Stephen K. Peeples Productions' founder/CEO grew up in Wisconsin, South Florida and Southern California, raised by hard-news journalists who also loved the arts, especially music. A first-generation Beatles fan, he broke into the music industry in April 1975 as an associate editor for Cash Box magazine. In the next 45+ years, he segued from print to records, radio, the web, and TV. *Peeples is a Grammy-nominated producer ("Monterey International Pop Festival" box, 1992); noted liner notes writer ("Les Paul: The Legend & The Legacy" box, 1991; "Monterey..." box); award-winning radio writer-producer ("The Lost Lennon Tapes," 1988-1990); veteran record company exec (Capitol, Elektra/Asylum, Rhino, Warner Music Group, 1977-2000); and CNPA award-winning online editor (Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 2009). *Peeples writes for his personal website (https://stephenkpeeples.com) and shoots interviews for his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/skpscv) with noted figures like Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn, recording-guitar pioneer Les Paul, Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Del Shannon, Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers/McGuinn, Clark & Hillman/Desert Rose Band co-founder Chris Hillman, bluegrass legend Herb Pedersen, 23-time Grammy-winning producer-engineer Al Schmitt, and more.
Listed skills include Blogging, Social Media, New Media, Journalism, and 45 others.