Russ Irwin
Russ Irwin | |
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Blues-rock | |
Occupation(s) | Musician, pianist, Guitarist, Vocalist, singer-songwriter, producer, Film composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, drums |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | SBK, Columbia |
Website | www |
Russ Irwin (born May 3, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, film composer and multi-instrumentalist from New York City. He has worked with multiple artists including Aerosmith, Sting, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Joe Bonamassa, and Curt Smith.
Irwin studied music business and classical piano at
In the mid-1990s, Irwin went on to play with Mayfield, a band featuring Curt Smith, the lead singer of Tears for Fears which led to a touring position as a keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist with Aerosmith (1997–2014), Sting, (2000–2001), Bryan Adams (2002), Cheap Trick (2012) and Joe Bonamassa (2016)[2] He has performed live with Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, Maroon 5, Jonny Lang, Slash, Duncan Sheik, Alan Parsons and Jessica Simpson. In 2008, Irwin performed on the Chris Botti Live in Boston DVD.
Irwin has written songs for
Discography
- Solo
- Russ Irwin – 1991
- Get Me Home – 2012
- Producer / Songwriter
- Dimension form Another Dimension – Aerosmith
- A Little South of Sanity – Aerosmith
- A Thousand Different Ways – Clay Aiken
- Bat out of Hell 3 – Meat Loaf
- Live to Win – Paul Stanley
No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner - Foreigner
References
- ^ Billboard chart data at Allmusic.com
- ^ Biography, AllMusic