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SimonSessler

MUSICIAN/SONGWRITER/ARRANGER/PRODUCER

About Me

Simon Sessler is a musician/songwriter/producer,who started as the singer in many 80's rock bands, in the the UK and USA,where for a while he was represented by the legendary Bill Graham.
Over the years, he has written and worked with both the good, the great...and the not so great!! .
He scored the music for a short movie "SHIT HAPPENS", with JO BURT(Tom Robinson/Freddie Mercury/Black Sabbath), and spent much of his time writing and playing both in the U.K and L.A. There was also the small matter of the Golden Jubilee Concert, in Hyde Park, where 500,000 people(that's as far as you can see, for those who care!) attended. He played with Australian star, SALLY BOYDEN.
Since then,he has worked in scoring movies and television shows,as well as finding time to Road Manage such artists as the legendary TERRY REID(now there's a job!) and the equally legendary CHRIS SPEDDING.
Currently,he is working on the music for WORLD CUP SKIING on Channel 4 and EUROSPORT, with CHRIS KIMSEY(Rolling Stones,Frampton,Marillion etc), PAUL MOESSL(Cliff Richard) and ANT CLARK(Belinda Carlisle/Nick Heywood/Cliff Richard Louise Setara)
As an instrumentalist and singer,the songs on this site are all performed and written by both himself and Ant Clark...(subject to change, as I wouldn't want to bore you with the same old shit!)
For further details, you can go to The Burt Sessler Project page , which was one of many previous projects.
He has also written several songs for the JAQUES VILLENEUVE album,and the new album by HONEY RYDER,and for the new US children's series, PUNKTUITION, as well as producing such artists as,HEFT,THE JOHN EVANS BAND,TOM LOWE(American Idol)....etc! At present, he is in production for the 2007/8 series of WORLD CUP SKIING, with this seasons collaborators including PAUL GUERIN(Quireboys) and MARK 'SNAKE' LUCKHURST(Thunder,Coverdale Page) among others, as well as working on the new album from SERGEI VORON, with HAL LINDES(Dire Straits), ROBIN Le MESURIER(Johnny Halliday/Rod Stewart) and many others.
He's just completed another TERRY REID tour, where not only his road manager skills were tested, but his live percussion skills were a revelation! That came after 'doing' MICK TAYLOR, for his MT&FRIENDS show. A Sessler and a Stone...not for the first...or last, time!!!
As well as CHANNEL 4 and FIVE in the UK, and extensive EUROPEAN TV use, his music has now been commissioned by CCTV in China, SBSi TV, in Korea, TVB and CELESTIAL TV, in Hong Kong,and SEVEN NETWORK and NETWORK TEN in Australia.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/19/2006
Band Members: The music on my space, is written and performed by Simon Sessler. Music on the website, includes songs written by Simon Sessler who's collaborations,have included
Francis Dunnery(It Bites)
Jo Burt(Tom Robinson, Freddie Mercury,Black Sabbath)
Tony Thompson(Chic, Power Station, Michael Jackson)
Chris Kimsey(Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton,Killing Joke, Marillion, Peter Tosh)
Gary Grainger(Rod Stewart)
Adam Phillips(Cher, Richard Ashcroft)
Paul Moessl(Cliff Richard)
Ant Clark(Nick Heywood/Cliff Richard/Belinda Carlisle)
Jaques Villeneuve
The Divine Miss Dannii Minogue..... and many others.
Influences: Add a tablespoon of Stones, to a whole heap of The Beatles.Stir in a shed load of AC/DC. Drizzle with some American radio and sprinkle with some Motorhead(for no other reason, than it sprinkles rather well, and I've spent so many years with Lemmy, that it's starting to affect my judgement!). Serve only with alcohol!(For legal reasons, I cannot discuss the dessert menu!)
Sounds Like: ...it should be on the radio and TV...Oh! hang on...it is!
Record Label: FourFives Music and MCS Music(Asia).
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bruce Malament

Bruce Malament, Terry Reid's keyboard player and one of our closest friends, passed away last night. We all had so many wonderful times on the road together, and I can't believe that he wont be here w...
Posted by SimonSessler on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:42:00 PST