A PARTIAL LIST OF PAST & PRESENT CLIENTS
1996 - 1999 Aloha Concert Jam - two day Hawaiian music and cultural festival, held in Long Beach, California.
1996 – 2008 Annual Long Beach Bayou Festival (formerly known as Southern California Cajun & Zydeco Festival) - weekend event held in Long Beach, California.
Folkworks article: Dance Your Cares Away and Send Your Blues Out To Sea! about the Long Beach Bayou Festival
Guitar Center’s “Drum Offs†- series of drum competitions w/celebrity judges.
FILMS
Beat Angel (film & DVD release) – about the spirit of Jack Kerouac screened at various film festivals. (2003, 2006)
The Personal Experience: Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam StoryTeller Films – aired on The History Channel in June 2001 with periodic repeated showings.
RECORD LABELS
CODE BLUE/ATLANTIC RECORDS:
Myspace Layouts
Bo Diddley - R.I.P
Heaven’s Prisoners movie soundtrack
John Primer
Storyville
Sherman Robertson
Jay Owens
The Hoax
JUSTIN TIME RECORDS
Bryan Lee
VICEROY MUSIC
Alvin Lee
Mick Abrahams
Robert Gordon
Los Lobotomys (Steve Lukather)
Sunset Heights
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
BARKING PUMPKIN
Dweezil Zappa
Ahmet Zappa
L. Shankar
SHRAPNEL RECORDS/BLUES BUREAU INTL.
Marty Friedman
Pat Travers
Rick Derringer
Leslie West
Glenn Hughes
Greg Howe
Bernd Steidl
Craig Erickson
James Byrd
L.A. Blues Authority series
S.F. Blues Summit series
Hats Off To Stevie Ray tribute
Fit For A. King tribute
The Outlaws/Hughie Thomasson R.I.P.
SURPRISE TRUCK
Gabriel Gordon - Frequency, Gypsy Living CDs
Jason Darling
Clyde Wrenn
MUSIC PUBLISHERS
BOB-A-LEW MUSIC
Steve Schalchlin The Last Session
VARIOUS MUSIC ARTISTS
Blues/BluesRock
DENNIS JONES Passion For The Blues CD
BERNIE PEARL Somebody Got To Do It! CD
BERNIE PEARL Old School Blues CD
Santa Barbara Blues Society review of Old School Blues
F.A.M.E’s review of Old School Blues
Folkworks’ review of Old School Blues
airplay for Old School Blues at KKJZ FM
Classical/Crossover Classical:
MERIDIAN ARTS ENSEMBLE
Crossover Classical Brass Ensemble
Channel Classics/Crossings label
Smart Went Crazy CD
Visions of The Renaissance CD
Prime Meridian CD
Anxiety of Influence CD
Gran Calavera ElectrIca CD(2001)
Brink CD (2006)
Timbrando CD (2008)
NEW CENTURY SAXOPHONE QUARTET A New Century Christmas CD (Harmonia Mundi - 2000)
Jazz
Jazz guitarist Art Johnson
Solo Jazz Guitar produced by Barney Kessel
Bartalk - Art's solo jazz violin CD
JEFF BERLIN In Harmony’s Way CD (2001)
Ambient/Electronic
JANET ROBBINS Carrying the Bag of Hearts, Interpreting the Birth Of Stars, Vol. II CD (2006)
Carrying the Bag of Hearts, Vol. III (2008)
Review of Volume III in F.A.M.E
Singer-Songwriters:
MICHELLE MANGIONE - Life Beneath the Sun
SARA HAZE
Sara Haze Q&A at Skope Magazine
Muse’s Muse review of Sara Haze’s The Ladder CD
CHELSEA LENA - pop country singer-songwriter
ANDY HILL & RENEE SAFIER: Various recordings including, It Takes A lot To Laugh - tribute to Bob Dylan.
Media sponsor for Andy Hill & Renee Safier's 19th Annual Bob Dylan Fest - 100.3 FM The Sound.
Read about it in City Beat
Easy Reader Review of the Dylan Fest!
Phil Christie's Rearview Mirror CD
Read the review of Rearview Mirror at Eartaste
Americana-UK review
Folk Artist Phil Christie Is Looking Forward Now – feature in 9/12/08 San Gabriel Valley Tribune
RADIO PERSONALITIES
Terry Gladstone – KLOS, FM 101.9, KNX, KNAC, KLSX, Westwood One
FILM PERSONALITIES
Holly Woodlawn - Andy Warhol film star
Publicized Woodlawn’s autobiography A Low Life In High Heels, cabaret shows and personal appearances on TV (Geraldo, Joan Rivers, others), radio, events. Placed Woodlawn’s silent film Broken Goddess in various film festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. (1990 – 1993)
THEATRE
Barbara Morrison as Big Mama Thornton, Larney Johnson as Johnny Otis, Phillip Bell as Bardu Ali
Xenogenesis - dark sci-fi comedy written by Chicago-based playwright Stephen Serpas.
Eclectic Company Theatre/North Hollywood
Far Out & Fantastic Four Play - four shorts by playwright Brian Nohr (R.I.P.)
Eclectic Company Theatre/North Hollywood
Tesla – wrote press kit materials: bio, author bios, fact sheet re: Nikolai Tesla
AUTHORS/BOOKS/LITERARY
Poetry.LA - an online video showcase of poets filmed at various venues throughout Southern California
POETS
Milo Martin - Poems for the Utopian Nihilist
Milo Martin - Word Weavers’ Featured Author
L.A. City Zine’s review of the Attack of the Utopian Nihilists reading at Skylight Books
Midnight Tea - Brian Tracy, Andy Hill & Renee Safier - spoken word & music CD, produced by Marty Rifkin
Driving With Dante - Brian Tracy's companion book of poetry
Poet Brian Tracy and tracks from the follow-up to Midnight Tea will be featured on Nik Beat’s Howl program on Toronto’s CIUT.FM on Tuesday, June 17, 10 P.M. (EDST)
Or click on the Listen Live button on myspace.com/nikbeatradiopersonality
Read the review at NewGreatBooks.blogspot
Poetix review of Midnight Tea & Driving With Dante
Word Weavers review of Midnight Tea & Driving With Dante
12 Days On The Road - The Sex Pistols & America - Noel Monk & Jimmy Guterman (William Morrow) - arranged TV, radio & print interviews, book reviews. (1990)
A Low Life In High Heels - The Holly Woodlawn Story - Holly Woodlawn & Jeff Copeland
Hardbound/St. Martin’s Press; Paperback/Harper Perennial - arranged book signings in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and Los Angeles. (1991)
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
SOLDANO CUSTOM AMPLIFICATION/MIKE SOLDANO - Guitar amps and related equipment.
In addition:
FREELANCE WRITER: ARTICLES, BIOS, PRESS RELEASES
“Chorus of Poets Gather for Allen Ginsberg ‘Howl’ Celebration†– posted at AllenGinsberg.org, EmptyMirrorBooks.com, BeatAngel.com, Poetry.About.com –
(2005 – 2006)
Bios/Press Materials - for numerous musicians, artists, record labels, theatre productions to physical therapy offices.
Alert the Media: Publicizing Your Career: The Indie Bible
Rockrgrl Magazine - “Alert the Media - How to Publicize Your Careerâ€
Songwriter’s Monthly - “Alert the Media - Publicizing Your Career†- 7 part series
Angel City Voice - “Alert the Media - Publicizing Your Careerâ€
Gig Magazine - “Songwriters Behind the Hitsâ€
“Demo or Masterâ€
(Interviews with A&R execs.)
RADIO
KPFK Radio – Blues Power program – Interviewed re: Long Beach Bayou Festival and part of show since June 2005
KPFK - Samm Brown’s For The Record - Talk show guest for segment on Public Relations
KPFK - Global Village –interview guest re: the Long Beach Bayou Festival
KCSN – Larry Wines’ Tied To The Tracks – interview guest re: the Long Beach Bayou Festival
KUCI - Buffalo Bayou - concert review of the Pine Leaf Boys show at McCabe's and general discussion about Bayou artists, Long Beach Bayou Festival
PRODUCT ENDORSEMENTS secured for music clients with:
Other employ with the two "SRF's":
Self-Realization Fellowship – May 2002 – June 2003 Public Relations Department: part-time position writing press releases, attending marketing meetings, consulting on press campaigns for organization’s books, various events and functions. Known for its founder Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi one of the top spiritual books of all time.
Solters/Roskin/Friedman Public Relations (1988 – 1992)
Office Assistant: media events, concerts, press conferences, award shows (Grammys - glorified sign holder, artist escort through backstage press area), art gallery and restaurant openings, and updating press lists on, I kid you not, the sole office computer.
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