Producer & Songwriter
I'm ALWAYS looking for great bands and solo artists.
I grew up a punk rock drummer who also played classical piano. I lived in Coronado, Ca. It was a great place to live and enjoy life. I would surf for hours with friends ditching school, eating Nachos and Captain Crunch Berries. Music had a huge hold on me. I remember practicing up to 3 hours a day as a child, loving Mozart, Chopin and Bach but, I also loved The Clash, U2, The Specials, English Beat and The Police.
I've just started to shop artists I produce. My first band I'm shopping is "Interstate" MYSPACE.COM/INTERSTATEMYSPACE an amazing 4 piece kids rock band that is freakin amazing. They are my own kids so to say that I'm really "for" them is an understatement!!!!!!!! The songs are really fun and energetic. We are pretty sure we have a "Smash" hit with the song "Ipod"...We have a new song called "Lately" written by Interstate and Hayley Williams of Paramore.
The other artist I'm shopping is Joe Donohoe MYSPACE.COM/JOE1000 and his songs and vibe is really special! He was one of the leads from "RENT"! He's amazing! He has a great ability to write catchy pop songs but they have a serious side to them and a mood that's really cool! We used a string section on some of the songs and a slamming band! Excited to see where this goes!
I came from being in these modern churches for the past 10 years with thousands of peeps every week and it taught me so much about leadership, meeting deadlines, putting tons of teams and colors of sound together. Everything from DJ's with string sections to Rock/Alt bands to Celtic quartets to anything you can imagine was what we got to do weekly for so many people! it was a huge gift!!! check out my blog on my background!!!!! I decided to quit 2 years ago to produce and write songs full time. It's been tons of fun!!!!!!! I have a studio in Sherman Oaks on Ventura Blvd and a bigger one in my house. I have tons of vintage amps, old drums, a grip of every cool guitar pedals and keyboards and a big fat Yamaha C5, 6'7 Grand Piano. My family and my wife are really amazing human beings. We'll do anything for ya and let you borrow anything....just be nice!!! We've run with the wealthiest of movers and shakers to poor artists who barely eat...we could care less, we just want relationships that are real and authentic!!!!!
Some of the people I've worked with are : Dave Wakling (The English Beat), Paul Wright (Gotee), Dan Miller (O Town, The Clutch), Cyndi Herron of En Vogue, John Pattitucci, Matt & Gregg Bissonette, Scott Krippayne, Quincy Coleman, Rootdown, Hamilton High School Gospel Choir, Chris Rodriguez, Mayfair Laundry, Phil Keaggy, Marc Tanner, The Excitals, Crystal Lewis, Rie Sinclair, Ulria (The Clutch), Kenny Aronoff, Jim Watts, BC Jean, Andrea Remanda....blah blah blah.....
I have to warn you, I'm a huge dreamer! I love longshots, I love when someone says "you can't do that"...
The team I use to make records is amazing, all A list musicians and grammy engineers. There's no skimping, there's only going 100% to make this the best it can be! I co-write with some of my favorite people in the world!
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My wife does some stage designs and she's incredable!! check out the design she just did for "The English Beat's" current tour.....
