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- What I Do In The Music Industry
- Singer-Songwriter, Producer
- About Me:
- Behold...a woman whose time has finally come. After being the go-to singer for an astoundingly diverse roster of musical talents that includes Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Norman Brown, Basia, Phil Collins, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston and Seal, this lady is ready for the world to hear her voice, her music and her story. The lady is Lynne Fiddmont and her first step toward self-expression is her life-affirming debut album, Flow.
Flow is a 10-song collection of melodic, jazzy soul songs for which Lynne composed and co-wrote all but one. Beyond writing and singing, Lynne also produced the project, learning Pro Tools and other advanced studio techniques to ensure that she had a hand in every aspect of Flow. All of her hard-earned time in studios and on the road working amongst the very best the business has to offer (in all fields) has prepared Ms. Fiddmont for her maiden voyage as a complete artist in her own right. The key has been getting in tune with personal goals…and going with the flow.
“Flow is the developing philosophy for my life right now,” Lynne explains. “As things occur, you can either fight them or go with them, figuring out solutions and making the best of a challenging situation.” Lynne is now enjoying the process of creating and promoting her music and herself. She got the push to pursue her own first album while in the middle of one of her voice-for-hire gigs. “I was recording some radio station i.d’s for ‘The Wave’ and Jeff Koz (Dave Koz’s brother at Hum Music). The program director Paul Goldstein happened to be there. After listening to me sing a few takes, he said, ‘Wow, if you do a record, I’ll play it!’”
Lynne’s professional focus has exclusively been singing - for and with others. “So many of my friends are not doing it anymore and had to go get jobs,” she states. “I’ve gone through lean times, but never to the point of having to seek other employment.” Gigs with Bill Withers (on the reclusive legend’s final “Watching You, Watching Me Tour”) and Lou Rawls led to a lengthy association with Stevie Wonder. She got that coveted background vocal slot by singing an impromptu version of the Whitney Houston hit, “Saving All My Love For You.” From featured spots on contemporary jazz instrumentalists albums to landing another of her compositions “Somebody’s Watchin’ Over Me” (co-penned with Fred White) on a Howard Hewett gospel album, her talents have remained wide and impossible to categorize. Among the most proud of her accomplishments has been her work with jazz keyboard wizard Joe Zawinul and his group The Zawinul Syndicate. “I toured with Joe - playing percussion, keyboards AND singing - while I was carrying my first child,” she says laughing. “I got the gig just before I found out I was pregnant. I thought he was going to have to let me go. When I told him, he said in his thick accent, ‘What better thing to show than life!’ I love him for that. It made my pregnancy go quickly because I was busy working, doing what I love.” And she’s still doing it, embarking on Phil Collins’ “First Final Farewell Tour” through 2006.
Now, more importantly, the lady who has contributed so much to the music of others is finally receiving the reciprocal love she deserves. Flow marks Fiddmont time! “You know,” she muses, “I’ve never felt that before…but I feel it now! It’s been great doing things that were once ‘off limits,’ like producing or Pro Tools. I called in many of my favorite bass players (the instrument of her heart) and even had to tell one of them to go home after I felt the part he played was sufficient! There aren’t many women producing, editing and recording. I refuse to be limited. I want to express my full potential, whatever that is. It has nothing to do with anyone else. I feel like I’m finally getting that, and its great!”
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