“Special Days” Producer Fred Mollin Interview

“Special Days” Producer Fred Mollin Interview

Author: The Music Podcast for Kids! February 19, 2023 Duration: 19:50
Mr. Henry and Mr. Fite had the pleasure of chatting with a great friend of the show Fred Mollin for a second time! Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter. He has produced records for many famous singers and has composed music for movies and television for more than forty years.  As an artist, he has written and produced music for a series of children's albums, including Disney: Lullaby Album: Instrumental Favorites For Baby, peaking at #6 on January 26, 2001, on Billboard's Kid Album music chart; and Disney's Princess Lullaby Album, which peaked at No. 23 on October 25, 2002 (Billboard). He created the musical group Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band, composing and producing albums such as Finding Nemo-Ocean Favorites, Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks, and others, primarily released on Disney/Pixar albums. Covering an important base in Fred's musical life, he has completed his second Fred Mollin With His Friends children's project, entitled "Special Days". This album, for the very young ones, is volume two of his previous project "It's Great To Be A Kid". This new project is released in conjunction with the 8 Pound Gorilla children's label. The album contains Fred's original songs about holidays and celebrations; tracks about Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's Eve, and more!   Check out his new album “Special Days” here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5phfBfs5m4M https://open.spotify.com/album/1oUhuOE661iTYgGWvCFpZ3?si=qit3CGgRRwySVECFFPxg-w https://music.apple.com/nz/album/special-days/1666444502 Visit Fred’s website HERE   Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdGhqK_DWpRIKS45ICqN3eQ   ***Classroom and Homeschool Teachers***  Find our digital resource to help enhance your classroom HERE!   Like us on Facebook!    Mr. Fite Check out original fun and educational music from Mr. Fite at  https://brucefite.com and subscribe to Mr. Fite’s YouTube Channel   Mr. Henry Learn music and the piano with Mr. Henry by subscribing to his YouTube channel:  Mr. Henry’s Music World

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