Marty Simon

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Marty Simon
Born (1948-02-18) 18 February 1948 (age 76)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education Concordia University
Occupation(s)Composer, music director, entrepreneur

Marty Simon (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian composer and music director. [1] In the 1970s, Simon was part of Mylon LeFevre's Holy Smoke Band and later formed the rock band Sharks in London with Andy Fraser and Chris Spedding. [2] His songwriting credits include works with Celine Dion, Wilson Pickett, and Rick Ross. [3] Simon has collaborated with artists such as Brian Eno, Leslie West, and Serge Gainsbourg. [4] As a film and TV composer, he is best known for scoring the sci-fi TV series Lexx (1996–2002), contributing to 65 episodes. [5]

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Early life and education

Simon was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Arthur and Miriam Simon, who were originally from Winnipeg. [1] His musical talent emerged at age 5 when he played the piano by ear. [6]

In the mid-1960s, Simon played in local bands influenced by The Beatles. [7] He attended Concordia University (then Sir George Williams University) in 1966, where he met drummer Corky Laing. [8] Simon's first studio experience came in 1967 with his band The Scene, which recorded "Scenes (From Another World)" for B.T. Puppy Records. [9] Simon later studied piano and percussion at McGill University's Faculty of Music. [1] In 1969, he formed the band LIFE, which gained regional success with the hit Hands of the Clock for Polydor Records. [10]

Career

In the 1970s, Simon had a dynamic music career, starting with his involvement in New York City with Mountain's management firm and joining Mylon LeFevre's "Holy Smoke" band in Atlanta. [11] [12] He toured with Mylon and opened for bands like The Who, Ten Years After, and Traffic. [13] Simon contributed to projects such as Mylon's albums Holy Smoke and Over the Influence. [14] He later formed Sharks in London with Andy Fraser, recording albums and touring Europe, and worked with several artists there, including Brian Eno on Here Come the Warm Jets . [15]

Simon continued collaborating with artists, including The Leslie West Band, Michel Pagliaro, and Wilson Pickett. [16] He co-wrote the disco hit "(Everybody) Get Dancin' " by The Bombers in the late 1970s. [17]

He is the founder of MRD-Music Revenue Data Inc., a global royalty management service, and Powerscore Music, a tech-reporting subsidiary. [5]

Discography (selected)

Filmography (selected)

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