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Bob Crawford—Experienced Music Producer Available for Your Projects

Posted by Bob Crawford on March 19, 2014 at 1:30pm

By way of introduction, my name is Bob Crawford and I am a 30-year veteran songwriter, producer, guitarist, and arranger working as a producer in genres such as Pop, R&B, Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Dance, Singer-Songwriter, New Country, and Folk idioms for 25 years.

I have worked as a producer with such various artists ranging from Jocelyn Brown, Mick Taylor, Maxine Brown, Dennis Williams (O’Jays, Temptations), Larry Harlow, Ron Richardson, Carl Hall, Aztec 2 Step, Beverly Crosby, Loretta Devine, and Vondie Curtis-Hall among many others. I have my own studio, RMCO MUSIC, in Chelsea in Manhattan, NY/USA, or if you prefer another one we can work there, or online, if you so desire. Please let me know if you would like to set up a meeting so that we can more fully discuss your project. In the meantime, here is my web address so that you can find out a bit more about me. Click here to visit my official website.

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                                              Musical/Production Examples:

 

1) Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep (R&B/Soul Uptempo) – Female Vocal

https://www.box.com/s/lwo4n7is5hgqqfu1s3hm  

2) Storm of Changes (Pop Ballad) –Male Vocal

https://www.box.com/s/1q5ssacpaf5kritfq7fk  

3) Slipping Away  (Rock) – Female Vocal

https://www.box.com/s/7d3g0advanm25bh9wfy5  

4) Find Me A Lady I Can Love  (Country/Pop) – Male Vocal

https://www.box.com/s/mce2evajafwr1o54np1h  

5) The Latin Thing- Jocelyn Brown/Larry Harlow (Dance/R&B/Latin) – Female Vocal

https://www.box.com/s/amavbzyu5d3cn4q9o0iy  

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MUSICAL RESUME

 

1972-3    Musical Director and Guitarist/Singer for the National Company of Paul Sills’ “Story Theatre”

1976-7 House jazz guitarist for the Jazzmania Society in NYC

1977-8 House jazz guitarist for the Terrace at the Village Gate in NYC

1978-9 House jazz guitarist for the “Jazz Jam” series at “The Brook” in NYC

1981    Composed the score for the Off-Broadway production of “Graven Images”

1981    Composed the score for Playwrights’ Horizons production of “Personals”

1982    Wrote the jazz theory book “SYMMETRIC CYCLES”

2011    RMCO MUSIC published “SYMMETRIC CYCLES” distributed by Charles Colin Publications, Tappan, NY

2013    Released 2 Crossover Jazz albums on RMCO MUSIC distributed by Catapult, Inc.

     a) BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 1

     b) BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 2

 

1979-Present—Guitarist, Stage Manager, and Live Sound Engineer for Larry Harlow and the Fania All-Stars

Albums include: Our Latin Feeling(1980), Yo Soy Latino (1983), The Sweet Smell Of Success (1984), My Time Is Now (1991), Latin Jazz Encounter(1998).

Production, writing and co-writing credits include:

Larry Harlow, Jocelyn Brown, Maxine Brown, Mick Taylor, Dennis Williams (O’Jays, Temptations), Ron Richardson, Carl Hall, Aztec 2 Step, Beverly Crosby, Loretta Devine, and Vondie Curtis-Hall

Wrote “My Time Is Now” (1991) recorded by Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Latin Music-Salsa Hall of Fame member Larry Harlow for Cache Records(Fania)

Wrote “I Want to be Loved” (2006) recorded by R&B Hall of Fame member Maxine Brown on Mee Max Records

Session guitarist/vocalist/writer/ producer, and arranger for artists ranging from Phoebe Snow to McFadden & Whitehead for 30 years.

Bob Crawford Official Website      

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By way of introduction, my name is Bob Crawford, President of RMCO MUSIC/BMI/NYC/USA, a versatile and prolific 35 year veteran songwriter/composer/producer actively seeking music/sync licensing/placement opportunities with recording artists, for theme songs/underscoring/transitions in film/TV, commercial advertising and product placement in all media formats, corporate business presentations, ringtones, video games, websites, and the like creating music in genres such as Adult Contemporary (Pop), R&B/Soul, Contemporary Crossover Jazz, Dance, Indie Rock, and Singer-Songwriter idioms. I have original period piece music from the 1970s-present for licensing purposes in all media formats.

Having been in the music industry for quite some time I have a rather large song catalog & long track record, working with such varied artists as Jocelyn Brown (#1 Record “Somebody Else’s Guy”), Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Maxine Brown (Tony Award Winner, R&B Hall of Fame member), Dennis Williams (O’Jays, Temptations), Larry Harlow (Lifetime Grammy Award Winner & Latin Music Hall of Fame member) , Ron Richardson (Tony Award Winner for “Big River”), Loretta Devine (“Waiting To Exhale”, “Dreamgirls”- original Broadway cast, BET Image Award Winner), Jimmy Norman (R&B Hall of Fame member), Maria Howell (“The Color Purple”), Vondie Curtis-Hall (“Dreamgirls”- original Broadway cast, Gotham & Satellite Awards Winner), Carl Hall (“The Wiz”, “Mahalia”), & Beverly Crosby (“Wild Women”).

On Jun 1, 2013 my 2 Contemporary Crossover Jazz albums BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 1 & 2 were released by RMCO MUSIC and are available at i-Tunes, CD Baby, AmazonMP3, Bandcamp, & Spotify.

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  • Bob Crawford March 24, 2014 at 5:40am

    Thank you for your kind words & wishes, Nichola...:)

  • Nichola James March 23, 2014 at 6:07pm

    A very impressive post about your music life! Bob, thanks for sharing this information with us! Continued success to you! L&S

  • Merle Gibbins March 21, 2014 at 11:49am

    Cheers Bob !  Have a great weekend.

  • Bob Crawford March 20, 2014 at 4:49pm

    Thank you, Merle...and backatcha...:)

  • Merle Gibbins March 20, 2014 at 4:43pm

    You are a great inspiration Bob, thanks for sharing.

  • Bob Crawford March 20, 2014 at 1:52pm

    Thanks for sharing this, Sandy...:)

  • Sandy Blomstrom March 20, 2014 at 1:00pm

    Thanks for the information, Bob.  Much continued success and blessings!  Will share.

  • Bob Crawford March 20, 2014 at 8:55am

    Terri--Thank you for your incredibly kind words, encouragement, and support. And I get it now about keywords...thank you for the lesson...you are truly a mentor with a servant's heart...the planet needs so many more people like you...maybe we can clone you?...lol

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    Terri Pattio March 19, 2014 at 8:20pm

    You're a talented musician and a superstar in my book Bob. I love your music, keep jamming my friend. Shared via Syndication Automation.

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