'Dangerous' World
Tour Performers
Dancers:
LaVelle
Smith
Randy Allaire
Eddie Garcia
Michelle Berube
Yuko Sumida
Jaime King
Bruno Falcon [Taco]
Performers / Singers:
Kevin Dorsey
Vocal Director and Asst. Musical Director [Worked on Bad, Dangerous & HIStory
Tours]
- Signed Artist/writer deal with Quincy Jones and Qwest Records.
- Performed with, arranged and produced for artists such as Michael Jackson,
Lionel Ritchie, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston.
- Film work (performing and arranging music and/or vocals) includes: Forest
Gump, Lion King, Appollo 13, Out Of Africa, The Colour Purple, Power Of One,
Ghost Busters Part II, When Harry Met Sally...
- Assistant Musical Director on 1993 "Dangerous" World Tour.
- Started working with The Jacksons on the "Victory" tour in 1984, and has been
working with Michael Jackson ever since.
Darryl Phinnessee
Vocalist [Bad & Dangerous Tours]
- Recorded with Toto ["Love Has The Power", "Out Of Love"],
Rod Stewart "MTV
Unplugged", Don Henley...
- Member of the Millennium Choir.
- Toured with Rod Stewart, Member of the band.
- Feat. on "Under Suspicion" soundtrack with "Silent Night".
Dorian Holley
Vocalist [Bad, Dangerous and HIStory Tours]
- Recorded with Puff Johnson, Lionel Ritchie, Gladys Knight, Nona Hendryx, Aaron
Neville, Johnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Thomas Dolby, Jellybean, Robert Townsend,
K.T Oslinm, Jay Leno, Dolly Parton, Michael Bolton, Whitney Houston, Stevie
Wonder.
- Composed film, TV and radio jingles.
- Toured with Rod Stewart, James Taylor.
- Composed and produced for S.H.E, new artist on the Shaquille O'Neal label.
Siedah Garrett
Vocalist [Dangerous Tour]
- Duet partner on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" with Michael Jackson.
- Co-writer on "Man In The Mirror", background vocals "Man In The Mirror".
- Co-writer on "Keep The Faith" ["Dangerous"].
- Recorded with Quincy Jones on "From Q With Love", The Carpenters "Loveliness
Album" ["Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night"], Madonna ["True Blue"], Deco ["Do
You Want It Right Now"], Temptations member Dennis Edwards ["Don't Look Any
Further"], Donna Summer, Starship, The Commodores, Tevin Campbell, Chaka Kahn,
James Ingram...
- Wrote and produced 3 of 5 songs on the Grammy nominated soundtrack ["Best
Children's Album"] "Elmo In Grouchland".
- Band member of The Brand New Heavies.
- Solo Album "Kiss Of Life".
Performers / Band
Crew:
Greg Phillinganes
Music Director/Keyboards [Dangerous Tour] [Keyboards Bad Tour]
- A top-notch session keyboardist for the past
twenty years, turning up mostly on R&B sessions but also some pure pop material.
- Performed with Michael Jackson on "HIStory",
"Dangerous", "Bad", "Thriller", "Off The Wall" and The Jacksons' "Triumph" and
"Destiny".
- Recorded with: Babyface, George Benson "Living
Inside Your Love", Toni Braxton "Secrets", Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas", Eric
Clapton ["Something's Happening"], "August", "Journeyman", "24 Nights",
"Pilgrim", Exposé "Exposé", George Harrison "Dark Horse Live In Japan", Mick
Jagger "Primitive Cool", Jermaine Jackson "Let's Get Serious", Elton John [with
Paul Young] ["I'm Your Puppet"], Quincy Jones "The Dude", "Back On The Block",
Rickie Lee Jones "The Magazine", Patti LaBelle, "Winner In You", "Burnin' ",
Diana Ross "Ross", "Eaten Alive", "Red Hot Rhythm And Blues", Brenda Russell
"Kiss Me With The Wind", Paul Simon "The Rhythm Of The Saints", Donna Summer,
TLC ["Dear Lie"], "Waiting To Exhale" Soundtrack, Angela Winbush "The Real
Thing", Stevie Wonder "Songs In The Key Of Life", "Conversation Peace" and
Lionel Ritchie ["Tonight Will Be Alright"] from the "Dancing On The Ceiling"
album.
- Member of Eric Clapton's band, toured as
Clapton's keyboardist between 1986 and 1990.
- Co-writer of ["Restless Sea"] with Jim Wilson.
- Solo Album "Pulse".
Peggy Holmes
Associate Director
- Joined Michael Jackson again in 1996/1997 for
the "HIStory" Tour.
Ricky
Dawson
Drums [Bad & Dangerous Tours]
- Best known as the drummer for such artists as
Michael Jackson, Steely Dan, Phil Collins, Babyface, The YellowJackets, Whitney
Houston, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau and many others.
- One of the most respected songwriters,
producers and arrangers
in the music industry today.
- Voted "No. 1 R&B Drummer In The World" and
"No. 3 Pop/Mainstream Rock Drummer" by Modern Drummer Magazine 1999 readers
poll.
- Co-founder of the group YellowJackets, Ricky
received two Grammy nominations and won a Grammy Award in 1986 for co-writing
the hit song "And You Know That" on the album "Shades", which he co-produced.
- He also co-authored the Pointer Sisters' hit
"Uh-Uh" and co-produced the album "Seriously Slammin" and the Fattburger hit
"Good News".
- Member of Eric Clapton's band.
- Recorded with Whitney Houston "I Will Always
Love You", Anita Baker "Sweet Love", James Ingram "I Don't Have The Heart",
Lionel Richie "Dancing On The Ceiling". Other writing and/or co-producing
credits include tracks for "Only You" Star Trek 5, Barney's Great Adventure -
The Movie, as well as Helen Baylor's "There's No Greater Love", and "When You
Believe" performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the soundtrack to
"The Prince Of Egypt".
- Solo Album: "First Things 1st".
- Ricky's motto is "Get it right the first time"
which applies to his work ethics, and the goal for his entire life.
Don Boylette
Bass Guitar [Bad & Dangerous Tours]
Jennifer Batten
Guitar [Bad, Dangerous & HIStory Tours]
- Video credits include Natalie Cole's "Wild Women Do", Michael Jackson's
"Moonwalker", Sara Hickman's "Take It Like A Man".
- 1987 "Bad" Tour with Michael Jackson's band touring the world for years
playing to over 4.4 million people.
- 1996/97 joined Michael Jackson again for his "HIStory" Tour.
- Played with Michael Jackson in the Superbowl 27's Halftime entertainment to
1.5 billion people in 80 nations around the world - the largest television
audience in history.
- Solo albums: "Above, Below And Beyond", then recorded an
album with blues rock
band The Immigrants produced by Michael Sembello. Toured with The Immigrants.
- Latest solo album: "Tribal Rage".
David Williams
Guitar [Dangerous & HIStory Tours]
- Back up band with The Temptations.
- Performed on "Off The Wall", "Thriller", "Triumph", "Victory", "Bad" and
"Dangerous", and on Bryan Ferry's "Mamouna" Tour.
- Member of Michael Jackson's band since 1992.
- Performed in the 1993 Superbowl with Michael Jackson.
- Co-ordinated musicians for Madonna's 1990 "Blond Ambition" Tour.
- Wrote and/or produced cuts for Earth, Wind & Fire, The Jacksons, George
Howard, Boz Scaggs, Michelle Gayle.
- Recorded with Bryan Ferry on "Baton Noir", "Taxi", "Mamouna", plus album and
new single for "All For One".
Brad Buxer
Musical Director/Keyboards [Dangerous & HIStory Tours]
- Arranger for Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson,
The Temptations, David Hasselhoff, Yoshiki, Teena Marie.
- Member of Stevie Wonder's band since 1985.
- Long term member of Stevie Wonder band, recording six platinum albums with
him.
- Joined Michael Jackson again in 1996/1997 for the "HIStory"
World Tour.
- Recorded with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Jermaine Jackson.
- House band musician to Coolio, Jon Secada, Bob Dylan,
D'Angelo, Zane and
Eternal.
- Written various TV commercials.
Tour Photographer: Sam Emerson
Creation of 'Dangerous' World Tour
1992-1993
Show Conceived & Created by: Michael Jackson and
Kenny Ortega
Choreographed by: Michael Jackson
'Jam' Choreographed by: Michael Jackson and LaVelle Smith
Artistic Director: Michael Jackson
Staged & Designed by: Kenny Ortega
Set Designed by: Tom McPhillips
Lighting Designer:
Peter Morse
Executive Director: MJJ Productions - Norma E. Staikos
Director of Security: Bill Bray
Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush
Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye-Mitchell
Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates - Sandy Gallin, Jim Morey
Production
Financial Coordinator: Rusty Hooker
Tour Coordinator: Sal Bonafede
Production Executive: Benny Collins
Production Manager: Chris Tervit
Tour Manager: Paul Gongaware
Assistant Tour Manager: Nelson Hayes
Stage Manager: Harold Jones
Set Construction by: Michael Tait
Legal Representative: Bert Fields
[For Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger]
Business Management: Richard Sherman
[For Breslauer, Jacobson, Rutman and Sherman]
Tour Accountant: D.C. Parmet
Merchandise Accountant: Rich Thurber
VP of Communications, MJJ: Bob Jones
Public Relations: The Lee Solters Company
Tour Publicist: Bennett Kleinberg
Vocal Consultant: Seth Riggs
Creative Consultant: Bruno Falcon [Taco]
Production Assistants: Caprise Arreda and Jody Ringel Calderon
Assistant to Mr Ortega: Diana Donaldson
MJJ Productions Staff
Executive Administrator: Evvy Tavasci
Administrative Assistant: Rosemary Chavira
Personell Director: Grace Rwaramba
Director of Special Services: Miko Brando
Administrative Coordinator: Gary Hearne
Exec. Administrator, MJJ Productions: Martha Williams
Tour Support
Tourbook Designed by: John Coulter
Merchandising: Winterland
[Dell Furano, Rick Fish, Meghan McHugh]
Filmwork: Pacific Litho, Michael John
Special thanks: to David Copperfield whose magical genius was invaluable!
