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- I actually started as a rocker. Yep, that’s me singing
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- My first interest in music began as a Heavy Metal singer: myself, Scott Egbert (drums), Mike Jastremski (guitar)
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- One of my first professional gigs, playing bass with the Nightflight band: Bill Fulton (piano), myself, Andy Tambagahan (guitar), and Tom Fulton (drums)
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- My first national recognition – playing on Guitar Player magazine’s soundpage with fusion guitarist Jim Blackthorne
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- First gig with David Benoit
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- Going over music before the gig: myself, David Benoit (piano)
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- Tour bus at the airport. Myself, David Derge (drums), Wes (bus driver), and Wes’ assistant (tech).
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- After a show with Benoit
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- Clowning around with Eric Marienthal (saxophonist)
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- With the Barbara Morrison band rockin’ it out at the Monterey Blues Festival: Richard Hall (drums), Barbara Morrison (vocalist), and myself
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- Hanging with Barbara Morrison after the show
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- Eric Marienthal, myself, and David Benoit
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- At the hotel bar with the Benoit band in Washington D.C. The two in front are Tim Aller (tour manager) on the left and Hollis Gentry (sax) on the right. Back row is David Derge (drums), David Benoit, myself, unknown fan, and Wes (bus driver)
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- The Benoit band with David Benoit, John Ferraro (drums), myself, and Eric Marienthal
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- The Benoit band playing acoustic jazz
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- At the hotel the next morning with Andy Andersen (tour manager), David Benoit, myself, John Ferraro (drums) and Tim Aller (sound engineer)
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- Hanging with Stanley Jordan (guitarist)
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- Tour bus, going somewhere: Peter Sprague (guitar), David Anderson (drums) Tim Aller (as tour manager), David Benoit, Hollis Gentry
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- Somewhere on the road: Hollis Gentry, Peter Sprague, David Benoit, myself, unknown tech, and David Anderson
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- Playing the Hollywood Bowl for the first time. This was Miles Davis’ last American gig
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- A view of the David Benoit band from the seats at the Hollywood Bowl
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- David Derge, myself, and Wes hanging in a Nashville bar. Good times!
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- The Benoit band in Manila, Phillipines, playing at the PICC: Tony Morales (drums), Eric Marienthal, myself, a local Filipino vocalist, David Benoit, and two local Filipino musicians
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- Taking a solo
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- David Benoit band at the Russian River Jazz Festival, northern California
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- Another shot of the Russian River Jazz Festival
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- In the San Francisco bay area where I was assistant producing, arranging, and playing on a CD for good friend and amazing vocalist John (“Buddy”) Connor
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- At the studio, left to right: John Handy (saxophone), Buddy Connor, Bud Spangler (radio personality/producer), and Gaylord Birch (drums)
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- Legendary drummer Gaylord Birch (Santana, Graham Central Station, Cold Blood, Pointer Sisters & Herbie Hancock)
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- I was fortunate to get Wilton Felder (saxophone) to fly up from L.A. and play on this CD. What a great player and human being!
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- In Cancun, Mexico with the Tony Guerrero band. Dave Hooper (drums), Tony Guerrero (trumpet), Bill Cantos (piano), and Eric Marienthal and Wife
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- Eric Marienthal and me clowning around
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- At Ocean Way studios recording the Olympic theme for CBS news
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- At Ocean Way studios recording the Olympic theme with David Benoit, myself, David Anderson, and engineer Clark Jermaine
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- Dinner with the Arturo Sandoval band: Kenny Anderson (saxophone), Otmaro Ruiz (piano), Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), myself, and Aaron Serfaty (drums)
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- Flying to Japan: David Benoit, Kei Benoit (David’s wife), Eric Marienthal and Tim Aller
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- Japan! The first of many trips
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- Two of the world’s best trumpet players: Arturo Sandoval, Allen Vizzutti, and myself
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- Playing in Studio City: myself, Frank Gambale (guitar), Aaron Serfaty (drums), and Mike Shapiro (percussion)
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- Playing in Studio City: Otmaro Ruiz (piano), Pedro Eustache (woodwinds), Frank Gambale (guitar), and myself
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- At the train station (in Berlin I believe) with the Arturo Sandoval band: Felix Gomez (piano), Carlos Gomez (congas), Aaron Serfaty (drums) and myself
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- Paella in Spain with the Arturo Sandoval band: Arturo Sandoval, the Spanish concert promoter, Willie Jones III (drums), myself, Carlos Gomez, and Kenny Anderson
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- Riding a cable car in San Francisco with Felix Gomez, Kenny Anderson and Arturo Sandoval
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- Arturo’s birthday! – with Aaron Serfaty, myself, Kenny Anderson, Arturo Sandoval, Felix Gomez, and Carlos Gomez
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- Playing with the Sergio Mendes band
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- Another shot with the Sergio Mendes band
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- Norway, Arturo Sandoval band
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- The Vatican, Arturo Sandoval band: Kenny Anderson, Carlos Gomez, Otmaro Ruiz, and myself
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- Sydney, Australia, Arturo Sandoval band
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- Athens, Greece, Arturo Sandoval band: Back row, Aaron Serfaty, Eguie Castrillo (percussion), myself, Kenny Anderson, Otmaro Ruiz, Arturo Sandoval. Squatting are the Greek concert promoters
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- Dressing room for a performance in L.A. with John Robinson (drums) and Chris Trujillo (percussion)
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- L.A. performance with David Benoit, myself, John Robinson, Eric Marienthal, and Marcel East (guitar)
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- A shot for Axsak guitar jackets endorsement ad
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- Walking around in Japan again: Tony Morales, Eric Marienthal, Tim Aller
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- Playing in Jakarta, Indonesia with Arturo Sandoval
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- Taking a ferry from Hong Kong to Macau with the Arturo Sandoval band: the two on the left are concert promoters, myself, Willie Jones III, and Eguie Castrillo
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- Dinner in Taormina, Sicily at a beautiful open air restaurant in a quaint little cobblestone town: Aaron Serfaty, Otmaro Ruiz, Kenny Anderson, Carlos Gomez, Arturo Sandoval, and myself
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- Otmaro Ruiz and Aaron Serfaty in a 2000 year old Sicilian amphitheater in Taormina, our gig for the evening
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- Another shot of the Sicilian amphitheater. Beautiful…
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- Onstage at the Blue Note, Fukuoka, Japan, with the Arturo Sandoval band: Felix Gomez, Arturo Sandoval, Aaron Serfaty, Kenny Anderson, myself, and Carlos Gomez
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- Dinner on the road with the David Benoit band: Eric Marienthal, David Benoit, Tim Aller, David Anderson, and Peter Sprague (guitar)
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- The Benoit band hanging at a restaurant in the South: David Derge, Michael Paulo (saxophone), myself, and Trini Sanchez (tech)
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- Backstage passes!
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- Backstage passes 2
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- Backstage passes 3
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- Backstage passes 4
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- Backstage passes 5
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- Backstage passes 6
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- As a staff columnist (five years) for “Bass Frontiers” magazine. BSX basses endorsement ad on the lower right corner
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- Tracking bass for Rich Collachi’s new project
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- In the orchestra pit for Broadway’s touring company for the new version of “Pippin”
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- View in the pit, “Pippin”
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- View from the pit for “Pippin”
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- Playing bass at NDL studio for Ner De Leon’s Christmas CD
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- As a Director and Program Developer for the Pasadena International Music Academy
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- Tracking bass at a studio for music library material for film
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- Legendary engineer Michael White (Whitney Houston, Waves) tracking us at Elvio Ditta’s studio
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- One of several years I taught as a Master Class Clinician, Music Center Spotlight Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
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- In the studio with Jim Linahon at LMP studios mastering my CD
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- In the studio with Jim Linahon at LMP studios mastering my CD
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- My finished CD
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- My stint at Citrus College as an Adjunct Professor
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- Tracking bass at a studio for music library material for film
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- Doing sound editing, sound design, mixing and mastering for video game promotional trailers at Cedar Creek studio
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- Doing ADR at Cedar Creek studio for the film “Heavenly”
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- ADR at Cedar Creek studio for the film “Heavenly” (featuring Gloria Loring)
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- View from the stage, Dave Koz lounge in Beverly Hills with Gloria Reuben (actress/vocalist)
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- Backstage with Gloria Reuben: Llew Matthews (piano), Gloria Reuben, Jimmy Ford (drums), and myself
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- Rehearsing with Gloria Loring (actress/vocalist) for a benefit for Lake Arrowhead schools: myself, George Whitty (piano), a student vocalist, Gloria Loring, a local guitarist, Ted Perlman (guitarist at the back of the room), and Dave Hitchings (drums)
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- Recording a project for Frankie Valli (vocalist): a pianist (whose name I can’t remember), myself, Michael O’Neil (guitar), Frankie Valli, the engineer, Craig Pilo (drums), and second engineer
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- Recording at Elvio Ditta’s studio: Matt Napolitano (piano), Elvio Ditta (drums)
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- Tracking a client at Cedar Creek studio
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- Producing, arranging, mixing and mastering a song for a client at Cedar Creek studio
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- Artist rendition of the Ner De Leon band at Spaghettini’s: Takahito Mori (guitar), myself, Ner De Leon (saxophone), Tateng Katindig (piano)
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- Our littlest family member, Leelou
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