GAVIN CHRISTOPHER

I was born in Chicago where i started out playing music at a very early age.where i came to the attention of a Mr Lawrence Simmons who took me to my first major audition for a show by Oscar Brown Jr.After being schooled by the likes of Oscar Brown Jr., Donny Hathaway and later on Curtis Mayfield, I honed my writing and singing skills and set out on my musical journey. I later hooked up with Chaka Khan in a band called "lyfe."that we started, Chaka then left and joined a band called "Rufus." At that point, I was in another band called "High Voltage" with Bobby Watson, Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn, who later joined Rufus with Chaka.I had written,some songs "Dance wit me"" Fool's paradise" "Once You Get Started" which were recorded by Rufus, and instantly became their biggest hits and also "Have a goodtime" recently sampled by Missy Elliot called" it's real"...I decided it was time to leave Chicago and moved to Los Angeles, where I was signed to my first deal with Island Records. I later moved back to Chicago to record and work with Curtis Mayfield on the Curtom/RSO Label. Then i got a call from Herbie Hancock to write and sing for his projects. I wrote and sang several songs on several albums with Herbie Hancock and penned the classic"Stars in Your Eyes.Following a move to New York, I signed with EMI Manhattan, and had a couple of singles to date, "One Step Closer to You" and "You are Who You Love. I also produced various artists, such as "Grandmaster Flash,"who was just inducted into the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME "Afrika Bambatta" and "Ritchie Family." I was heavily involved in the early Hip-Hop scene, writing such hits as "Girls Love the Way He Spins," "Sign of the Time," "We Gonna Rock America" and "All Night All Right."I am currently living in los angeles and working on several projects with "lee curreri, RAY Melanie this is a partial listing of recordings i appears on and produced[1979 Gavin Christopher Gavin Christopher Percussion, Piano, Conga, Vocals, Clavinet, Producer][1979 Gonna Getcha Love Charles Jackson producer' Keyboards, Vocals] [1980 Monster Herbie Hancock Vocals] [1981 Magic Windows Herbie Hancock Vocals, Bass Arrangement] [1982 Paradise Leroy Hutson Vocals (bckgr)] [1985 They Said It Couldn't Be Done Grandmaster Flash producer, Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Drum Programming, Mixing, Synthesizer Bass, Simmons Drums, System Programming [1986 Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) Afrika Bambaataa Producer] [1987 Gavin Gavin Christopher Mic MurphyDavid Frank Keyboards, Vocals producers,] [1990 Brilliant! Kym Mazelle Vocal Arrangement] [1993 Club Classics 1982-1984, Vol. 1 Various Artists producer,] Arranger, Producer, Mixing [1993 Soul Mission Soul Mission Vocals] [1995 Best Disco in Town: The Best of the Ritchie Family The Ritchie Family Producer] [1996 Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furi Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five/Mel Producer] [1997 Too Much Woman Brigette McWilliams Vocals (bckgr)] [1997 Whatever Happened to the Blues Phil Upchurch] Vocals [2000 Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits Herbie Hancock] Arranger, Vocals [2001 Breakin' Arthur Baker Piano, Vocals] [2001 Mr. Funk Herbie Hancock Chant] [2002 Bullet Proof Bruce Conte Vocals] [2002 Evolution Will Not Be Televised Aquabox Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Produce [2002 Herbie Hancock Box Herbie Hancock Vocals] [2004 D'Soca Zone 5th Spin Various Artists Producer] [2006 Chicago LP Chicago's Finest Vocals (bckgr) producer] [2006 Definitive Groove Collection Grandmaster Flash Producer, Original Recording Producer] [2006 Everyday People Project Steve Harvey Vocals (bckgr)] 2006 Fresh and Furious: Hip Hop's Beginning Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Programming, Tom-Toms,Gavin Christopher Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Mixing] [2007 Daily News [Circuit City Exclusive] Donnie Vocals (bckgr)] [2007 Daily News Donnie Vocals (bckgr)] [Gavin Christopher [Island] Gavin Christopher ] Guitar, Piano, Conga, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Clavinet, Producer [Heat for the Feets Lee Garrett Vocals (bckgr)] [One Step Closer Gavin Christopher Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals producer, (bckgr)] [Way Ian Martin Vocals]A partial list of albums my songs appear on: Aquabox Evolution Will Not Be Televised Loletta Holloway "crash goes love"(1987) Beatstreet "breakdance"/vocals (1987) The Average White Band Feel No Fret Candy Dulfer For the Love of You Kenny Dope Strange Games and Funky Things, Vol. 3 Grandmaster Flash They said it could'nt be done. Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel Shango funk theology Africa Bambatta. Herbie Hancock Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits Herbie Hancock Monster Chaka Khan Life Is a Dance (The Remix Project) Manila Thriller Please Brigette McWilliams Too Much Woman Rufus Rufusized Rufus & Chaka Khan Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan Rufus & Chaka Khan Stompin' at the Savoy (Live) Original Soundtrack Prefontaine Xanga Layouts
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