Alan Lorber
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Alan Lorber | |
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| Origin | New York |
| Genres | Classical, jazz, fusion, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, arranger, composer, piano, keyboards |
| Website | irismusicgroup.com |
Alan Lorber Arranger / Producer / Composer - Leading arranger in the early '60s, Lorber collaborated with all of the top New York record producers, A&R Directors and top artists of the day making hit records amounting to over 60 million dollars in sales. He created innovations in classical / rock fusion, East / West and jazz / fusion, with the ability to write for most genres. Lorber was the first arranger from New York City to record in Nashville (1963), bringing his New York-style arrangements to Nashville "picking." Later he brought various Nashville rhythm sections to New York to record with his New York musicians. During the late '60s he established the now historic rock phenomenon,"The Boston Sound[1]
Among his own catalogue of orchestral recordings is the classic 1967 album The Lotus Place which was the the first jazz/Indian instrumentation fusion of its kind; and his innovative 21st Century (virtual) Symphonic Orchestra recordings, what he terms, “a new breed of American music.”
As creative director of his Iris Music Group music publishing companies and record labels, Lorber continues to release reissues of his vast discography, current works of past artists and the release of extraordinary new artist discoveries.
In 2010 IMG Books published Lorber’s “Benny Allen Was A Star: A New York Music Story", a work of historical fiction that is largely autobiographical based on his life in making early 60s music.