Answers to questions received from the web:

Why did you write "Hope after heartache"?
I wrote  "Hope after heartache" ( the CD) as a response to the emotions I have experienced since 1999. Without question, the period between then and now has been the best and worst of times for me.  I can truly say " there is hope after heartache - and that's where love begins" to anyone who is in pain from a betrayal  -
or the loss of a friend or loved one.

As for me, I have married the most wonderful woman , who  is absolutely supportive of  my music creation and publishing. She has encouraged me to "take a chance and put my music out there" for the music buying world to hear and appreciate.

Are you working on another CD?
Yes. I have  a song list and theme already in place for  publishing "Mediterranean Man", which will be available in 2007 through Blue Glass Music. "Mediterranean  Man"  is a Latin themed  collection that reflects my Latin heritage. I hope to  have Mark Ceccarelli again take  a strong voice  in my horn section, and I may have a few other surprises that came from the time Donna and I spent in Italy in last summer.

What other music projects are you working on?
I am also working on "Jazzman's tea". This is a very different project (for me) and is poised to be  in the "cool jazz" genre.  I am really  bewildered at the sorry state of adult music in  the USA. There is so much terrific  music  and talent that goes unheard and un-purchased.

Who else contributed to you creating your music?
Well,  I have a list of people who have influenced my thinking musically and spiritually.  I think recently though , I would have to thank Greg Adams (Ripa Records) whose ability to score music,  and re-invent his  own sound  (which  is, and has been ) nothing short of spectacular and personally inspiring. 

Listen and buy his newest CD " Cool to the touch". WOW!

To my ear, he may be the best musician and certainly one of the most accessible  artists on the planet  today.

How do you write and play all the music on your recordings?
Slowly!  Apparently... I have a profound appreciation for the essence and resonance of each instrument I employ in a score.  I make no bones about it... I am a keyboard player, and a digital composer.
My music is a reflection of the technology I employ to paint  the picture I want to portray  on your speakers.

How would you characterize your music?
Well I wouldn't. But if I understand your question; I would  say with certainty my music falls in the  folk/rock/jazz /funk/country/classical/gospel category. (Is that a category?)  I like certain elements of all genre's. I write to the portions of the genre's  I enjoy most, for instance: "No ordinary life" has a classical "Rossini"  finale. Molto Italiano....  "Moonlight on a summer's night" is pure American country.
"Bring your children"  is gospel through and through. "Mediterranean Man" will have a strong rhythmic Latin influence in it's  heartbeat.

What do I do for fun?
Music is fun for me! I also am a professional writer, and I am involved in the navigation and communication  electronics  industry (psicompany.com). One of my other passions is the cable and satellite broadcasting industry. Recently, Donna and I started a new broadcasting network called "MarineChannel" which is designed to be a "24/7"  broadcast channel dedicated to the  interests of  persons who have broad marine interests and predilections.

Look for  music to be a fundamental component  of the make-up of this network, especially how we handle travel and the  relationship it employs with music.
 
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