Ken Mazur, Composer/Producer/Guitarist
Summary: Recording and touring guitarist with Robert Palmer (Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News); NYC session guitarist with Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, INXS, The O Jays; NYC jingle composer: McDonalds, Chevy, Honda, AT&T, Nintendo; Currently scoring TV from studio in Topanga, CA.
COMPOSER–SCORE/THEME SONGS
CURRENTLY AIRING: Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope, VH1-Behind the Music
Woodstock, feature length doc. Score VH1
Studio 54, feature length doc. Score VH1
One Day At A Time Reunion Score CBS
Travelscope Score PBS
Rhythm Abroad Score PBS
Biker Build Off Theme Song/ Score DISCOVERY
N Gear Theme Song/ Score NBC/UPN
Movies At Our House Theme Song/ Score AMC
Behind the Music Score, ongoing episodes VH1
Manhattan, AZ Theme Song/ Score USA
Dinosaurs Larger Than Life Theme Song/ Score NBC
Comics On Delivery Score Comedy Central
Like Father, Like Son Theme Song/ Score Channel 5, Britain
Apple Valley Knights Theme Song/ Score USA
Men’s Room Score Lifetime
Lost and Found Theme Song/ Score FX
Opportunity Knocks Theme Song/ Score ABC
Personal Justice Theme Song/ Score FX
On The Ledge Theme Song/ Score HBO
Bodyguard Theme Song/ Score NBC
Down Delaware Road Theme Song/ Score NBC
NATIONAL COMMERCIALS (arranger/composer)
Macdonald’s, Honda ATV, Nintendo, Off Road, AT&T, Chevy Cavalier, Chevy Truck,
Russell Athletics, Chevy Astro, Purina, New York Seltzer, Kirin Beer,
FILM: SCORES AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC:
Nim’s Island Walden Media
Pros and Cons Abandon Pics./HBO
Cat and Mousse (nominated Grand Prize Cannes Film Festival HBO
Safe Passage New Line Cinema
Corrina Corrina New Line Cinema
Lily Tomlin’s, The Search Tomlin/ Wagner
Lucky (Best Picture, NYC Horror Film Festival) Mudd Films
The Rose Technique Forsyth Films
Project Tin Man Orion
Voices From the Attic (Best Documentary, NY Film Festival) Siren
The Inaugural Film (US Inaugural Committee) Weintraub Prod.
RECORDINGS AS GUITARIST (partial list)
Robert Palmer Secrets Island Records
Robert Palmer Clues Island Records
Robert Palmer Some Like It Live Island Records
Robert Palmer Addictions Island Records
INXS Need You Tonight (single) WB
Mink Deville Pink Cadillac Atlantic
Tina Turner What You Get Is What You Need Capitol
Kid Creole Off the Coast of Me ZE
Marvin Gaye Oliver Columbia
Herbie Mann Supermann Atlantic
Herbie Mann Fire Island Atlantic
Paul Winter Consort Voices of a Planet Living Music
Candi Staton Chance Warner Brothers
The O’Jays Let Me Touch You Phila.International
Michael Walden Awakening Atlantic
Eddie Kendrix Something More Arista
Desmond Decker Compass Point Island
Musique Keep On Jumping Prelude
Jocelyn Brown I’m Caught Up Prelude
The Imperials Who’s Gonna Love Me Phillips
Ben E. King Dark Storm on the Horizon Atlantic
Guire Webb New Frontier Proxima
The Rise The Rise Proxima
Paul Halley Angel on a Stone Wall Living Music
MUSICALS:
Borscht Belt Bistro: Composer and lyricist as well as co-author. BBB has already had staged readings with live vocals of all the songs in NYC at the Triad Theatre, in LA at the Hayworth Theatre and S. Florida at the Plaza Theatre. It is currently being developed for a full production. www.borschtbeltbistro.com
Precious Piglet: 2005 winner of Best Childrens Musical, music, lyrics and book. ADA LA Award www.preciouspiglet.com
The Zxap Jacket
Ken has published a sci fi detective novel, “The Zxap Jacket.” For more information: www.thezxapjacket.com