From the Mid-1970s to the 1980s and Beyond
When RSO was absorbed by Polydor Records (as an independent label under the PolyGram Group umbrella), von BLOMBERG continued to work with artists including French composer Jean-Michel Jarre, English mod revival/punk rock band The Jam, English rock band 10cc, jazz legend Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, U.S. pop duo Phillips / MacLeod, and a joint venture with jazz-funk/disco duo Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson.
In the early 1990s, von BLOMBERG discovered, developed, managed, and produced the band LAPD (“Love and Peace, Dude”), which later rebranded as the “new metal” supergroup, KoЯn. Reuniting with KoЯn members in the mid-2000s, von BLOMBERG helped document the band’s early history for a special DVD released in 2008.
ARTHOR von BLOMBERG's Return to Jazz in the 2000s
In the late 2000s, von BLOMBERG decided it was time to return to his jazz-oriented roots as a drummer and left the business side of the music industry to begin performing again. It was then he developed the concept of his live Gene Krupa Story and Show project, a live big band swing show honoring the life story and musical achievements of the world’s most famous drummer, Gene Krupa.
Gene Krupa's Family Blessing
Dr. Gene H. Krupa, nephew and Godson of Gene Krupa, and his wife Gail are so happy with how the Gene Krupa Story Live Music Show presents their namesake that they have honored ARTHOR von BLOMBERG with the ongoing rights to produce and perform the show all over the world.
Krupa Family Statement of Appreciation
Dr. Gene H. Krupa (nephew of Gene Krupa and Krupa family spokesperson) and his wife Gail Krupa, attended ARTHOR von BLOMBERG’s production of the Gene Krupa Story Live Show at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater in Fort Myers, FL.
Dr. Gene and Gail were kind enough to provide the statement of appreciation and support as pictured; the statement appeared in the printed show program for the 2011 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) benefit show at the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie, NY.
The benefit, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN at FightCancer.org) raised over $10,000 for the organization.