Credits

Performance Credits

  • Leader/Founded group Always Something (rock/pop)
  • Leader/Founded group Ear Candy (jazz/rock, big band)
  • Co-Leader/Founding Member group Little Souls(pop/rock)
  • Performed with (partial list): Phil Wilson Big Band,Wayne Naus Big BandBoston Jazz Conspiracy Big BandGeorge Smith Big BandRoy Orbison,DriftersCoastersPlattersBee Gees,MarvelettesMary WellsSeekersBobby Rydell,Canberra Youth OrchestraCanberra Symphony OrchestraAfter FiveAKA Roxx-AnneThin Ice,Narkissa’s Voice (Greece), Lupo’s Hot Brass Band, and many others


Recording Credits

  • Steve Bauer Orchestra, Living Dreams LP 1980, Hold Records
  • Mahrud Jazz Orchestra, Moments of Joy LP 1989, Ernie Records
  • Tonia Nestico Band, Riding the Sky EP 1982, Bella Records
  • Living Image, Dionne EP 1977, Air Records, Australia


Arranging and Composing Credits

  • Always Something
  • Ear Candy
  • Little Souls
  • Narkissa’s Voice
  • Thin Ice
  • Phil Wilson Big Band
  • Boston Jazz Conspiracy Big Band
  • Boston Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Lupo’s Hot Brass Band
  • Living Image
  • Platters
  • Air Records, and many others


Credits in Producing – CDs

  • Always Something - There Is… 1992, KOPA Records
  • Little Souls - Little Souls, 1995
  • Thin Ice - Watch Out!, 1996
  • Lisa Caruso - Lisa’s Gang, 1999
  • Suns of Soul - Suns of Soul, 2001
  • Mirek Kocandrle: Early Works for Big Band, Vol. 1, 2003, KOPA Records
  • David Kidd, Diary of a Nerd, 2003
  • Pop/Rock Live Shows – Berklee College of Music/Berklee Performance Centre, 1988-present

Credits as an Author

  • Survey of Pop/Rock Styles Workbooks, JMK Music, 1999-2002
  • History of Rock and Roll, A Selective Discography, G.K.Hall/McMillan Books, Boston, MA, 1988
  • Gene Vincent Biography – American National Biography, Oxford University Press, 1991
  • History of Rock and Roll Workbook, Berklee Press, 1986
  • Pop/Rock: Sounds & Vibes of the 20th Century, JMK Music, 2003
  • Fun-da-mentals for Electric Bass, Vol. 1, Major Scales, JMK Music Publishing, 2003


Awards and Memberships

Awards:

  • Certificates of Achievement – 1989, 1990 Billboard Songwriting Competitions

Memberships:

  • ASCAP
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation


Endorsements

  • Bergantino Audio Systems
  • Citron Basses
  • Modulus Basses