anger . ▁He ▁primarily ▁performed ▁on ▁piano ▁and ▁organ . ▁Mot en ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁musical ▁director ▁for ▁Bobby ▁W om ack ▁and ▁Ger ald ▁Al br ight . ▁He ▁also ▁produced ▁An ita ▁Baker ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁Song tr ess . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Mot en ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁he ▁displayed ▁a ▁remarkable ▁interest ▁and ▁ability ▁in ▁music . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁West chester ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Mot en ▁studied ▁classical ▁music ▁with ▁Luc ille ▁B . ▁Hugh ly ▁and ▁William ▁Wil kins , ▁but ▁he ▁switched ▁to ▁soul ▁music ▁after ▁witness ing ▁Billy ▁Pr eston ▁perform . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 5 , ▁Mot en ▁formed ▁Man ufact ured ▁F unk ▁which ▁included ▁I ke ▁& ▁T ina ▁Turner ' s ▁son ▁Ron nie ▁Turner ▁on ▁bass . ▁The ▁band ▁opened ▁for ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁Harold ▁Mel vin ▁& ▁the ▁Blue ▁Notes , ▁R uf us , ▁the ▁D ram at ics , ▁the ▁Young ▁He arts , ▁Don ny ▁H ath away , ▁Natal ie ▁Cole , ▁New ▁B irth , ▁the ▁Und is put ed ▁Tr uth , ▁and ▁B . B . ▁King , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁later ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁T ina ▁Turner ▁on ▁a ▁world wide ▁tour ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ist . ▁Turner ' s ▁ex - hus band , ▁I