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pidunk 09:15 pm UTC 09/09/07 |
| In reply to: | Jim's bio from http://www.thewhistletour.com - Jacqueline 08:59 am UTC 09/09/07 |
Employing a colloquil (local cultural) phrase of Angelinos (people who live in Los Angeles), not too shabby. When something is as great as this, it is the only phrase that fits. > > JIM STEINMAN (Lyricist) is probably best known as a > songwriter/producer whose records have sold more than 100 > million copies, but he started in theatre. Steinman wrote > and starred in an epic musical at Amherst College, The > Dream Engine, and his first professional musical, More > Than You Deserve, premiered at Joseph Papp's Public > Theatre. He wrote the score for TANZ DER VAMPYR, directed > by Roman Polanski, which is in its 10th year in Germany, > where it has broken all records, now in Berlin. His first > record, the legendary Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, > became the biggest debut ever and the third best-selling > disc of all time. The sequel Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into > Hell topped the charts in 38 countries. #1 songs include: > "Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Paradise by the Dashboard > Light,' "Dead Ringer," "Making Love out of Nothing At > All," "Two out of Three Ain't Bad," "Holding Out for a > Hero," "I'd Do Anything for Love but I Won't Do That," > "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," named 1997's Song of the > Year by BMI for having the most broadcasts worldwide, and > "No Matter What," by Boyzone, the most successful single > ever released from a musical in history. As a producer, he > won a 1996 Grammy for Best Album of the Year, Celine > Dion's Falling Into You. As a singer, he recorded one > platinum album, Bad for Good. Film music includes > Footloose, Streets of Fire, The Shadow, and Mask of Zorro. > He also conceived, executive produced and wrote the score > for the made-for-MTV movie, Wuthering Heights California. > Steinman is the president of Ravenous Entertainment, which > includes Ravenous Records. Currently, Jim is consumed with > BAT OUT OF HELL: The Music Cycle, a spectacular > multi-media stage extravaganza, to debut in the U.K. | |
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