Fred Bennett Fred Bennett met Dabek at College Press in Burbank, where they both worked in the printing industry.  After working together awhile, they discovered a mutual interest in music and production, and Fred had just invested in a large amount of semi-pro and professional recording gear. Between 1971-1973 they got together for many recording experiments and projects.  One project was developing some commercials for a presentation by an advertising agency known as Livesey, Ellis and Vince (see John Livesey).  Another was a group of sessions emulating the audio comedy of the Firesign Theater.  Other sessions included “Greeny, The Christmas Tree “(which is included in Special Music and in which Fred did the voice for Greeny) and Sessions with Fred, Dean and Tony which is included in Early Collaborations. In addition, Fred engineered live sessions with Dabek and the group “Chaind” and Bob Klimes  (see Sessions with Chaind and Bob Klimes) Artist’s Comment: Fred was a great friend and compadre in those days. He and I had a lot of fun together, exploring  various musical and audio projects. It is with great sadness that I found out (as I sought to gather all extant recordings from the past) after not being in touch with him for more than 25 years that he had passed on in 1999. Fred was always with humor and energy, enthused by whatever project he undertook. He was the Best Man at my wedding to Lynda, and a friend I will always remember. It was with heavy heart that I found that he is no longer with us.