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Danny Sembello

Danny Sembello is credited on 867 releases across 195 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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867

Pressings credited

195

Albums

5

Decades active

183

In collections

Biography

Daniel Bud Sembello (January 15, 1963 – August 15, 2015) was an American songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He produced recordings by artists including George Benson and Pebbles, and he had his compositions recorded by Chaka Khan, Jeffrey Osborne, Patti LaBelle (the hit single "Stir It Up"), Irene Cara, René & Angela, and The Pointer Sisters (the hit single "Neutron Dance"). In 1986, he won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, for his contributions to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. He was the brother of Michael Sembello. Danny Sembello drowned in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, on August 15, 2015. He was first reported missing after he went for a swim during a music festival in Manayunk.

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Credited work

867 releases · 195 albums · active 1982–2024

  • Performance · 1,028
  • Production · 168
  • Other credits · 16
  • Engineering · 10

Studios: Larrabee Sound Studios · Westlake Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Lighthouse Recorders

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