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Birth name | Barry James Eastmond |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Website | barryeastmond |
Barry James Eastmond (born January 11, 1959) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and record producer. [1] Eastmond is an adjunct professor at New York University Steinhardt Performing Arts Department in songwriting and is part of the NYU Summer Songwriting Workshop. [2]
Eastmond was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 11, 1959. He is the youngest of three children of Wilfred and Eileen Eastmond. He is married to songwriter Maria Eastmond and they have two children, Melodie and Barry Jr. [3]
Eastmond started his musical career as pianist at the age of four. [4] Between the ages of seven and ten, he received classical music training at the Juilliard School of Music's preparatory school. [4] While in high school, Eastmond began playing in local top 40 and wedding bands in Brooklyn. [4] Soon, he became a touring pianist and keyboardist for female R&B singers such as Melba Moore, Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, and Chaka Khan, eventually becoming Moore, Hyman, and Bofill's musical director. [4] At the same time, he worked as a session musician for production duo Gamble & Huff and established himself as a songwriter and arranger. [4]
In 1985, Eastmond wrote and produced singer Freddie Jackson's "You Are My Lady," his first professional producer credit. [4] The second single from Jackson's debut album Rock Me Tonight (1985), it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, prompting Capitol Records to hire Eastmond as the album's main producer. [4] Eastmond's success with Jackson led him to work with Billy Ocean, Britney Spears, Kenny Lattimore, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Vanessa Williams, Steve Perry, Michael Bolton, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Jonathan Butler, Regina Belle, and Barry White, as well as many others. [4] In 1994, he and Gordon Chambers co-wrote with Anita Baker "I Apologize," which earned Baker a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal. [4] In 1996, he was hand-picked by Sylvia Rhone to write and produce "Missing You," Brandy, Gladys Knight, Tamia, and Khan's song for the Set It Off soundtrack. [4]
Eastmond continues his production and songwriting chores with a new album by Billy Ocean One World, a song on Steve Perry's Traces album - "You Belong To Me" and a song on Diana Ross's new album Thank You - "The Answer's Always Love".
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represent and maintain the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved English language songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved in the development of new English language songwriting talent through workshops, showcases, and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new English language songwriters. Nile Rodgers serves as the organization's chairman.
Basil Glen Ballard Jr. is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing on Wilson Phillips' debut and sophomore albums, Wilson Phillips and Shadows and Light, as well as co-writing and producing on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill and Dave Matthews Band's 2001 album Everyday. As a songwriter, he co-wrote songs including "All I Need", "Man in the Mirror", "Hold On", "Hand in My Pocket", and Josh Groban's "Believe". As a producer, he has worked with No Doubt, Shelby Lynne, Goo Goo Dolls, P.O.D., Annie Lennox and others.
Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter.
Jerome Najee Rasheed, known professionally as Najee, is an American jazz-smooth jazz saxophonist and flautist.
The New York UniversitySteinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development is the education school of New York University. The school was founded as the School of Pedagogy in 1890. Prior to 2001, it was known as the NYU School of Education.
Angela Tomasa Bofill was an American singer, songwriter and composer of Cuban-Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s and is most known for singles such as "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Angel of the Night", and "I Try". Her career spanned over four decades.
Joseph Paul Florio, known professionally as Paul Vance, was an American songwriter and record producer, primarily from the 1950s until the 1970s.
I'm on Your Side is the fourth album by Jennifer Holliday, released in 1991. The song "I'm On Your Side", a cover version of an Angela Bofill hit, was released as a single, peaking at number 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The second single, "Love Stories" peaked at number 29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Clive Davis was the executive producer.
"Missing You" is a song by American singers Brandy, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Canadian R&B musician Tamia. The song was used to promote the 1996 film Set It Off. It was written and produced by Gordon Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond and released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of the film on August 6, 1996, through East West Records. The song features a string arrangement conducted by Eastmond.
Charlie Midnight is an American songwriter and record producer and the founder of Midnight Production House. He has been nominated for the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, two Golden Globes, and has been a producer and/or writer on several Grammy-winning albums, including The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album, Joni Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo, and Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long. He also is a writer on the Barbra Streisand Grammy-nominated, Platinum-selling Partners album having co-written the Barbra Streisand and Andrea Bocelli duet "I Still Can See Your Face".
Charles Randolph Goodrum is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer. Goodrum wrote number one songs in each of the four decades after his first number one hit, 1978's "You Needed Me".
Felix Weber is a German composer, songwriter and record producer.
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James Joseph Wisner was an American pianist, arranger, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his 1961 hit single "Asia Minor", released under the name Kokomo.
Terrance Corley Burrus is an American keyboardist, composer, dj, record producer, conductor, business, realty and fashion designer executive.
David Martin Frank is an American music producer, composer, classically trained pianist, and founding member of the 1980s R&B group the System. Yamaha Music calls him "the founding father of electronic R&B."
Just Like the First Time is the second studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released in November 1986, the album had one of the longest record runs at number one on the U.S. R&B Albums chart, as it spent 26 weeks at the top of that chart. It also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 20, 1987. The album yielded three number-one singles on the R&B singles chart with "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Tasty Love" and "Jam Tonight". A fourth single, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love", just missed the top spot, peaking at number two. The fifth single, "Look Around", peaked at number 69. A fourth number one single, "A Little Bit More," a duet with Melba Moore was also featured as an eleventh track on some editions of the album.
Michael Lington is a Danish-American contemporary saxophonist, songwriter, producer, recording artist and a purveyor of soul and contemporary jazz.
Jules Leonard "Buddy" Kaye was an American songwriter, lyricist, arranger, producer, and author. His songs were recorded by top performers, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, The McGuire Sisters, Glenn Miller, Sammy Kaye, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Charles Aznavour, Tony Bennett, Cliff Richard, Pat Boone, Harry Belafonte, Bobby Darin, Little Richard, Barry Manilow, Karen Carpenter, Diana Krall, and Dusty Springfield. He scored number-one hits on the Billboard charts in 1945 with "Till The End Of Time", recorded by Perry Como, and in 1949 with "'A' You're Adorable ", recorded by Como and The Fontane Sisters. Among his most recognizable tunes in pop culture are the theme songs to the Famous Studios theatrical cartoons Little Lulu and Little Audrey; the international hit song "Speedy Gonzales", recorded by Pat Boone; and the co-written theme song to the television series I Dream of Jeannie. In 1976, he won a Grammy Award for best children's album for his production of The Little Prince, narrated by Richard Burton.