Talents & Skills

Musician, Inventor, Visionary, Entrepreneur

Would you believe me if I told you I knew a guy who quit school at 16 and went to work in the Caltech Music Lab. At 18 was handpicked by Tom Oberheim, founder of…

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ASK YOUTUBE. ASK A.I. OR ASK A FRIEND

We live in what is known as the “Information Age .”The transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age began somewhere around the mid-20th century. This transition was the result of an economy centered…

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ADVICE IS NOT CREATED EQUAL

There is no question advice is a key to learning and succeeding.  Whether it is advice on how to best overcome an immediate problem or a better way to operate a piece of gear, relationships,…

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PRODUCER: MAKE IT, DON’T FAKE IT

In the world of entertainment production, the roles of show producers, supervising producers, and production managers can often be shrouded in mystery for those outside the industry. The question I frequently get asked is, “What…

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STAFFER VERSE FREELANCER

Starting your career in a corporate / network environment could be like a non-domesticated animal being raised in captivity while working as a freelancer might be more like that animal trying to survive in the…

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WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE? 

Let’s begin with the defining of these words: WISDOM 1. The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. “listen to his words of wisdom” 2. The soundness of an…

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YOUR NEW IDEA IS A COLLABORATION

Today’s smartphones didn’t just appear on the market and radically changed the world. Several instrumental developments had to happen prior. Actually, nothing just happens on its own. There is always a sequence of events before…

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FINDING THE RIGHT PATH

I have thirty years of experience working at the highest level of music and broadcast programming. Co-authored fifteen books on the creative use of technology in the music industry. I’ve written over a hundred blogs…

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DISRUPTION… PICK A SIDE

In industry, there is something called “disruption.” Some companies go down because of disruption, and some companies thrive in disruption. It is called their AQ adaptability quotient. How well they adapt to disruption or change…

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TECHNOLOGY IS A “CONTENT” BREEDER.

If you go back through history, you will see a constant forward shift in technology and a dynamic shift in how creatives adapt and expand their creativity with this tech. Before the invention of the…

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