Geoff Westen
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Geoff Westen | |
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| Genres | Rock, Instrumental, Ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Vocalist, Performer, Graphic Designer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming |
Geoff Westen is an American musician, songwriter, artist, producer and graphic designer. He was a member of the seminal San Francisco rock group The Other Half with guitarist , and was subsequently a founding member of Epic Records' recording group C.K. Strong with lead singer . Recording as The Balls in London, he released the single "I Love The Balls" on Towerbell Records,[1] and the follow-up release "I Never Dress Right" under the name The Scoop.[2]
As a graphic designer, Westen designed the album cover for Steely Dan's album, Aja. As a songwriter he co-wrote "Lovin' You," a solo single for Shocking Blue singer, Mariska Veres and "Leather Boots" recorded by Alice Cooper on the album Flush the Fashion. The album was distributed by Warner Bros. Records[3] in 1980 and re-released on Rhino Records[4] in 2011.
Since 2002, he has released seven albums on Disturbing Music. The pop albums, The Pigs Oink![5] was named by indie-music.com as one of the "Top Indie Albums of 2006, [6] was released in 2008 and I'm Not Crazy[7] in 2015. His rock/ambient instrumental albums are Xmas Vol. 1[8] in 2003, Birth[9] in 2004 and Activate[10] in 2011.
Discography[]
Performer[]
- The Other Half GNP/Crescendo Records – 1966
- C.K. Strong Epic Records - 1969
- The Balls/The Scoop Towerbell Records - 1981
Albums[]
- Disturbing Music – 2003
- Disturbing Music - 2004
- Disturbing Music - 2006
- Disturbing Music - 2008
- Disturbing Music - 2011
- Disturbing Music - 2015
- Disturbing Music - 2021
Songwriter[]
- Mariska Veres - "Lovin' You" - 1976
- Alice Cooper – "Leather Boots" - 1980
References[]
- ^ The Balls; discogs
- ^ The Scoop; "discogs
- ^ Leather Boots; allmusic
- ^ Flush the Fashion; Rhino Records"
- ^ The Pigs; allmusic"
- ^ Vidiots; allmusic
- ^ I'm Not Crazy; "Salt Lake Underground Magazine"
- ^ Holiday Music; "USA Today"
- ^ Birth; all music
- ^ Activate; all music
External links[]
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