Английская Википедия:Geoff Levin
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Geoff Levin (born September 14, 1945) is an American rock musician, film/television composer and songwriter. Performing as part of the Black Mountain Boys with Jerry Garcia in the early years of his career, in 1968 his own group, People!, scored a hit record "I Love You" on Capital Records.[1][2] Together with Geoffrey Lewis in 1970, he created Celestial Navigations, a storytelling group, that produced 8 albums, several made the Billboard (New Age) charts. He co-composed and co-produced "The Janitor", an Academy Award-nominated animated short based on a story by Geoffrey Lewis from the album Celestial Navigations.[3][4][5] Levin has scored over 40 full-length films and has created music used in many TV shows including The Sopranos, Chicago Fire, The Good Wife, Friends, Bloodline, SNL, Game of Thrones, Friday Night Lights, CSI, and Weeds. He co-wrote the theme song for Jakers, an Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning PBS animated series. In addition, he composed music for James Cameron's deep sea documentary, Last Mysteries of the Titanic.[6] In 2007, as part of People!, Levin was inducted into San Jose's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[7][8][9]
Biography
Levin was born in San Francisco, California, to Manny Levin and Esther Bloom. Levin grew up in San Jose and attended Willow Glen High School.[10] He began playing the guitar at 16 and started performing at 17.[10] He performed regularly at Offstage, a folk club in San Jose founded by Paul Foster that later hosted artists including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Jerry Garcia[11][12] David Freiberg and David Crosby, Odetta, Jesse Fuller, The Albin Brothers (members of Janis Joplin's band) and Malvina Reynolds.[10] Levin attended San Jose State University and performed with numerous artists including Jerry Garcia and the Black Mountain Boys and his own band, The Piney Creek Ramblers with his brother Robbie Levin.[10][13]
In 2017, Levin's former band People! decided to come back together to start recording their new album which includes the single Eve of Destruction. Current members include, Gene Mason, Denny Fridkin, Robb Levin, Geoff Levin, and John Tristao.[14][2][15]
Career
People!
Levin is the former member of the rock band People!.[1]
Producing
Levin helped produced the album Tusks & Horns for artist Mayuka Thaïs which was released in May 2014.[16][17] Levin and Thaïs performed the single off the album Tusks & Horns at the Global March for Elephants & Rhinos on October 4, 2014.[18]
Collaboration
For her exhibition held at the Carnegie Art Museum, Levin collaborated with artist Bobbie Moline-Kramer by adding auditory experience to complement the art pieces.[19][20][13]
Personal life
In 1975, Levin met Diana Canova and in 1976 they were married. They divorced in 1979. In 1993, Levin married Lisa London and had two children, son Collin, and daughter Savannah. Levin and London divorced in 2006.[10] Levin was a Scientologist for 30 years, even having served in the Sea Org., Scientology's religious order, aboard the Apollo.[21]
Discography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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1983 | The Measure of America | Tom Solari | Solari Communications | Шаблон:N/A |
1987 | Heart | James Lemmo | New World Pictures | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | Spies and Lovers | Gary Graver | International Investment Holdings Ltd. | Шаблон:N/A |
1989 | Beyond the Stars | David Saperstein | Five Star Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
1989 | Dreamers | Robert F. Lyons | Midsummer Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
1990 | Nerds of a Feather | Gary Graver | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
1994 | Skins | Wings Hauser | Single Wing Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
1995 | The Janitor | Vanessa Schwartz | National Film Board of Canada | Academy Award-nominated animated short based on a story by Geoffrey Lewis from the album Celestial Navigations. |
1997 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jerry London | Fremantle Media North America | Шаблон:N/A |
1997 | Mobius | Noel Sterrett | Admit One Pictures | Шаблон:N/A |
1998 | Second Chances | James Fargo | Rhineberger Organization Inc. | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | Jimmy Zip | Robert McGinley | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | A Kid Called Danger | Eric Hendershot | Speedy Films | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | Wasted in Babylon | Joshua McGowan | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | The Last Great Ride | Ralph E. Portillo | Mosquito Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2000 | The Smokers | Kat Slater | International Production Company | Шаблон:N/A |
2000 | The Black Rose | Steven Rush | Handheld Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2001 | Extreme Honor | Steven Rush | Handheld Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2002 | Bloody Crisis | Gerald Barclay | Gee-Bee Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2002 | Hungry Hearts | Rolf Schrader | Ascension 7 Films | Шаблон:N/A |
2002 | Hello | Tom Cadman | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | Moving Alan | Christopher Shelton | Destiny Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | The Ghost Club | Ralph E. Portillo | Hemisphere Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | The Wager | Henry Crum | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | A.N.I. 1240 | Rolf Schrader | American Film Institute | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | Double Negative | Tue Walin Storm | American Film Institute | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | Underdog | Scott Leberecht | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | One of Them | Ralph E. Portillo | MTI Home Video | Шаблон:N/A |
2003 | Natural Selection | Scott Leberecht | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2004 | Undercover Kids | Ralph E. Portillo | Hemisphere Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2004 | Quiet Kill | Mark Jones | Esoteric Pictures | Шаблон:N/A |
2004 | Among Thieves | Oscar Daniels | Red Sea Films | Шаблон:N/A |
2004 | Haunted House | Conrad John | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2005 | United | Taron Lexton | TXL Films | Шаблон:N/A |
2005 | Searching for Bobby D | Paul Borghese | Neighborhood Filmworks | Шаблон:N/A |
2008 | Kemper | Rick Bitzelberger | Mainline Releasing | Шаблон:N/A |
2005 | Made for Each Other | Brad White | White Film Production | Шаблон:N/A |
2005 | Last Mysteries of the Titanic | Neil Flagg | Discovery Channel | Шаблон:N/A |
2005 | Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Art Camacho | Alliance Group Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2006 | Strip Poker | Alex D'Lerma | Tostado Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2006 | House of the Rising Sun | Bill Balas | AYM Films | Шаблон:N/A |
2006 | Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | Coke Daniels | Dos Bros. LLC | Шаблон:N/A |
2006 | Social Security Guard | Jason Cook | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | Agenda | Jonathan de la Luz | Azisa Pictures | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | The Rat Thing | Kevin Keresey | Relentless Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | The Tehuacan Project | Andrew Lauer | Reel-Aid | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | Born | Richard Friedman | Devil's Child Picture Company | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | From Fire: An Odyssey of Glass | Karen Lavender | LiveTribe Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | Yours Truly | Tom Wozny | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2008 | The Grift | Ralph E. Portillo | Hemisphere Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2008 | Triloquist | Mark Jones | Sawyers Levine Jones Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2008 | America's Phoneless | Ted Prescott | Prince / Prescott Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2008 | Nine Fourteen | Carolyn Bevacqua | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2009 | Set Apart | Ralph E. Portillo | Hemisphere Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2009 | Becoming Jesse Tate | Ralph E. Portillo | GodFilms | Шаблон:N/A |
2009 | Flying By | Jim Amatulli | Arte Films | Шаблон:N/A |
2009 | Spaceman on Earth | Shant Hamassian | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2011 | Dreams Awake | Jerry Alden Deal | Susan Johnston Casting | Шаблон:N/A |
2011 | Midnight Son | Scott Leberecht | Free Lunch Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2012 | Henry | Collin Mckenzee Levin | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2012 | iVOTE | Rob Adler | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2013 | Avec amour | Collin Mckenzee Levin | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2013 | Halfway to Hell | Richard Friedman | APT. 1B Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
2013 | The Homecoming | Jan Tussing | Blue Boots Entertainment | Шаблон:N/A |
2013 | Noah Hammer | Joao Gabriel Kowalski | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2013 | Flabbergasted | Bruno B. Campelo | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:N/A |
2014 | Finding Harmony | Dagen Merrill | Once Upon A Dream | Шаблон:N/A |
2016 | In Search of Liberty | Norm Novitsky | Blu Nile Films | Шаблон:N/A |
Television
Title | Year | Notes |
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1988-1989 | Paul Brownstein Productions |
Street Sharks | 1994-1996 | DIC Entertainment |
What if | 1996 | Barraclough Carey Productions |
Perfect Assassins | 1998 | Promark Entertainment Group |
Beauty | 1998 | Citadel Entertainment |
As Time Runs Out | 1999 | Fremantle Media North America |
Riddle of the Desert Mummies | 1999 | Terra Nova Television |
Sabrina, the Animated Series | 1999 | Buena Vista Television |
K2: Surviving the Mountain | 2001 | National Geographic Channel |
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | 2003 | Entara Ltd. |
UnDetectables | 2005 | Discovery Channel |
ChalkZone | 2004-2005 | Frederator Studios |
Last Mysteries of the Titanic | 2005 | Last Mysteries of the Titanic |
Random! Cartoons | 2007 | Frederator Studios |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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1992 | The Price She Paid | Fred Walton | Sandyhook Productions | Шаблон:N/A |
1997 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jerry London | Fremantle Media North America | Шаблон:N/A |
1999 | As Time Runs Out | John de Graaf | Шаблон:N/A | |
2001 | The Valley of the T-Rex | Reuben Aaronson | Discovery Channel | Шаблон:N/A |
Documentary
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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2005 | Answering the Call: Ground Zero's Volunteers | Lou Angeli | Chesca Media Group LLC | Шаблон:N/A |
2007 | Google Me | Шаблон:N/A | Killeen Films | Шаблон:N/A |
Videos
Title | Year | Director | Notes |
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Hot Boyz | 2002 | Master P | No Limit Films |
Far on Foot | 2001 | Stephanie R.M. Smith | Sisyphs Productions |
Dark Wolf | 2003 | Richard Friedman | DarkWolf Picture Company LLC |
One of Them | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
Maisie Undercover: Shadow Boxer | 2006 | J.W. McHausen | MRG Entertainment |
Succubus: Hell-Bent | 2007 | Kim Bass | V1 Cut Productions |
Kemper | 2008 | Rick Bitzelberger | Mainline Releasing |
Albums
Title | Artist | Year | Role | Labels |
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Little Wheel Spin and Spin | Buffy Sainte-Marie | 1966 | Lead guitar | Vanguard |
I Love You | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capital Records |
Both Sides of People | People! | 1969 | Lead guitar | Capital Records |
Isle of View | Jimmie Spheeris | 1971 | Lead guitar | CBS |
Original Tap Dancing Kid | Jimmie Spheeris | 1973 | Lead guitar | Epic |
The Eloquent Elephant | Dick Glass | 1974 | Lead guitar | Moonwatcher |
Falling into Spring | Rita Coolidge | 1974 | Energy bow, dobro | A&M Records |
Wings Livinryte | Wings Hauser | 1975 | Elbow, Guitar | RCA Victor |
The Dragon Is Dancing | Jimmy Spheeris | 1975 | Lead guitar | Epic |
Port of the Heart | Jimmy Spheeris | 1976 | Lead guitarist | Epic |
Laverne and Shirley Sing | Laverne and Shirley | 1976 | Songwriter | Oh Gee! |
Live at McCabes | Larry McNeely, Geoff Levin, and Jack Skinner | 1977 | N/A | Flying Fish |
Confederation | Larry McNeely, Geoff Levin, and Jack Skinner | 1977 | N/A | Sheffield Labs |
Celestial Navigations Chapter 1 | Celestial Navigations | 1986 | N/A | K-tel |
Celestial Navigations Chapter 2 | Celestial Navigations | 1989 | N/A | N/A |
After Midnight | Larry McNeely, Geoff Levin, and Jack Skinner | 1990 | N/A | Sheffield Labs |
Celestial Navigations Ice Chapter 3 | Celestial Navigations | 1992 | N/A | N/A |
Celestial Navigations Road Train Chapter 4 | Celestial Navigations | 1995 | N/A | N/A |
Celestial Navigations The Connection Chapter 5 | Celestial Navigations | 2005 | N/A | N/A |
Live at the Matrix | Celestial Navigations | 2006 | N/A | N/A |
Celestial Navigations Space Racer Chapter 6 | Celestial Navigations | 2008 | N/A | N/A |
Celestial Navigations War Chapter 7 | Celestial Navigations | 2008 | N/A | N/A |
Tusks & Horns | Mayuka Thaïs | 2014 | Producer | Independent |
Singles
Title | Artist | Year | Role | Labels |
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I Love You | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capitol Records |
I Love You/Somebody Tell Me My Name | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capitol Records |
Crying Shoes | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capitol Records |
Apple Cider/Ashes of Me | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capitol Records |
Ulla/Turnin' Me In | People! | 1968 | Lead guitar | Capitol Records |
Video interviews
- "An interview with Mat Gleason, Coagula Art Journal, Modern Art Blitz, Bobbie Moline-Kramer and Geoff Levin"[22] 2017
- "The Jerry Bovino Show - Rock and Roll Brothers with Robbie Levin, Geoff Levin, and Host Jerry Bovino"[23] 2017
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2013 | Action on Film | Best Score - Feature | Half Way to Hell | Шаблон:Nom |
References
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