About
I have been an award-winning producer/composer/recording artist for over 30 years. During that time I have worked on hundreds of successful world-class projects with "A" list artists and talent.
I h... ave also had a great deal of personal success in the entertainment industry as a writer/producer of feature films and television programming. My creative works have generated, and continue to generate, over $100 million in revenues from box office sales to music, books, and merchandise.
If you want to learn how to create / produce / record / release broadcast and Internet ready music and sound, on any gear, for any project or purpose, I can teach you, and teach you how to keep yourself current with state-of-the-art technology, and techniques at the end of our lessons.
You can never take advantage of the full power of a recording studio or setup until you know and understand how the equipment, software, and various platforms function - both by themselves and with the other gear available today.
I can teach you how to be confident, and knowledgeable, and use professional skills from the beginning of a recording session thru the release of a fully mastered product.
I can teach you how to produce and record so other people will finally be able to hear the sounds in your head that only you have been able to hear up until now.
I can guarantee that you have never really heard the full measure of what you are capable of technically, and creatively, and when you finally can it will absolutely stun you and take you to the next level you have wanted, or maybe never even knew existed.
THAT, is why I have decided to do this. I also know that I will be working with some exciting new talent and helping them to emerge in the industry and in the eyes of the public, and THAT, is why I have worked in this business for all of these years.read more
Education
Musician on a MIssion
Full Course Completion, Professional Audio Engineering, Studio Production, Business of Music
2021 - 2021
Portland Community College
Audio Engineering and Studio Recording
1991 - 1993
Portland Community College
Associate of Arts, Real Estate
1991 - 1993
Yamaha Corporation
Certificate, Frequency Modulated Synthesis For Studio Professionals
1990 - 1990
Portland State University
Studio Recording Arts
1986 - 1987
Portland State University
Bachelor of Science, Business /Advertising
1982 - 1987
Portland State University
Music Theory and Composition
1983 - 1984
Portland State University
Recording Arts
Experience
Producer / Writer / Composer / Recording Artist
Magnum Productions
2016 - present
Writer / Producer
MADJIK Entertainment
1999 - 2021
● Conceptualized and wrote engaging and original screenplays, pilots, and series for network and cab... le television, streaming platforms, and feature films.
● Collaborated with directors, showrunners, and creative teams to develop creative concepts, formats, storylines, characters, and themes that resonate with target audiences.
● Oversaw productions from pre-production to post-production, including budgeting, casting, location scouting, and editing, to ensure the highest level of quality.
● Managed teams of writers, editors, and production staff to meet project deadlines and achieve goals.
● Successfully pitched projects to studio/network executives and producers, resulting in multiple projects picked up for development and production.MADJIK Entertainment - Writer/Producer
● Conceptualized and wrote engaging and original screenplays, pilots, and series for network and cable television, streaming platforms, and feature films.
● Collaborated with directors, showrunners, and creative teams to develop creative concepts, formats, storylines, characters, and themes that resonate with target audiences.
● Oversaw productions from pre-production to post-production, including budgeting, casting, location scouting, and editing, to ensure the highest level of quality.
● Managed teams of writers, editors, and production staff to meet project deadlines and achieve goals.
● Successfully pitched projects to studio/network executives and producers, resulting in multiple projects picked up for development and production.● Conceptualized and wrote engaging and original screenplays, pilots, and series for network and cable television, streaming platforms, and feature films.
● Collaborated with directors, showrunners, and creative teams to develop creative concepts, formats, storylines, characters, and themes that resonate with target audiences.
● Oversaw productions from pre-production to post-production, including budgeting, casting, location scouting.
Managed production staff.read more
Field Producer/Fixer
NatGeo/Wall to Wall Media UK
2012 - 2016
● Field producer/fixer on multiple episodes of Drugs, Inc., a critically acclaimed reality series on... NatGeo Channel.
● Collaborated with showrunner and other producers to create compelling productions resulting in consistent top ratings
● Managed production issues in the field including interfacing and coordinating with unscripted talent as well as freelance production crews to ensure that the vision of the show was executed successfully.
● Developed strong relationships with unscripted talent, actors, directors, and crew to create a positive and collaborative work environment.
● Maintained a high level of professionalism and dedication to the project, resulting in a successful, top rated, and well-received series.read more
Head of Production
SIK Music Co
1993 - 2013
Oversaw and managed all in house music production for signed artists.
Oversaw and managed and coordi... nated all aspects of production for live audio recordings released under the SIK label as well as contracted independent projects with unsigned talent and partner labels and production studios.
Staffing of production personnel and talent, studio scheduling, and quality assurance.read more
Head of A&R
SIK Music Co.
2003 - 2013
Creative Concept Originator/Production Consultant
Lionsgate/Ghost House Films/Mandate Acquisitions -
2004 - 2012
● Created the term, and wrote the original horror story of The Dybbuk Box, which has had over 1 bill... ion collective views on Youtube, and over 1 billion collective views on Tiktok.
● The Original story served as the basis for the feature film, “The Possession”, starring Kyra Sedgwick, and Jeffery Dean Morgan; produced by Sam Raimi, and released by Lionsgate, which became the number one movie in the U.S.A. and Canada during September and October of 2012, earning over $85M at the box office.
● Now part of the fabric of the American Horror genre, the story of The Dybbuk Box has been the subject of multiple international blockbuster films, thousands of print articles, hundreds of national radio broadcasts, dozens of television programs, numerous books, and is the featured exhibit in the Museum of Haunted Things in Las Vegas, Nevada.read more
Producer / Composer / Recording Artist
ARIS Entertainment, Manhattan Beach, CA
1990 - 1998
● CD-ROM - WORLD VIEW - Produced in association with Apple Computers, NASA, and JET Propulsion Lab. ... Pioneered the field of interactive music and psychoacoustic sound design. Over 1 million units sold to date.
● CD-ROM - Business Backgrounds - Gaming and multimedia resource. Over 500,000 units sold to date.
● CD-ROM - ARIS Media Clips - 10 volume gaming and multimedia resource. Over 1 million units sold to date.read more
Assistant to Mr. Stephen Verona
CBS Records
1983 - 1984
Production/Personal Assistant to Mr. Verona on award winning videos for Mick Fleetwood (I Want You B... ack Again), and Natalie Cole (Unforgettable)read more
