Studio Owner, Songwriter, Publisher (Nothin’ But A Thang), Music Director, Producer, Musician
Styles of Music: Adult/Urban Contemporary, Jazz, R/Blues, Reggae, Gospel, Hip-Hop, World Both cover songs and original compositions (Bob Marley, Seal, Bobby Caldwell, Robert Palmer)
Productions: Broadcast
Radio: Experience: Performance/Clients:
“Around the World” artist “Alba”-International CD Project for San Francisco International Fine Arts (World Beat, Persian, Arabic, Italian, Turkish, German, 2004)
“Call Me” artist “Eric Hayslett”- CD-Produced/Composed “He Lives in Us All” for the “Justin Wise Foundation” (A/C, R/B, Variety 2000)
“Sounds of the Season” Produced/Composed CD as a holiday gift for elantec Semiconductor (Christmas Music 1998/99)
“Dark Night” artist “James Armstrong” Hightone-Bass, BGVocals, Percussion (Blues 1998)
“Faith & Fantasy” artist “Eric Hayslett”-Composed/Arranged/Produced (R/B 1996)
“The Prophecy” & “Soul’d Out” artist “Beverly Rivers & BreakFree” Co-wrote, Arranged/Produced (Gospel 1994, 1998)
“It’s About Us” with “The Santa Clara County Children's Shelter.” Produced, Co-wrote (HH/Rap 1993)
TV:
“Monterey Blues Fest” – performance “Taylor P. Collins Band”
“i2i”- Deanza College - Cupertino, CA – performance “Faith & Fantasy”
Comcast Cable- “Community Channel” - San Jose, CA - performance/interview
“Access Pub”- San Jose, Saratoga, Menlo Park, San Francisco, CA - performance/interview “MTV”- commercial for “Child Quest-Keeping Hope Alive.”
“Late Night” KOFY 20 – San Francisco, CA performance with "James Armstrong Band"
Airplay/Royalties Q3/99-current Canada/Socan/BMI “Tell Me” from “Faith & Fantasy”
“Call Me” CD & “Sounds of the Season” CD – (KCSM, KKUP, KSJS)
Composed/produced jingles and voice-over for “Avanti Menswear” of Cupertino (KBAY, KARA, KEZR AND KKSJ), “Aularale Cosmetics” San Leandro-Bay Fair Mall (KBLX), “Bijan European Bakery” (KLIV, KPIX) “Milano Clothier” San Jose (Z95.7)
Studio Owner, Songwriter, Publisher (Nothin’ But A Thang), Music Director, Producer
Recording Engineer – e2music San Jose, CA 10000's hours logged
Engineer Asst. - Suspect Studios Sunnyvale, CA over 6000 hours logged
Extensive knowledge of Digital/Analog Recording, Midi Sequencing, Drum Programming,
Live Sound, SMPTE, Midi Time Code, and Soundtracks for Film & Video.
Bass, Drums, Keyboards and Vocals.
Performance/Clients:
Applied Materials, Hewlett Packard, Intersil/elantec, Lockheed Martin, NASA, National Semi, SF International Fine Arts, Kelly Productions of Monterey, Pebble Beach, Highlands of Carmel, San Jose Capital Club, City of San Jose, Santa Clara & Cupertino, San Jose Saber Cats
Toured West Coast, British Columbia, Vancouver, Calgary-Alberta Canada, and Reno as a bass and keyboard player for Zakiya Hooker. (Daughter of John Lee Hooker)
Toured Europe/US as bass player with the James Armstrong Band (Hightone/1996-99)
San Jose, Oakland and Monterey Blues/Jazz Festival with Taylor P. Collins Band. (98-2004)
Music Director for Taylor P Collins, Music Director for Genesis United Methodist Church