The Producer's Room Episode #14 - Michael Omartian (Part 1 of 2)
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2016
- Michael Omartian is an American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in numerous albums, during a career that has spanned over 38 years. As a producer, he has had No. 1 records in three consecutive decades. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner, including for Keyboardist of the Year and Producer of the Year. He spent five years on the A&R staff of ABC/Dunhill Records, as a producer, artist and arranger. He was subsequently hired by Warner Bros. Records as a producer and A&R staff member. Omartian moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 1993, where he served on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy and has helped to shape the curriculum for the first Master’s Degree program in the field of Music Business at Belmont University.
Omartian has produced albums for several artists including Clint Black, Michael Bolton, Dolly Parton, Debby Boone, Steve Camp, Peter Cetera, Christopher Cross, Joe "Bean" Esposito, Amy Grant, Benny Hester, Whitney Houston, The Imperials, The Jacksons, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer and Trisha Yearwood.
❤️Love Omartian's work with Amy Grant & Boz Scaggs, etc!!!
Loved his work with 2nd Chapter of Acts.
I have read this man's credits and followed his music with deep respect since the 70's. This is just magic....
This is gold! So little MO info out there and this was so amazing and inspiring. MO is the GOAT! Thank you!!!
This guy has been one of the benchmarks by which I assess other recording artists, particularly christian ones. Seldom matched, never surpassed.
I've been following Michael and his work since the mid-seventies. High on the all-time list of my favorite musicians. Thanks for this!!!
I got to do some studio singing in 1982 and did "One more song for You" as a choral demo package for Hal Leonard publishing. I went looking for Michael and Stormie Omartian music when I got home and found "Mainstream" right off the bat. That album was amazing, almost beyond words and helped me spiritually more than I can say. I love the guy.
i thought the mainstream title meant it was less spiritual than his christian records
@@soulkiss1001 The 'mainstream' title referred to the center of God's will. Choosing your course and making decisions by the Spirit of God. Allegorical.
I've also been a huge fan of Michael Omartian since the '70s. Thanks very much for posting this excellent interview!
he also played piano on my favourite songs by Albert Hammond in 1972-74 and my favourite song by him is Annie the poet (1977) with lyrics by Stormie , his wife, who wrote all the lyrics to his own albums .
Always loved his keyboard lead-in to The She Walked Away by Boz Scaggs. A fantastic musician.
What a legendary guy 🤩
Great interview -I like your style a lot! Great to let people share what they have...
I've been a fan since I first heard Whitehorse in 1975. All these years later its still wonderful music and the quality of the musicianship is just not to be believed. Years later I can understand why Steel Dan (the most finicky of all finickiness) would want him
Love this!
Omar is a giant :)
I like Micheal's song Get Your Boogie Down for Al J.
About five years ago while looking at labels in CD’s and records, I discovered Omartian’s name next to all of my favorite songs by different artists.
This guy, is just a piano genius: I became a huge fan because of the unreal piano parts he played on the' 'Deal em again' cut from Chris Cross' 'Another Page ' album.
Agreed, and that’s an incredible album - Another Page. Honestly at least as good as his first. MO killed it again. He’s THE best!
A very creative Man
he is an awesome singer, and keyboard player.
Michael Omartian made an album "The Race" in 1991...still a great album. Great producer but also a great performer
Brilliant
What an amazing interview!
Word of advice that's four years late: If your subject is going somewhere, let them go. NEVER try to reign them in. Omar is a really nice guy and he let you get away with it. Cut someone else off and you will end up causing problems for yourself and they'll stop exploring. Just let them go.
I wish he would have talked about the theme and the music he made for the movie "Tunnelvision" in 1976. It was a crummy and crude movie as I found out later, but I had a record of the theme. It was hip and unique, and years later I found out that he wrote and arranged it. I always wondered if he sang it also. Anybody else heard this?
Eric Johnson played on Christopher Cross' album.
Yes, I am not surprised that you are prodigious/were prodigious. Your ideas were brilliant THEN. That is genius, but yes, you're the exceptionally gifted one, one of the best pianists in the world and this was obvious years and years ago. Keep producing!
Very talented man!
Awesome interview. Glad we got to hear the reference at 31:53 twice ;)
I noticed that, too. :)
I loved his piano work on Logging and Messina's first two albums. He was so tasty and soulful. It was very inspiring to a young aspiring player. Glad somebody actually made it because I sure didn't.
Fine raconteur.
Add up the Wonders...
Great to hear from Omartian, but geez, interviewer, stop interrupting and talking over the man.
Glad it worked out for him. I did the same thing...Move to L.A. and starve...horrible move...total disaster...
At least you tried and had the guts. Think about all the dreamers who didn't. What is making it anyway? I've played with all kinds of famous people. 3 bucks buys me a cup of coffee.