Bob Lord
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Bob Lord is a producer
/composer
/bassist
and CEO of PARMA Recordings, parent company of label imprints Navona Records
, Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records
. He is also notable for being the bassist
/composer
of the experimental rock trio Dreadnaught
, Music Director for the NHPR/Music Hall series Writers on a New England Stage, and in-studio producer of Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
.
He has more than 150 credits as a producer, executive producer, performer, arranger, label manager, and composer, and with Pete Townshend
of The Who
served as co-producer for the double-album release by Lawrence Ball
, Method Music.
and generally eschews song format, with some exceptions ("Bony Cleave," "Danny").
As a recording artist, Lord has appeared on over 3 dozen releases and won numerous awards for his work. Dreadnaught's The American Standard (2001) was one of the best-reviewed progressive rock
releases of its year, and the decade-long retrospective High Heat & Chin Music (2007) received a "Best Of NH 2007" award from New Hampshire Magazine . As a bassist he has been noted for his crisp tone (achieved through frequent use of a plectrum
) and unusual bass lines .
skier Bode Miller
, "Marilyn's Man," a Marilyn Monroe
documentary released by Universal
, "Wander," an award-winning short film which aired on IFC
, and the theme song for "The Exchange" from New Hampshire Public Radio
.
Lord began producing for MMC Recordings in 2005 where he worked with Richard Stoltzman
, PIXAR
/Randy Newman
orchestrator Jonathan Sacks, and company owner and composer/pianist William Thomas McKinley
among others, with credits on more than 30 releases over the next 3 years and recording with numerous orchestras, composers, ensembles, and players.
In 2008, Lord launched PARMA Recordings, an audio production company, and Navona Records, a classical imprint. In 2009, PARMA acquired the classical label Capstone Records
, Big Round Records (previously owned by Congressman Paul Hodes
), and launched Ravello Records, an imprint dedicated to modern classical music. In 2011, PARMA acquired MMC Recordings and the boutique online publisher ThatNewMusicWebsite/ThatNewMusicLibrary.
PARMA's releases include work by Pulitzer Prize winners Lewis Spratlan
and Donald Martino
, New York Philharmonic
concertmaster Glenn Dicterow
, former Congressman and Orleans
founder John Hall
, percussionist Steve Gadd
, the London Symphony Orchestra
, children's artist Raffi
, and jazz bassist Eddie Gomez
, among others.
In 2011, Lord served as co-producer with Pete Townshend
of The Who
for Lawrence Ball's Method Music, due to be released in January 2012 on Navona Records. The album is a continuation of the concepts first explored in Townshend's Lifehouse
project and Lifehouse Method website.
With Dreadnaught, Lord has shared a stage with John Entwistle
(The Who
), Tony Levin
(Peter Gabriel
, King Crimson
), NRBQ
, Jim Weider
(The Band
), California Guitar Trio
, and the Young Dubliners
. In 2005, the group began a prominent stint as house band for the New Hampshire Public Radio
series Writers on a New England Stage at the Music Hall in Portsmouth
, where it has performed with Stephen King
, Dan Brown
, Ken Burns
, Alan Alda
, John Updike
, Elmore Leonard
, Madeline Albright, and Mitch Albom
, among others. The series has attracted international coverage and has been featured in press outlets such as The Today Show and Good Morning America
.
In 2011, Lord served as on-air host for the NHPR/Music Hall live radio series Live@TheLoft, which featured the artists Buffalo Tom
, Stew (musician)
& The Negro Problem, Frazey Ford
, and Patty Larkin
.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
/bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and CEO of PARMA Recordings, parent company of label imprints Navona Records
Navona Records
Navona Records is an American independent record label based in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire owned by PARMA Recordings. Navona's sister companies via PARMA include the Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records label imprints, and the label is distributed by Naxos...
, Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records
Capstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986, and was based in Brooklyn, New York...
. He is also notable for being the bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
/composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of the experimental rock trio Dreadnaught
Dreadnaught USA
Dreadnaught is a New Hampshire, United States of America -based experimental rock group that has released 6 full-length albums since its formation in 1996. The band's sound is distinguished by acrobatic, intricate compositional and instrumental interplay coupled with a down-to-earth, wry approach...
, Music Director for the NHPR/Music Hall series Writers on a New England Stage, and in-studio producer of Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory...
.
He has more than 150 credits as a producer, executive producer, performer, arranger, label manager, and composer, and with Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
served as co-producer for the double-album release by Lawrence Ball
Lawrence Ball
Lawrence Ball is an English musician and composer who currently lives in North London. He produces multi-media compositions, performs in concert, and also works as a private tutor in mathematics, music theory and physics....
, Method Music.
Composer & Bassist
Lord's musical output spans the rock, classical, jazz, pop, film, and experimental genres, and he has composed, produced, and arranged for a wide cross-section of instrumentation, including orchestra ("James Thresher Industries"), rock band ("The Elevator Chaser"), piano ("Kazak, The Hound Of Space"), string orchestra ("Creepin'"), and electronics ("Agah Eegah"). His music is largely instrumentalInstrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
and generally eschews song format, with some exceptions ("Bony Cleave," "Danny").
As a recording artist, Lord has appeared on over 3 dozen releases and won numerous awards for his work. Dreadnaught's The American Standard (2001) was one of the best-reviewed progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
releases of its year, and the decade-long retrospective High Heat & Chin Music (2007) received a "Best Of NH 2007" award from New Hampshire Magazine . As a bassist he has been noted for his crisp tone (achieved through frequent use of a plectrum
Plectrum
A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick, and is a separate tool held in the player's hand...
) and unusual bass lines .
Producer
In 2002, while beginning preparations for what would become Dreadnaught's double-disc Live At Mojo (Comet Records), Lord began composing and producing music for film and other media; his work includes music for "Flying Downhill," a documentary on OlympicWinter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
skier Bode Miller
Bode Miller
Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time...
, "Marilyn's Man," a Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
documentary released by Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
, "Wander," an award-winning short film which aired on IFC
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
, and the theme song for "The Exchange" from New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio is a public radio network serving the state of New Hampshire. NHPR is based in Concord and operates seven transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state. All signals carry the same programming, which comprises news and talk shows on weekdays and a mix...
.
Lord began producing for MMC Recordings in 2005 where he worked with Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory...
, PIXAR
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
/Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
orchestrator Jonathan Sacks, and company owner and composer/pianist William Thomas McKinley
William Thomas McKinley
William Thomas McKinley is an American composer and jazz pianist. He has written more than 300 musical compositions, many of which have been recorded by such ensembles as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony...
among others, with credits on more than 30 releases over the next 3 years and recording with numerous orchestras, composers, ensembles, and players.
In 2008, Lord launched PARMA Recordings, an audio production company, and Navona Records, a classical imprint. In 2009, PARMA acquired the classical label Capstone Records
Capstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986, and was based in Brooklyn, New York...
, Big Round Records (previously owned by Congressman Paul Hodes
Paul Hodes
Paul Hodes is an attorney, musician, and the former U.S. Representative for , serving fom 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was New Hampshire's first Jewish representative....
), and launched Ravello Records, an imprint dedicated to modern classical music. In 2011, PARMA acquired MMC Recordings and the boutique online publisher ThatNewMusicWebsite/ThatNewMusicLibrary.
PARMA's releases include work by Pulitzer Prize winners Lewis Spratlan
Lewis Spratlan
M. Lewis Spratlan Jr. is an American music academic and composer of contemporary classical music.Born in Miami, Florida, Spratlan played the oboe as a youth. He attended Yale University and was a student of Mel Powell and Gunther Schuller...
and Donald Martino
Donald Martino
Donald Martino was a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer.Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Martino studied composition with Ernst Bacon, Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt, and Luigi Dallapiccola...
, New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
concertmaster Glenn Dicterow
Glenn Dicterow
Glenn Dicterow , is an American violinist and is currently concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.Mr. Dicterow's musical gifts became apparent when, at age 11, he made his solo debut with the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra...
, former Congressman and Orleans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
founder John Hall
John Hall
John Hall may refer to:American government:* John Hall , U.S. Representative from New York and former member of the band Orleans...
, percussionist Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
, the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
, children's artist Raffi
Raffi (musician)
Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...
, and jazz bassist Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Edgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:...
, among others.
In 2011, Lord served as co-producer with Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
for Lawrence Ball's Method Music, due to be released in January 2012 on Navona Records. The album is a continuation of the concepts first explored in Townshend's Lifehouse
Lifehouse
Lifehouse may refer to:* Lifehouse , a rock opera by British rock band The Who spread across numerous albums* The Lifehouse Method, an Internet site* Lifehouse , a U.S...
project and Lifehouse Method website.
Performances
Since its formation in 1996, Lord's primary performance vehicle has been Dreadnaught. The band began touring nationally in 2000 as a trio, performed in more than half of the U.S. states, and earned a reputation as a highly accomplished musical unit equally proficient in highly structured compositions and free-wheeling improvisation.With Dreadnaught, Lord has shared a stage with John Entwistle
John Entwistle
John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...
(The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
), Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
(Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
), NRBQ
NRBQ
NRBQ is an American rock band founded in 1967. It is known for its live performances, containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity, and blending rock, pop, jazz, blues and Tin Pan Alley styles. Its best known line-up is the 1974–1994 quartet of pianist Terry Adams, bassist Joey Spampinato,...
, Jim Weider
Jim Weider
Jim Weider is a guitarist best known for his work with The Band. He joined the reformed version of The Band in 1985 to replace original guitarist Robbie Robertson....
(The Band
The Band
The Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...
), California Guitar Trio
California Guitar Trio
California Guitar Trio is a band of threeguitar players founded in 1991. Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels,...
, and the Young Dubliners
Young Dubliners
The Young Dubliners is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. Their style of music has come to be called Celtic Rock, for the fusion of Irish traditional instruments and music with modern rock...
. In 2005, the group began a prominent stint as house band for the New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public Radio is a public radio network serving the state of New Hampshire. NHPR is based in Concord and operates seven transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state. All signals carry the same programming, which comprises news and talk shows on weekdays and a mix...
series Writers on a New England Stage at the Music Hall in Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
, where it has performed with Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, Dan Brown
Dan Brown
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories...
, Ken Burns
Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs...
, Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo , better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H...
, John Updike
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic....
, Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his...
, Madeline Albright, and Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide...
, among others. The series has attracted international coverage and has been featured in press outlets such as The Today Show and Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
.
In 2011, Lord served as on-air host for the NHPR/Music Hall live radio series Live@TheLoft, which featured the artists Buffalo Tom
Buffalo Tom
Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer.-Career:Dinosaur Jr...
, Stew (musician)
Stew (musician)
Mark Stewart , known by his stage name Stew, is a singer/songwriter/playwright from Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, he formed a band called The Negro Problem and later went on to release albums under his own name...
& The Negro Problem, Frazey Ford
Frazey Ford
Frazey Ford is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a founding member of The Be Good Tanyas. Her solo debut Obadiah was released on Nettwerk on July 20, 2010....
, and Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics...
.
Executive Producer/Producer (Partial List)
| Album Title | Artist | Year | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method Music | Lawrence Ball Lawrence Ball Lawrence Ball is an English musician and composer who currently lives in North London. He produces multi-media compositions, performs in concert, and also works as a private tutor in mathematics, music theory and physics.... |
2011 | Navona Records | Produced by Pete Townshend Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career... and Bob Lord |
| I Told You So | John Hall John Hall John Hall may refer to:American government:* John Hall , U.S. Representative from New York and former member of the band Orleans... |
2011 | Big Round Records | Anti-nuclear single by Orleans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire... founder |
| Divergence | Various Artists | 2011 | Navona Records | String concerti featuring the Warsaw National Philharmonic |
| Viola Tango Rock | Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota | 2011 | Big Round Records | Live DVD |
| Excursions | Marie Nelson Bennett | 2010 | Ravello Records | Music by student of aul Hindemith] |
| Continuum | Various Artists | 2010 | Navona Records | Featuring Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
| Mika Marimba Madness | Mika Yoshida | 2010 | Big Round Records | Live DVD with Steve Gadd Steve Gadd Steve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:... & Eddie Gomez Eddie Gomez Edgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:... |
| From Bow To String | K. Dreyfus & G. Dicterow | 2009 | Navona Records | Concertos featuring New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... concertmaster |
| Big Muddy Suite | Patrick Beckman | 2009 | Navona Records | Jazz/Blues/Classical piano duet featuring Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory... |
| In Memoriam | Lewis Spratlan Lewis Spratlan M. Lewis Spratlan Jr. is an American music academic and composer of contemporary classical music.Born in Miami, Florida, Spratlan played the oboe as a youth. He attended Yale University and was a student of Mel Powell and Gunther Schuller... |
2009 | Navona Records | Premiere recordings from Pulitzer Prize-winner |
| 5th (S)eason | Jonathan Sacks | 2008 | Navona Records | First solo CD by orchestrator for Randy Newman Randy Newman Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.... and PIXAR Pixar Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide... |
| Phoenix In Flight | Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory... |
2008 | Navona Records | Orchestral classical works by 2-time Grammy-winner |
| New American Works For Clarinet Vol. 2 | Richard Stoltzman | 2008 | MMC Recordings | Featuring works by William Thomas McKinley |
| About Lear And Others | William Stalnaker | 2008 | MMC Recordings | Featuring Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz is an American conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2011.In 2007 Schwarz was named music director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina, having served as principal conductor since 2005... and Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
| Musicscapes | Various Artists | 2008 | MMC Recordings | With orchestral version of Dreadnaught Dreadnaught Dreadnaught may mean:* Edward Boscawen , Admiral in the Royal Navy, was given the nickname "Old Dreadnaught"In film:* Dreadnaught , a Yuen Woo-Ping film from 1981... 's "James Thresher Industries" |
| Painted Shadows Of Childhood | Donald Betts | 2007 | MMC Recordings | Featuring Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory... |
| High Heat & Chin Music | Dreadnaught | 2007 | Big Balloon/Red Fez Records | 2CD compilation |
| Live At Mojo | Dreadnaught | 2005 | Comet Records | 2CD live in the studio |
| Musica En Flagrante | Dreadnaught | 2004 | Big Balloon | Studio recordings |
| Apples & Oranges | Various Artists | 2004 | Red Fez Records | Featuring Dreadnaught, Ed Jurdi, Thanks To Gravity, Duncan Watt |
| The American Standard | Dreadnaught | 2001 | Red Fez Records | Studio recordings |
| Una Vez Mas | Dreadnaught | 2000 | self-released | Studio recordings |
| Dreadnaught | Dreadnaught | 1998 | self-released | Studio recordings |
Product/Marketing/Imprint Credits (Partial List)
| Album Title | Artist | Year | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And The President Said | Various Artists | 2006 | MMC Recordings | Featuring Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee |
| Concordia Chamber Ensemble | Various Artists | 2006 | MMC Recordings | Featuring Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board... conductor Marin Alsop Marin Alsop Marin Alsop is an American conductor and violinist. She is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.In 2012, Alsop will replace Yan Pascal Tortelier as principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra.... |
| Xtreme Classical | A. Paul Johnson | 2006 | MMC Recordings | Featuring JJ Grey and MOFRO MOFRO JJ Grey & MOFRO is a soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida composed of JJ Grey , Andrew Trube , Anthony Farrell , Anthony Cole and the "Hercules Horns" Dennis Marion , Art Edmaiston JJ Grey & MOFRO (formerly billed just as Mofro) is a soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern... |
| Royal Liverpool Philharmonic | Various Artists | 2006 | MMC Recordings | Featuring Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz is an American conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2011.In 2007 Schwarz was named music director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina, having served as principal conductor since 2005... |
| Jazz For Two | Duehlmeier/Gritton Duo | 2005 | MMC Recordings | Piano duo w/orchestra featuring music by George Gershwin George Gershwin George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known... |
| Music For Orchestra | Lee Actor | 2005 | MMC Recordings | Orchestral music |
| Works For Double Bass | Richard Fredrickson | 2005 | MMC Recordings | Orchestral works for bass |
| Fear Of Heights | Mr. Vertigo | 2005 | Red Fez Records | Studio recordings |
| Oblique Music For Soundtracks That Don't Exist | Museum Of Science | 2005 | Red Fez Records | Studio recordings |
| 4th Of July | Tractor Trailer | 2005 | Red Fez Records | Studio recordings |
| Longshores Drive | Ed Jurdi | 2004 | Red Fez Records | Studio recordings |
Composition/Production/Music Supervision For Media
Selected List| Project Title | Company | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Exchange The Exchange The Exchange may refer to:* The Exchange , an interbank ATM network* The exchange , an occurrence in the game of chess* The Exchange, Bristol, a historic building* The Exchange , a 2011 Israeli film... |
NHPR | 2007 | Theme song for news radio program |
| Going Mobile Going Mobile "Going Mobile" is a song written by Pete Townshend and originally released by The Who on their 1971 album Who's Next. It is one of the lighter songs on the album.... |
Hot Diggity / Innov-X | 2007 | Re-record of Who The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction... song for ad campaign |
| Wander | Wander Films | 2006 | Original score and sound for award-winning short film |
| Touch Of Heaven | OxRock Productions | 2006 | Original score for documentary |
| White Contrast | Premier Snowskate | 2005 | Music supervision for DVD line |
| Marilyn's Man | Universal Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
2005 | Produced/performed re-record of Dean Martin Dean Martin Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"... 's "Sway" |
| Flying Downhill | Coruway Film Institute | 2005 | Original music for Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time... documentary |
| Blue Hive | Sweet & Doggett | 2005 | Music branding for marketing campaign |
| Hineini | Keshet | 2005 | Music supervision for award-winning documentary |
| Barber Farm | MediaShower Productions | 2005 | Score for documentary by About.com About.com About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company.... 's Gretchen Siegchrist |
| That Old Silent Film | OxRock Productions | 2005 | Producer of award-winning score for short film |
Music Director For Writers On A New England Stage (2005-present)
| Author | Year | Pieces Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Matthews Chris Matthews Christopher John "Chris" Matthews is an American news anchor and political commentator, known for his nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which is televised on the American cable television channel MSNBC... |
2011 | |
| Chuck Palahniuk Chuck Palahniuk Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk is an American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter... |
2011 | Arrangement of "Heaven & Hell" (The Who The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction... ) |
| Ben Mezrich Ben Mezrich Ben Mezrich is an American author from Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated magna-cum-laude with a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1991. Some of his books have been written under the pseudonym Holden Scott. Mezrich attended Princeton Day School, in Princeton, New Jersey... |
2011 | Arrangement of "For The Love Of Money (The O'Jays The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005... ) |
| Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book... |
2011 | |
| David McCullough David McCullough David Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.... |
2011 | Arrangement of The Navy Theme |
| Ann Patchett Ann Patchett Ann Patchett is an American author. She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002 for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include Run, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, and The Magician's Assistant, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize... |
2011 | |
| Joseph Ellis Joseph Ellis Joseph John Ellis is a Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College who has written histories on the founding generation of American presidents. His book Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation received the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2001.-Background and teaching:He received his B.A... |
2011 | |
| Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C... |
2010 | |
| Simon Winchester Simon Winchester Simon Winchester, OBE , is a British-American author and journalist who resides mostly in the United States. Through his career at The Guardian, Winchester covered numerous significant events including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal... |
2010 | |
| Isabel Allende Isabel Allende Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean writer with American citizenship. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition, is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts , which have been commercially successful... |
2010 | |
| Michael Lewis Michael Lewis Michael Lewis may refer to:*Michael Lewis , American non-fiction author and financial journalist*Michael Lewis , Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf*Michael Lewis , Belizean racing cyclist... |
2010 | |
| Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American author. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. Picoult currently has some 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide.-Early life and education:... |
2010 | |
| Greg Mortensen | 2009 | |
| Steven King | 2009 | |
| Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the former Republic of Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before... |
2009 | |
| Tracy Kidder Tracy Kidder John Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the 1981 nonfiction narrative, The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation... |
2009 | |
| E.L. Doctorow | 2009 | |
| Ruth Reichl Ruth Reichl Ruth Reichl - pronounced RYE-chil - is an American food writer, co-producer of PBS's Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, culinary editor for the Modern Library, host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth, and the last editor-in-chief of the now shuttered Gourmet magazine... |
2009 | Arrangement of "Savoy Truffle Savoy Truffle "Savoy Truffle" is a song written by George Harrison and performed by The Beatles on their album The Beatles, also known as The White Album.-Origin:... " and "Hoedown Hoedown A Hoedown is a type of American folk dance or square dance in duple meter, and also the musical form associated with it.-Overview:The most popular sense of the term is associated with Americans in rural or southeastern parts of the country, particularly Appalachia. It is a dance in quick movement... " |
| Madeline Albright | 2008 | Arrangement of "Slavonic Dances Slavonic Dances The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances and were... " by Dvorak |
| Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire is an American writer. He is the author of the novels Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and many other novels for adults and children... |
2008 | |
| Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich Karen Louise Erdrich, known as Louise Erdrich, is an author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American heritage. She is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant writers of the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln has called the Native American Renaissance... |
2008 | |
| Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts , best known as Cokie Roberts, is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She is a contributing senior news analyst for National Public Radio as well as a regular roundtable analyst for the current This Week with Christiane... |
2008 | |
| Barbara Walters Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news... |
2008 | Arrangement of ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... News theme song |
| Richard Russo Richard Russo Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher.-Early life and education:Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville... |
2007 | |
| Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his... |
2007 | |
| Anita Diamant Anita Diamant Anita Diamant is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She is best known for her novel, The Red Tent, a New York Times best seller... |
2007 | |
| Mitch Albom Mitch Albom Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide... |
2006 | Arrangement of "Hit Somebody" (Mitch Albom/Warren Zevon Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known... ) |
| John Updike John Updike John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.... |
2006 | Arrangement of theme song from "The Witches Of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by John Updike.-Plot summary:The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the late 1960s, follows the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont, who acquired their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands.... " |
| Dan Brown Dan Brown Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories... |
2006 | Arrangement of original music by Dan Brown |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer and historian, and an oft-seen political commentator. She is the author of biographies of several U.S... |
2005 | |
| Alan Alda Alan Alda Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo , better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H... |
2005 | Arrangement of "Suicide Is Painless Suicide Is Painless "Suicide Is Painless" is a song written by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman , which is best known for being featured as the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. The actual title is "Song from M*A*S*H" ". Mike Altman is the son of the original film's director, Robert Altman, and was 14... " |
External Links
- Official Bob Lord website
- Official PARMA Recordings website
- Official Dreadnaught website
- [ All-Music Guide Listing]
- [ Allmusic review of "Live At Mojo"]
- Ground And Sky review of "The American Standard"
- Portland Phoenix review of "Musica En Flagrante
- Writers On A New England Stage homepage at NHPR
- Writers On A New England Stage homepage at the Music Hall website
- New Hampshire Public Radio page for Live@TheLoft