April 22, 2016
Media Advisory – Remembering Prince
A faculty member in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Mass Communication and Media Arts had a close connection with the iconic performing artist Prince, who passed away Thursday at the age of 57. S. Todd Herreman, a senior lecturer in Radio, Television, and Digital Media, is available to share his thoughts about Prince.
Herreman toured the United States, Europe and Japan worked alongside Prince as a keyboard programmer and studio technician in 1986 and 1987. It was during this time that Prince released “Sign ‘o the Times,” one of his most critically acclaimed albums, which included the title track and hits including “U Got the Look,” and “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man.” Herreman also worked with Prince on his movies, “Under The Cherry Moon,” and “Sign ‘o the Times – The Movie,” and music videos.
Herreman came to SIU Carbondale in 2004 after 20 years in the music industry, primarily in Los Angeles, Calif., where he worked as a songwriter, composer, engineer and session musician. Herreman teaches audio engineering, producing and music business at SIU Carbondale.
Prior to teaching, Herreman’s client list in the music industry also included Jeff Beck, Jodie Watley, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, and Adam Ant.
For more information or for interviews, contact Herreman at toddh@siu.edu or 618/457-5793.