Keith Forsey

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Keith Forsey

dr, perc, *1948 GB, London
Musician / Composer / Songwriter / Producer of Rock

Drummer, producer and songwriter born January 4, 1948 in London, England. Session musician (Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder among others.) Best known songwriting credit, 'Don't You (Forget About Me)', becoming a mega-hit for Simple Minds, originally intended for Billy Idol. Won an Academy Award in 1984 for co-writing 'Flashdance....What a Feelin''. Forsey has been Billy Idol's longtime producer. Also co-wrote 'Hot Stuff' with Harold Faltermeyer & Pete Bellotte for Donna Summer. Brother of Laurie Forsey

Instruments

Drums
Percussion
Vocals
Backing Vocals

Genres

Rock
Pop
R&B/Soul
Electronic
Jazz

Popular Tracks

Love Theme on The Breakfast Club by Various Artists

Dream Montage on The Breakfast Club by Various Artists

I'm The Dude on The Breakfast Club by Various Artists

The Reggae on The Breakfast Club by Various Artists

Bad Guys on Harold F by Harold Faltermeyer

Hunger Of Love on Harold F by Harold Faltermeyer

Wicked Wind on Harold F by Harold Faltermeyer

Electric Sky on Bruton BRH14: Musical Exploration by Various Artists

Greedy Man on Foxes by Various Artists

Anti-Biotics on Bruton BRH15: Street Level by Russell Emanuel, Warren Bennett & Michael Allen Christer

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Dynamite	Keith Forsey	1981	Single
Dynamite	Keith Forsey	1981	Album
Take Me To The Pilot / Hold On	Keith Forsey	1981	Single

External Links

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.