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Craig Leon was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. After opening his own recording studio in Miami, Florida,In 1973,
he moved to New York when he was hired as assistant to producer Richard Gottehrer at Sire Records. There he wasresponsible for the
discovery and early development of the Ramones and Talking Heads amongst other artists. In New York,Leon also produced recordings
by Blondie, Richard Hell, Suicide and many other artists connected with the burgeoning New Yorkscene. Leon has produced over 150
LP's & CD's of alternative pop music over the years.
In 1981 ...read more
Craig Leon was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. After opening his own recording studio in Miami, Florida,In 1973,
he moved to New York when he was hired as assistant to producer Richard Gottehrer at Sire Records. There he wasresponsible for the
discovery and early development of the Ramones and Talking Heads amongst other artists. In New York,Leon also produced recordings
by Blondie, Richard Hell, Suicide and many other artists connected with the burgeoning New Yorkscene. Leon has produced over 150
LP's & CD's of alternative pop music over the years.
In 1981, Leon produced his own first recorded work, “Nommos” that was released on John Fahey’s Takoma Records later thatyear. This
was followed by “Visiting” in 1982 recorded for Enigma Records. After relocating to the UK in late 1983, Leoncontinued producing pop
and alternative recordings and also wrote and recorded “Klub Anima” for the Kosh Dance Theatrepiece. In 1998, Leon produced the
comeback No Exit by Blondie.
Since 1998, Leon had been exclusively producing, orchestrating and recording classical projects including an arrangement
andorchestration including work with Luciano Pavarotti, Andreas Scholl and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Elysium, the ViennaRSO,
the London Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and Sir James Galway. « hide |
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