![]() ![]() For Eric Clapton, he conducted the National Philharmonic Orchestra for the “24 Nights Sessions”. Kamen also worked with ‘Queen’ for “Who Wants To Live Forever”. His orchestral arrangement of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” for MTV is also exceptionally famous. He is also exceptionally famous in the heavy metal industry due to his collaboration with Metallica and the San Francisco Orchestra for “Symphony and Metallica”, a live record which sold over eight million copies worldwide. Many of his works for popular music included orchestral backing music for bands. Kamen was highly successful as an arranger for many popular rock and roll bands, including “Pink Floyd”, “Metallica”, “Aerosmith”, “Eric Clapton”, “Bon Jovi”, “Rush” and “Bryan Adams”. ![]() The band released five albums in all before it came under the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who invited the band to play for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Through the band, Kamen also gathered significant experience on session music. The band gave Kamen the exposure that he needed to succeed in the Rock and Roll World. Kamen then attended The Julliard School, where he expanded his interests to ballet.Īs an oboe player, Kamen founded the classical fusion band called “New York Rock and Roll Ensemble” with Dorian Rudnytsky and Martin Fulterman. Kamen attended New York City’s High School of Music and Art, where he studied the piano and the oboe. Michael Arnold Kamen was born on Apin New York City, New York to Saul and Helen Kamen.
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