Made my bones as a front man and guitar slinger; then writing/producing adv copy and music for national adv campaigns. Work for hire paid the bills, but these days I enjoy mailbox $.
Songs in 3 Hallmark movies, one (Snow Bride) played the entire song (Wrapped Up In Love) for the wrap up scene - also cut and released by Lorri Morgan. Lots of library pub deals including FOX sports - a 3 year pub deal on 6 songs - 20 countries, all major TV and cable networks, as well as Pandora etc. Placed a song in a national adv for a paint company - I did the pitch work on that deal. Wrote and produced an album for the now defunct North Country Flyers - writers and pub still coming in from around the globe. Soul, Funk, Blues, Folk, Rock, Country, Americana, all of the genres I love and compose, are infused with grooves that can trace their roots back to a stout stick and a hollow log. Audio frequencies are the canvass; if we paint a pleasant sonic image, some people will like it enough to help you pay your bills ;-
There you have it, deep appreciation to Michael and crew!
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