As part of their “Sergeant Pepper’s” show, which debuted at the Hollywood Bowl last year and resumed at “Paris” in Las Vegas this summer, I was asked by the band to create orchestral arrangements for several of their biggest hits, including “Want You To Want Me”, “Surrender”, and “Dream Police”. Being a long time fan […]

Just finished up production on the fifth and final season of “Friday Night Lights”, currently airing on DirectTV and encoring on NBC in 2011. What a great experience this has been for me. The writing, acting, and direction maintained the highest level of quality and integrity from the first season until the final episode, and […]

Like most other film composers I know, I feel a lot more comfortable hunkering down in my studio facing a seemingly insurmountable deadline than talking about what I do. At the same time, I am often asked by friends and colleagues about the process of composing and producing music, and the truth is that each […]

For the first time since winning 130K in 2004, and the second time ever, I was able to sneak down to Cabo San Lucas for an encore appearance in the “Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot” on November 4th and 5th. Along with my nephew Evan Salvay and long time friend Jeff McMahon, we embarked early Thursday […]