Fred Zarr

{{Infobox musical artist | image = | name = Fred Zarr | origin = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], United States | birth_name = Frederick I. Zarr | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1955|9|26}} | instrument = {{hlist|keyboards|synthesizers|piano|drum machine|Bass synthesizer}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Hi-NRG]]|[[garage house]]|[[post-disco]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[electro (music)|electro]]|[[reggae]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|[[Musician]]|[[composer]]|[[record producer]]|[[synthesist]]|[[arranger]]}} | years_active = | label = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Frederick I. Zarr''' (born September 26, 1955) is an American musician, [[record producer]], [[composer]], [[synthesist]] and [[arranger]] based in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, & audio engineers at his Brooklyn recording studio - “Z Studio”.

==Production== Among notable artists with whom Zarr has collaborated musically include [[Madonna]], on her [[Madonna (Madonna album)|self-titled début album]]; [[Village People]], co-writing "[[Sex Over the Phone (song)|Sex Over the Phone]]";{{cn|date=June 2025}} [[Debbie Gibson]] on various albums and songs including "[[Only in My Dreams]]"; [[Samantha Fox]]; [[Up Front (freestyle band)|Up Front]]; [[Pretty Poison (group)|Pretty Poison]]; and [[Eartha Kitt]]'s 1983 dance club hit, "[[Where Is My Man]]". Zarr's music is also heard on various radio and television commercials{{which|date=January 2018}} (which air in the United States and France).

He has also worked with the following artists:

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style= |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:darkslategray;" | Year ! style="background:darkslategray;" | Work ! style="background:darkslategray;" | Info |- |bgcolor=darkgreen colspan=4 align=center| '''Written, co-written by Zarr''' |- | 1983 | ''Planet Patrol'' by [[Planet Patrol]] | with [[John Robie]] and [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] |- | 1984 | ''Break Dance Party'' by [[Break Machine]] | with Jacques Morali, [[Henri Belolo]], Keith Rodgers |- | 1985 | ''[[Sex Over the Phone]]'' by [[Village People]] | with [[Bruce Vilanch]], [[Jacques Morali]] and [[Ray Stephens (singer)|Ray Stephens]] |- |bgcolor=darkgreen colspan=4 align=center| '''Produced, co-produced by Zarr''' |- | 1987 | ''[[Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)|Out of the Blue]]'' by [[Debbie Gibson]] | Keyboards & Programming |- | rowspan="2"|1988 | ''[[I Wanna Have Some Fun]]'' by [[Samantha Fox]] | tracks "Ready For This Love" and "Walking On Air" |- | ''[[Catch Me I'm Falling (album)|Catch Me I'm Falling]]'' by [[Pretty Poison (group)|Pretty Poison]] | tracks "Your Eyes" and "Shine"; also keyboards |- | rowspan="2"|1989 | ''[[Electric Youth (album)|Electric Youth]]'' by Debbie Gibson | Keyboards & Programming |- | ''Sheree'' by [[Sheree Jeacocke]] | four tracks |- | rowspan="2"|1990 | ''[[Paintings in My Mind]]'' by [[Tommy Page]] | |- | ''[[Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson album)|Anything Is Possible]]'' by Debbie Gibson | track "Stand Your Ground"; also keyboards and drum programming |- |bgcolor=darkgreen colspan=4 align=center| '''Keyboards and synthesizers provided by Zarr''' |- | 1983 | ''Madonna'' by [[Madonna]] | all 8 tracks |- | 1983 | ''Wotupski!?!'' by [[John Benitez]] | four tracks |- | 1986 | '' Abstract Emotions'' by [[Randy Crawford]] | |- | 1987 | ''One from the Heart'' by [[Jocelyn Brown]] | three tracks |- | 1989 | ''One Bright Day'' by [[Ziggy Marley]] | four tracks |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style= |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:navy;" | Year ! style="background:navy;" | Work ! style="background:navy;" | Info |- |bgcolor=darkorchid colspan=4 align=center|''' Written, co-written by Zarr''' |- | 1983 | "[[Where Is My Man]]" by [[Eartha Kitt]] | with Jacques Morali and Bruce Vilanch; also producer and synthesizer player |- | 1985 | "Cat's Eye" by [[Ray Stephens (singer)|Ray Stephens]] | with Jacques Morali and Bruce Vilanch; also producer |- | 1987 | "My Only Want Is You" by [[Johnny Kemp]] | also Keyboards |- | 1988 | "Tell Me" by Kate Gengo | also producer |- | 1991 | "99 Reasons" by [[Jo Beth Taylor]] | also producer & Keyboards |- | 1996 | "Whatever You Want" by [[Tina Turner]] | single from the album ''[[Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album)|Wildest Dreams]]'' |- |bgcolor=darkorchid colspan=4 align=center| '''Produced, co-produced by Zarr''' |- | 1988 | "Extra Ordinary Love" by Regina | |- | 1989 | "R.O.I." by [[Tommy Page]] | |- | 1989 | "Take It Back" by [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] | also synthesizer |- | 1989 | "Count To Ten" by [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] | also synthesizer |- |bgcolor=darkorchid colspan=4 align=center| '''Keyboards and synthesizers provided by Zarr''' |- | 1981 | "Out Come The Freaks" by [[Was (Not Was)]] | |- | 1982 | "I'll Do Anything for You" by [[Denroy Morgan]] | |- | 1983 | "[[Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant song)|Walking on Sunshine]]" by [[Rockers Revenge]] | |- | 1983 | "Body Work" by Hot Streak | from ''Breakin’'' |- | 1983 | "[[I.O.U. (Freeez song)|I.O.U.]]" by [[Freeez]] | |- | 1983 | "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" by [[Cuba Gooding, Sr.]] | |- | 1983 | "Sweet Talk" by [[Sheena Easton]] | from album ''Best Kept Secret'' |- | 1985 | "Interview" by [[Carly Simon]] | synthesizers; from album ''[[Spoiled Girl]]''

1985 L L “Say You Love Me” By (Marla Adler) |- | 1985 | "All Hung Up" by Angela Cappelli | |- | 1986 | "Gotta See You Tonight" by [[Barbara Roy]] | |- | 1986 | "Nail It to the Wall" by [[Stacy Lattisaw]] | |- | 1986 | "Celebrate" by Subject | |- | 1986 | "Mercury Rising" by [[The Pointer Sisters]] | |- | 1987 | "Love Will Save The Day" by [[Whitney Houston]] | from album ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' |- | 1987 | "For Everything You Are" by [[Dionne Warwick]] | from album ''[[Reservations for Two]]'' |- | 1987 | "Caught In The Act" by [[Jocelyn Brown]] | |- | 1987 | "Don't You Want Me?" by [[Jody Watley]] | |- | 1987 | "Space Balls" by [[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]] | from ''[[Spaceballs]] (The Soundtrack)'' |- | 1987 | "Who Found Who" by [[John Benitez|Jellybean]] featuring [[Elisa Fiorillo]] | |- | 1987 | "Scars of Love" by [[TKA]] | |- | 1988 | "Most Of All" by [[Jody Watley]] | |- | 1988 | "Inside Outside" by [[Cover Girls]] | |- |}

==Musical collaborations== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * [[Phil Ramone]] * [[Richard Perry]] * [[Reggie Lucas]] * [[Kashif (musician)|Kashif]] * [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] * [[John Benitez|Jellybean]] * [[Madonna]] * [[Stephen Bray]] * [[Shep Pettibone]] * John Luongo * [[Mark Kamins]] * [[Johnny Kemp]] * Stew Lane and the Untouchables * Tina B * [[Steve Thompson (musician)|Steve Thompson]] * [[Morales and Munzibai|M & M Productions]] * [[François Kevorkian]] * [[Taylor Dayne]] {{col-2}} * [[Jacques Morali]] * [[Mick Jagger]] * [[The Rolling Stones]] * [[Jerry Ragovoy]] * [[Four Tops]] * [[Toni Basil]] * [[Fleetwood Mac]] * [[Sheree Jeacocke]] * [[Brenda K. Starr]] (''[[Beat Street (soundtrack)|Beat Street]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies|title=Movies|accessdate=4 January 2018|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref> * [[Marshall Crenshaw]] * [[Jon Batiste]] * [[Ben E. King]] * [[Herbie Hancock]] * [[Eddie Money]] * [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] * [[Evelyn King (singer)|Evelyn King]] * [[Tee Scott]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vjsinc.com/rare-vinyl/let-s-rollerskate-vault/Burning-Hot-MIX-by-TEE-SCOTT-/138_3342.html|title=burning hot mix by tee scott brooklyn express began cekic fred zarr|website=Vjsinc.com|accessdate=4 January 2018}}</ref> * [[Tom Moulton]] * Bert Reid * Raymond Reid {{col-end}}

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