Master Young Soo Do
This isn’t particularly music-related, but it was a very important part of my life for many years. I knew Tae Kwon Do master Young Soo Do for more than 20 years. I first met him in 1985, and I studied under his marvelous regime on and off until 2001. I continued to stay in touch and…
about FUNKMEISTER pt. 2
FUNKMEISTER was the first record I’d produced under my own name as artist. I have produced other LPs and/or have been in on the production of quite a few records, but this time, I decided I would take on the whole task of writing, arranging, recording, engineering, and producing in my own space, dependent on…
musical bio (updated 09/24/09)
“My name is Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock and I am a composer producer specializing in dance oriented techno funk. I am the architect of complex and colorful musical constructs which make your feet tap with my motown beats. I have the funk deep in my rhythms and motown deep in my soul. Let this music transport…
about FUNKMEISTER pt. 1
So my first CD, FUNKMEISTER has been pressed and will be shipping shortly. I wanted to write a few things about the CD so people know where I am coming from with this. First of all, the use of the term FUNKMEISTER is not at all intended to label myself as “the Funkmeister”, and after…
Pinoy Favorites
In 1992-93 I produced an album for international rock star Mike Hanopol. Americans might not know who he is, but he is considered “The Father of Pinoy Rock”. Pinoy Rock is a genre of hard rock hailing from the Philippines. Mike Hanopol is as big a star in the Philippines as the Beatles were here…
Old Tapes
When my father died last year, it sort of put a whole new perspective on my life. When I saw the writeup on him in the New York Times, and all the many others, and how they listed all his accomplishments, I sort of realised how I hadn’t ever done the same thing for myself… just…
musical bio
Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock: composer, producer, writer, lyricist, arranger, performer, artist, record executive, software engineer Current projects include: the new Funkmeister CD, and a new album for Jesse Jones Jr. Hugh has worked on stage or in the studio with the following people of note: Anita Baker (famed songstress, “Sweet Love”) Luis Resto (producer, Eminem) Stephen…