Elliott Randall Bio
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 favorite of esteemed songwriters Jimmy Webb, George David Weiss, Don Covay and Laura Nyro. Other credits include: music consultant for NBC Saturday Night Live and Oliver Stone, and projects with producers Jerry Wexler, Joel Dorn, Steve Lillywhite, Eddie Kramer, David Kershenbaum, Bill Szymcziyk, Eumir Deodato, Bob Crewe, Andrew Loog Oldham, Elliot Scheiner and Gary Katz among many others.
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.
Artists I've recorded/performed with
Alphaville
American Symphony Orchestra
Paul Anka
Ashford and Simpson
Asia
Tasmin Archer
The Atomica Project
Joan Baez
Bangaroo
Gary Barlow
Steve Bassett
Richard T. Bear
Becker & Fagen
Pat Benetar
Chuck Berry
Justo Betancourt
Bigga
Billy & Lisa
The Blues Brothers
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Paul Brady
David Bromberg
Elkie Brooks
Kate Bush
The Capris
Roberto Carlos
Nell Carter
Susan Carter
Felix Cavaliere
Cathy Chamberlain
Harry Chapin
Hannah Chapman
Charro
Desmond Child
Suzanne Ciani
Billy Cobham
Judy Collins
Willie Colón
Don Cooper
Cory
Don Covay
Peter Criss
Crossover Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bobby Darin
Richard Davis
Sean Delaney
Deodato
Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors (The Movie)
Roger Eckstine
Eleventh Hour
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Emir & Frozen Camels
Enchantment
David Essex
Eternal
Eye To Eye
Fame (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Far Cry
Roberta Flack
John Forster
Peter Frampton
Free Creek
Glenn Frey
Steve Gadd
Henry Gaffney
James Galway
Art Garfunkel
Astrud Gilberto
Kevin Godley
Steve Goodman
Alan Gordon
John Gorka
Amy Grant
Dirk Hamilton
Albert Hammond
Val Halla
Hanoi Hilton (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Andy Harlow
Larry Harlow
Richie Havens
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Heart of Dixie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Sherman Helmsley
Jay Hirsh
Rupert Holmes
Ice-T
Neil Innes
Chuck Jackson
Tommy James & The Shondells
Jay And The Americans
Leroy Jenkins
Jesus Christ Superstar (1971 B’way production
and Original cast LP
J. Jocko
Joe & Bing
Howard Jones
José José
Michael Kamen
Amy Kanter
King of Hearts
Gladys Knight
Al Kooper
Peter Kriss
Bonnie Kulok
Marty Kupersmith
John Lennon
Alejandro Lerner
David Letterman Show
Ramsey Lewis
Morgan Li
Udo Lindenberg
Buzzy Linhart
Nils Lofgren
London Symphony Orchestra
Long Gone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Looking For An Echo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Valeria Lynch
Kirsty MacColl
Jimmy Maelen
Mandrill
Joe Maphis
Bob Marley
Mark & Clark
Don McLean
Mae McKenna
Eric Mercury
Franklin Micare
Hilly Michaels
Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Liza Minnelli
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Mondo New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Monkey House
Carman Moore
Tim Moore
Trudy Richards Moreau
MTV Themes
NBC Saturday Night Live (Music Consultant and Appearances)
NLO (Northern Lights Orchestra)
Stu Nunnery
Laura Nyro
Billy Ocean
Jane Olivor
Yoko Ono
Orquesta Harlow
Pacheco
Charlie Palmieri
Pavlov’s Dog
John & Michelle Phillips
Praise
John Prine
Gary Private
Bill Quateman
The Chuck Rainey Coalition
Randall’s Island
Genya Ravan
Raw Stylus
Stefan Redtenbacher
Martha Reeves
Scarlet Rivera
Sam Rivers
Vicki Sue Robinson
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jess Roden
Roberto Roena
Tim Rose
Tom Rush
The Devil’s Rejects (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Rutles
Samuel Purdey
David Sanborn
Mongo Santamaria
Leo Sayer
Boz Scaggs
Helen Schneider
Seatrain
Sera
Sha Na Na
Lalo Shifrin
Gene Simmons
Carly Simon
Brian Slawson
Keely Smith
Myrna Smith (Sweet Inspirations)
Warren Smith
Tom Snow
Sorbonne Symphony Orchestra
Steely Dan
Rod Stewart
Sonny Stitt
Janey Street
Grady Tate
Tavares
Toots Theilmans
B.J. Thomas
The Tingling Mothers Circus
Bobby Valentin
Frankie Valli
Kenny Vance
Village People
Voices of East Harlem
Loudon Wainright III
The Warriors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Weathergirls
Jimmy Webb
George David Weiss
Deniece Williams
Vivian Williams
Carl Wilson
Reuben Wilson
Peter Wolf
Sonny Worthing
Betty Wright
Bill Wyman