Born Friday 19 September 1952
Professions: Composer, Musician, Producer
Nationality: American
Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing.
Art, well good art at least, takes you to a place you go during the experience of it, and then after you experience it you are different.
With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.
You can fool a person into going to see a movie with a good trailer.
Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.
Any real record person knows that the number one most powerful marketing tool when it comes to music is repetition.
It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair.
Bands always call me when they are in need of a boost and I come in and put them back on top.
I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.