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Fred Maher

real name Frederick J. Maher

Manhattan, United States

Fred Maher is credited on 1,048 releases across 255 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,048

Credits

255

Albums

6

Decades active

403

In collections

Biography

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Fred Maher is a staff producer at Elektra Records and drummer
Fred was a member of Material until the release of Memory Serves, after which he quit. From 1984-1988 Fred was the drummer of Scritti Politti. After leaving Scritti Politti he began producing and still performs as a studio musician. Played drums with artists such Lou Reed, Richard Hell, Robert Quine, Lloyd Cole or Matthew Sweet among others.

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Credited work

1,048 releases · 255 albums · active 1979–2025

  • Performance · 904
  • Production · 842
  • Engineering · 192
  • Other credits · 68
  • Mastering · 9

Studios: OAO Studios · Sorcerer Sound · Axis Studios · RPM Studios

Discography

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