Difference between revisions of "Todd Yvega"
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'''Todd Yvega''' transcribed [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Synclavier compositions for the [[Ensemble Modern]]. | '''Todd Yvega''' transcribed [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Synclavier compositions for the [[Ensemble Modern]]. | ||
| − | He also did the background music for | + | He also did the background music for ''[[Duckman]]'', a 1994-1997 adult-oriented animated TV series that aired on the USA Network . During the program, there are snippets of Zappa's compositions, some of which to date are: ''[[Big Swifty (1972 - Paramount Studios)|Big Swifty]], [[King Kong]], [[T'Mershi Duween]], [[Let's Make The Water Turn Black]], [[Alien Orifice]]'', plus other bits and bites left in FZ's database. |
Credits for synclavier transcriptions, sampling, sample arrangement:<br> | Credits for synclavier transcriptions, sampling, sample arrangement:<br> | ||
| − | [[Civilization Phaze III]] — vocals<br> | + | |
| − | [[The Yellow Shark]]<br> | + | ''[[Civilization Phaze III]]'' — vocals<br> |
| − | [[Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions]]<br> | + | ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''<br> |
| + | ''[[Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions]]'' <br> | ||
Todd Yvega was interviewed in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007). He is included in the list of names on the cover of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | Todd Yvega was interviewed in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007). He is included in the list of names on the cover of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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Yvega wrote the foreword in the liner notes of the albums ''[[Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison]]'' (2011) and ''[[Dance Me This]]'' (2015). | Yvega wrote the foreword in the liner notes of the albums ''[[Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison]]'' (2011) and ''[[Dance Me This]]'' (2015). | ||
| − | == | + | ==Interviews== |
| − | *[[Todd Yvega (Keyboard article) | + | *[[Todd Yvega (Keyboard article)]] |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
*''[[Duckman]]'' | *''[[Duckman]]'' | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 29 June 2026
Todd Yvega transcribed Frank Zappa's Synclavier compositions for the Ensemble Modern.
He also did the background music for Duckman, a 1994-1997 adult-oriented animated TV series that aired on the USA Network . During the program, there are snippets of Zappa's compositions, some of which to date are: Big Swifty, King Kong, T'Mershi Duween, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Alien Orifice, plus other bits and bites left in FZ's database.
Credits for synclavier transcriptions, sampling, sample arrangement:
Civilization Phaze III — vocals
The Yellow Shark
Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions
Todd Yvega was interviewed in Frank Scheffer's Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die (2000), Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note (2002) and Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2 (2007). He is included in the list of names on the cover of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [1]
Yvega wrote the foreword in the liner notes of the albums Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison (2011) and Dance Me This (2015).
