Stanley Dorfman
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Stanley Dorfman is music director
and producer
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Dorfman was active in Great Britain
throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He was the original co-producer and director for the TV music show Top Of The Pops
and created and directed the BBC’s In Concert series.
He later moved to the United States
where he directed music video
s by many major artists.
Dorfman is currently based in Los Angeles
.
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
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Dorfman was active in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He was the original co-producer and director for the TV music show Top Of The Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
and created and directed the BBC’s In Concert series.
He later moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he directed music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s by many major artists.
Dorfman is currently based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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