Geoff Westen

Geoff Westen
Genres Rock, Instrumental, Ambient
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Performer, Graphic Designer
Instruments Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Geoff Westen is an American musician, songwriter, artist, producer and graphic designer. He was a member of the seminal San Francisco rock group The Other Half with guitarist Randy Holden and was subsequently a founding member of Epic Records' recording group C.K. Strong with lead singer Lynn Carey. Recording as The Balls in London, he released the single "I Love The Balls" on Towerbell Records,[1] and the follow-up release "I Never Dress Right" under the name The Scoop.[2]

As a graphic designer, Westen designed the album cover for Steely Dan's album, Aja. As a songwriter he co-wrote "Lovin' You," a solo single for Shocking Blue singer, Mariska Veres and "Leather Boots" recorded by Alice Cooper on the album Flush the Fashion. The album was distributed by Warner Bros. Records[3] in 1980 and re-released on Rhino Records[4] in 2011.

Since 2002 he has released six albums on Disturbing Music. The pop albums, The Pigs Oink![5] was named by indie-music.com as one of the "Top Indie Albums of 2006, Vidiots Tune In![6] was released in 2008 and I'm Not Crazy[7] in 2015. His rock/ambient instrumental albums are Xmas Vol. 1[8] in 2003, Birth[9] in 2004 and Activate[10] in 2011.

Discography

Performer

Songwriter

References

  1. ↑ The Balls; discogs
  2. ↑ The Scoop; "discogs
  3. ↑ Leather Boots; allmusic
  4. ↑ Flush the Fashion; Rhino Records"
  5. ↑ The Pigs; allmusic"
  6. ↑ Vidiots; allmusic
  7. ↑ I'm Not Crazy; "Salt Lake Underground Magazine"
  8. ↑ Holiday Music; "USA Today"
  9. ↑ Birth; all music
  10. ↑ Activate; all music

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