Barry Fasman

Barry Fasman is an American music producer,[1][2] songwriter,[3] arranger,[4][5] composer[6] and orchestral conductor,[7] specializing in the Pop genre.

Career

In 1966 Fasman was a founding member and bass player in a band called the One-Eyed Jacks in Champaign-Urbana, IL.[8] By 1971 he was producing records for Wooden Nickel Records.[9] In 1982, Fasman was a producer at BBC Records, and produced the chart-topping album The Kids From Fame.[10] That year he received the British Record Producer of the Year Award.[11] He has also created and directed music for theatrical productions.[6][12]

Fasman's production and writing credits include Johnny Mathis, the theme song for "It's Showtime at the Apollo", and 32 songs for the NBC TV show "Fame".[3] He arranged and conducted the top 10 hits "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester, "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross and Air Supply's "Every Woman in the World".[13] Fasman also produced the first album of musician and author Dan Brown.[14]

References
  1. First Time Around. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 February 1982. pp. 74–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Zhenwu Zhu; Aiping Zhang (11 May 2016). The Dan Brown Craze: An Analysis of His Formula for Thriller Fiction. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-4438-9415-9.
  3. Michael A. Hoey (4 January 2010). Inside Fame on Television: A Behind-the-Scenes History. McFarland. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-0-7864-5573-7.
  4. Music Journal. 33. Elemo Pub. 1975. p. 75.
  5. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 November 1976). Billboard recommended titles. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 125–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. "STAGE REVIEW : A Jarring Note in Yule Musical Titled 'Humbug!'". Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1987|DON SHIRLEY
  7. Jim McCullaugh (2 August 1980). Studio Track. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 52–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. "They're Playing Our Song". The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, June 8, 1985, Page 31
  9. Ssingings. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 11 September 1971. pp. 20–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. 'Fame' means success for BBC record label. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 November 1982. pp. 8–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  11. Lisa Rogak (2005). The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-0-7407-5642-9.
  12. "Music's Charms Work Again", Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1998|DARYL H. MILLER
  13. "How I found the link from Manilow to the Son of Man". The Guardian, Paul Morley, 16 July 2006
  14. "Code Breaker". New Hampshire Magazine, November 2005.
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