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| − | David Ocker was a copyist, synclavier | + | '''David Ocker''' was a copyist, synclavier programming engineer, and clarinetist. He was introduced by [[My Time With Frank Zappa, by Richard Emmet|Richard Emmet]] to Frank Zappa. Ocker worked for Zappa between 1977 and 1984, until he was succeeded by [[Bob Rice]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1984.html</ref> He provided clarinet and/or bass clarinet for: |
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| + | *''[[Sheik Yerbouti]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[You Are What You Is]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Quaudiophiliac]]'' | ||
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| + | and provided synclavier programming for: | ||
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| + | * ''[[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Thing-Fish]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Francesco Zappa]]'' | ||
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| + | In 1992, Zappa contacted Ocker to work on ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' as a musical assistant, but financial disagreements eventually led to him being replaced by [[Ali N. Askin]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Musical Times Of Francesco Zappa]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The True Story of the LSO]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The David Ocker Interview]]'' | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://meters-mixed.blogspot.com/ David Ocker's Blog] | ||
| + | * [https://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/M-Q.html#OckerDavid Globalia page] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Bandmembers|Ocker, David]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Engineers|Ocker, David]] | ||
| + | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Ocker, David]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Clarinetists|Ocker, David]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:48, 4 July 2026
David Ocker was a copyist, synclavier programming engineer, and clarinetist. He was introduced by Richard Emmet to Frank Zappa. Ocker worked for Zappa between 1977 and 1984, until he was succeeded by Bob Rice. [1] He provided clarinet and/or bass clarinet for:
- Sheik Yerbouti
- You Are What You Is
- London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I
- London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II
- Quaudiophiliac
and provided synclavier programming for:
In 1992, Zappa contacted Ocker to work on The Yellow Shark as a musical assistant, but financial disagreements eventually led to him being replaced by Ali N. Askin. [2]
