Kashif
Producer and Musician
Whitney (album)..."How Will I Know", on the first album produced 7 of the "Whitney" album's eleven tracks, 3 of which became Number 1's. Kashif, the producer of "You Give Good Love" contributed "Where You Are". Michael Masser who was responsible for... In this article: Whitney Houston, Number 1's, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden, U.S., R&B, and Love Will Save the Day |
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
B.T. Express
...Woods drums, and Dennis Rowe. Michael Jones, a keyboardist in the band from 1976-1979, later went solo and recorded under the name Kashif; he had several R&B hits in the 1980s. B.T. Express were signed in 1974 by internationally known...
In this article: B.T. Express, Do It, Carlos Ward, and Epic Records
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Wikipedia | October 12, 2009
Love Come Down
...Diddy and Dirty Money, see Last Train to Paris. "Love Come Down" is a major hit single by Evelyn "Champagne" King . It was produced by Kashif . "Love Come Down" was the first single culled from her multi-platinum, number-one R&B album, Get...
In this article: Love Come Down, Alison Limerick, Diddy, Evelyn "Champagne" King, U.S., and Paris
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Wikipedia | September 19, 2009
Ralph Schuckett
...on albums by Carole King (notably Tapestry), James Taylor, Hall & Oates, Whitney Houston, George Benson, The Four Tops, Cher, Donna Summer, Kashif, Richie Havens, Patty Smyth, Phoebe Snow, The Manhattans, Rodney Crowell, Joan Osborne, Ellen...
In this article: Ralph Schuckett, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, George Benson, Joan Osborne, Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover, California, Mitsubishi Express, Dinosaur King, and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
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Wikipedia | September 18, 2009
You Give Good Love
...whom Arista Records president Clive Davis wanted to work on the album. When LaLa , a songwriter for Kashif's publishing company, sent Kashif a copy of "You Give Good Love", originally offered to Roberta Flack, Kashif thought it would be a...
In this article: Whitney Houston, You Give Good Love, Clive Davis, Allmusic.com, Arista Records, LaLa, Roberta Flack, and Washington Post
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Wikipedia | September 14, 2009
Stephanie McKay
After a knee injury detoured her dance aspirations, McKay started to audition for singing jobs. One of those auditions was for producer Kashif who hired her on the spot for a new girl group called "The Promise". The group went on to be...
In this article: Stephanie McKay, Carl Hancock Rux, New York City, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Geoff Barrow, Astralwerks, Amp Fiddler, Kelis, and American
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Wikipedia | September 09, 2009
Andy Powell
...formed with two lead guitarists. Powell has recorded numerous sessions for other artists , including George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Kashif , Stewart Copeland and Renaissance . In 1988, Powell contributed to Miles Copeland's Night of the...
In this article: Andy Powell, London, Wishbone Ash, Melody Maker, Ted Turner, Miles Copeland, Steve Hunter, Jan Akkerman, and Renaissance
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Wikipedia | September 07, 2009
Kashif (musician)
...an invitation from the U.C.L.A. Extension program and created a course called Contemporary Record Production with Kashif. In August 1995, Kashif authored a book entitled Everything You'd Better Know About the Record Industry, as CEO of his Los...
In this article: Arista Records, Expose, B.T. Express, Grammy, Kenny G, Warner Bros, Stacy Lattisaw, and Melba Moore
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Wikipedia | April 07, 2009
Lillo Thomas
...toured with comedian Eddie Murphy in 1985. He became a successful session vocalist , doing vocals on releases by Evelyn "Champagne" King , Kashif , James Ingram, George Benson, and Melba Moore, among others, while also writing "Mind Up Tonight"...
In this article: Melba Moore, R&B, Freddie Jackson, Eddie Murphy, George Benson, James Ingram, and Capitol Records
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Wikipedia | April 06, 2009
LaLa (songwriter)
...from East Elmhurst, Queens, Wayne K. Garfield. She played one of her songs, 'Stone Love', to another neighborhood friend, Kashif, who recorded it on his debut album in 1983. La La has penned songs for many artists inclcuding Lillo...
In this article: La La, Whitney Houston, You Give Good Love, Motown Records, Stephanie Mills, LaLa, East Elmhurst, Queens, and New York
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 11, 2007
Nightlife Agenda
...a similar formula, although it's not as memorable as "2 Step." Desi fans get a special treat tonight when the Bilz and singer Kashif make their Washington debut at the Southern Hospitality party at MCCXXIII alongside DJs Bikram Keith,...
In this article: Allen Iverson, Washington, Black Cat, Los Angeles, Mos Def, and Souls of Mischief
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Kashif (born Michael Jones in 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer. Kashif became well-known from playing keyboards in the renowned funk band B.T. Express. He played synthesizer bass using the miniMoog while touring with the group. After leaving the band in the early 1980s, Kashif recorded demos with the band Stepping Stone, which led to his eventual solo signing with Arista Records.
Introduced to Arista by Gerry Griffith it's A&R Director in 1983, his self-tilted debut Kashif (1983) spawned the hits "I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)," "Stone Love," "Help Yourself to My Love," and "Say Something Love." With this release, Kashif was well received as an innovator in music, as R&B artists were only beginning to experiment with synthesizers and other electronic instruments. He is said to have been Arista Records' attempt to respond to Warner Bros. Records' Prince.
His other albums include Send Me Your Love and Condition of the Heart. On the album Love Changes, Exposé provided background vocals. 1989's Kashif, with the cover of the Four Tops' hit "Ain't No Woman Like the One I Got," "Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart," and "Are You the Woman."
As an in-demand writer/producer, Kashif can be heard on releases by Kenny G, George Benson, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Johnny Kemp, Melba Moore, Dionne Warwick, Giorge Pettus, Stacy Lattisaw, Exposé, The Wootens, Freda Payne, Whitney Houston, and others. His Grammy nominations are for the instrumentals "The Mood," "Call Me Tonight," "Edgartown Groove" featuring Al Jarreau, and "The Movie Song."
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