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'''Joey Carbone''' is a composer, music producer,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20110128a1.html | title=Local, foreign songwriters camp it up | work=The Japan Times | date=January 28, 2011 | accessdate=April 28, 2012 | author=McClure, Steve}}</ref> arranger, keyboardist, vocalist, advisor, and educator. He was born and raised in [[Brooklyn, New York]].
'''Joey Carbone''' is a composer, music producer, arranger and keyboardist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20110128a1.html | title=Local, foreign songwriters camp it up | work=The Japan Times | date=January 28, 2011 | accessdate=April 28, 2012 | author=McClure, Steve}}</ref> After a period as a session musician for, among other Elton John, Carbone became a music director for television programmes, such as [[Star Search]]. Since the 1980s he has worked as a prolific producer for Japanese pop acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Betros |first=Chris |date=2012-05-05 |title=Joey Carbone keeps the hits coming |url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/joey-carbone-keeps-the-hits-coming |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Japan Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Varcoe |first=Fred |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Joey+Carbone&pg=PA12 |title=Looking West |date=2008-08-23 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |pages=12 |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
When he was 16, Carbone was signed as a singer in a band to [[Atlantic Records]] by one of Atlantic's founders, [[Jerry Wexler]]. Carbone took a summer job working at Atlantic, where he watched recording sessions by [[Aretha Franklin]], [[The Rascals]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], and [[The Rolling Stones]].
Carbone was born and raised in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. When he was 16, Carbone was signed as a singer in a band with [[Richie Zito]] to [[Atlantic Records]] by one of Atlantic's founders, [[Jerry Wexler]]. Carbone took a summer job working at Atlantic, where he watched recording sessions by [[Aretha Franklin]], [[the Rascals]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], and [[the Rolling Stones]].<ref name=":0" />


==Career overview==
==Career overview==
Carbone moved to [[Los Angeles]] and became a keyboardist and vocalist for recording sessions and concerts. He played keyboards for [[Kiki Dee]] & [[Elton John]], [[Rick James]], [[The Righteous Brothers]], [[Eric Carmen]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Cher]], [[Air Supply]], [[Andy Gibb]], [[Bette Midler]] and others.
Carbone moved to [[Los Angeles]] and became a keyboardist and vocalist for recording sessions and concerts. He played keyboards for [[Kiki Dee]] and [[Elton John]], [[Rick James]], [[the Righteous Brothers]], [[Eric Carmen]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Cher]], [[Air Supply]], [[Andy Gibb]], [[Bette Midler]] and others.<ref name=":0" />


Carbone was the music director and theme composer for nine years for the television series ''[[Star Search]].''<ref>[http://maypang-amin.com/?s=joey+carbone Joey Carbone | May Pang's Asian Media Internet News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He arranged, produced, conducted and played piano for then-budding performers [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Justin Timberlake]] and others. He won a [[Cable ACE Award]] for composing and producing the theme song for the series ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'',<ref>[http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/itsgarryshandlingsshowlyrics.html It's Garry Shandling's Show Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> on which he served as music director.
Carbone was the music director and theme composer for nine years for the television series ''[[Star Search]].''<ref>[http://maypang-amin.com/?s=joey+carbone Joey Carbone | May Pang's Asian Media Internet News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He arranged, produced, conducted, and played piano for performers including [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Justin Timberlake]] and others. He won a [[Cable ACE Award]] for composing and producing the theme song for the series ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's Garry Shandling's Show Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics |url=https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/itsgarryshandlingsshowlyrics.html |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Lyrics On Demand |language=en}}</ref> on which he served as music director.


He composed and arranged music for ''[[China Beach]]'', ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', and others. He has also produced and/or composed albums for Japan-based record companies for American singers including [[Little Richard]], [[Alyssa Milano]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-04-26/entertainment/ca-59151_1_joey-carbone | title=Made in the U.S.A. : Joey Carbone Packages Acts the Japanese Love. His Secret? Think Cute. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=April 26, 1995 | accessdate=April 28, 2012 | author=Markman, Jon D.}}</ref> [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]] and [[Bobby Kimball]] of [[Toto (band)|Toto]], [[Bill Champlin]] and [[Jason Scheff]] of the group [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[John O'Banion]], [[Edward Furlong]], [[Irene Cara]], Zoom, Mylin,<ref>[http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~takeito/carbone2.html JOEY CARBONE WEB on Adult Contemporary Music In Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Neil Sedaka]], [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], [[Warren DeMartini]] ([[Ratt]]), [[The Righteous Brothers]], and [[Sam Moore]] of [[Sam & Dave]].
He composed and arranged music for ''[[China Beach]]'', ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', and others. He has also produced and/or composed albums for Japan-based record companies for American singers including [[Little Richard]], [[Alyssa Milano]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-26-ca-59151-story.html | title=Made in the U.S.A. : Joey Carbone Packages Acts the Japanese Love. His Secret? Think Cute. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=April 26, 1995 | access-date=April 28, 2012 | author=Markman, Jon D.}}</ref> [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]] and [[Bobby Kimball]] of [[Toto (band)|Toto]], [[Bill Champlin]] and [[Jason Scheff]] of the group [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[John O'Banion]], [[Edward Furlong]], [[Irene Cara]], Zoom, Mylin,<ref>[http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~takeito/carbone2.html JOEY CARBONE WEB on Adult Contemporary Music In Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Neil Sedaka]], [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], [[Warren DeMartini]] ([[Ratt]]), [[the Righteous Brothers]], and [[Sam Moore]] of [[Sam & Dave]].

He has created more than 1,000 songs for the Japanese market<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/538/music_beat.asp | title=Music: Inside Tracks | publisher=Metropolis Magazine | accessdate=April 28, 2012}}</ref> including songs for [[KAT-TUN]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20090314a1.html | title=From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop | newspaper=The Japan Times | date=March 14, 2009 | accessdate=April 28, 2012 | author=Whyte, Wilson}}</ref> [[Matsuura Aya]], [[Smap]], [[Wada Akiko]], [[Crystal Kay]], [[Akanishi Jin]], Diana & the Treasures, [[Sexy Zone]], [[Kanjani8]], [[Tsuchiya Anna]], [[Tackey & Tsubasa]], [[News (band)|N.E.W.S.]], [[Hey! Say! JUMP]], [[Van Tomiko]], [[Nakamori Akina]], [[Nakayama Miho]], [[Wink]], [[Shonentai]], [[Shibugakitai]], [[Arashi]], [[Aikawa Nanase]], [[Mari Hamada]], [[Lindberg]], [[Inagaki Junichi]], [[Koyanagi Yuki]], [[Naomi Tamura]], [[Infix (music group)|Infix]], [[Julia Mazda]], [[Eriko Tamura]], and [[Masatoshi Ono]]. He has more than 80 Top 10 hits in Japan,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rafu.com/carbone.html |title=The Rafu Shimpo - L.A. Japanese Daily News<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214232441/http://www.rafu.com/carbone.html |archive-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has composed hundreds of songs for Japanese television commercials, movies, and television programs, including the score for the film ''Satomi Hakken Den ([[Legend of the Eight Samurai]])''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whyte |first=Wilson |date=2009-03-14 |title=From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/03/14/general/from-the-new-york-streets-to-the-king-of-japanese-pop/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
He has produced mostly songs for the Japanese market, and has written an estimated thousand songs for artist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/538/music_beat.asp | title=Music: Inside Tracks | publisher=Metropolis Magazine | accessdate=April 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=McClure |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xg0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Joey+Carbone&pg=PA20 |title=Turning Japanese |date=2006-09-23 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en}}</ref> These include songs for [[KAT-TUN]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20090314a1.html | title=From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop | newspaper=The Japan Times | date=March 14, 2009 | accessdate=April 28, 2012 | author=Whyte, Wilson}}</ref> [[Matsuura Aya]], [[Smap]], [[Wada Akiko]], [[Crystal Kay]], [[Akanishi Jin]], Diana & the Treasures, [[Sexy Zone]], [[Kanjani8]], [[Tsuchiya Anna]], [[Tackey & Tsubasa]], [[News (band)|N.E.W.S.]], [[Hey! Say! JUMP]], [[Van Tomiko]], [[Nakamori Akina]], [[Nakayama Miho]], [[Wink]], [[Shonentai]], [[Shibugakitai]], [[Arashi]], [[Aikawa Nanase]], [[Mari Hamada]], [[Lindberg]], [[Inagaki Junichi]], [[Koyanagi Yuki]], [[Naomi Tamura]], [[Eriko Tamura]], and [[Masatoshi Ono]]. He has more than 80 Top 10 hits in Japan,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rafu.com/carbone.html |title=The Rafu Shimpo - L.A. Japanese Daily News<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214232441/http://www.rafu.com/carbone.html |archive-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has composed hundreds of songs for Japanese television commercials, movies, and television programs, including the score for the film ''Satomi Hakken Den ([[Legend of the Eight Samurai]])''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whyte |first=Wilson |date=2009-03-14 |title=From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/03/14/general/from-the-new-york-streets-to-the-king-of-japanese-pop/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


Carbone is a contracted advisor to both [[Sony Records]] and [[Avex]].<ref>[http://www.allthatmatters.asia/digital/2012/speakers/#!/digital/2012/speakers/joey-carbone.html Speakers | ALLTHATMATTERS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is a lecturer and international advisor at Jikei Gakuen (Tokyo School of Music and Dance).<ref>[http://www.tsm.ac.jp/school/education/sp-training.html 業界特別ゼミ・特別講義] Tokyo School of Music & Dance</ref> He has given lectures at colleges and universities in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.
Carbone is a contracted advisor to both [[Sony Records]] and [[Avex]].<ref>[http://www.allthatmatters.asia/digital/2012/speakers/#!/digital/2012/speakers/joey-carbone.html Speakers | ALLTHATMATTERS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is a lecturer and international advisor at Jikei Gakuen (Tokyo School of Music and Dance).<ref>[http://www.tsm.ac.jp/school/education/sp-training.html 業界特別ゼミ・特別講義] Tokyo School of Music & Dance</ref> He has given lectures at colleges and universities in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.

Latest revision as of 05:02, 18 October 2024

Joey Carbone
Born
Brooklyn, New York
Occupation(s)Music composer and producer

Joey Carbone is a composer, music producer, arranger and keyboardist.[1] After a period as a session musician for, among other Elton John, Carbone became a music director for television programmes, such as Star Search. Since the 1980s he has worked as a prolific producer for Japanese pop acts.[2][3]

Early life

[edit]

Carbone was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 16, Carbone was signed as a singer in a band with Richie Zito to Atlantic Records by one of Atlantic's founders, Jerry Wexler. Carbone took a summer job working at Atlantic, where he watched recording sessions by Aretha Franklin, the Rascals, Cream, and the Rolling Stones.[2]

Career overview

[edit]

Carbone moved to Los Angeles and became a keyboardist and vocalist for recording sessions and concerts. He played keyboards for Kiki Dee and Elton John, Rick James, the Righteous Brothers, Eric Carmen, Rod Stewart, Cher, Air Supply, Andy Gibb, Bette Midler and others.[2]

Carbone was the music director and theme composer for nine years for the television series Star Search.[4] He arranged, produced, conducted, and played piano for performers including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, Justin Timberlake and others. He won a Cable ACE Award for composing and producing the theme song for the series It's Garry Shandling's Show,[5] on which he served as music director.

He composed and arranged music for China Beach, Falcon Crest, Entertainment Tonight, and others. He has also produced and/or composed albums for Japan-based record companies for American singers including Little Richard, Alyssa Milano,[6] Joseph Williams and Bobby Kimball of Toto, Bill Champlin and Jason Scheff of the group Chicago, John O'Banion, Edward Furlong, Irene Cara, Zoom, Mylin,[7] Neil Sedaka, Tiffany, Warren DeMartini (Ratt), the Righteous Brothers, and Sam Moore of Sam & Dave.

He has produced mostly songs for the Japanese market, and has written an estimated thousand songs for artist.[8][9] These include songs for KAT-TUN,[10] Matsuura Aya, Smap, Wada Akiko, Crystal Kay, Akanishi Jin, Diana & the Treasures, Sexy Zone, Kanjani8, Tsuchiya Anna, Tackey & Tsubasa, N.E.W.S., Hey! Say! JUMP, Van Tomiko, Nakamori Akina, Nakayama Miho, Wink, Shonentai, Shibugakitai, Arashi, Aikawa Nanase, Mari Hamada, Lindberg, Inagaki Junichi, Koyanagi Yuki, Naomi Tamura, Eriko Tamura, and Masatoshi Ono. He has more than 80 Top 10 hits in Japan,[11] and has composed hundreds of songs for Japanese television commercials, movies, and television programs, including the score for the film Satomi Hakken Den (Legend of the Eight Samurai).[12]

Carbone is a contracted advisor to both Sony Records and Avex.[13] He is a lecturer and international advisor at Jikei Gakuen (Tokyo School of Music and Dance).[14] He has given lectures at colleges and universities in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.

References

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  1. ^ McClure, Steve (January 28, 2011). "Local, foreign songwriters camp it up". The Japan Times. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Betros, Chris (2012-05-05). "Joey Carbone keeps the hits coming". Japan Today. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ Varcoe, Fred (2008-08-23). Looking West. Billboard. p. 12.
  4. ^ Joey Carbone | May Pang's Asian Media Internet News
  5. ^ "It's Garry Shandling's Show Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics". Lyrics On Demand. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ^ Markman, Jon D. (April 26, 1995). "Made in the U.S.A. : Joey Carbone Packages Acts the Japanese Love. His Secret? Think Cute". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  7. ^ JOEY CARBONE WEB on Adult Contemporary Music In Japan
  8. ^ "Music: Inside Tracks". Metropolis Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  9. ^ McClure, Steve (2006-09-23). Turning Japanese. Billboard.
  10. ^ Whyte, Wilson (March 14, 2009). "From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop". The Japan Times. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "The Rafu Shimpo - L.A. Japanese Daily News". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  12. ^ Whyte, Wilson (2009-03-14). "From the New York streets to the king of Japanese pop". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  13. ^ Speakers | ALLTHATMATTERS
  14. ^ 業界特別ゼミ・特別講義 Tokyo School of Music & Dance