Ace Baker
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Alexander "Ace" Baker is an American composer and keyboardist.
, Baker was the series composer for American Dragster, a documentary series on ESPN
from 2006-2007. *
Ace Baker has composed the music score for a number of feature films, including "Tycus" starring Dennis Hopper
, and "Intrepid" starring academy award winner James Coburn
. *
Collaborating with songwriter Amy Powers
, Baker wrote and produced the song "I'm on My Way", which was the end title track to "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
", and which featured vocalist Sara Niemietz
, * This was the #1 selling children's DVD of 2004.
Ace Baker has scored the majority of the films by indie director John Putch
*. 1999 saw Putch's film "Valerie Flake", featured at the Sundance Film Festival
. and integrated with the songs of Kathleen Wilhoite
. "The Pursuit of Happiness" followed in 2000. More recently, Baker has scored two more Putch films - "Mojave Phone Booth (film)
" (2007) starring Annabeth Gish
, Missi Pyle
and Steve Guttenberg
, and "Route 30 (film)
" (2008) with Dana Delaney, Curtis Armstrong
, Robert Romanus
and David Delouise.
and the Supremes
(1986–1987), Iron Butterfly
(1987) *List of Iron Butterfly band members, Gary Richrath
/REO Speedwagon
(1991), Mother's Finest
(1993), Clair Marlo (1993), and Raquel Aurilia (2005–2008).
record Freedom of Speech
(1989).
. He has created a website supporting his claim that the 9/11 airplane videos were faked using digital compositing
. He spoke at the August 2007 conference "The Science and Politics of 9/11" chaired by Jim Fetzer. He has also appeared numerous times on Fetzer's radio shows "The Dynamic Duo" and "The Real Deal".
while on "The Real Deal". He appeared very upset regarding what he considered unfair treatment of him by other members of the 9/11 truth movement
, many of whom he considers to be disinformation
agents. He made references to his deceased parents and left the line. Moments later a gunshot was heard. Baker later referred to it as "performance art."
Composer
Along with Clair MarloClair Marlo
Clair Marlo is an American songwriter, record producer, and composer.-Discography:*Behaviour Self – 1994 *Let it Go – 1998 *Trinity – 2009 Invisible Hand Productions-Website:*...
, Baker was the series composer for American Dragster, a documentary series on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
from 2006-2007. *
Ace Baker has composed the music score for a number of feature films, including "Tycus" starring Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
, and "Intrepid" starring academy award winner James Coburn
James Coburn
James Harrison Coburn III was an American film and television actor. Coburn appeared in nearly 70 films and made over 100 television appearances during his 45-year career, and played a wide range of roles and won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction.A capable,...
. *
Collaborating with songwriter Amy Powers
Amy Powers
Amy Powers is an Emmy Award and Annie Award nominated lyricist, songwriter and producer who creates songs for film, television, theater, animation, pop and country artists, theme parks and children’s brands...
, Baker wrote and produced the song "I'm on My Way", which was the end title track to "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film, and the first musical in the Barbie film series. It is directed by William Lau and stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan, who has been voicing Barbie in all the CGI films to date, as both Anneliese and Erika...
", and which featured vocalist Sara Niemietz
Sara Niemietz
Sara Niemietz is an American singer/songwriter and actress located in Los Angeles.-Early life and education:Niemietz was born in Chicago. In 2000, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she currently resides...
, * This was the #1 selling children's DVD of 2004.
Ace Baker has scored the majority of the films by indie director John Putch
John Putch
John Putch is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his recurring role as Bob Morton on the 1980s sitcom One Day at a Time and as Sean Brody in the film Jaws 3-D.-Career:...
*. 1999 saw Putch's film "Valerie Flake", featured at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. and integrated with the songs of Kathleen Wilhoite
Kathleen Wilhoite
Kathleen Wilhoite is an American film and television actress, as well as a singer-songwriter. She also voiced the title character in the animated series Pepper Ann...
. "The Pursuit of Happiness" followed in 2000. More recently, Baker has scored two more Putch films - "Mojave Phone Booth (film)
Mojave Phone Booth (film)
Mojave Phone Booth is an independently produced 2006 film directed by John Putch. The movie is based on a real phone booth in the Mojave Desert that once accepted incoming calls, but has since been removed....
" (2007) starring Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal...
, Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle
Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in several films, including Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Big Fish, 50 First Dates, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay...
and Steve Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg is an American actor and comedian. He became well known during the 1980s, after a series of starring roles in major Hollywood films, including Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, Police Academy, and Short Circuit.-Early life:Guttenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, the...
, and "Route 30 (film)
Route 30 (film)
Route 30 is a 2008 independent comedy film written by John Putch, and starring Dana Delany, Curtis Armstrong, David DeLuise, Christine Elise, Kevin Rahm and Robert Romanus. Route 30 was released on DVD in the U.S. on Nov...
" (2008) with Dana Delaney, Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong is an American actor best known for his portrayal as Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds movies, as Herbert Viola on Moonlighting, and as famed record producer Ahmet Ertegün in the film Ray.-Early life:...
, Robert Romanus
Robert Romanus
Robert Romanus , also billed as Bob Romanus, is an American actor and musician who has starred in film and television. He is best remembered for his role in the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High as the ticket scalper Mike Damone, and as Natalie Green's boyfriend Snake on The Facts of Life...
and David Delouise.
Keyboardist
Baker was the keyboard player for Mary WilsonMary Wilson (singer)
Mary Wilson is an American singer, formerlymember of the Motown female singing group The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s. Wilson was the only singer to be a consistent member of the group in its eighteen-year tenure...
and the Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
(1986–1987), Iron Butterfly
Iron Butterfly
Iron Butterfly is a US psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".Their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies.-History:The...
(1987) *List of Iron Butterfly band members, Gary Richrath
Gary Richrath
Gary Richrath is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989...
/REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
(1991), Mother's Finest
Mother's Finest
Mother's Finest is a funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s. The group charted with the singles "Fire" , "Baby Love" , "Don't Wanna Come Back" , "Love Changes" , and "Piece Of The Rock" in the mid to late 1970s.-History:Mother's Finest...
(1993), Clair Marlo (1993), and Raquel Aurilia (2005–2008).
Awards
Ace Baker was awarded a gold record for his drum beat programming on the Ice-TICE-T
* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
record Freedom of Speech
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say is the third album by Ice-T.Released in 1989, the album has an uncharacteristically gritty sound, featuring some of the darkest musical scores Ice-T has ever released.-History:...
(1989).
Controversial research
Baker is a proponent of 9/11 conspiracy theories9/11 conspiracy theories
9/11 conspiracy theories are theories that disagree with the widely accepted account that the September 11 attacks were perpetrated solely by al-Qaeda. These theories arose because of what proponents of the conspiracy theories believe to be inconsistencies in the official conclusions or some...
. He has created a website supporting his claim that the 9/11 airplane videos were faked using digital compositing
Digital compositing
Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display...
. He spoke at the August 2007 conference "The Science and Politics of 9/11" chaired by Jim Fetzer. He has also appeared numerous times on Fetzer's radio shows "The Dynamic Duo" and "The Real Deal".
Pseudocide
On January 5, 2009, Baker committed pseudocidePseudocide
A faked death occurs when an individual leaves evidence to suggest that he or she is dead in order to mislead others. This may be done for a variety of reasons, such as to fraudulently collect insurance money or avoid capture by law enforcement for some other crime.People who fake their own deaths...
while on "The Real Deal". He appeared very upset regarding what he considered unfair treatment of him by other members of the 9/11 truth movement
9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth movement is a collective name for loosely affiliated organizations and individuals who question the accepted account of the September 11, 2001, attacks....
, many of whom he considers to be disinformation
Disinformation
Disinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth...
agents. He made references to his deceased parents and left the line. Moments later a gunshot was heard. Baker later referred to it as "performance art."