Musician, Composer. He will perhaps be best remembered for his album "Voodoo" (1959), which became a cult classic and a defining record for the Exotica music genre. He moved to California with his family, prior to his teenage years and served with the United States Army during the closing months of World War II. After the war, he pursued his interest in music and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA. He experienced playing the clarinet and saxophone with Les Brown and following two years of service with the United States Army during the Korean War, he had stints with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra and the Red Norvo Quintet. He marked his motion picture debut with the low-budget film "One Way Ticket To Hell" (1955). Drasnin went on to write compositions for scores of episodes from such popular TV programs as "The Twilight Zone", "Lost In Space", "The Wild, Wild West" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." In 2007, he recorded "Voodoo II", his followup to his classic "Voodoo" (1959). In addition to his work as a musician and composer, Drasnin taught Film Scoring, Orchestration and Music Theory at Cal State Northridge. His album "The Kremlin Letter" was released in 2011. He died from injuries he sustained from a fall.
Musician, Composer. He will perhaps be best remembered for his album "Voodoo" (1959), which became a cult classic and a defining record for the Exotica music genre. He moved to California with his family, prior to his teenage years and served with the United States Army during the closing months of World War II. After the war, he pursued his interest in music and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA. He experienced playing the clarinet and saxophone with Les Brown and following two years of service with the United States Army during the Korean War, he had stints with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra and the Red Norvo Quintet. He marked his motion picture debut with the low-budget film "One Way Ticket To Hell" (1955). Drasnin went on to write compositions for scores of episodes from such popular TV programs as "The Twilight Zone", "Lost In Space", "The Wild, Wild West" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." In 2007, he recorded "Voodoo II", his followup to his classic "Voodoo" (1959). In addition to his work as a musician and composer, Drasnin taught Film Scoring, Orchestration and Music Theory at Cal State Northridge. His album "The Kremlin Letter" was released in 2011. He died from injuries he sustained from a fall.
Bio by: C.S.
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