Arthur Barrow
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Arthur William Barrow (born 28 February 1952) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer. He established a reputation as a bass guitarist, keyboardist, and rehearsal director for Frank Zappa between 1978 and 1981. After studying composition and electronic music at North Texas State University, Barrow moved to Los Angeles, contributing synthesizer to The Doors album An American Prayer (1978). He gained recognition as Zappaâs âclonemeister,â directing rehearsals and performing on over 20 albums, including Joe's Garage (1979) and Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981). In the 1980s, he collaborated with producer Giorgio Moroder on soundtracks for Scarface (1983) and Top Gun (1986), and arranged music for artists including Janet Jackson, Joe Cocker, and Billy Idol. Barrow founded Lotek studio in 1985 and released solo albums such as Music for Listening (1991) and On Time (2003). He published his memoir, Of Course I Said Yes!, in 2016.
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