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Producer – Wayne Henderson. Producer [Associate] – Dan Kuramoto. Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Japanese], Vocals, Percussion – Dan Kuramoto. Sho – Masao & Manabu. Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker. Taiko, Percussion – Johnny Mori. Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Jess Acuna * Vocals, Percussion – Teri Kusumoto. Notes.
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Boddicker grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His parents, Arlene Estelle (née Reyman) and Gerald "Jerry" Valentine Boddicker operated a music school and store in Cedar Rapids, which served students in all of Eastern Iowa. His mother was a nationally recognized accordionist. While still attending Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids in 1971, Boddicker ...
He was able to purchase a Minimoog and a Moog System 15 modular synthesizer by 1975. As a result of his purchase, he was asked by Bob Moog (the founder of Moog Music) to demonstrate their newest synthesizer, the Polymoog, at the 1975 summer NAMM Show. He quickly found work as a session musician, and by 1977 appeared playing synthesizer, vocoder, ac...
Boddicker was married to Cassandra Lee Jensen, from 1972 to 1980, ending in divorce. Boddicker officially changed his name to Michael Lehmann Boddicker when he married singer/conductor/actress Edie Lehmann on October 15, 1995 in Hollywood, California.He has four children, two of the children he had were with Edie Lehmann. They live in Southern Cali...
He was awarded a Grammy Awardas a songwriter for "Imagination," from the movie Flashdance in 1984. Boddicker was voted most valuable synthesizer player in 1981, 1982, 1984 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1991, in recognition of his achievements, contributions and furtherance of electronic music in the recording industry, ...
Among his film score credits as a composer are The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the score for The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986), and additional music for Bulletproof (1996), The Magic Egg: A Computer Odyssey (1984) an Omni Max computer-animated film, Get Crazy (1983), White Water Summer (1987), F/X2 (1991) wit...
As a session musician he played synthesizer on, among others, Michael Jackson's This Is It, HIStory, Thriller, Bad, Off the Wall', Dangerous, Black or White, and We Are the World; Earth, Wind & Fire's Let's Groove; Lionel Richie's Hello, You Are, Running with the Night; Dazz Band's Let It Whip; Randy Newman's The Natural and Short People; Kenny Log...
Michael Boddicker at IMDbMichael Boddicker discography at DiscogsMichael Boddicker Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection(2013)Photography By – Michael Hashimoto* Producer – Wayne Henderson; Producer [Associate] – Dan Kuramoto; Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Japanese], Vocals, Percussion – Dan Kuramoto; Sho – Masao & Manabu; Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker; Taiko, Percussion – Johnny Mori; Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Jess Acuna* Vocals, Percussion – Teri ...
Biography. American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984.
Boddicker, Michael (19th January 1953-Present) He is a synthesiser player, singer and film composer born Michael Lehmann Boddicker who studied at Coe College, Iowa. After graduation he worked as an extremely sought after session musician, appearing on several hit songs and albums including “We Are the World”.
In part-one of this two-part series, the NAMM Oral History team examines the life and career of American film composer and session musician specializing in the synthesizer, Michael Boddicker. Michael reflects on his early years where he discovered a passion for music, specifically electronic music and his memories of attending the NAMM Show.
The conclusion of the interview with American film composer and session musician specializing in the synthesizer, Michael Boddicker. Michael discusses what it was like to work on some of his more iconic projects including Michael Jackson’s Thriller and his work scoring films.
