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I'VE BEEN A MUSICIAN SINCE I COULD WALK. I LOVE MUSIC, INDIAN FOOD, GRAPHICS, MARKETING, PRODUCTION, FILMS, HARLEYS, SURFING, OLD CARS, AND HOT SPAS. POST WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS SONGWRITER, SINGER, DRUMMER, PRODUCER. I HAVE ALSO WORKED ON PROJECTS FOR CBS, KTTV, MCA, REPRISE RECORDS AND OTHERS... SOME PROJECTS I HAVE TOURED AND/OR RECORDED WITH INCLUDE; LITA FORD (MERCURY), BANG BANG (CBS), DANNY SPANOS (PASHA), THE BROKEN HOMES (MCA), TRIANGLE (INDEPENDENT), RADIO ACTIVE CATS (WARNER), TV IN FLAMES (WARNER-REPRISE) AND MANY MORE... I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE TOP MUSIC PRODUCERS IN THE WORLD TO INCLUDE ANDY JOHNS (LED ZEPPELIN ENG.), TED TEMPLEMAN (VAN HALEN PRODUCER)AND ANDY WALLACE (NIRVANA) TO NAME A FEW. IN 1994 I REALIZED THAT I NEEDED TO FIND A SECONDARY, MORE STABLE CAREER SO I ACCEPTED A JOB OFFER IN ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING FOR A FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE PLANNING FIRM IN BURBANK CA. I WORKED MY WAY UP OVER A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD FROM BEING A TYPICAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE TO BECOMING THEIR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR MY REMAINING TENURE. I NOW WORK INDEPENDENTLY AS A MARKETING CONSULTANT FOR VARIOUS AGENCIES WHILE STAYING IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS (TO SOME DEGREE), WRITING AND PLAYING IN THE STUDIO AND PLAYING OUT LIVE AT VARIOUS VENUES WHEN TIME ALLOWS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ONE SPECIFIC COLLEGE DEGREE THAT OFFERS A DIVERSE COMBINATION OF MUSIC, INTERNET WEB DESIGN/GRAPHICS, AND FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE PLANNING I CHOSE TO TAKE A VARIETY OF COLLEGE AND PRIVATE STUDY COURSES THAT TAUGHT ME WHAT I WANTED TO LEARN TO INCLUDE HUMAN RESOURCES, PSYCHOLOGY, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES, DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING, INSURANCE/FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOSHOP AND MORE. I NOW LIVE IN A COMFORTABLE HOME JUST OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS WITH MY TWO CATS AND TWO GOLD FISH. HAVE FUN AND KEEP ON ROCKIN! WHEN YOU REACH FOR THE MOON, IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH, YOU MAY JUST GET TO TOUCH A FEW STARS! MG