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Over 70 million records sold - Dennis Matkosky

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Dennis Matkosky - an American producer and songwriter with over 70 million record sales - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear about his multi-decade and multi-award-nominated career, which includes writing the smash hit song 'Maniac' for the movie Flashdance, producing and writing for Sarah Brightman, Chicago, LeAnn Rimes, Smokey Robinson and many more… and we find out what it means to produce for an artist.
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10 Feb English South Africa Music · Music Interviews

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