Mike Post
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leland Michael Postil |
| Born |
September 29, 1944 Berkeley, California, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Associated acts | The Murmaids, Mason Williams, the Outcasts, Kenny Rogers, the First Edition, Van Halen |
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning American composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, The A-Team, NYPD Blue, Renegade, The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., and Hill Street Blues.
Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a #3 hit song in January 1964.
Post also provided early guidance for the garage rock band the Outcasts while in basic training in San Antonio, Texas. He was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first single, released in 1965, and also arranged a local concert where they served as the back-up band.
He won his first Grammy at age 23 for Best Instrumental Arrangement on Mason Williams' "Classical Gas", a #2 hit song in 1968. He is also credited as the producer for Williams' LP that included this song, The Mason Williams Phonograph Record.
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