David Paich
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David Paich during a live concert
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 25, 1954 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, singer, producer |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Associated acts |
Toto Boz Scaggs Michael Jackson Cheryl Lynn |
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Korg Triton Yamaha Motif 8 Yamaha SY77 |
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David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an Emmy and Grammy award-winning American keyboardist, singer, composer, recording producer, and arranger, best known for his work with the rock band Toto. With Toto, Paich has released 17 albums and sold over 30 million records. Additionally, Paich has contributed to a host of artists with his songwriting and arrangements including working with Boz Scaggs extensively in the 1970s and Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
He is the son of jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich.
A prolific writer of chart-performing songs, Paich wrote or co-wrote such tracks as "Hold the Line", "99", "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", "Georgy Porgy", "Rosanna", "Hydra", "Holyanna", "Pamela", "Got To Be Real", and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", and "Miss Sun". He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits "Africa", "Lovers in the Night", and "Stranger in Town".
Paich remained with Toto from the beginning of the band in 1977 to 2004 and only performed on a few shows until their disbandment in 2008. Session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes joined Toto in 2004 as an additional keyboardist for both studio projects and tour dates. In 2010, Paich resumed performing with Toto, and is the current keyboard player alongside other original member Steve Porcaro.
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