EXPERIENCE
Over twenty five years of composing,
contributing to and performing music for major artists in the recording, television and film industry. Most importantly, over forty five years of listening.
AS A MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
The Doobie Brothers
Headliner in North America, Europe,
Asia, Australia and New Zealand
1990 - 1996
Air Supply
Headliner in North America,
South America, Asia, and Australia
1990 - 1996, 2007
Eikichi Yazawa
Headliner in Japan
1987 - 1989
The Moody Blues
Headliner in North America
1979 - 1986
Lodgic
Support act for Supertramp - 1985
Headliner in North America
1979 - 1983
Various orchestras
Main rooms and "not so main rooms"
Las Vegas, Reno and South Shore Tahoe
1977 - 1983
Very seedy nightclubs
with exceedingly long hours and low pay...
Northern California and Alaska
EDUCATION
Present Day
Advanced Orchestration for Film & TV Music
Scott Smalley
1976 - 1977
Advanced Music Theory
University of California, at Santa Barbara
1970 - 1976
Instruction and participation in one of the nations
most awarded high school jazz programs
1963 - 1976
Private education in both classical and jazz piano
Over twenty five years of composing,
contributing to and performing music for major artists in the recording, television and film industry. Most importantly, over forty five years of listening.
AS A MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
The Doobie Brothers
Headliner in North America, Europe,
Asia, Australia and New Zealand
1990 - 1996
Air Supply
Headliner in North America,
South America, Asia, and Australia
1990 - 1996, 2007
Eikichi Yazawa
Headliner in Japan
1987 - 1989
The Moody Blues
Headliner in North America
1979 - 1986
Lodgic
Support act for Supertramp - 1985
Headliner in North America
1979 - 1983
Various orchestras
Main rooms and "not so main rooms"
Las Vegas, Reno and South Shore Tahoe
1977 - 1983
Very seedy nightclubs
with exceedingly long hours and low pay...
Northern California and Alaska
EDUCATION
Present Day
Advanced Orchestration for Film & TV Music
Scott Smalley
1976 - 1977
Advanced Music Theory
University of California, at Santa Barbara
1970 - 1976
Instruction and participation in one of the nations
most awarded high school jazz programs
1963 - 1976
Private education in both classical and jazz piano
AS A COMPOSER
1985 - Present
Doobie Brothers | Sibling Rivalry - Rhino-WEA
Air Supply | Free Love - Odds on Records
Air Supply | Ultimate Air Supply - Arista
Air Supply | Forever Love: Greatest Hits - BMG
Air Supply | The Vanishing Race - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | News From Nowhere - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | Now And Forever Live - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | The Book Of Love - Giant-Warner
World Trade | World Trade - Polygram
World Trade | Euphoria - Magna Carta Records
Unruly Child | Unruly Child - Interscope-Atlantic
Unruly Child | Waiting For The Sun - MTM Music
Unruly Child | UCIII - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Basement Demos - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Worlds Collide - Frontier Records
Boz Scaggs | Other Roads - CBS Records
Glenn Hughes | Feel - Phantom Sound
David Williams | Something Special - President
Phillip Bardowell | In A Perfect World - Bardowell
Mary Kate & Ashley | Holiday in the Sun - Trauma
Bobby Kimball | Rise Up - RCA Victor
Ferron | Polvo - T.H. Rodven
Ignition | Ignition - MTM Music
Lodgic | Nomadic Sands - A&M Records
AS A PRODUCER, COPRODUCER AND ARRANGER
1987 - Present
Doobie Brothers | Sibling Rivalry - Rhino-WEA
Doobie Brothers | Long Train Runnin‘
1970-2000/Rhino-Warner Archives
Air Supply | News From Nowhere - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | Now and Forever Live - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | the Vanishing Race - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | The Earth Is... - Giant-Warner
E. Yazawa | Last Song - Garuru
E. Yazawa | Twist - Garuru
E. Yazawa | Subway Express 2 - Toshiba-EMI
E. Yazawa | Lotta Good Time - Toshiba-EMI
E. Yazawa | Subway Express - Toshiba-EMI
Unruly Child | Unruly Child - Interscope-Atlantic
Unruly Child | Basement Demos - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | UCIII - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Worlds Collide - Frontier Records
Bobby Kimball | Rise Up - RCA Victor
Boz Scaggs | Other Roads - CBS Records
Gavin Christopher | Gavin - Capitol Records
Carlene Carter | Stronger - Yep Roc
AS A COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS
1985 - Present
Manson Girls (presently in production)
Holiday in the Sun
Prince of Bel Aire, Braddock III…Missing in Action
Throb
Plain Clothes
Revenge
Coneheads-The Movie
Maniac Cop 2
1985 - Present
Doobie Brothers | Sibling Rivalry - Rhino-WEA
Air Supply | Free Love - Odds on Records
Air Supply | Ultimate Air Supply - Arista
Air Supply | Forever Love: Greatest Hits - BMG
Air Supply | The Vanishing Race - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | News From Nowhere - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | Now And Forever Live - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | The Book Of Love - Giant-Warner
World Trade | World Trade - Polygram
World Trade | Euphoria - Magna Carta Records
Unruly Child | Unruly Child - Interscope-Atlantic
Unruly Child | Waiting For The Sun - MTM Music
Unruly Child | UCIII - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Basement Demos - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Worlds Collide - Frontier Records
Boz Scaggs | Other Roads - CBS Records
Glenn Hughes | Feel - Phantom Sound
David Williams | Something Special - President
Phillip Bardowell | In A Perfect World - Bardowell
Mary Kate & Ashley | Holiday in the Sun - Trauma
Bobby Kimball | Rise Up - RCA Victor
Ferron | Polvo - T.H. Rodven
Ignition | Ignition - MTM Music
Lodgic | Nomadic Sands - A&M Records
AS A PRODUCER, COPRODUCER AND ARRANGER
1987 - Present
Doobie Brothers | Sibling Rivalry - Rhino-WEA
Doobie Brothers | Long Train Runnin‘
1970-2000/Rhino-Warner Archives
Air Supply | News From Nowhere - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | Now and Forever Live - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | the Vanishing Race - Giant-Warner
Air Supply | The Earth Is... - Giant-Warner
E. Yazawa | Last Song - Garuru
E. Yazawa | Twist - Garuru
E. Yazawa | Subway Express 2 - Toshiba-EMI
E. Yazawa | Lotta Good Time - Toshiba-EMI
E. Yazawa | Subway Express - Toshiba-EMI
Unruly Child | Unruly Child - Interscope-Atlantic
Unruly Child | Basement Demos - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | UCIII - Frontier Records
Unruly Child | Worlds Collide - Frontier Records
Bobby Kimball | Rise Up - RCA Victor
Boz Scaggs | Other Roads - CBS Records
Gavin Christopher | Gavin - Capitol Records
Carlene Carter | Stronger - Yep Roc
AS A COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS
1985 - Present
Manson Girls (presently in production)
Holiday in the Sun
Prince of Bel Aire, Braddock III…Missing in Action
Throb
Plain Clothes
Revenge
Coneheads-The Movie
Maniac Cop 2