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John Abbott

real name John Abatematteo

John Abbott is credited on 1,146 releases across 264 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,146

Credits

264

Albums

7

Decades active

88

In collections

Biography

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US based arranger - conductor - producer - musician. Born in 1938, died in August 2004.
Starting out in the early 1960s working as a freelance arranger based in New York City, he went on to work with such artists, producers, and labels as American Music Makers, Reparata & the Delrons, Steve Jerome/Bill Jerome, The Left Banke, Laurie Records, Real Good Productions, Inc., Dion, Melanie, Lobo, and was a member of Hot Butter. Later on in his career he worked at Nationwide Digital with long time associate Steve Jerome.
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Credited work

1,146 releases · 264 albums · active 1961–2022

  • Performance · 1,377
  • Production · 86
  • Other credits · 37
  • Engineering · 27
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Allegro Sound Studios · Groove Sound Studio · Mastersound Studios, Atlanta · Wessex Sound Studios

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