Keith Forsey

Keith Forsey (born January 1948 in London , England ) is an English music producer , author and drummer .

Life

In the 1970s he was initially a drummer for various musicians and bands, including Niagara , Joy Fleming , Klaus Doldinger , Amon Düül II , Udo Lindenberg , Lipstique , Claudja Barry , Donna Summer and the disco producer Giorgio Moroder . Forsey has worked as a studio musician since the early 1970s . B. in the early Boney M. albums and wrote z. B. their song Ribbons of Blue . During this time he was one of the busiest drummers in Germany and shaped the style of the legendary Munich sound . Particularly impressed and influenced by Moroder, Forsey began working himself as a producer in 1977. He is considered to be one of the pioneers in the field of the production of pop and disco music suitable for the masses in the late 1970s and 1980s.

In February 1981 Forsey released the solo album Dynamite on Moroder's Oasis label , a ten-track rock and roll record that included the single Take Me to the Pilot . However, the project was unsuccessful. His first international success was the single Hey Little Girl of the Australian band Icehouse , followed by the debut - album of Billy Idol in 1982. Many following Idol albums (and the albums from its previous band previously Generation X produced) were purchased from Forsey. Forsey made a name for himself with a radio-friendly and at the same time very powerful production, especially of the Idol works. In addition, he composed the hit Don't You (Forget About Me) for Simple Minds , which appeared on the soundtrack of The Breakfast Club and produced the group Psychedelic Furs as well as soundtracks for films such as Flashdance (for the title song and other titles he wrote acted and for which he 1984 Oscar was awarded), Beverly Hills Cop - I lös' the case in any case , Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters , the Breakfast Club , the Neverending story (theme song the Neverending story ) and some others.

In the 1990s, Forsey became quieter, although he was not idle during this time. For example, he produced the soundtrack for the box office hit American Pie - Like a Hot Apple Pie and the music for individual episodes of well-known TV series such as Futurama , Ally McBeal , Scrubs - The Beginners and others. It wasn't until 2003 that he reappeared in the media as the producer of the Californian indie rock band Rooney . In 2005 he worked again for Billy Idol on his comeback album Devil's Playground .

Web links

• Keith Forsey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Keith Forsey at Discogs (English)