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Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (/ w ʌ z /), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
Don Was. Today Don Was announced that his new group Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, will embark on its inaugural tour in May. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his Detroit hometown, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will perform a mix of new originals, interpretations of songs written by artists like Yusef Lateef, Olu Dara, and Henry ...
Nov 30, 2020 · Blue Note president Don Was clearly remembers the first time he heard a Blue Note record. It was 1966 and the experience resulted in an epiphany that awakened him to the visceral – and...
Sep 13, 2023 · Don Was, Blue Note’s Renaissance Music Man. Don Was is a widely-respected artist, record label boss and hugely in-demand A-list producer. Don Was was born Donald Fagenson in Detroit on...
The skills of world-class producer Don Was are constantly in demand. But, as he explains, years of taking care of someone else's work can have a disastrous effect on your own. Here, he reveals to Paul Tingen why (and how) he released a recording of his own for the first time in seven years.
Jun 8, 2018 · Blue Note president Don Was discusses Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes, and why director Sophie Hubert was “the perfect person” to make it.
Jul 22, 2021 · In a pair of conversations with a pandemic in between them, Don Was talks Wolf Bros, the Dead, and learning fearlessness from Bob Weir.
Don Edward Fagenson, known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
One of America’s most prolific and successful pop and rock producers; also an occasional recording artist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 2020s. Born. September 13, 1952 in Detroit, MI. Genre. Pop/Rock.
Don Was. Music Department: Mad About You. Don Ferguson first became known to music audiences as a founding member of Was (Not Was), which he formed with childhood friend David Weiss in his hometown of suburban Detroit under the stage names Don Was and David Was.
