Fred Maher
American musician
- Rock
- new wave
- post-punk
- Musician
- music programmer
- record producer
- E.G.
- Elektra
Musical artist
Frederick J. Maher is an American drummer, music programmer and record producer.
He was a member of the bands Massacre (1980–81), the Dance, Material, Scritti Politti, and has recorded and toured with Lou Reed. In 1984 he released Basic, an instrumental collaboration album with ex-Voidoids guitarist Robert Quine.
Maher's credits as a producer include Lou Reed's New York (1989), Trip Shakespeare's Across the Universe (1990), Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend (1991), Information Society's self-titled album (1988, which achieved platinum sales status), their 1990 album Hack, and a track on 1997's Don't Be Afraid. Maher co-produced Lloyd Cole's self-titled debut solo album. He was nominated for a Grammy for his work on Fuel's Natural Selection album.[1]
Maher regularly works as a studio drummer, and he has often collaborated with entertainment producer Ron Baldwin.
Discography
Solo
- Basic (1984, with Robert Quine)
References
- ^ "Artists. Fred Maher". Grammy. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links
- Fred Maher at AllMusic
- Fred Maher discography at Discogs
- Brief biography + discography
- Analog Ears. Universal Audio WebZine, Volume 3, Number 2, April 2005.
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Massacre
- Fred Frith
- Bill Laswell
- Fred Maher
- Charles Hayward
- Killing Time (1981)
- Funny Valentine (1998)
- Meltdown (2001)
- Lonely Heart (2007)
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