The Sophisticats Bios


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Who Are The Sophisticats?

Bob "Notes" Norton and Leilani Chandler

Bob "Notes" Norton

Instruments Played
All saxophones, flute and wind synthesizer
Doubles on keyboard synthesizers, guitar, bass, drums and percussion
Vocals
Lead, Harmony and/or Background
Range = baritone
Other
Composer, Arranger, Copyist, Musical Sequence Programmer
Published Music Book Author
Musical Software Author; Style Disks and Fake Disks for Band-in-a-Box and Styles for Microsoft Songsmith
Recording Experience
Motown Records, Parkway Records, TK Records
First call session musician with many independent recording studios
Television
Appeared on: MTV, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, and CATV.
Also appeared in commercials for major cruise ship and local night club advertisements
Education
Pompano Beach High School, Broward Community College, Berklee School of Music, and private instructors in Florida, L.A., Michigan, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Highlights
Named The Best Saxophonist In The State by the Florida Bandmasters Association
Biography listed in Who's Who in Entertainment, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American, and Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Also listed in the Biographical Centre of Cambridge England's Dictionary of International Biography, Edition XXIII, Outstanding People of the 20th Century and International Who's Who of Information Technology
Performed with or opened for: Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Association, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Blood Sweat and Tears, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Marvin Gaye, The Kingsmen, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Seger, Diana Ross and The Supremes, and too many more to list here
Other
Owns and writes software for Norton Music, the #1 producer of Band-in-a-Box aftermarket products in the world
Has been featured in Keyboard Magazine, Electronics Musician Magazine, Music and Computers Magazine, The Micro Computer Journal and many other trade publications
Charter member of the International Wind Synthesis Association
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Leilani Chandler

Vocals
Lead, Harmony and/or Background
Range = alto
Instruments
Guitar and Buchla "Thunder" Tactile MIDI Controller (state-of-the-art synthesizer)
Doubles on Keyboards, Guitar and Percussion
Other
Music Copyist, Music Transposer, and Music Calligrapher
Recording Experience
Independent studios, and radio commercials
Television
Appeared on: MTV, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, and CATV.
Also appeared in commercials for major cruise ship and local night club advertisements
Highlights
Performed in the USA, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, 4 Foreign Countries and 9 Cruise Ships
Winner of local and regional performance contests in awards
Bronze medalist dancer
Other
Graduated college with an Art degree. Has good working knowledge of the visual side of performing which includes lighting, set design, choreography, costuming, and other artistic effects that make "show business"