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-Russian-born disco composer [[Boris Midney]] produced a twelve inch "[[Pinocchio]]" album, sung by his incidental vocal group Masquerade including tracks like "I'm Attached to You" and "Wooden Wooden Puppet".+'''Boris Midney''' (born October 22, 1937) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-born [[United States|American]] musician, producer, composer and conductor.
-== See also ==+== Biography ==
 +Midney was born in [[Moscow]] to a conductor and pianist father and classical singer mother. He studied classical composition and clarinet also teaching himself to play saxophone.
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 +In 1964 he defected from the USSR via the US embassy in [[Japan]]. Midney's main reason for leaving the USSR was the censorship of art. After arriving in [[New York City|New York]], he formed [[The Russian Jazz Quartet]] with whom he recorded an album for [[Impulse! Records|Impulse Records]]. In the 1960s, Midney married Tania Armour from the [[Armour & Company]] family.
 + 
 +Later, Midney became a prolific composer and producer of [[Disco|disco music]] although he rarely was credited under his own name. Using guises such as [[USA European Connection|USA-European Connection]], Masquerade, Double Discovery, Companion and Festival, Midney produced a large body of disco music. He is recognised as being among the first producers to take full advantage of [[Multitrack recording|48-track recording]] and one of the creators of the [[Eurodisco]] genre.
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 +== Discography ==
 + 
 +* ''Music From The Empire Strikes Back'' ([[RSO Records|RSO]], 1980)
 +* ''Trancetter'' (Max Music & Entertainment Inc., 1999)
 + 
 +'''With [[The Russian Jazz Quartet]]'''
 + 
 +* ''Happiness'' (Impulse, 1964)
 +'''With [[Paul Levinson]]'''
 + 
 +* ''[[Twice Upon a Rhyme]]'' ([[HappySad Records]], 1972)
 + 
 +'''As [[USA European Connection|USA-European Connection]]'''
 + 
 +* ''[[Come into My Heart|Come Into My Heart]]'' ([[Marlin Records|Marlin]], 1978)
 +* ''USA-European Connection'' (Marlin, 1978)
 + 
 +'''As Beautiful Bend'''
 + 
 +* ''Make That Feeling Come Again!'' (Marlin, 1978)
 + 
 +'''As Festival'''
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 +* ''Evita'' (RSO, 1979)
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 +'''As Masquerade'''
 + 
 +* ''Pinocchio'' ([[Prelude Records|Prelude]], 1979)
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 +'''As Caress'''
 + 
 +* ''Caress'' ([[Warner Brothers Recordings|Warner Bros]]., 1979)
 + 
 +'''As Companion'''
 + 
 +* ''Companion'' ([[Barclay (record label)|Barclay]], 1981)
-*[[USA European Connection]] 
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Boris Midney (born October 22, 1937) is a Soviet-born American musician, producer, composer and conductor.

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Biography

Midney was born in Moscow to a conductor and pianist father and classical singer mother. He studied classical composition and clarinet also teaching himself to play saxophone.

In 1964 he defected from the USSR via the US embassy in Japan. Midney's main reason for leaving the USSR was the censorship of art. After arriving in New York, he formed The Russian Jazz Quartet with whom he recorded an album for Impulse Records. In the 1960s, Midney married Tania Armour from the Armour & Company family.

Later, Midney became a prolific composer and producer of disco music although he rarely was credited under his own name. Using guises such as USA-European Connection, Masquerade, Double Discovery, Companion and Festival, Midney produced a large body of disco music. He is recognised as being among the first producers to take full advantage of 48-track recording and one of the creators of the Eurodisco genre.

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Discography

  • Music From The Empire Strikes Back (RSO, 1980)
  • Trancetter (Max Music & Entertainment Inc., 1999)

With The Russian Jazz Quartet

  • Happiness (Impulse, 1964)

With Paul Levinson

As USA-European Connection

As Beautiful Bend

  • Make That Feeling Come Again! (Marlin, 1978)

As Festival

  • Evita (RSO, 1979)

As Masquerade

As Caress

As Companion


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