Music Supervision | Commissioned Projects | Production Music LibraryMusic in TV, Film and visual media has garnered new landscapes in the modern music business. I believe that a musical "culture" must be created for each production. The correct score and songs will help to seamlessly move the story forward, aid in defining the characters, and resonate beyond the viewing. Whether composing original scores, producing original songs, or placing published songs, the right music is paramount in correctly relating the audience to your production. (www.sonicislandsongs.com)

Cyrus Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is a community of artists, musicians and music lovers sharing a passion for music education and growing careers in the modern music business. We create a culture where gifted individuals are given permission to cultivate and grow their art in a society where music education is being slashed and in some cases, eliminated altogether. We assist artists in blooming locally and growing globally through group and master classes, opportunities to perform live, and record/distribute commercial projects. (www.cyrusmusic.org)

Keyboardist, Music Director and Composer with Analog Jazz (www.analogjazz.com).

Design and demonstrate advanced telecommunication solutions, including: SIP and IP-Based platforms, Managed VoIP WANs and LANs, Telco Services, Contact Center design and tools, Web Collaboration and Video Conferencing, Presence Management, Unified Messaging, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Computer Telephony and Call Reporting.Approve configurations for proposals and job packages. Oversee LAN and WAN Network Assessments and provide other Professional Services as needed.Provide ongoing product training via classroom/Webcasts to direct sales staff and channel partners. Also develop and present vertical market seminars to prospects and current customers.

I have contributed to various magazines and trade publications including, Jazziz, Keyboard, CD Review, and Play. I have also served as Contemporary Jazz Editor for The Jazz Review, contributed to the MusicHound Record Guide, the AllMusic Guide, and have written liner notes and bios for various artists/bands/record labels.

(Same as Mitel above)Also developed custom IVR (Interactive Voice Response) applications.

Edited Contemporary Jazz submissions.Contributed cover stories and ongoing columns.Managing Director label relations and special projects.

Technical Director for two daily live and updated satellite broadcasts carried on 300+ radio stations nation-wide, distributed by American Public Media and owned by the University of Southern California.Managed the acquisition, production, post-production, and assembly of all show segments.Managed the acquisition, editing, and recording of all music bumpers and beds.

(Same as above for a California state-wide satellite network).

Managed and scheduled all phases of project releases for the jazz division. (This included studio recording, art direction, liner notes, biographies, legal releases, compilation inclusions, manufacturing and release schedules). The Managed labels included MCA, Impulse!, MCA Master Series, Zebra and ongoing reissues from the Impulse! and Chess catalogs. I also handled release schedules for GRP, Narada, Sona Gaia, JVC Jazz and their affiliated labels.I was the MCA Records and affiliated labels liaison for our artists/producers and management teams.Managed artists included: Spyro Gyra, Larry Carlton, Yellowjackets, Michael Brecker, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Acoustic Alchemy, Keiko Matsui, Steve Morse, George Howard, Jack DeJohnette, David Benoit, The Rippingtons, Dizzy Gillespie, The Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, Chick Corea, Diane Schuur, Joe Sample, Eric Marienthal, Special EFX, David Lanz, Eddie Daniels, B.B. King, Dave Grusin, Patti Austin, The Crusaders, Kevin Eubanks, Henry Johnson, Nelson Rangell, Wayne Johnson, Omar Hakim, John Patitucci, Tangerine Dream, David Arkenstone, Michael Paulo, Carl Anderson, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Onaje Allan Gumbs, Albert Lee, Jerry Douglass, John Klemmer, Rob Wasserman, Yutaka, et.al..Reissue Artists included: John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, Pharoah Sanders, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown, Kai Winding, Gil Evans, Sun Ra, Clark Terry, Benny Carter, Milt Jackson, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Stanley Turrentine, Chico Hamilton, Roy Haines, Albert Ayler, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, Archie Shepp, Yysef Lateef….