Phil

I pioneered the introduction of reggae music to Central Ohio, booking such bands as Cleveland-based I-TAL and Identity. Along side my wife, I had the first licensed merchandising contract for Bob Marley in North America and toured with Rita and Ziggy Marley.

In addition to my involvement with music, I am also an amateur photogrpaher. My pictures have appeared on the cover of World Beat Magazine, and as a centerfold in High Times Magazine. I have rare pictures of such artists as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jethro Tull, Andy Garcia, Bob Marley, Ozzy Osborne and many more.

I am in the processing of filming a documentary short, Interviews from the Underground . It documents the first hand experiences of Russian Jewish partisan resistance to the Nazis during World War II.