Cliff Sarde

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Cliff Sarde is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist.

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Cliff Sarde is a composer, video editor and recording artist who has received an Emmy, Telly, and numerous Addy awards. Partial credits include The Sopranos, MTV, FOX, ABC, NBC, ESPN, The Weather Channel, NHL, MLB, Bravo, Lifetime, Bio, Oxygen, Entertainment Tonight, Budweiser, Microsoft, Honeywell, Blue Cross Blue Shield AZ.,Insight and Best Western International.

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References

  1. "Artist: Cliff Sarde". Grammy Awards . The Recording Academy . Retrieved 14 November 2024.