Michael G. Fisher
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Michael G. Fisher is a percussionist and studio musician who lives in Malibu, California. He owns Dondon, Inc.
Fisher worked as the percussionist on the title theme for the HBO series Six Feet Under, for which composer Thomas Newman
was awarded the 2001-2002 Emmy
for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
.
Fisher has worked on hundreds of movies, soundtracks and CDs. Wall-E, Memoirs of a Geisha and the much anticipated movie "Avatar."
During the making of the movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
, Iva Davies
denotes Fisher's collection of percussion as probably the largest in the world. Iva said of his work with Fisher:
"Early in the process I was introduced to Mike Fisher. He is a wonderful percussionist and an enthusiastic musician. I went with him into the suburbs of L.A. where he keeps a warehouse which is literally full of drums and percussion. His collection is very possibly the most extensive in existence. From his vast collection I chose a number of Taiko drums and an assortment of other drums and percussion to be used.
The process of composing the drums for each piece involved using the samplers to create the multiple drum parts. These were then transcribed to sheet music. Mike would bring his collection of selected drums and percussion to the studio where I then oversaw the recordings of his performances of these parts. Although there are multiple layers of drums on almost all of the pieces, these were all played by Mike."
Fisher worked as the percussionist on the title theme for the HBO series Six Feet Under, for which composer Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores. He is one of the more respected and recognized composers for modern film and has scored over fifty feature films in a career which spans nearly three decades.Newman has received a total of ten...
was awarded the 2001-2002 Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
.
Fisher has worked on hundreds of movies, soundtracks and CDs. Wall-E, Memoirs of a Geisha and the much anticipated movie "Avatar."
During the making of the movie, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin and released by 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films and Universal Studios...
, Iva Davies
Iva Davies
Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
denotes Fisher's collection of percussion as probably the largest in the world. Iva said of his work with Fisher:
"Early in the process I was introduced to Mike Fisher. He is a wonderful percussionist and an enthusiastic musician. I went with him into the suburbs of L.A. where he keeps a warehouse which is literally full of drums and percussion. His collection is very possibly the most extensive in existence. From his vast collection I chose a number of Taiko drums and an assortment of other drums and percussion to be used.
The process of composing the drums for each piece involved using the samplers to create the multiple drum parts. These were then transcribed to sheet music. Mike would bring his collection of selected drums and percussion to the studio where I then oversaw the recordings of his performances of these parts. Although there are multiple layers of drums on almost all of the pieces, these were all played by Mike."