Gordon Perry (producer)
Gordon Perry (born June 4, 1947) is an American who has served in the music industry as a record producer, manager, concert promoter, video director, publisher, label executive and recording studio owner since 1968.
In the late 1960s he had his first success as a producer with the Southwest FOB's (England Dan & John Ford Coley) hit "Smell of Incense". In the early 1970s, as a concert promoter, he helped launch ZZ Top and worked extensively with Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge.
In addition to being a record producer, he owned and operated recording studios in Dallas and Los Angeles (Goodnight Dallas & Goodnight LA). His production work included Stevie Nicks[1] (Fleetwood Mac),[2] Face to Face (new wave band),[3] Sandy Stewart,[4] Joey Belladonna (Anthrax), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple / Black Sabbath) and Marc Benno (The Asylum Choir) among others. During Stevie Nicks' solo career, he worked with her as producer, arranger, publisher and video director.
From 1988 to 1991, Perry was President of Kore Group Records, a member of the WEA group of labels, under the Atlantic Records Division.
His publishing company's involvement on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack earned him a Grammy Award and Gordon has also been awarded six gold and platinum records for his involvement in sales of over ten million records.
He has been on the leading edge of surround sound mixing and sound design with his work on The Gate To The Minds Eye DVD by Thomas Dolby.
His partner of over 30 years is the legendary record producer Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Heart (band), The Grateful Dead, Santana (band), Scorpions (band), Whitesnake, REO Speedwagon, Kim Carnes, etc.).
"In 2015 Gordon is working in collaboration with Wally Wilson & Paul Worley at Skyville Live"
Discography[edit]
| Producer Highlights | |||
| "The Wild Heart"[5] | Stevie Nicks | Modern/Atlantic | 1983 |
| "Cat Dancer"[6] | Sandy Stewart | Modern/Atlantic | 1984 |
| "Face To Face"[3] | Face To Face | Epic | 1984 |
| "American Anthem Soundtrack"[7] (Battle of The Dragon/Stevie Nicks) |
Stevie Nicks | Atlantic | 1986 |
| "The Sound of Deep Ellum"[8] (Paint the Flowers /Shallow Reign) |
Shallow Reign | Island | 1987 |
| "Tales From The Edge" | Twist of Fate | The Edge | 1991 |
| "Surround Music Sampler Volume I" | Various | Kore Group | 1994 |
| "Belladonna" | Joey Belladonna | Mausoleum | 1995 |
| "Surround Music Sampler Volume II" | Various | Kore Group | 1996 |
| "Incense & Peaches" | Glenn Hughes | Pink Cloud | 1999 |
| "Surround Music Sampler Volume II" | |||
| "Trixie" | Trixie | Metal Mayhem Music | 2003 |
| "From The Vault" | Marc Benno | Vivid | 2010 |
| Additional Highlights | |||
| Arranger "Bella Donna"[9] | Stevie Nicks | Modern/Atlantic | 1981 |
| Video director "If Anyone Falls" | Stevie Nicks | Modern/Atlantic | 1983 |
| "Rock-n-Roll Me Again" | The System | MCA | 1985 |
| Sound design / Surround mixer "The Gate To The Minds Eye" |
Thomas Dolby | Miramar | 1995 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Gordon Perry on MSN Music". Music.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ Martin E. Adelson. "The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks". Discog.fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ a b "Face to Face by Face to Face @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Sandy Stewart - Cat Dancer (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Gordon Parry | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ Martin E. Adelson (2010-08-24). "Cat Dancer - Sandy Stewart". Discog.fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "American Anthem (1986) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Gordon Perry Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ Martin E. Adelson. "Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks". Discog.fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
External links[edit]
- www.koregroupmanagement.com/ Gordon Perry's Management
- http://www.skyvillelive.com/ Skyville Live