My involvement in radio began when I was about 8. I was the kid who would relentlessly call the DJ on the request line until he played my song. Me… “Could you play ‘Answering Machine’ by Rupert Holmes?” The DJ… “I’ll try and get that on for you.” Me, 3 minutes later, trying to disguise my voice… “Could you play ‘Answering Machine’ by Rupert Holmes?” The DJ, amused but starting to get annoyed… “I’ll try and get that on for you.” Me, 27 seconds after the DJ played “Answering Machine” by Rupert Holmes… “Could you play ‘Answering Machine’ by Rupert Holmes?” The DJ, now downright angry… “I JUST PLAYED IT!!!”
Fast forward to the age of 15. After realizing I lacked the coordination to really compete as a breakdancer, I concentrated my focus of playing the music for those who seemed to have no difficulty defying gravity. Spinning records was considerably easier (and less painful) than spinning on my head, so I became a scratch/mix DJ at some under 21 dance clubs. It was there that I met some of the local radio announcers and, with the same fervor that made Rupert Holmes the most requested artist years earlier, begged them to let me be on the radio until they finally gave me a job. I moved from weekends to full time fairly quickly and soon gained attention for my talents in the prod room. This was back when we used reel-to-reel machines, edits were done with a razor blade, tape and a chopping block, and to get an ad onto a cart you would hit the record button with your right hand while starting the turntable with your left and hitting “play” on the reel-to-reel with your nose. I think I realized that I might have a knack for producing ads when people were actually calling in and requesting my commercials.
Now, many years later, I’m blessed to have a wonderful wife, great kids, and I still get to do what I love… broadcasting, audio production and voice work.
I’ve done everything from on-air to voice tracking, imaging to promos, straight reads to jingles, narration to on-hold messages, movie trailers to full length features, copy writing to sales. I’ve had the pleasure of working with many great people in radio and television and I’d love the opportunity to work with you. So take a listen to my demos and if it sounds like what you’re looking for, drop me an email or give me a call. I’ll take the tenacity that got my song played and use it to get your project done exactly how you want it, within your budget, and with a quick turnaround.
If, for some reason, I’m not quite what you had in mind for your current project, bookmark my site and keep me in mind for the next one. Thanks for stopping by… and maybe I’ll see you at the Rupert Holmes comeback tour.
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