
Malcolm Cecil
Played on
InnervisionsStevie Wonder, 1973Bass, Co-producer, Programmed By, Engineer
Talking BookStevie Wonder, 1972Producer, Engineer, Programmed By
3 + 3The Isley Brothers, 1973Engineer
It’s Like You Never LeftDave Mason, 1973Co-producer, Programmed By, Recorded By
Down The RoadStephen Stills / Manassas, 1973Engineer
Electric WarriorT. Rex, 1971Engineer About
9 Jan 1937 - 28 March 2021
English bassist and inventor of the unique TONTO synthesizer (“The Original New Timbral Orchestra”: the world’s first and still the largest multitimbral polyphonic analog synthesizer), born January 9, 1937 in London.
Cecil was a founding member of Tonto’s Expanding Head Band and also bass player in an early formation of Blues Incorporated.
Apart from being a synthesizer programmer and performer, Cecil is also a Grammy-winning recording engineer. He has produced for Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Richie Havens, Minnie Ripperton, Steven Stills, Joan Baez, and many other major recording artists.
Known studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles
