Jack Waldman

Jack Waldman (September 6, 1952 – May 17, 1986) was an American jazz and rock musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.

He quickly became a prolific studio musician, playing keyboards and synthesizer with well-known artists and producing remixes for single releases.

Concurrently, Waldman worked on a number of independent musical projects, including Tornader with Larry Alexander, and the more noteworthy Air Force 1 with Elliot Sokolov.

Waldman and Sokolov co-wrote and produced "See the Light / Feel the Heat," released in 1984 on Streetwise records,[4] in which they sampled public domain clips of then-president Ronald Reagan.

[7] Other noteworthy artists with whom Waldman worked include Gloria Gaynor, Joe Jackson, Billy Idol, Rob Hegel, Foreigner, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, and Whitney Houston.