Album Credits
Timothy Graphenreed (Musical Director / Arranger / Pianist)
Timothy Graphenreed (1951-2020) was an incredible musician and incomparable collaborator.
Best known for his work on the Broadway hit, The Wiz, he also created arrangements for Leader of the Pack, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, and Comin’ Uptown – all on Broadway.
A longtime member of ASCAP, he collaborated with countless celebrated Directors / Choreographers, including Debbie Allen, Maurice Hines, Pat Birch, Hinton Battle, and George Faison.
Timothy worked with / created arrangements for countless celebrated talents, including: Gregory Hines, Jennifer Holiday, Phylicia Rashad, Jeff Goldblum, Robert Downey, Jr., Maya Angelou, Darlene Love, Morgan Freeman, Ben Vereen, Melba Moore, Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford, and Patti Austin.
He also wrote arrangements for several corporations including Ford, L’Oreal, Essence Magazine, CBS, Panasonic, PBS, Coca Cola, and Lincoln Mercury – and composed dozens of original tunes.
Get Yourself Some Happy! is the culmination of a 30 year professional collaboration and personal friendship between Timothy and Lillias.
Benjamin J. Arrindell (Recording / Mix Engineer)
GRAMMY® AWARD-Winning engineer Benjamin J. Arrindell began his career in the late 1980s working in the advertising industry for Look & Co, a top NY jingle house. Within 2 years, he rose from Intern to Staff Engineer. In 1991, Benjamin went to work for Platinum Island and then Soundtrack, two major NYC studios, before starting his freelance career in 1997. Since then, Benjamin has gone on to work on dozens of albums which have sold millions of copies worldwide and received the most prestigious awards in the profession.
Benjamin landed his big break by mixing LSG’s “My Body”, which went multi-platinum worldwide. He then went on to mix Gerald Levert’s next album Love and Consequences, with mega-hits “Thinkin' Bout It” and “Taking Everything” going to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively on the Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Singles charts. This led to opportunities to record / mix for classic R&B icons like Aretha Franklin, the OJs and The Temptations. (Benjamin contributed mixes to Ear-Resistible, which won a GRAMMY® for Best Traditional R&B Album in the year 2000.)
His understanding of a wide range of music would lead him to also mix urban tracks such as “Crazy” for K-Ci & Jo-Jo and the Busta Rhymes/Janet Jackson smash hit “What’s it Gonna Be.” Benjamin has lent his signature sound to diverse artists from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Slick Rick, The Village People to Mary J. Blige, En Vogue to Kool & the Gang.
Benjamin earned the coveted GRAMMY® AWARD for mixing Yolanda Adams’ Soul Gospel Album The Experience. He is the in-house Engineer at Old Mill Road Recording, which received the 2020 NAMM TEC® AWARD for Best Studio Design.
Joshua Sherman (Producer)
Joshua Sherman is the President of Joshua Sherman Productions, C.E.O / Publisher of Old Mill Road Media, and Founder of Old Mill Road Recording.
Joshua began his theatrical career as an archivist and designer. His mentors include arts legends Al Hirschfeld, Peter Harvey, Santo Loquasto, Willa Kim, and Tony Walton. As part of Walton’s design team, Joshua worked on the TONY® AWARD-winning Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun (starring Bernadette Peters) and Elaine May’s Taller Than A Dwarf (starring Matthew Broderick), among others.
In 2001, Joshua made the leap from theatrical design to producing. Producing credits include The Odd Potato: The Broadway Album (featuring 20 TONY® AWARD Winners, including Judd Hirsch, Hal Linden, Dan Fogler, Donna McKechnie, Sutton Foster, and Elaine Stritch) and the Studio Cast Recording of the new musical Rockwell featuring such Broadway greats as Tom Wopat, Beth Leavel, and Lillias White.
Joshua collaborated with Ryan VanDenBoom on the musical web series, Charmers; wrote, directed, and starred in 100 Hospital Drive (a new TV series which uses music, animation, puppetry & real health care providers to distribute accurate medical information in a fun and easy-to-understand format); and commissioned Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith to co-write a new play with Antonio Edwards Suarez, entitled: Antonio’s Song, scheduled for production in 2022 at Milwaukee Rep.
Trained in both the arts and sciences, Joshua is also a practicing M.D. with a focus on internal medicine and patient advocacy. He is a proud producer/co-writer of Benjamin Lerner’s debut album, CLEAN, which combines rap and classical music to journal Benjamin’s true life story of addiction and struggles in sobriety. He also produces Benjamin’s weekly radio show, CLEAN Jams on WEQX.
Joshua is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and Stony Brook University Medical School. He is the Owner of Old Mill Road Recording and C.E.O. / Publisher of Old Mill Road Media (VERMONT Magazine, STRATTON Magazine, Vermont News Guide, Manchester Life, and BERKSHIRE Magazine). He is a board member of The Al Hirschfeld Foundation and a GRAMMY® voter.
Old Mill Road Recording
On November 2, 2018, Old Mill Road Recording opened its doors. The state-of-the-art destination recording studio features in-house GRAMMY® AWARD Winning engineer, Benjamin J. Arrindell, who has 30+ years of experience recording and mixing for notable artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Mary J. Blige, Yolanda Adams, Janet Jackson and Busta Rhymes, to name a few.
The studio has top of the line equipment, including a 48 channel SSL Duality mixing console, Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, and Griffin Speakers. The control room, live room, and isolation booth have been meticulously designed and tuned by world-renowned architectural acoustic designer Francis Manzella.
Thoughtfully organized for comfort, flow, and versatility, Old Mill Road Recording is unlike any other studio around. It provides the opportunity to record pristine sound while overlooking a breathtaking river view in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is available for recording and mixing local talent, advertising work (Jingles/Commercials), post-production work (Digital media/ TV/Film), and as a destination recording studio for top artists.
In addition to its historic location, state of the art equipment, and luxury design; Old Mill Road Recording offers customized packages for creatives that can include a full range of additional service amenities, such as lodging, video services, indoor and outdoor event spaces, and food services, among others.
Located just 3 hours from New York City and Boston, Arlington has been a destination place - and place of inspiration - for generations. Old Mill Road Recording received the prestigious NAMM TEC® AWARD in January 2020 for its Studio Design. The Accolade is the highest in the industry. oldmillroadrecording.com
ADDITIONAL ALBUM CREDITS
Musical Arrangements: TIMOTHY GRAPHENREED, JOSHUA SHERMAN, BENJAMIN LERNER
Piano: TIMOTHY GRAPHENREED
Drums/Percussion: LEONARD KENYON
Bass: STEVE CADY
Strings: AIDAN AJIT SINGH
Guitar: ADAM KORNREICH
Tap Dancing: RYAN VANDENBOOM
Assistant Producer: BRANDON HODGES
Assistant Engineers: CAMERON GILFOY & MAX HARE
Mastering by JIM BRICK / ABSOLUTE AUDIO
Music / Production Assistant: MAX PAGNUCCO
Production Intern: BEN LEBEAU
Cover Art: NOAH REGAN & JOSHUA SHERMAN
Album Design: KATELYN LAROCK & JOSHUA SHERMAN
Album Photography: DAVID BARNUM
Hair/Make-Up: DANNY IRBY
Wardrobe: MARCO HALL
Nails: LILLIAN LUI