Collection: Dexter Wansel​

American singer, keyboardist, synthesist, songwriter, arranger, conductor, and producer, born August 22, 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died May 31, 2026. Father of.
His musical career began in the early 1960s playing in various bands with his friend. After serving with the US Army, he began programming synthesisers in 1970 for sessions at. From the early to mid 1970s, he played keyboards for groups such as,, and. He also signed with as an in-house songwriter/producer/arranger and established a songwriting relationship with the lyricist.
In 1976, he released the first of many solo albums: [m=289728]. A track from the album, "Theme From The Planets" includes a drum beat intro that has been sampled many times and is hailed as being one of the first foundation beats of hip-hop.
In addition to his solo work, Wansel wrote, produced, arranged, and conducted for numerous artists, including co-producing the Grammy-winning album [m=116154] (1977) by.