Fred Simon has been making music for more than thirty-five years, composing for records, live performance, film, dance, and television, with instrumentation ranging from solo piano to symphonic orchestra. His recorded work includes seven albums of original music under his name: SHORT STORY and TIME AND THE RIVER (Quaver); USUALLY/ALWAYS (Windham Hill) featuring Paul McCandless, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico, Bonnie Herman, Ross Traut, Iain Matthews, and Mark Walker; OPEN BOOK (Columbia) featuring Steve Rodby, Ross Traut, and Mark Walker; DREAMHOUSE (Naim);