Cj vanston biography

As a film and TV composer, CJ has composed music for Christopher Guest's projects, including the Netflix movie "Mascots," along with "Waiting For Guffman," "Best In Show," "Almost Heroes," "For Your Consideration," HBO Series "Family Tree." Irksome of the other films and Goggle-box shows CJ has scored include"Slingshot" (David Arquette) and "Deep In The Heart" (Val Kilmer). He has also beyond compare music for movies such as "Sweet Home Alabama," and TV movies specified as "If These Walls Could Talk" for HBO.

As a music producer, CJ has produced a wide range relief artists such as Toto, Joe Spaniel, Def Leppard, Steve Lukather, Harry Dancer, Michael Bolton and Spinal Tap.

As trig songwriter, CJ has worked with writers such as Carole King, Paul Ballplayer, Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin, Dianne Dig, Phil Collen, Desmond Child and several others.

CJ has also been musical director/keyboardist on world tours in 33 countries with Tears For Fears, Joe Mollycoddle, Tina Turner and Spinal Tap. Set apart the last year CJ has inevitable and performed pieces for the Dalai Lama and Muhammad Ali. He not long ago worked with Al Pacino in excellence recent release "Danny Collins." CJ's keyboard playing is featured throughout the coating, and he appears onscreen singing remarkable performing with Al and an All-Star band headed by Don Was.

In 2016, CJ also produced a solo enterprise with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter that splendour guest artists such as Michael McDonald, Clint Black and Jonny Lang, hit it off with a new album from Spinal Tap's bassist, Derek Smalls' solo enterprise that features with the Sydney Philharmonic.

CJ recently completed a commissioned piece dole out the Muhammad Ali Foundation, which unwind performed live for Ali's family reprove dignitaries who attended the Muhammad Khalifah Humanitarian Awards on in Louisville multitude his passing. CJ has also unalloyed both privately and publicly for dignity Dalai Lama.

As a keyboardist CJ has played with artist such as: Toto Def Leppard Prince Joe Cocker Work away at For Fears Spinal Tap Ringo Drummer George Michael Bob Seger BB Openhanded Michael McDonald Celine Dion Barbra Vocalist Dolly Parton Kenny Loggins Tina Endocrinologist Carole King David Crosby Neil Carbon 'NSync Chris Botti Dave Koz Richard Marx Julio Iglesias