Dennis "Doc" Williams       

           Producer, Arranger, Music Director, Digital Recording, Charts, Vocal & Piano Instruction

           New York, N.Y. (212) 592-9120

        Music Director

Studies and Musical Background

As a child, Doc studied piano with his mother, Ina Williams, who was a piano teacher and accomplished pianist.  Soon thereafter, he continued his studies of piano and organ with noted instructor, Charles Romero in New York City. He was then accepted to, and began formal academic schooling at, The Cathedral Of St. John The Devine, New York, N.Y., where he also studied music theory, piano, and voice.  Additionally, Dennis studied organ and composition with Clinton Reed, Vice President of the nationally recognized American Guild Of Organists, and ultimately, Alec Wyton, President of the same guild.  Doc later studied arranging and orchestration with Harry Miedema of The University of Indiana.

Artists performed with as Music Director, Arranger and/or Keyboardist

Doc has spent just about all of his professional career in the capacity of Producer and/or Music Director/Keyboardist performing with the likes of: The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Phyllis Hyman, Gerald Levert, The Temptations, Stephanie Mills, Jean Carne, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Hinton Battle and many more.

He was always fortunate in having plenty of work to do.  Doc remembers as a relatively new arranger, when he would be putting the wraps on a long record project or live show, he would often be enlisted to help groom or prepare talents such as Me'lisa Morgan or Andrea Frierson for their performances on television shows such as the then popular "Star Search."

In most cases, Doc's approach to starting a project all begins the same way.  Determine what the artist's objectives are, what their musical needs are, help create a direction and then translate all this input into musical notes, chords, phrasing, harmonies with the proper timing or staging, segues, and choreography.  This is how he begins polishing an artist for a record session or live show for the stage.

In addition to the studio or concert stage, Dennis has served as music director/ keyboardist or music consultant for shows and productions such as the 2009 BET Awards, the 2006 ESPY Awards, Oprah, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Regis & Kelly, The Johnny Carson Show, Arsenio Hall, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas and many more.

Some additional credits include jingles for UPS, Turner Classic Movies, Friehofer's Cookies, Schlitz Malt Liquor, and K-Mart.  

Producer, Music Arranger, Digital Recording, Artist Development, Vocal, Piano & Keyboard instruction, plus many others services. Some services available online. Call (212) 592-9120 or e-mail for details.

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