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Richard Hilton's Interests
General
My kids. My wife. Human interaction. Maintaining relationships. Building bridges, fighting bigotry. Leading by example. Lighting people up and getting something good. Music. Technology. Cooking. Hockey. Trying to be better every day. Not allowing increasing age to put out the fire.
Music
John McLaughlin & 4th Dimension; Global Drum Project; Joe Zawinul RIP; Oscar Peterson RIP; I prefer when people PLAY their concerts, instead of playing along with the record they already made;
Movies
Recently saw "The Prestige" and enjoyed it immensely. The Straight Story. The Big Night. Being There. Martin Scorcese's films. Woody Allen at his best. I love Godfather movies, and think the world of Francis Coppola. There was a 2-man movie on HBO a long time ago starring Jackie Gleason and Sir Lawrence Olivier called "Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson". I think Speilberg and Lucas are geniuses. I've been blessed to work with John Landis and William Friedkin. Ridley Scott as well. Julian Temple.
Television
News junkie. Sports. Occasionally drama. Food Network stuff. Almost no "series" television, aside from the occasional Law & Order. I think "Everybody Loves Raymond" is wonderful - maybe the best of its kind ever.
Books
I've begun to revisit a book i have of the writings of Abraham Lincoln.
Heroes
JS Bach. Beethoven. Mozart. Chopin. Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky. Miles. Coltrane. Charlie Parker. John McLaughlin. Weather Report. Zappa. Art Tatum. Keith Jarrett, Richie Beirach, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Elton John, Steve Winwood, Kerry Minnear. DaVinci. Mark Messier, Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky. Newton, Copernicus, Galeleo, Einstein, Hawking. People who strive to better themselves. The people overseas and here at home defending our freedom.
About me: Husband and father. I am lucky to have a great family. My wife and kids are the best thing about my life. I continue the quest for more knowledge and deeper understanding.
Over the past 25 years, I've participated in a number of music, film, video game soundtrack, TV, and commercial projects in various capacities. I have done keyboard and guitar performance, recording engineering, mixing, mastering, musical direction and transcription, computer editing and manipulation of audio, studio design, software consulting and beta-testing. Much of this work has been in conjunction with Nile Rodgers, with whom I've had a professional association since March of 1988. We had a TV show in 1990 on VH-1 called "New Visions" on which I was musical director for the live band. I play keyboards in the classic 70s dance band Nile Rodgers & Chic. We tour the world playing Chic music and bring happiness wherever we go.
Some of the artists with whom I've worked include:
Chic, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Lionel Ritchie, Luther Vandross, Duran Duran, Michael Bolton, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, Kid Rock, Slash, Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw, Hoobastank, Incubus, B-52s, Donna Summer, Dweezil Zappa, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Les McCann, Ben E. King, George Duke, Ashford & Simpson, Freddy Mercury, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, David Lee Roth, Ric Ocasek, Tina Arena, Taylor Dayne, Boney James, Joan Jett, The Ramones, Sister Sledge
Some of the movies, game soundtracks, and commercials in which I've performed, engineered, and/or mastered music:
Coming to America, Semi-Pro, The Flintstones, Beverly Hills Cop III, Blue Chips, Thelma and Louise, Rush Hour 2, Snow Dogs, Earth Girls Are Easy, Cool World, Halo 2, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Age of Empires, Outlaw Volleyball, Nike, Chevrolet, Budweiser
Some of the people for whom I've worked as a consultant on equipment, software, and studio design:
Francis Ford Coppola/Zoetrope Studios, Nile Rodgers/Le Crib Studios, Digidesign, Focusrite, Paul Schaffer, McDSP, SoundToys, Applied Acoustics, Real Traps, Ensoniq, Steinberg Software, Antares Software, Conneaut Audio Devices, Applied Research and Technology, Cove City Sound Studios
Who I'd like to meet: Creative and interesting people, unbound by societal pressures and predominant trends.
Many wishes to you and your family too great Rich!!!!I hope you're enjoing summer,life and music too!And..can't wait to see u live in Italy!!!!Much respect!!!!!!Robby
Thanks for your birthday message Rich! Sorry I couldn't see you when you were over - but honeymooning in Malta wasn't a bad reason at least! Hope all's well :-) Sal x
Thanks for reading my blog and the kind words, Rich. Tune into Auralmoon tonight if you can at 10, Tom Gagliardi is doing part 2 of his GG special. Dig!
Hi Rich - Usually I would write a thank-you for adding me as a friend.. but this is above and beyond because you added me BACK after 34 years!! How can I thank you for that?? But, know I am very happy to have re-connected and it's great to see what a wonderful/meaningful life you have! Your accomplishments are incredible and you're an inspiration - Best from your friend down the hall...
