About Me
In the summer of '06 a bunch of musicians, producers, songwriters and music business aficionados, all Muzak® employees, met one day in the hope of finding new ways to quench their passion and make some great music recordings together. Nothing official… off the clock…just have some fun.Joe Carter, Lou Mondelli, Shaun Davis, Lafouji Alexander and Rick Nash, with a little help from Chuck Walker and Bruce McKagan, soon became the nucleus of what is now known as the m.playerz. What they discovered was an amazing wealth of musical talent within the ranks of Muzak. The m.playerz first invited the talents of Muzak employees Michael Banbury (guitarist extraordinaire), Nikki Rann (Muzak Idol winner), Chad Morton (singer/songwriter) and Jagger Gestson (regionally recognized rapper) into Lafouji and Shaun's PentHouze studio to see if they could create some magic. The results were exciting to say the least.Then the groundswell started. Something special was happening here at the home office, as all kinds of bands, producers, rappers, musicians and singers started submitting recordings. Again, nothing official…all organic…all word of mouth. The m.playerz were blown away by the quality of music coming in...and it kept coming until they had more than they could handle: rock, rap, jazz, R&B, pop, country, singer/songwriters, instrumentals, previously released hits, exclusive cuts and the list kept growing.So, the m.playerz put their heads together with Muzak CEO Steve Villa. After hearing several tracks Steve concluded, "this music is simply too good not to share". With over 1,500 Muzak family members, all music lovers, the answer was more than obvious. Release an album created and produced by our employees, as a gift to our employees. The commitment to this collage CD was born.collage is nineteen tracks, recorded and performed by Muzak employees, family and friends. Nineteen diverse tracks that, crafted together, make a true work of art…a gift forever captured on collage.
