Trade Regrets: Barry ‘Foz’ Fasman

On December 27, we received the following from NAMM‘s Dan Del Fiorentino:

Barry “Foz” Fasman, who participated in several educational and panel sessions at the NAMM Show over the years, passed away recently.  He was 76 years old.

Foz wrote over 30 songs for the NBC television series FAME, which resulted in the sale of over 4 million records and opened the doors to several other successful projects. As an arranger and conductor, Foz worked on several top selling recordings including Melissa Manchester’s “Don’t Cry Out Loud”, Diana Ross’ “It’s My Turn”, and Air Supply’s “Every Woman in the World.” He joined a TEC Tracks panel at the 2017 NAMM Show and provided his views on recording vocals and creating vocal tracks. It was at that show that Foz was interviewed for the NAMM Oral History program.