  john webster is a musician, engineer and producer who primarily plays keyboards. he began his musical career as a young child, trained in classical piano until his early teens, and then moved on to playing in rock bands. one of his first bands, stonebolt landed a top 30 u.s hit with its first release in 1978 and went on to record four successful albums. he joined the band red rider in 1984, performing on that year's breaking curfew album and remaining with the group until they disbanded in 1989. following red rider's breakup, webster continued to work closely in productions with its leader, tom cochrane, including his highly successful mad mad world album. through the 80âs and 90âs he worked on many major recordings done in vancouverâs little mountain sound studios with producers bruce fairbairn and bob rock. webster has appeared on many albums by established artists all over the musical spectrum. his production achievements include two juno awards, many nominations, and numerous multi-platinum canadian releases in both languages. he also composes music for film. he composed the scores for the 2005 films rapid fire and absolute zero. his partner is songwriter/artist annette ducharme. ==discography== *aerosmith âpump âkeyboards *aerosmith âget a grip âkeyboards, programming *aerosmith ânine lives âkeyboards *blue murder âblue murder âkeyboards, keyboard programming *cinderella âlong cold winter âkeyboards *tom cochrane & red rider âtom cochrane & red rider âkeyboards *tom cochrane & red rider âvictory day âbass, keyboards, producer *tom cochrane & red rider âthe symphony sessions âkeyboards *tom cochrane âmad mad world âarranger, keyboards *tom cochrane âragged ass road âkeyboards,producer, engineer *tom cochrane âsongs of a circling spirit âmix *tom cochrane âx-ray sierra âproducer, engineer, mix, keyboards *tom cochrane âtrapeze âengineer, mix *red rider âbreaking curfew âkeyboards *the moffats âsubmodalities âkeyboards *alice cooper âhey stoopid âkeyboards *the cult âsonic temple âkeyboards *kevin parent âles vents ont changÃ© âproducer, engineer, mix, keyboards *kevin parent âle grand parleur â producer, engineer, mix, keyboards *templar âunder the sun âproducer, engineer, mix, keyboards *[[jet set sa
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