Frederick I. Zarr (born September 26, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. The CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, & audio engineers at his Brooklyn recording studio - “Z Studio”.
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| Birth name | Frederick I. Zarr |
| Born | September 26, 1955 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
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Production
editAmong notable artists with whom Zarr has collaborated musically include Madonna, on her self-titled début album;[1] Village People – he co-wrote their album Sex Over The Phone, Debbie Gibson on various albums and songs including "Only in My Dreams";[2] Samantha Fox;[3] Up Front;[4] Pretty Poison;[5] and Eartha Kitt's 1983 dance club hit, "Where Is My Man".[6] Zarr's music is also heard on various radio and television commercials[which?] (which air in the United States and France).
He has also worked with the following artists:[7]
Albums
edit| Year | Work | Info | |
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| Written, co-written by Zarr | |||
| 1983 | Planet Patrol by Planet Patrol | with John Robie and Arthur Baker | |
| 1984 | Break Dance Party by Break Machine | with Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Keith Rodgers | |
| 1986 | Sex Over the Phone by Village People | with Bruce Vilanch, Jacques Morali and Ray Stephens | |
| Produced, co-produced by Zarr | |||
| 1987 | Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson | ||
| 1988 | I Wanna Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox | tracks "Ready For This Love" and "Walking On Air" | |
| Catch Me I'm Falling by Pretty Poison | tracks "Your Eyes" and "Shine"; also keyboards | ||
| 1989 | Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson | ||
| Sheree by Sheree Jeacocke | four tracks | ||
| 1990 | Paintings in My Mind by Tommy Page | ||
| Anything Is Possible by Debbie Gibson | track "Stand Your Ground"; also keyboards and drum programming | ||
| Keyboards and synthesizers provided by Zarr | |||
| 1983 | Wotupski!?! by John Benitez | four tracks | |
| 1986 | Abstract Emotions by Randy Crawford | ||
| 1987 | One from the Heart by Jocelyn Brown | three tracks | |
| 1989 | One Bright Day by Ziggy Marley | four tracks | |
Singles
edit| Year | Work | Info | |
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| Written, co-written by Zarr | |||
| 1983 | "Where Is My Man" by Eartha Kitt | with Jacques Morali and Bruce Vilanch; also producer and synthesizer player | |
| 1985 | "Cat's Eye" by Ray Stephens | with Jacques Morali and Bruce Vilanch; also producer | |
| 1987 | "My Only Want Is You" by Johnny Kemp | also Keyboards | |
| 1988 | "Tell Me" by Kate Gengo | also producer | |
| 1991 | "99 Reasons" by Jo Beth Taylor | also producer & Keyboards | |
| 1996 | "Whatever You Want" by Tina Turner | single from the album Wildest Dreams | |
| Produced, co-produced by Zarr | |||
| 1988 | "Extra Ordinary Love" by Regina | ||
| 1989 | "R.O.I." by Tommy Page | ||
| 1989 | "Take It Back" by Arthur Baker | also synthesizer | |
| 1989 | "Count To Ten" by Arthur Baker | also synthesizer | |
| Keyboards and synthesizers provided by Zarr | |||
| 1981 | "Out Come The Freaks" by Was (Not Was) | ||
| 1982 | "I'll Do Anything for You" by Denroy Morgan | ||
| 1983 | "Walking on Sunshine" by Rockers Revenge | ||
| 1983 | "Body Work" by Hot Streak | from Breakin’ | |
| 1983 | "I.O.U." by Freeez | ||
| 1983 | "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" by Cuba Gooding, Sr. | ||
| 1983 | "Sweet Talk" by Sheena Easton | from album Best Kept Secret | |
| 1985 | "Interview" by Carly Simon | synthesizers; from album Spoiled Girl | |
| 1985 | "All Hung Up" by Angela Cappelli | ||
| 1986 | "Gotta See You Tonight" by Barbara Roy | ||
| 1986 | "Nail It to the Wall" by Stacy Lattisaw | ||
| 1986 | "Celebrate" by Subject | ||
| 1986 | "Mercury Rising" by The Pointer Sisters | ||
| 1987 | "Love Will Save The Day" by Whitney Houston | from album Whitney | |
| 1987 | "For Everything You Are" by Dionne Warwick | from album Reservations for Two | |
| 1987 | "Caught In The Act" by Jocelyn Brown | ||
| 1987 | "Don't You Want Me?" by Jody Watley | ||
| 1987 | "Space Balls" by The Spinners | from Spaceballs (The Soundtrack) | |
| 1987 | "Who Found Who" by Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo | ||
| 1987 | "Scars of Love" by TKA | ||
| 1988 | "Most Of All" by Jody Watley | ||
| 1988 | "Inside Outside" by Cover Girls | ||
Musical collaborations
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References
edit- ^ "Madonna at". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Debbie Gibson at". Discogs.com. 1987-08-18. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Samantha Fox at". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Up Front at". Discogs.com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Pretty Poison at". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Eartha Kitt at". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ a b "Fred Zarr". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Tina B - Tina B". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Movies". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "burning hot mix by tee scott brooklyn express began cekic fred zarr". Vjsinc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Instant Funk - Instant Funk V". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Searching for "Fred Zarr"". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.