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My Musical Inspiration:

DAVID FOSTER
COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS 1B

Mluleki Dlamini 213443259
9/11/2013

DAVID FOSTER
[MY MUSICAL INSPIRATION]
I admire the virtuous works, commitment and commercial success of David Foster. David Walter Foster (born November
1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger (wikipedia, 2013).
David Foster, n. d.

Foster is amongst the most commercially successful producers

in the planet. Leron Gubler, President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stated that
“David Foster is a master at writing music and he has written songs for some of the most famous entertainers in the world (Walk of Fame, 2013). He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums for a diverse array of artists including Earth, Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, Michael
Bolton, Seal, Chaka Khan, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Brandy, ’N Sync, Boz
Scaggs, and Gloria Estefan; propelled singers who have straddled both pop and classical styles like
Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban, into the mainstream; created culture-defining soundtracks for blockbuster films like The Bodyguard, Urban Cowboy, and St. Elmo’s Fire; and crafted timeless holiday classics, including perennial best-sellers like Josh Groban’s Noel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas,
Celine Dion’s These Are Special Times, Rod Stewart’s Merry Christmas Baby, and Andrea Bocelli’s My
Christmas(David Foster Official Website, 2013).
David Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy
Award, a Golden Globe, and racked up three Oscar nominations for “Best Original Song”. In an interview with CBC’s Q Cultural affairs show, David said, “The excitement and desire to win recognition from others in the music industry are still there, you don't take the day off anymore.
Maybe I did 30 years ago when I won my first Grammy, but not anymore. But it's still exciting. I still have the

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