Frederick J. Maher is an American drummer, music programmer and record producer. He was a member of the bands

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(1980–81), the Dance,

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, and has recorded and toured with

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. In 1984 he released ''

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'', an instrumental collaboration album with ex- Voidoids guitarist

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. Maher's credits as a producer include

's ''New York'' (1989), Trip Shakespeare's ''Across the Universe'' (1990),

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's ''Girlfriend'' (1991),

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's self-titled album (1988, which achieved

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sales status), their 1990 album ''

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'', and a track on 1997's '' Don't Be Afraid''. Maher co-produced

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's self-titled debut solo album. He was nominated for a Grammy for his work on

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's ''Natural Selection'' album. Maher regularly works as a studio drummer, and he has often collaborated with entertainment producer Ron Baldwin.

Discography

Solo

* ''

'' (1984, with

)

References

External links

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Brief biography + discography
''Universal Audio WebZine'', Volume 3, Number 2, April 2005. 1964 births Living people Record producers from New York (state) E.G. Records artists Richard Hell and the Voidoids members Massacre (experimental band) members Material (band) members Scritti Politti members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians Deadline (band) members Drummers from New York City {{US-drummer-stub