Alan Hewitt
Hewitt with The Moody Blues in 2013.
Hewitt with The Moody Blues in 2013.
Background information
OriginPetoskey, Michigan, United States[1]
GenresPop, Rock, Contemporary Jazz
Occupation(s)Keyboardist for The Moody Blues, Producer, Songwriter
Years active1982-present
LabelsNuGroove/Sony Red
WebsiteAlanHewitt.com,
TheNuGroove.com

Alan Hewitt is an American composer, producer, recording and performing artist. He served as keyboardist for The Moody Blues from 2010 until their break up in 2018. Hewitt was born in Petoskey, Michigan, United States,[2] and attended Berklee College of Music graduating in 1978.[3] Hewitt served as a producer for over half a decade alongside Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire (EWF) with the Greatest Hits album going platinum in 2000. Hewitt performed on the Cherry Pie record with Warrant, which went platinum in 2004.[4]

Hewitt has released multiple solo albums and has written music for movies and television,; see below

Burning Bush – Co-produced Remix featuring Earth, Wind & Fire – Sony Music That's The Way Of The World “Live” Earth, Wind & Fire- keys- Sony Legacy Warrant: “Cherry Pie” co-writer /arranger/keys- Columbia Godai – Kikuma Music/Japan with Maurice White co-Producer/arranger/keys John Waite: “City By The Sea” – Edgar Allan Poe Society - writer/producer/keys Apollonia Kotero - writer/producer/keys BMG Jonathon Butler: N2Encoded “Lost to Love” Jonathon Butler “I Believe” NCoded. Donny Osmond “Eyes Don’t Lie” – Capitol The Morgans: Avex/Warner Tanaka: Avex/Warner Fiona: Atlantic Records

Diajiman Brothers: produced with Maurice White Columbia/Japan Utherworlds-writer/producer/keys Sakurako Mitsui: with Earth, Wind & Fire/Warner Bros. - producer/arranger (Gold in Japan) Gavin Christopher: PANAM/Japan - producer/writer/keys John Trudell: Ark 21/EMI writer/ produced with David Tickle Ann Tickle: Ark 21/EMI with David Tickle (Included on Ark 21/EMI album “Out of the Blue” featuring Sting, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Seal, Jackson Brown, Julian Lennon and others) Steven Seagal - producer Blake Aaron 215 Records produced/keys The Ducks: (Best unsigned pop band – LA Weekly) produced with Dave Allard “Not Here”: Musical Score for JFK Center writer/producer Steve Oliver / Global Kiss - SOM piano, vibes, marimba Greg Adam’s East Bay Soul - co writer on “Awaken” Steve Oliver/World Citizen-SOM B-3

Awards

Hewitt won ESPY Award and a Golden Planet Award.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Voyages Series

Compilations, covers

Soundtracks

Other credits

Music for television

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Music - Alan Hewitt". Alanhewitt.com.
  2. ^ Sutton, Rene (April 2013). "Alan Hewitt — Featured Smooth Jazz Artist Archives Alan Hewitt – The Musical Force of Nature". The Smooth Jazz Ride. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved January 4, 2015. Cheers!
  3. ^ a b Schwalm, Arielle. "Alumnii notes". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Jazz, All About. "All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Alan Hewitt - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Amazon.com: fidelity hewitt". Smile.amazon.com.
  7. ^ "Evolution". Smile.amazon.com. 21 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Symphony in Rock". Amazon.com.
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