Alan Hewitt is an American composer, producer, recording and performing artist. He served as keyboardist for The Moody Blues from 2010 until their break up in 2018.
Hewitt was born in Petoskey, Michigan, United States, and attended Berklee College of Music graduating in 1978. Hewitt served as a producer for over half a decade alongside Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire (EWF) with the Greatest Hits album going platinum in 2000. Hewitt performed on the Cherry Pie record with Warrant, which went platinum in 2004.
Hewitt has released multiple solo albums and has written music for movies and television; see below
Justin Hayward Live at Buckhead
Alan Hewitt & One Nation Evolution
John Lodge 10,000 Light Years Ago
Spirit Rising Vol.2 with Earth, Wind & Fire & Beyonce – Columbia
Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits
Earth, Wind & Fire The Promise
Mary Fahl - co-production/arranging- Sony Classics
Earth, Wind & Fire Mega Mix
Burning Bush – Co-produced Remix featuring Earth, Wind & Fire – Sony Music
That's The Way Of The World “Live” Earth, Wind & Fire- keys- Sony Legacy
Warrant: “Cherry Pie” co-writer /arranger/keys- Columbia
Godai – Kikuma Music/Japan with Maurice White co-Producer/arranger/keys
John Waite: “City By The Sea” – Edgar Allan Poe Society - writer/producer/keys
Apollonia Kotero - writer/producer/keys BMG
Jonathon Butler: N2Encoded “Lost to Love”
Jonathon Butler “I Believe” NCoded.
Donny Osmond “Eyes Don’t Lie” – Capitol
The Morgans: Avex/Warner
Tanaka: Avex/Warner
Fiona: Atlantic Records
Diajiman Brothers: produced with Maurice White Columbia/Japan
Utherworlds-writer/producer/keys
Sakurako Mitsui: with Earth, Wind & Fire/Warner Bros. - producer/arranger (Gold in Japan)
Gavin Christopher: PANAM/Japan - producer/writer/keys
John Trudell: Ark 21/EMI writer/ produced with David Tickle
Ann Tickle: Ark 21/EMI with David Tickle (Included on Ark 21/EMI album “Out of the Blue” featuring Sting, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Seal, Jackson Brown, Julian Lennon and others)
Steven Seagal - producer
Blake Aaron 215 Records produced/keys
The Ducks: (Best unsigned pop band – LA Weekly) produced with Dave Allard
“Not Here”: Musical Score for JFK Center writer/producer
Steve Oliver / Global Kiss - SOM piano, vibes, marimba
Greg Adam’s East Bay Soul - co writer on “Awaken”
Steve Oliver/World Citizen-SOM B-3
Contents
Awards
Hewitt won ESPY Award and a Golden Planet Award.
Discography
Studio albums
1996 Native Heart
2000 Escape From Life
2004 Noche de Pasion
2006 Metropolis
2010 Retroactive
2012 High Fidelity
2015 Evolution (Alan Hewitt & One Nation)
Voyages Series
1996 Kalahari
1996 Amazon Rain Forest
1996 Big Sur
Compilations, covers
2008 Symphony in Rock
Soundtracks
2010 Utherworlds
Other credits
A Fall From Freedom -PBS.
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival winner.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Universal) additional score.
Gods and Generals (Warner Bros.) – arranger/instrumentalist.
Swimming Upstream.
Swimming Upstream – composer trailer.
Held Up.
She's So Lovely (Universal) – additional music for DVD.
Happy Gilmore – additional music.
Phenomenon – additional music.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj –additional music.
An Owl's Song.
Plight of the Pilot Whales.
Shadow of the Red Giants
Ten Lives “A Feral Cat Odyssey.
Justin Hayward “Live at Buckhead Theatre” keyboards, backing vocal.
Music for television
Saturday Night Live - 2016.
Taking it Off -Theme.
Dancing With The Stars.
ABC Primetime.
E News Live.
Twisted Tales Series.
Good Guys.
Naked Science.
Nate Berkus Show.
Dr. Oz.
Oprah's Next Chapter.
Rosie.
What Would You Do.
Made.
Oprah.
Oprah's Big Give.
Comedy Central.
Celebrity Adventure.
Nature – PBS.
Survivor – Latin America (season 1).
The Osbournes.
Dead Like Me.
Room Raiders.
Sky Sports-NFL.
24-Fox promo.
Nature – PBS.
Bands Reunited – VH1 Series.
Turks – CBS primetime series.