Bill Bottrell

Bill Bottrell

Infobox musical artist

|
Name = Bill Bottrell
Img_size =
Landscape =
Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name =
Alias =
Born = 1952
Died =
Origin = United States flagicon|USA
Instrument =
Genre =
Occupation = Record producer, songwriter and musician
Years_active =
Label =
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.billbottrell.com/ billbottrell.com]
Current_members =
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =

Bill Bottrell is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, probably best known for his Grammy Award-winning collaboration with Sheryl Crow.

Biography

Between 1967 and 1970, Botrell attended Crescenta Valley Senior High in La Crescenta, California, where he graduated in 1970 with a high school diploma. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara between 1970 and 1972, where he studied for a Bachelor's Degree in Music. [cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/billbottrell |title=Bill |accessdate=2007-01-01 |format= |work=MySpace] In 1974, Bottrell got his first job in music, as an engineer at California Recording Studio in Hollywood. In 1978, he moved over to Soundcastle Studios in Silverlake, where he met Jeff Lynne, who eventually hired him to engineer for ELO. The 1980s were spent freelance engineering between Europe and Los Angeles, with clients including: The Jacksons, ELO, Michael Jackson, Madonna, George Harrison, Starship and Tom Petty. In 1987, Bottrell co-produced his first record, "Aliens Ate My Buick", by Thomas Dolby. In 1989, Michael Jackson asked him to produce, engineer and write songs for his album, "Dangerous", resulting in the biggest U.S. number one hit, "Black or White". The song spent 7 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 chart.

In 1990, Bottrell built his own recording studio and founded a musical "think tank" called the "Tuesday Night Music Club". One of the resulting acts was Sheryl Crow, whose 1993 debut album (produced and co-written by Bottrell) was entitled "Tuesday Night Music Club". Her single, "All I Wanna Do", from that album won the 1995 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for Bottrell and Crow. The album sold 10 million worldwide and influenced a generation of female singers.Fact|date=December 2007

Bottrell was nominated for another Grammy for his work on Shelby Lynne's 1999 breakout album, "I Am Shelby Lynne". He has also worked with many other artists, including Alisha's Attic, Five for Fighting, Rosanne Cash, Lisa Germano, Kevin Gilbert, Jasun Martz, Linda Perry, Tom Petty, Rusted Root, Ben Jelen, Toy Matinee and Annie Stela.

In 1999, Bottrell formed a group called The Stokemen. This group has become known around northern California for their cabaret-style shows.Fact|date=December 2007

Discography

*1987: "Aliens Ate My Buick" – Thomas Dolby
*1988: "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1" – Traveling Wilburys
*1990: "Full Moon Fever" – Tom Petty
*1990: "Dick Tracy" – Madonna
*1990: "Toy Matinee" – Toy Matinee
*1990: "Truth or Dare" – Madonna
*1991: "Dangerous" – Michael Jackson
*1991: "Give In To Me" – Michael Jackson
*1991: "No Soul No Strain" – Wire Train
*1992: "Triage" – David Baerwald
*1993: "Tuesday Night Music Club" – Sheryl Crow
*1994: "When I Woke" – Rusted Root
*1995: "Earth Song" – Michael Jackson
*1995: "In Flight" – Linda Perry
*1996: "Sheryl Crow" – Sheryl Crow
*1997: "Restless Heart" – Tex Beaumont
*1999: "I Am Shelby Lynne" – Shelby Lynne
*2000: "Surrender" – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
*2000: "The House We Built" – Alisha's Attic
*2000: "Songs from the West Coast" – Elton John
*2000: "Welcome to my Party" – Rusted Root
*2002: "Class of Dude" – The Stokemen
*2002: "Rise" – Kim Richey
*2003: "Free" – Luan Parle
*2004: "Liam Titcomb" – Liam Titcomb
*2004: "Benji Huges" – Benji Hughes
*2004: "The Battle for Everything" – Five for Fighting
*2005: "Annie Stela" – Annie Stela
*2005: "Sierra Swan" – Sierra Swan
*2005: "Black Cadillac" – Rosanne Cash
*2006: "Bird On A Wire" – Toby Lightman
*2006: "On The Jungle Floor" – Van Hunt
*2007: "Ex-Sensitive" - Ben Jelen
*2008 "Detours" - Sheryl Crow

References

External links

* [http://www.billbottrell.com/ Bill Bottrell official website]
*imdb name|id=1384186|name=Bill Bottrell
* [http://www.myspace.com/musicbillbottrell Bill Bottrell Music MySpace]
* [http://www.billbottrell.altervista.org Bill Bottrell Unofficial Italian Website]
* [http://www.tuesdaynightsite.altervista.org Tuesday Night Music Club - Unofficial Italian Website (new version)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bill Bottrell — (né en 1952) est un producteur, un compositeur et un musicien américain. Il a travaillé pour de nombreuses célébrités telles que Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tom Petty et Sheryl Crow. Un bon nombre de ses compositions furent récompensées par des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tuesday Night Music Club — Infobox Album | Name = Tuesday Night Music Club Type = studio Artist = Sheryl Crow Released = August 3 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Rock Length = 49:42 Label = A M Producer = Bill Bottrell Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I — For the song, see HIStory/Ghosts. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I …   Wikipedia

  • Detours — For the live album by Saga, see Detours (Saga album). Detours Studio album by Sheryl Crow …   Wikipedia

  • Diskografie von Michael Jackson — Dieser Artikel behandelt die Diskografie des US amerikanischen R B und Popsängers Michael Jackson. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alben 1.1 Studioalben 1.2 Sonstige Alben 1.3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Michael Jackson/Diskografie — Dieser Artikel behandelt die Diskografie des US amerikanischen R B und Popsängers Michael Jackson. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alben 1.1 Studioalben 1.2 Sonstige Alben 1.3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dangerous (álbum) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dangerous Álbum de estudio de Michael Jackson Publicación 26 de noviembre de 1991 Grabación 25 de junio de 1990 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dangerous (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Dangerous Type = Album Artist = Michael Jackson Released = November 26, 1991 Recorded = June 25, 1990 October 29, 1991 Genre = Pop, Dance pop, Rock, R B, New jack swing Length = 76:58 Label = Epic Records EK 45400 Producer …   Wikipedia

  • Dangerous (Michael Jackson album) — Dangerous Studio album by Michael Jackson Released November 26, 1991 …   Wikipedia

  • Tuesday Night Music Club — Album par Sheryl Crow Sortie 3 août 1993 Durée 42 min 42 s Genre Rock n roll Producteur Bill Bottrell …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”