.
Like I said, for some TV and film music is way beneath them. For me, I always got there early, looked over my parts, and sweated bullets...
Marty
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
And trying to achieve happiness, I have realized there is a fine line between genius and insanity---I have erased this line.
(Ghandi-and Levant)
And trying to achieve happiness, I have realized there is a fine line between genius and insanity---I have erased this line.
(Ghandi-and Levant)