Performance · Production
Steve Karmen
The Bronx, United States • b. 1937-01-31
Steve Karmen is credited on 114 releases across 40 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
114
Pressings credited
40
Albums
8
Decades active
9
In collections
Biography
Steve Karmen (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer known for his jingles, including "I Love New York", "Call Nationwide, 'Cause Nationwide Is On Your Side", and "Here Comes the King." The King of Jingles, as he is informally known, has written more than 2,000 advertising jingles and is the recipient of 16 advertising Clio Awards. Prior to working in advertising, Karmen was a Calypso singer and scored soundtracks for nudie films such as The Candidate (1964) and What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970).
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Credited work
114 releases · 40 albums · active 1956–2024
- Performance · 157
- Production · 40
- Other credits · 4
Studios: Studio A, Shibaura, Tokyo · The Basement, Dallas · Technisonic Studios · Mark Hellinger Theatre
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