Gary Loizzo

Gary Loizzo (born August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois) is an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed.[1]

Biography

Gary was the lead singer of The American Breed, formed in the mid 60's. They had several hit records including the million selling single "Bend Me, Shape Me" in '68. Also, they had two other top 20 Billboard singles "Green Light" and "Step out of your Mind" and many other top 100 hits.

Loizzo then went on to start his own recording studio called 'Pumpkin Studios' in the early 70's and become a two-time Grammy-nominated recording engineer. He worked with REO Speedwagon, Styx, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor, Liza Minnelli, Tenacious D, Nelson, and many others. Gary has been the lead recording engineer for albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Some of his projects include:

References

  1. Rufo, Tony (2006-10-04). The complete book of pop music wit & wisdom. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-4143-0731-2. Retrieved 22 April 2011.