Here's a little more history on myself, my work and some additional pictures (tons more pictures and captions for all these to come when I find some more time).
** Ah, the recording studio years...only a few pictures here for now.
Many more pix to come from - Sunset SounD, The Record Plant, Ameraycan, LAW Recording, Paramount, Producers I & II, Rock Steady, Fiddler's and many more.
LEFT: This is Granny's House residential recording studio in Reno, NV. The SSL in the main room.
RIGHT: Me and my best bud - Sue Place while I was running live sound in Belmont Shores (Sunset Beach), CA at night, and we were getting our degrees in Fine Arts || Commercial Music - Recording Arts @ Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA) in the day and working for a sound reinforcement design firm the rest of the time. Ah, sweet youth.
Crazy BMG promotion - here we're outside the Album Network Bldg. on Victory in Burbank, CA showing off this bitchin' car they ultimately gave away!
LEFT: Me, Don Van Cleave (now with CIMS), the incredible Jon Trudell, Kevin & Bob Carlton.
RIGHT: Doing the promotional thing for the EAT'M (Emerging Artists Conference in Vegas) with the Bud Girl & some LV Weekly Staffers
Ah, the Album Network ATRIUM - We saw and heard some excellent music here; this is where all the obligatory Record Label press shots were taken. This was such a cool building - holding not only A.N. but Network 40, Urban Network, VirtuallyAlternative, TotallyAdult, The Yellow Pages of Rock, our Broadcast Production division, and Bruce Bird's management company.
LEFT: The staff @ the AN 15th Anniv. party on the MCA Lot;
RIGHT: The Gals of the Network Magazines Group with Ms. Tina Turner!
LEFT: A visit from Alan Parsons - Myself - Holly Sharpe, Claudia, Jim Nelson, Dave Author, Mark Felsot - the head of our broadcast division (In the Studio etc.), Alan Parsons, another name i am ashamed to have spaced - and the promo kids from Arista.
RIGHT: Mary Karlzen. A personal fav of myself and Jon Van Citters. We both had been big promoters and supporters of Rich Ulloa (of Y & T Music in FL - "I Know Rich!"), who was also responsible for bringing us - The Mavericks and For Squirrels. Other familiar faces here are Neil Bird, John Schoenberger, Yvette Ziraldo (YZO), Jim Nelson & Beth Arzy.
LEFT: Easter Brunch with the gang - I Mother Earth's Manager - Bob Lutella & his wife, Lee Watters, Holly Sharpe, Donna Geisinger & Pat Gillen.
RIGHT: Engineer/Producer extroidinairre Sally Browder with the gals of Epitaph Records, Red Aunts.
We just finished an interview and were off to watch them kick some ass at Jabberjaw.
LEFT: Nipper the wonder dog - best dog EVER - in my office
RIGHT: Some crazy DJ
Ah the Album Network Retail Crew (minus the hard-workin' YZO) with the fantastic Jesus Jones at Domiano's Pizza on Fairfax - courtesy of the wonderful Dutch Cramblitt.
LEFT: Hanging with Shaggy downstairs at Network40; Rocio Almedia (Slania), the Amazing Mark Cope, Shaggy, Yvette Ziraldo-Oyabe, Me - Holly Sharpe getting a hug from Scott from Urban Network Mag
RIGHT: the Church at Luna Park - Yvette Ziraldo, Rose, Marty Wilson-Piper & Myself
Waylon Jennings - our hero - with Totally Adult's John Schoenberger, Holly Sharpe, Waylon, Yvette Ziraldo-Oyabe, Tommy & LuAnn Nast and their little one.
RIGHT: The better picture - with my Nipper Dog & Gerry T. Shia
BAD CRAZIENESS at Concrete's Foundations Forum convention. LEFT: Myself with Alexis Matteo and the crew from Tower Records;
RIGHT: The A.N. staff at our suite party - Budgie (Debbie Budge/Sparks), Michelle Gambardella, Dave Author, Myself - Holly Sharpe & Mark Moots of Mr. Buzzsaw.