Claytoven Richardson
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| Claytoven Richardson | |
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| Born | (1956) |
| Origin | Berkeley, California |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Pop, Jazz |
| Years active | 1979-Present |
| Label(s) | Prestige (1979-1980) MCA (1980-1982) Fantasy(1983-1984) Qwest (1985) |
| Website | www.claytoven.com |
Claytoven Richardson (born 1956, in Berkeley, California) is an American singer, instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and author.
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[edit] Career
His musical career spans nearly three decades, during which he has been awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards.
In 1979 Claytoven made his recording studio and recording artist debut as a part of the group Bill Summers and Summers Heat. The group recorded one album for Prestige Records and three albums for MCA Records. The group saw moderate success with the songs, "Call It What You Want" and "Jam The Box".
After Summers Heat, Claytoven went on to become a premier session musician with his first major start singing background vocals for producer Narada Michael Walden on the hit George Benson single "Kisses In the Moonlight". His second recording session was as a guest vocalist and background vocalist on the breakout album "Duotones" for saxophone great, Kenny G. He has since performed on countless gold and platinum recordings featuring Tevin Campbell, Michael Bolton, Elton John, Peabo Bryson, New Kids on the Block, Ricky Martin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, and many others.
After being in the music business for some time he realized a need to increase the pool of well trained professional vocalists. So in 2000 Claytoven also stepped into the role of teacher by founding the "Studio Training Workshop for Vocalists", a workshop designed to help aspiring singers pursue a career as a professional recording vocalist by bridging the gap between the academic and professional music worlds. He currently teaches this and other workshops at San Francisco State University and for various other music programs across the country.
In his efforts to further create growth in the professional music community he has also penned a book that is fast becoming the go to professional guide for singers, "The Professional Studio Vocalist". Though he is involved with many educational and literary projects, he remains active as a prolific session musician.
[edit] Selected Discography
[edit] Artist Albums
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "On Sunshine" | Bill Summers & Summers Heat |
| 1980 | "Call It What You Want" | Bill Summers & Summers Heat |
| 1981 | "Jam The Box" | Bill Summers & Summers Heat |
| 1982 | "Seventeen" | Bill Summers & Summers Heat |
| 1983 | "Private Eye" | Private Eye |
| 1985 | "Nside" | Makoto |
[edit] Session Work
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Keep It Live" | The Dazz Band |
| 1983 | "Love For Love" | The Whispers |
| 1986 | "While The City Sleeps" | George Benson |
| - | "Duotones" | Kenny G |
| 1987 | "Whitney" | Whitney Houston |
| 1988 | "One Moment In Time" | Whitney Houston |
| 1989 | "Through The Storm" | Aretha Franklin |
| - | "A Collection" | Barbra Streisand |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Whitney Houston |
| 1991 | "So Intense" | Lisa Fischer |
| - | "Time, Love & Tenderness" | Michael Bolton |
| 1992 | "Heaven And Earth" | Al Jarreau |
| 1993 | "Duets" | Elton John |
| 1995 | "Take me Higher" | Diana Ross |
| 1996 | "Soulful Strut" | Grover Washington |
| 1997 | "Butterfly" | Mariah Carey |
| 1998 | "In & Out Of Love" | Patti Austin |
| 1999 | "Marc Anthony" | Marc Anthony |
| 2000 | "Sound Loaded" | Ricky Martin |
| 2001 | "Renaissance" | Lionel Ritchie |
| 2002 | "A New Day Has Come" | Celine Dion |
[edit] Soundtracks
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1987 | "Beverly Hills Cops II" |
| 1989 | "Everybody’s All American" |
| 1992 | "The Bodyguard" |
| 1993 | "Mr Wonderful" |
| 1994 | "Street Fighter" |
| - | "Jason's Lyric" |
| - | "Crooklyn" |
| 1996 | "The Associate" |
| 1997 | "A Smile Like Yours" |
| - | "Hercules" |
| - | "In & Out" |
| - | "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" |
| 1999 | "Our Friend Martin" |
| 2001 | "Snow Dogs" |
| 2005 | "Rent" |
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| NAME | Claytoven Richardson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Claytoven |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berkeley, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
