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Malcolm Cecil

London, United Kingdom · 1937-01-09 – 2021-03-28

Malcolm Cecil is credited on 1,423 releases across 184 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,423

Credits

184

Albums

8

Decades active

1,102

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9 Jan 1937 - 28 March 2021
English bassist and inventor of the unique TONTO synthesizer ("The Original New Timbral Orchestra": the world's first and still the largest multitimbral polyphonic analog synthesizer), born January 9, 1937 in London.
Cecil was a founding member of Tonto's Expanding Head Band and also bass player in an early formation of Blues Incorporated.
Apart from being a synthesizer programmer and performer, Cecil is also a Grammy-winning recording engineer. He has produced for Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Richie Havens, Minnie Ripperton, Steven Stills, Joan Baez, and many other major recording artists.
Known studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles

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Credited work

1,423 releases · 184 albums · active 1958–2026

  • Performance · 875
  • Engineering · 760
  • Production · 566
  • Mastering · 111
  • Other credits · 36

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Mediasound · Electric Lady Studios · Westlake Studios

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