RESUME

EDUCATION:

Sherwood Music School Berklee School of Music Private Compositional Studies—Paul Glass Private Orchestration Studies—Albert Harris Jazz Piano—Oscar Peterson, Marjorie Himes, Don Abney, Harry Slotag

GRAMMY NOMINATION:

Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist For Benard Ighner Everything Must Change From the Album Little Dreamer

RECORDING ARTIST:

Byron Olson—Digital Broadway Manhattan/EMI
Byron Olson—A Christmas Celebration Angel/EMI Byron Olson—Digital Chartbusters Manhattan/EMI Byron Olson—Sketches of Miles Angel/EMI Byron Olson—Sketches of Coltrane Angel/EMI

PRODUCERS WORKED WITH:

Phil Ramone, Quincy Jones, Mike Berniker, Ettore Stratta, Tommy Krasker, Dr. George Butler, Cy Coleman, Warren Schatz, John McCracken, John Vanore, Tony McAnany, Steve Goldman, Jay Landers,Joe Lovano, Sonny Burke, Roger Kellaway, Benard Ighner, Tom Pomposello

MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR

Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Trini Lopez, June Christy, Frankie Avalon, Regis Philbin, Fran Jeffries, Tommy Leonetti, Nydia Caro, “Hair” Los Angeles Company

MOVIES, PLAYS, ORCHESTRATIONS:

Garbo Talks, The Beniker Gang, Dark Night, To Die In California Shecago, It Isn’t the Money, Kurrbedu

COMMERCIALS:

Comedy Central Christmas, AMC TV Network—Themes and Logos, Domino Sugar, Great Adventures Theme Park, The New York Times, The Girl Scouts, Folger’s Coffee Eldon Toy Company, Thrive Cat Food, Tide Detergent, Betty Crocker

RECORDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR:

  • Placido Domingo - Columbia Records
  • Gloria Estefan - Columbia Records
  • Dawn Upshaw - Nonesuch Records
  • Johnny Mathis - Columbia Records
  • Jack Jones - Columbia Records
  • Richie Havens - Columbia Records
  • Carmen McRae - Blue Note Records
  • Bernadette Peters - Angel/EMI Records
  • Jill O’Hara - Jill O’Hara Music
  • Linda Eder - Angel/EMI Records
  • The London Symphony Orchestra - Legacy Records
  • The Canadian Brass - Columbia Records
  • American Boy Choir - Angel/EMI Records
  • Comedy Central Christmas - Comedy Central
  • Ramsey Lewis - Columbia Records
  • Radio City Music Hall Presents - Epic Records
  • Monica Lewis - Equinox Records
  • Millennia: The Hits - Legacy Records
  • Millennia: A Night of Love - Legacy Records
  • Millennia: Hollywood Nights - Legacy Records
  • Marlena Shaw - Blue Note Records
  • Perry Como - RCA Records
  • Freddy Hubbard - Columbia Records
  • Public Television’s Greatest Hits - RCA Records
  • The Hampton String Quartet - RCA Records
  • Benard Ighner - Alpha Records
  • Andre Kostelanetz - Columbia Records
  • From London to Broadway - Pickwick Records
  • The Ambrosian Singers - Manhattan/EMI Records
  • The Colors of Jazz - Sony Classical
  • Protosynthesis - RCA Records
  • Saint Olaf Choir - Windham Hill Records
  • The Moses Hogan Chorale - WindhamHill Records
  • The Waltons’ Christmas Album - Columbia Records
  • Joe Lovano - Blue Note/EMI Records
  • John Basile - Projazz Records
  • Luis Spinetta - Columbia Records
  • Rodney Franklin - Columbia Records
  • Dom Minasi - Blue Note Records
  • Randy Brecker - Angel/EMI Records
  • John Klemmer - ABC Records
  • Tonia Tecce - Serenade Productions
  • Dionne Warwick - Columbia Records
  • Cy Coleman - MGM

RECORDED ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND COMMISSIONS:

  • Sunrise at Big Sur - Manhattan/EMI
  • Horn O’ Plenty - Manhattan/EMI
  • Christmas Fanfare - Epic Records
  • Ringing of the Bells - Epic Records
  • Gershwiniana - Columbia Records
  • Overture: A Tribute to Duke Ellington - Columbia Records
  • Farewell - Angel/EMI
  • Fantasie for Winds, Strings & Jazz - Angel/EMI
  • Baile Espanol - Angel/EMI
  • Fiesta en Noviembre - Angel/EMI
  • Fragments - Angel/EMI
  • Jungle Mysteries - Angel/EMI
  • Night Sounds - Angel/EMI
  • I Know We’ll Meet Again - Angel/EMI
  • All the Way Live - Columbia Records
  • A Prelude to Rose Marie - Columbia Records
  • Impromtu - Columbia Records
  • Autumn Pastels - Columbia Records
  • Spring Suite - Columbia Records
  • Love Once, Love Twice, Love Again - Columbia Records
  • Theme/Variations for Piano and Ochestra - American Jazz Philharmonic
  • America Sings Overture - Windham Hill
  • Samba for Michele - Seabreeze Records
  • Waltz for My Aries Lady - Projazz
  • The Stars Waltz with Anna - Focus Disc
  • In the Groove Focus Disc
  • London Excursion Projazz
  • Midnight in Marrakesh - Manhattan/EMI
  • Let’s Get Hot - Little Major
  • Big Sky - Little Major
  • Just For Now - Little Major
  • Lady of the House - Little Major
  • When Will It End? - Little Major
  • I Didn’t Know - Little Major
  • Sabrosa Projazz
  • Silent Movie - Tribute Music
  • Michele - Acoustical Concepts Records
  • Blues Nocturne - Acoustical Concepts Records
  • One Last Fling - Acoustical Concepts Records
  • Bittersweet - Acoustical Concepts Records