{{short description|American songwriter}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} '''Barry Fasman''' (born 9. October 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American music producer,<ref name="Inc.1982">{{cite magazine|title=First Time Around|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FyUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74|date=6 February 1982|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=74–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="ZhuZhang2016">{{cite book|author1=Zhenwu Zhu|author2=Aiping Zhang|title=The Dan Brown Craze: An Analysis of His Formula for Thriller Fiction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LP6DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA28|date=11 May 2016|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-9415-9|pages=28–}}</ref> songwriter,<ref name="Hoey2010">{{cite book|author=Michael A. Hoey|title=Inside Fame on Television: A Behind-the-Scenes History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8BTXxpNE2gC&pg=PA31|date=4 January 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5573-7|pages=31–}}</ref> arranger,<ref>{{cite book|title=Music Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=liEvAAAAMAAJ|volume=33|year=1975|publisher=Elemo Pub.|page=75}}</ref><ref name="Inc.1976">{{cite magazine|title=Billboard recommended titles|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT125|date=6 November 1976|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=125–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> composer<ref name=jarring>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-11-ca-18667-story.html "STAGE REVIEW : A Jarring Note in Yule Musical Titled 'Humbug!'"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', December 11, 1987|DON SHIRLEY</ref> and orchestral conductor.<ref name="Inc.1980">{{cite magazine|author=Jim McCullaugh|title=Studio Track|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7yMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT52|date=2 August 1980|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=52–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
==Career== In 1966, Fasman was a founding member and bass player in a band called the One-Eyed Jacks in Champaign-Urbana, IL.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/73424010/ "They're Playing Our Song"]. ''The Pantagraph'', Bloomington, Illinois, June 8, 1985, Page 31</ref> By 1971 he was producing records for Wooden Nickel Records.<ref name="Inc.1971">{{cite magazine|title=Ssingings|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|date=11 September 1971|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=20–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In 1982, Fasman was a producer at BBC Records, and produced the chart-topping album ''The Kids from "Fame"''.<ref name="Inc.1982a">{{cite magazine|title='Fame' means success for BBC record label|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT8|date=13 November 1982|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=8–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> That year he received the British Record Producer of the Year Award.<ref name="Rogak2005">{{cite book|author=Lisa Rogak|title=The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra6ZNFVBs1YC&pg=PA22|year=2005|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-5642-9|pages=22–}}</ref> He has also created and directed music for theatrical productions.<ref name=jarring /><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-19-ca-24178-story.html "Music's Charms Work Again"], ''Los Angeles Times'', September 19, 1998|DARYL H. MILLER</ref>
Fasman's production and writing credits include Johnny Mathis, the theme song for "It's Showtime at the Apollo", and 32 songs for the NBC TV show "Fame".<ref name="Hoey2010" /> He arranged and conducted the top 10 hits "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester, "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross and Air Supply's "Every Woman in the World".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/30 "How I found the link from Manilow to the Son of Man"]. ''The Guardian'', Paul Morley, 16 July 2006</ref> Fasman also produced the first album of musician and author Dan Brown.<ref>[http://www.nhmagazine.com/November-2005/Code-Breaker-0/ "Code Breaker"]. ''New Hampshire Magazine'', November 2005.</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/barry-fasman Barry Fasman Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (2017)
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