Albhy Galuten

Albhy Galuten
Albhy Galuten
Background information
Birth name	Alan Bruce Galuten
Born	December 27, 1947 (age 76); Hartsdale, New York, United States
Occupations	Record producer; composer; musician; orchestrator; songwriter; technology executive;
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar

Albhy Galuten (born Alan Bruce Galuten; December 27, 1947) is an American technology executive and futurist, Grammy Award-winning^[1] record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and conductor.

Career

Musical career

Galuten attended Berklee College of Music.^[2]

Galuten's record productions include the soundtrack Saturday Night Fever, the theme song "Grease," the Eric Clapton recording of "Knockin on Heaven's Door" and albums for Jellyfish, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand (Guilty), Dionne Warwick (Heartbreaker), Andy Gibb, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, Samantha Sang, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, Jesse Ed Davis, Titanic Love Affair and the Bee Gees. He also formed a production team with Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson under the name Gibb-Galuten-Richardson.^[3] His co-produced album Living Eyes with the Bee Gees faced mixed reviews, with some fans and critics feeling that its subdued tone strayed too far from the energetic disco hits.^[4] The Bee Gees themselves subsequently dismissed this album as weak, claiming that it had been recorded under pressure from their record company and management at a time.^[5]

Galuten also contributed playing or orchestration skills to recording artists Wishbone Ash, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Petula Clark and No Doubt. He is also credited with playing the first synthesizer in reggae.^[6]

His U.S. number one singles include "You Should Be Dancing," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "Too Much Heaven," "Tragedy," and "Love You Inside Out" by the Bee Gees; "I Just Want to Be Your Everything," "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water," and "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb; "Grease" by Frankie Valli; "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand; and "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton.

Other hit singles include "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" (Eric Clapton), "Love So Right" (Bee Gees), Guilty (Barbra Streisand), "What Kind of Fool" (Barbra Streisand), "Emotion" (Samantha Sang), "I Can't Help It" (Olivia Newton-John & Andy Gibb), "Heartbreaker" (Dionne Warwick), "Chain Reaction" (Diana Ross), "Eaten Alive" (Diana Ross), "Eyes That See In the Dark" (Kenny Rogers)

Technology executive

He is a founder at Agora Media^[7] and a senior fellow, technology initiatives at Intertrust Technologies.^[8] He is a vice president at Sony and a Senior Vice President at Universal Music Group and a vice president at Ion. Galuten filed patents, developed corporate technology strategy, negotiated technology deals and worked in the development of standards including the Content Reference Forum (chairman) and the Coral Consortium (Vice President).

Inventor

As an inventor, Galuten is noted for having created the first commercial drum loop^[9] ("Stayin' Alive", Bee Gees), the Enhanced CD, and has numerous patents in the areas content distribution and resolution, customer care, User Interface design, emotion-based algorithmic music generation, and media aggregation and optimization. His issued patents cover innovations in error handling, media navigation, customer support, and algorithmic music generation.^[10]

References

^ "Albhy Galuten". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ Small, Mark (1 June 2002). "On the Watchtower". Berklee College of Music. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ "Revisiting The 'Saturday Night Fever' Soundtrack (1977) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
^ Rapp, Allison (2021-10-02). "When the Bees Gees Broke Away From Disco on 'Living Eyes'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
^ Hughes, Andrew Môn (2009). The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-004-5.
^ Cumbo, Fikisha (25 July 2011). "First Synthesizer in Reggae". South Florida Caribbean News. Kingston, Jamaica. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
^ "Founders". Agora Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ "Leadership Team". Intertrust Technologies. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Nicolaou, Kyriacos (18 January 2021). "Humour and sadness in Bee Gees retrospective". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ "Patent Public Search". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

External links

Song list
Albhy Galuten in the All Music Guide

[1] "Albhy Galuten". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[2] Small, Mark (1 June 2002). "On the Watchtower". Berklee College of Music. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[3] "Revisiting The 'Saturday Night Fever' Soundtrack (1977) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved 2020-07-03.

[4] Rapp, Allison (2021-10-02). "When the Bees Gees Broke Away From Disco on 'Living Eyes'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

[5] Hughes, Andrew Môn (2009). The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-004-5.

[6] Cumbo, Fikisha (25 July 2011). "First Synthesizer in Reggae". South Florida Caribbean News. Kingston, Jamaica. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.

[7] "Founders". Agora Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[8] "Leadership Team". Intertrust Technologies. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[9] Nicolaou, Kyriacos (18 January 2021). "Humour and sadness in Bee Gees retrospective". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[10] "Patent Public Search". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

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