Music supervisors, content creators, video editors writers, directors, DJ's and chill out artists. Welcome to my page. Crafted to make it easy to run through playlists in my catalog. I use Soundcloud to host my music. It's easy and works everywhere. Contact me directly through this site or Soundcloud for licensing or publishing inquiries. All of my music is available to DJ's for mixing, remixing, re imagination and all funky applications, don't be shy. Continue down this page to learn more about me. There are updates regularly, especially to the music sections and playlists, so check back. 

 

   I arrived in Los Angeles from St. Louis at the age of 18. I had attended Music School at Our Lady of Grace, a school for kids who excelled in music and art. It was private, and scholarly. My parents drove me 30 miles in each direction… every day for countless years. I am forever grateful! School Band gave me a perspective almost entirely overlooked in modern public education. Our first showcase, under the direction of Chuck and Patt (I only remember First names from those days) featured songs by Black Sabbath, The Police and Michael Jackson. Thus began my career as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. 

 

    The early 90’s saw a transitional period in the live music scene of Los Angeles. I arrived in 1990, at the very tail end of the glorious hair and spandex days on the Sunset Strip. That same week, Nirvana showcased at Raji’s on Hollywood Blvd, turning the Los Angeles rock scene into a Ghost Town overnight. 

 

    My first musical experience in Los Angeles, was a chance encounter with the twins Anthony and Alex Amato. Experimentation with composer, Peter Girard, introduced me to early versions of Logic Platinum. This was a key influence in my artistic development. Synthesizers? Samples? Envelopes? What were these new tools? Anthony Amato and myself would go on to create a popular series of underground original tapes, called “The Wooden Chair Mixes”. In the days prior to powerful computers and samplers, we made these mixes with live instruments, 3 Denon CD decks and dual tape decks. This eventually morphed into GENUINE CHILDS... a collaboration with Alex and Anthony. In 2000, Genuine Childs released their debut record with the label Offword Music. 20 years later, countless studio collaborations and multiple studio releases, Genuine Childs is strong. I’m very proud to have been a part of it for so long 

 

    By the mid 90’s, I was playing bass in the rock band April After All. Days, weeks, and years melted together with them. We practiced relentlessly. The influence of Nico Stai and Symon Coak is immeasurable... I will forever remember our time and live in the music we created. The influence is ALL over the music I compose today. 

 

   In the early 2000’s, I formed the 3 piece band, l.c.plum with Del Monte jr and Zack Blakely. We recorded one studio album. For the first time, I was  stepping out front as principal songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist. This experience, along with my time working with the Amato brothers, pushed me to dive head first into production. First stop… Logic 7!

 

Building a studio around Logic Pro and then moving immediately to include Ableton Live, I focused on learning everything about the technology supporting both the DAW’s. Composing became a daily obsession and an expression of my love of music and sound design. 

 

   I was quick to cut my teeth in the world of soundtrack production. Scoring several scenes in the film, “6Bullets”, including the epic bordello fight scene, scored to picture. Next, I scored several scenes-to-picture for the documentary "Houston We Have A Problem”. My latest work includes providing music for the YouTube series, “The Reveal”, and creating theme music for “Strait, No Chaser”.

 

   My musical influences are from all over the world but I’m going to pick 3 to share with you…

 

First on my list would be the composer, David Axelrod. An influential composer who recorded extensively through the 60’s and 70’s. Longtime collaborator, Julian “cannonball” Adderly, was quoted stating “if you listen to David's music - if you listen, 'cause that's different than hearing — there's a layer of violence, no matter how pretty it is.”

 

Ardian Younge, and more specifically the 2011 “Something About April”, introduced me to a musical timbre I heard in my own music. Where I was trying to get musically, Adrian Younge smashed all of the boundaries, all the while remaining true to the vision of ANALOG.

 

To add context, there is no musical group more influential to me than Radiohead. The texture, the complicated instrumentation, the hauntingly simplistic melancholy… Radiohead helped me dare to create outside the box, outside of my own experiences, and into the colorful world of sound design. 

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I would like to add to this, without replacing. The influence of Afrobeat and world beat music on my soul can not be overstated.