Jim Pitt, Music Segment Producer Photo: Supplied
Music Segment Producer Jim Pitt has made a career of booking musical talent first on Saturday Night Live, and since 1993 with Conan O’Brien’s successful Cable show. Jim talks with Trevor Reekie about the highs and lows and the logistics of keeping the audience and the network happy with the musicians he books.
Trevor Reekie coaxed some great stories from Jim Pitt while he was in Auckland to speak at the Going Global 2016 Music Seminar.
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Artist: Michel Camilo
Song: Not Yet
Composer: Michel Camilo
Album: One More Once
Label: Sony Music
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Song: Take It So Hard
Composer: Keith Richards
Album: Vintage Winos
Label: Mindless Records
Artist: Nirvana
Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Composer: Cobain, Novoselic, Grohl
Album: Nevermind
Label: DGC
Artist: Sinead O’Connor
Song: War
Composer: Bob Marley
Album: n/a
Label: n/a
Artist: n/a
Song: Conan O’brien Theme Music
Composer: n/a
Album: n/a
Label: n/a
Artist: Radiohead
Song: Creep
Composer: Radiohead, Hammond, Hazlewood
Album: Pablo Honey
Label: Parlophone
Artist: Marlon Williams
Song: Hello Miss Lonsesome
Composer: Marlon Williams
Album: Marlon Williams
Label: Dead Oceans
Artist: Adele
Song: Make You Feel My Love
Composer: Bob Dylan
Album: 19
Label: XL Recordings
Artist: M.I.A
Song: Born Free
Composer: Maya Arulpragasam, Taylor, Vega, Rev
Album: Maya
Label: XL Recordings
