ALLRS Music

John Silvestri is a Composer/Lyricist,Singer,Musician,
Record Producer and the founder and VP
of
ALLRS Music Publishing [ASCAP]
MIDI Track Publishing [BMI]
MIDI Track Records
ALLRS Music Management
ALLRS Music Radio
ALLRS Music Consultants
ALLRS Music Seminars
John started playing guitar at the age of 8
and by the time he was 10 he was already in bands
playing Lead/Rythm Guitar, Drums, Bass, keyboards,and
doing both lead and background vocals.
The Bands covered songs by The Beatles,Rolling Stones,
The Beach Boys,Little Richard,and Chuck Berry,
just to name a few. In addition to performing covers,
original material was co-written by John and
other group members and performed at gigs.
At the age of 14, a group that John was in, was signed
with a record label for a one song Recording Contract.
The concept of the LP was to cover many of the songs
of "The British Invasion".
Some of the songs that other signed groups recorded
were: "GLAD ALL OVER"(The Dave Clark 5)
"FERRY CROSS THE MERCY"(Jerry and The Pacemakers)
"SATISFACTION"(The Rolling Stones)
John's group covered"I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND"(Beatles)

John often recalls a showcase/award show they entered
in New York that featured over 40 Bands.
John's group finished in 3rd place and went on
to average close to 200 gigs per year.
John auditioned for Beatlemania which played
at The Winter Garden in New York City
and performed in an off Broadway production
of Beatlemania.
He also sat in with bands that openned and played
with acts like The Jive 5
The Five Satins ( "IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT")
The Tremolos ( "SILENCE IS GOLDEN")
and continues doing gigs and session work with
indie and major Recording Acts.
John has studied all aspects of the Music Industry
and gives credit to Producer Dave Wiener
( A Julliard Graduate), for showing him the
tricks of the trade in recording and Producing.
John would go on to manage and produce
up and coming acts and take them to the next level.
He did so with Huey Dunbar( Dark Latin Goove/DLG)
who went on to sign with Sony Records and is
a 8 time Grammy nominee.
John was contracted as music consultant for projects
and performances at
The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parades
The United Nations
numerous concerts at The South Street Seaport
and The Waldoff Astoria among many others.
He enjoyed working with Franco Richmond
writer of "THE TIME HAS COME" and assisting in
recording sessions at Marothon Studios in NYC where
Venessa Williams Recorded "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST".
John has been on NY Radio many times
discussing copyright law / music licensing
with Claudia Koal who worked with Billy Joel
and Record Producer Phil Ramone. Glaudia is
a Governor of NARAS and is on
the Board of Woman In Music.
John has also been on WCBS-FM 101.1
on the Don K Reed Doo-Wop Shop and
Mickey B Juke Box Revue many times with
Recording Artists he is working with.
John Silvestri gives Seminars on The Music Industry.
He has been invited to be on panels and to give talks
in Nashville, New York City, Philly,Music Conventions
and Universities.
He has written many songs which have been recorded
and charted by numerous Recording Artists
in many genres of music and is a ghostwriter
for numerous others.
John has also worked on and performed
in Motion Picture Documentaries with the likes
of former ms NY State Iliana Medina.
For many years now, John with fellow Artists have
performed at Hospitals, Nursing Homes,
Long Term Care Centers For Disabled Veterans,
at services on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
He was also contracted by The Veterans Adm.
to compose a song which was performed at services
to remember those who lost their lifes in
The Oklahoma City Bombing Disaster.
John Silvestri is proud to be a voting member of:
NARAS
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Voting Member of The Grammy Awards
CMA
Country Music Association
Voting Member of The CMA Awards
SGA
Songwriters Guild of America (Diamond Member)
SGMA
Southern Gospel Music Association
Voting Member and Awards Committee Elector
ASCAP
American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers
BMI
Broadcast Music inc
Thank You and references:
I would like to thank the people who have helped me
with my music career:
Bob, Bill, Lenny, and Tommy. It was great
all those years we played. Thank you Ann Ruckerts
of SGA Pro-shop for all your help.
Thanks to George David Weiss for sharing
your knowledge and for all your help.
Thank you George Wurzbach for being a great friend
and for all your input and advise you have given me
through all the years.
I Want to Thank Shirley Washington of NYU
for her terrific workshops and for being there
to help answer my questions.
Thanks to all the songwriters of the New York,
Nashville, and LA Chapters of
The Songwrters Guild of America for all your help.
Thanks you Rundi Ream.Its always a pleasure speaking
with you. Thank you Glaudia Koal of NARAS for all
you have done. To Julie Gold, Jon Marcus,
Linda Lawrence, Joan Walters.
All the great people at NARAS,
The NY chapters of ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
and to my fellow members at SGMA and CMA.
I greatly thank every one of you!
Keep The Music Alive,
John Silvestri / ALLRS Music
BECAUSE OF YOU
Because of You featuring
Terri Williams of " Always, Patsy Cline"
with Jeannie Seely and Sally Struthers
WHY CAN"T YOU HEAR MY PRAYERS
Why Can't You Hear My Prayers
is the first Professional Recording by
Huey Dunbar ex dlg
Record Producer: John Silvestri
Words & Music by: John Silvestri
ALLRS Music Publishing[ASCAP]
MIDI Track Publishing [BMI]
SIXTEEN CANDLES
I had put down the drum tracks, base, and called Huey
and asked him if he knew the lyrics
to "Sixteen candles" and within minutes he came over
to my house to record the song. He had to do the Vocal
track in one take while I was playing rythem guitar
at the same time. No one was there to work the board
and we only had 15 minutes to record and mix down the
song. When my daughter leslie came home from school we gave her the song for her 16th birthday present.
THE CHILDREN
The Oklahoma City bombing Disaster
April 19, 1995
Remembering Those Who Died,
lost loved ones,and all who took part in the Rescue effort
Record Producer: John Silvestri
Words & Music by: John Silvestri
ALLRS Music Publishing[ASCAP]
MIDI Track Publishing [BMI]