Michael Lynn Piccirillo(born 1951) is an Americanrecord producer,songwriter,andmusician,who began working professionally in the Los Angeles music business in 1976. In conjunction with production partnerGeorge Tobin,and subsequentlyGary Goetzman,Piccirillo co-produced 31 albums between 1976 and 1992.
Mike Piccirillo | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Origin | Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
Career
editPiccirillo has also been anunderscorecomposer on many animated TV series. Between 1995 and 2004, Piccirillo's musical underscore appears on over 500 half-hour TV animated episodes, mainly forDIC Entertainmentproduced shows. Many of these TV series also feature main title songs composed by Piccirillo. Animated series highlights includeSabrina: The Animated Series,Sabrina's Secret Life,Inspector Gadget's Field Trip,Sonic Underground,The Wacky World of Tex Avery,Trollz,Gadget Boy,Archie's Weird Mysteries,and many others. Piccirillo is still active in professional music production, songwriting and being a performing musician.
Piccirillo production hits includeSmokey Robinson's “Being With You",[1]Robert John's "Sad Eyes",andKim Carnes' "More Love",along with many other charted songs and productions. Artists includeLa Toya Jackson,Natalie Cole,Smokey Robinson,Tiffany,Kim Carnes,Thelma Houston,The Staple Singers,Go West,Robert John,and many others.
Mike Piccirillo and music partnerGary Goetzmanco-wrote the vast majority of the 100+ plus Piccirillo songs that were released on various artists albums between 1976 and 1995.
Works
editIn 1995, Piccirillo wrote and produced 15 songs that were featured in theTom Hankswritten and directed filmThat Thing You Do.[2][3]Six of those songs appeared on the film's soundtrack CD.
Additional Piccirillo songs appear in approximately 28 theatrical films released between 1982 and 1995, includingA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,Police Academy 2,Child's Play,Fright Night,Kickboxer,Jetsons: The Movie,Big Momma's House,Little Monstersand many others.
References
edit- ^Himes, Geoffrey (April 8, 1982). "Smokey Robinson, at His Best".The Washington Post.
- ^ROSEN, CRAIG (October 26, 1996). "EPIC SOUNDTRAX 'THING' COULD BOOST PARTICIPATING ACTS". Billboard.
- ^WOLF, JEANNE (September 29, 1996). "Wonders: Tom Hanks makes directing debut in musical movie". Calgary Herald.