Elliott Randall

Elliott Randall's illustrious career has encompassed a wide and varied
cross-section of World Musical forms. These include: record production,
composition, electronic research and development, lectures and teaching, and of
course, a legendary contribution to popular guitar performance and recording.

His guitar solos on Steely Dan's "Reelin' In The Years" and "Fame" (the motion
picture) have entered Rock history annals.

Elliott has recorded and performed with artists as diverse as The Doobie
Brothers, Carly Simon, Seatrain, The Blues Brothers, Carl Wilson, Peter Wolf,
Peter Frampton, James Galway, Richie Havens, The Rochester Philharmonic and The
American Symphony Orchestra, among many others. In addition, he is a favourite
of esteemed songwriters Jimmy Webb, George David Weiss, Don Covay and the
greatly missed Laura Nyro. Other credits include: music consultant for NBC
Saturday Night Live and Oliver Stone, and projects with producers Gary Katz,
David Kershenbaum, Steve Lillywhite, Eddie Kramer and Jerry Wexler.

In addition to artistic projects, Elliott has also played, produced and composed
myriad advertisements (jingles) for television, radio and cinema, for clients
including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Miller Beer, Budweiser, Cadillac, Ford, McDonalds,
Burger King, Wendy's, CitiBank, General Mills, Nabisco, Proctor & Gamble, MTV,
ESPN, CBS, ABC, BBC-TV and countless others.

Cutting edge technologies: Since the advent of midi in the early 80s, Elliott
has worked as independent consultant for a wide range of companies, including
Akai, Roland, Korg and Yamaha, in the areas of musical instrument and amplifier
development, recording & sampling technology, software design, and education.

Current projects include recording & production, lectures, and consultancy on
multimedia content. He continues to rack up air miles, recording and playing out
with his London-based "Posse" and his NYC-based "Randall's Rangers".

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