Reed Arvin
Encyclopedia
Reed Arvin is an American
record producer
, keyboardist
and author
, best known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins
.
In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant
's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986. Arvin produced 9 albums for Mullins, including 2 "best of" collections, Songs and Songs 2.
Arvin's first novel, entitled The Wind in the Wheat, was published in 1994. His second novel, a legal thriller called The Will, was published in 2000. Kiss
's Gene Simmons
is a big fan of The Will and has shown interest in producing a film based on the book. Since then, Arvin has published two other critically acclaimed thrillers, The Last Goodbye and Blood of Angels.
United States
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record producer
Record producer
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, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and author
Author
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, best known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins
Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....
.
In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986. Arvin produced 9 albums for Mullins, including 2 "best of" collections, Songs and Songs 2.
Arvin's first novel, entitled The Wind in the Wheat, was published in 1994. His second novel, a legal thriller called The Will, was published in 2000. Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
's Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
is a big fan of The Will and has shown interest in producing a film based on the book. Since then, Arvin has published two other critically acclaimed thrillers, The Last Goodbye and Blood of Angels.