Gary Usher (born December 14, 1938; died May 25, 1990) was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Though a musician in a number of Californian bands in the late 1950s, Usher gained notice in the early Sixties, writing and producing a number of hits for various surf rock artists. He was a collaborator of the Beach Boys in the first years co-writting on over than ten songs (among them "In My Room" et "The Lonely Sea") with Brian Wilson, the leader of the band. He also produced a lot of ficticious surf groups or hot rod groups mixing studio aces with his own troops (Chuck Girard, Dick Burns and others). Later in the decade, he produced with The Byrds, Dick Dale, Gram Parsons, and was the force behind a number of "studio created" bands, including The Hondells and Sagittarius. He also discovered the seminal comedy group The Firesign Theatre, using them on several of his projects for Columbia Records and p