Rick has been a composer, producer and musician in Los Angeles for the past 25 years dring which time he has composed themes and underscores for numerous television shows and films, written songs for film and CD, produced records for singer-songwriters, played keyboards around town and generally made a living as a musical jack-of-all-trades, (not to mention picking up the occasional Emmy or Promax Award.) Most recently he spent 4 years as a consultant and composer for CCTV-9, China Central Television's English language channel broadcast worldwide out of Beijing. On his numerous trips to China Rick had the good fortune to meet and work with erhu virtuoso Yu Hongmei and the audio recording students at China Central Conservatory. Together they are creating a CD entitled "Beautiful Land" which features erhu performances of traditional Americana folk music, accompanied by western musicians. Currently Rick is keeping a busy schedule, playing live with 9 piece soul band Floyd and the Flyboys, working on his own production library of traditional Chinese music, and especially enjoying writing and recording a batch of songs with his newest collaborator, the amazingly talented Rie Sinclair.
I just finished producing a new recording by the Angel City Chorale (ACC), a 120-member, multi cultural volunteer choir.
The new CD is entitled The Road Home.
This recording contains a thematically related collection of songs that explores our varied concepts of what "home" means, and contains an eclectic collection of classical, gospel and folk pieces, performed by a 100 voice choir and full band. To give back to our local communities, ACC will be donating a significant share of the CD's proceeds to OPCC , an organization that serves homeless individuals, battered women, and people living with mental illness in Los Angeles. Check it out.