wendy waldman
wendy waldman has a very diverse career in the music industry: a critically-acclaimed recording artist, a writer of multi-platinum songs for other singers in fields ranging from country to pop, film, jazz, children's music and r&b, [+]wendy waldman
wendy waldman has a very diverse career in the music industry: a critically-acclaimed recording artist, a writer of multi-platinum songs for other singers in fields ranging from country to pop, film, jazz, children's music and r&b, a teacher, and one of the first women record producers.
wendy grew up in los angeles, in a musical family. her father, fred steiner, is a composer who wrote among other things the famous "perry mason" theme, as well as many episodes of "star trek," "gunsmoke," "rocky and bullwinkle," and "the twilight zone." her grandfather, george steiner, was also a composer who wrote music for laurel and hardy and animated features such as "betty boop."
in the early seventies, wendy formed a group with some friends, calling themselves bryndle, all of whom were active in the very creative and energized music scene of los angeles at that time: karla bonoff, andrew gold, and kenny edwards (who had been linda ronstadt's partner in the stone poneys and subsequently went on to be a major musical force in her career, along with the other bryndle members). after an unreleased album, the partners went their separate ways. however, the group proved to be a powerful springboard for all four, who each went on to highly successful careers. (the four have appeared on many other artists' records in various combinations-- audiences have been hearing this sound for many years without knowing it, on many classic albums.) wendy ultimately became a solo recording artist, a hit songwriter, and a pioneer among women producers.
her first album came out on warner bros. in 1973 and was proclaimed by rolling stone magazine to be the "singer-songwriter debut of the year." she was then the youngest member of the warner brothers "brain trust," a group of artists signed to the label who were known for their innovative and critically acclaimed approaches to music: maria muldaur, randy newman, ry cooder, captain beefheart, and van dyke parks. wendy toured extensively throughout the u.s, headlining her own shows as well as opening many larger tours. she also began to expand into other aspects of music, experimenting with collaboration, different approaches to the craft, and ultimately to production. the years spent learning and working "behind the
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