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…
Jerry Carr – Throwdown
Throwdown by Jerry Carr Album: This Must Be Heaven Label: Cherie Records (a division of Atlantic Records) Year released: 1981 Producer: William Talbert Executive Producer: Norton Stern Horn Arrangements: Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock This song is THE BOMB! I wrote the horn arrangements and produced the recording session for the horns, with Billy Talbert in the…
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…
Dennis Sierra
Dennis Sierra is one of the guitarists I employed on my CD FUNKMEISTER. He provided solid support parts for Ur Makin Me Hi, Be My Fantasy, If I Gave My Heart to You, and I Want to Love You. I thought readers should have a chance to know of Dennis’s illustrious history in the business.…
FUNKMEISTER CD Liner notes
Hello World! I figured it was about time to let you all hear some of mysongs. This catalog ranges from 1985 to the present in terms of dates the songs were written, although these tracks were produced between January of 2008 and May of 2009. But seriously folks, ain’t nothin’ but a groove or two.…
Jerry Carr: this Must Be Heaven
Throwdown by Jerry Carr Album: This Must Be Heaven Label: Cherie Records (a division of Atlantic Records) Year released: 1981 Producer: William Talbert Executive Producer: Norton Stern Horn Arrangements: Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock fyi: the coolest horn parts are in the second half of the song!!! Jerry Carr was/is a local Detroit Artist that was produced…
Make No Mistake
Make No Mistake composed, arranged, performed, produced and engineered by Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock audio mix remastered 7/14/09 video re-edited on 7/16/09 saxophone by Jesse Jones Jr. Latin percussion by Joe Collado Video by Jay Surrell Original CD artwork by Olavo Machado Neto What can I say about this elixir, errr… movie? Well… Jay Surrell, of videobillboards.org,…
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…
Captain Jarvis
I received my new copy of Captain Jarvis today… the record was not released on CD, Noel died in 1994 ya know… the only copy I had was my original vinyl disc from 1979. I used it to make an mp3 a couple of months ago, but there was still an annoying skip that’s been…
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…
Axel’s on 8 Mile with Norma Jean Bell
I went down to Florida with my Thai girlfriend in May of 1982. We both got homesick after a while, so we came back up to Michigan in January of 1983. After returning to Michigan, I scored a gig with Norma Jean Bell and the All-Stars, who had a house gig at a club in…