Don Fleming (musician)

For the American football player, see Don Fleming (football).

Don Fleming (born September 25, 1957 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American musician, best known for being the frontman of Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., and Gumball.

Biography

Fleming started his musical career with the Velvet Monkeys in the early '80s. In July 1982 the band released their debut Everything is Right on cassette tape^[1]. This album was re-released in 2011 on cd. He was also a member of Dim Stars and Half Japanese. He is more widely known as a record producer for Sonic Youth, Hole, Teenage Fanclub, and The Posies.

He played in the project Foot with Thurston Moore and Jimbo (aka Jim Dunbar)^[2]. And in Walter Sears with Tom Smith, Thurston Moore, Steve Shelly, Sean Lennon, Jim Dunbar and Rat Bastard.

With Julia Cafritz, Kim Rancourt, Joe Defilipps and Tom Smith he played in Gravy.

The Backbeat Band was a band formed in 1994 consisting of Greg Dulli (Vocals), Don Fleming (Guitar, vocals), Dave Grohl (Drums), Mike Mills (Bass, vocals), Thurston Moore (Guitar), Dave Pirner (Vocals). Idlewild was a 1992 band with Kim Rancourt (Vocals), Don Fleming (Guitar, bass, organ) and Jay Spiegel (Drums) in the line up.

Discography

All Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., Gumball albums are not included in the following list.

Solo

• Because Tomorrow Comes, 7, 1996
• jojo ASS RUNne CD (All instr, producer) God Bless Records 98
• Because Tomorrow Comes CD-3
• "Real Cool Time" b/w "What Can I Do?," Monopoly 12" Blue Vinyl Iridescence 86
• Don Fleming 4, cd, 2011 Thick Syrup Records

Foot

• Foot CD Godbless 10-98
• Jeg Gelder Meg Til Ur 2000 CD Compilation "Armageddon" Universal 99

Walter Sears

• Walter Sears - Fringe Benefits, 1999

Gravy

• Gravy- After That It's All Gravy

Thurston Moore & Don Fleming

• Telstar 7" silver glitter vinyl w/ postcard Via Satellite Recordings 4/97

The Backbeat Band

• Backbeat Music from the Motion Picture CD, LP, CS Virgin Records 94
• Please Mr. Postman CD-3 Virgin 94
• Money CD-3 Virgin 94

Idlewild

• Delicacy & Nourishment Vol. 3 performing "Third Month March" CD Comp ESD 92

Tom Smith/Don Fleming

• Gin Blossoms CD-5, 7" Seminal Twang 91

Citizen 23

• No Room to Dance Compilation LP includes "American Neutron", Twilight Zone" Blue Wave 1980

Stroke Band

• Green and Yellow LP Abacus Records 1978

Productions

• The Wagon/Better Than Gone 7" - Dinosaur Jr. (Also provided vocals for the song "Better Than Gone")
• Goo - Sonic Youth - additional production
• Bandwagonesque - Teenage Fanclub
• Dial Square - Midway Still
• Mask Of Light - Rudolph Grey - co-produced with Thurston Moore and Tom Surgal
• 3 New Songs (Single) - Richard Hell
• Pretty On The Inside - Hole - co-produced with Kim Gordon
• Special Kiss - Gumball
• Sexless Demons And Scars - Jack Off Jill
• Sweet Oblivion - Screaming Trees
• Frosting On The Beater - The Posies
• The Last Temptation - Alice Cooper
• Revolution On Ice - Gumball - co-produced with John Agnello
• A Thousand Leaves - Sonic Youth - co-produced with Wharton Tiers
• God Save the Smithereens - The Smithereens
• Musicforthemorningafter - Pete Yorn
• Murray Street - Sonic Youth - additional production
• Sonic Nurse - Sonic Youth - vocal production
• Rather Ripped - Sonic Youth - vocal production
• Noon And Eternity - To Live and Shave in L.A. - co-production with Andrew W.K. and Tom Smith
• Close Calls With Brick Walls - Andrew W.K. - co-production with Andrew W.K
• Live! From The Roller Derby! - Alien Tempo Experiment 13 (now Poperratic) - co-production with A.J. Lambert, Jaye Luckett and Lucky McKee
• SUPERMAX EP - Swish
• Surface EP - RENMINBI

References

• bio on Allmusic

1. ^ http://www.instantmayhem.com/
2. ^ http://www.instantmayhem.com/footpage.htm

External links

• Don Fleming's production company Instant Mayhem

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