Welcome
Thanks for 'dropping by' my music site.
COMPOSING: I'm an eclectic composer who's written Music Theatre, jazz, cabaret, pop, children's music, etc. I often write vocal pieces (lyrics and music) but happen to be working at the moment on instrumental projects ~ an animation project for kids ~ and an ambient music album built around gentle piano improvisations. I like the challenge of creating 'relaxing' music (to help people let go of stress) that is comforting and spacious ~ yet doesn't fall into some of the cliches of the genre.
Let me publicly thank some of the musicians whose interpretive skills have uplifted my compositions: Don Preston (synthesizer, Mothers of Invention), Peggy Baldwin (cello, San Jose Symphony), concert pianists Gloria Chang and David Ives Anglin, composer-arranger James Peterson, jazz men and pop musicians including Louis Durra, Chazz Frichtel, M.B. Gordy and Nick Fryman, and singers Matthew Gonder (Maxim's, Paris), Ali Olmo, Hope Levy, Randy Guiaya, Roxanne Mayweather, Charlie Davis, Orville Mendoza, Jahna and Broadway's: B.D. Wong, June Angela, Jennifer Paz and Michelle Maise. These colleagues and many others have made composing a reality that gets off the page for me.
VOICE TEACHING: After studying the Yoga of Sound and Chant with Sri Hanuman in France, I'm offering a blend of Indian and Western techniques in my workshops & classes in NYC. This serves people interested in vocalizing for spiritual purposes as well as pro singers & actors. E mail me if you would like to know more.
The CD pictured above, created with M.B. Gordy (Doobie Brothers) is simple Indian-influenced vocalizing with percussion. It's for healers, massage therapists, yoga teachers, meditators etc. (selling on CDBaby.com.)
