L*A*M*P features top speakers from all aspects of the music industry. We've been honored to feature over 300 amazing speakers in the past two years, including:

Anne Litt
Host of "Weekend Becomes Eclectic"
KCRW
Anne Litt hosts the popular Weekend Becomes Eclectic show on KCRW, which airs every Saturday and Sunday from 2-5PM. Litt's take on programming has changed since September 11. "I have been trying to play the music that feels good," she says. "I want it to be a more positive than it used to be without compromising the quality of the music." Litt began her career at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where she was a DJ for the college station WXYC. Throughout her career she has done a variety of things related to being a music programmer including working for Mammoth records, being a DJ for various radio stations, and supervising music for the Warner Brothers series "Glory Days." Like most of the hosts at KCRW, Litt works as both a DJ and a music programmer. As a DJ, she literally puts the music onto the air, but as a music programmer she decides what songs would best fill the particular show's personality. Litt says that one of the biggest differences between working for KCRW and working for other radio stations is that she has total creative freedom over her show. Litt can play songs as obscure as a demo, as popular as the latest Sheryl Crow single, or as forgotten as a track from ten years ago.

DAN KIMPEL: Acknowledged as one of the American media's foremost authorities on pop music and songwriting, Dan Kimpel contributes to a dizzying variety of print and electronic mediums: books, interactive CD's, magazines, web sites, videos and new media. 14 million monthly passengers hear Kimpel's interviews with songwriters and recording artists on United Airlines flights worldwide. Whether interviewing a classic song poet like Leonard Cohen or a hit maker like Brian McKnight, Kimpel's insight and empathy make for riveting listening. Kimpel also writes, interviews, produces and voices other shows for United, Amtrak, and President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney's planes, Air Force One and Two. Recent shows have featured Sheryl Crow, Sting, Shelby Lynne and Paul Simon. Since the early Nineties, Dan has maintained DKM Management and Creative Services, the umbrella under which he conducts a variety of businesses and services including artist management, PR writing and consulting. His current client roster includes the multi-platinum, 2002 Grammy-winning writing and production duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Larry Weir runs National Record Promotions in Los Angeles. He is also one of the editor/publishers of New Music Weekly magazine that charts many new artists on independent labels. As a record promoter he has worked with artists in multi-formats from Crystal Waters, James Ingram, Taj Mahal, Janis Ian to Michael Damian. His background is that of a record producer and artists manager so he is able to approach the record promotion field from a personal perspective. This holiday season Larry promoted Michael Damian's "Christmas Time Without You" that hit the top 50 airplay chart for Mediabase that powers the charts for Radio and Records. He is also launching the new Independent Music Network stated to debut later this year for radio and video airplay. Learn more about Larry at www.larryweir.com.

JON FLANAGAN started RADIO & RETAIL PROMOTIONS 8 years ago to help bands get on the radio & into record stores to build a fan base, increase CD sales, concert attendance & music industry recognition. Jon learned the business while at Capitol Records, Columbia Records, EMI Records, A&M, Morgan Creek, United & Tower Records & he was a Radio Station Music Director himself. Learn more about Flanagan's Radio & Retail Promotions at www.flanaganpromotions.com.


 Bryan Farrish is an indie promoter (with 10 assistants) who gets hired to obtain airplay for artists. He has had his own clients for 5 years. He decided to go into the music business in 1986 (while still in school), and began studying it in detail in 1989. He also trained in outside sales, and telemarketing, and then set up shop in Los Angeles in 1994. He continued studying mass media, and radio in particular, until his first music client came onboard in 1998, and each year after that has been a record year for him. Some highlights: #1 most added record in Album Net Aggro, CMJ Crucial, and CMJ Loud all in the same week; Only indie record on the R&R Rock Specialty Chart (and album of the week, too); #2 most played hip hop record on CMJ hip hop for the year 2000; Most-added indie artist on the small market AC chart; #1 most added record for two weeks in a row at FMQB AC. Novelty artist morning-show interviews in NY, LA, Chicago; BDS AC mosted-added; R&R/Mediabase AC New & Active; And many other most added records in other genres.

Tommy Tallarico
President of Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.,
President/Founder, Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)
Host, writer, co-producer, The Electric Playground & Judgment Day television shows

Tommy will give an overview of the current and future state of the game audio industry. He will focus on the business and "money making" aspects as well as pointing out the key elements in starting a career and becoming successful in game audio. Tommy Tallarico is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. In video games, television, film, radio, soundtracks, toys and even on floats in the New Year's Day Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Tallarico's music has been heard by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Recently Tallarico's music was used as the opening song for Aerosmith's last world tour. His top titles include The Terminator, Earthworm Jim, Disney's Aladdin, Cool Spot, Metroid Prime, Maximo, Tomorrow Never Dies, Tony Hawk Pro Skater and Spider-Man as well as top selling popular game franchises such as Madden Football, Blitz Football, Pac-Man, Knockout Kings, Unreal, Mortal Kombat, Twisted Metal & Time Crisis. In 1999, he helped secure official recognition of video game music by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and the Grammy's. He has won over 20 industry awards for best video game audio and has worked on more than 200 game titles; to date, they total sales of more than 50 million units and two billion dollars. Tommy has consulted for Fortune 500 companies such as Intel, Sony, Microsoft and Apple as well as audio companies including DTS, Dolby, Roland and Creative Labs. He has given lectures and speeches all over the world on audio and video games which include his keynote at the 1999 Game Developers Conference, and 2000 MILIA (the multimedia conference in Cannes, France). He also teaches courses and has been the guest speaker at many schools, organizations & universities such as UCLA, USC & Full Sail University.

Jeannie Novak
Founder & CEO, Indiespace
Composer
Games Development Author and Instructor
Jeannie Novak, founder/CEO of Indiespace (http://indiespace.com)--an Internet-based entertainment marketing and technology company established in 1994 to help independent "do it yourself" musicians, game developers, filmmakers and artists promote, distribute, and license their products and services. Jeannie has created game development curricula for UCLA Extension, Art Center College of Design, Santa Monica College/Academy of Entertainment & Technology, and Art Institute Online. She has authored three nationally-distributed books on interactive media – and is currently writing a series of books on game development called *Game Development Essentials,* published in Summer 2004. Jeannie is also an independent performer, recording artist, music supervisor, and composer. She received an MA from USC's Annenberg School for Communication, where she focused her research on applying massively multiplayer online games to online distance learning.

Bob Rice
CEO, Four Bars Intertainment (FBI)
Top Composer Manager for Video Games Music

You know all those great songs you hear in games, but never who composed them? Chances are they came from Bob Rice, CEO of the world's largest music provider for the gaming industry. Four Bars Intertainment (FBI) represents some of the most talented music composers in the world. From Jack Wall (composer of Myst III: Exile), Danny Pelfrey and Billy Martin, to the men behind the soundtrack to Enter The Matrix, Erik Lundberg and Ged Grimes, FBI has become the world's largest provider of music for the video games industry. Bob Rice, the founder and CEO of FBI, has been involved with the music business for 44 years. He's dealt with records, film and TV, and now he's moved to the exciting, fast-paced video game industry. Since his arrival, he has had two dreams for video games. "One is that I will play a significant role in participating in the world's first platinum-selling (not giveaway) album made only by people who compose music for games," he says. As if that weren't ambitious enough, Bob also wants video game composers to receive the wealth, praise and attention of the movie industry. "My second one is there will be one or more guys that I will play a major role in taking them from a major music composer in games to being an A-list music composer for films."

Greg O'Connor-Read
Videogame Music Promoter
Music4Games, Inc.

As founder of the Music4Games.Net infotainment service, the #1 website dedicated to marketing and promoting game composers and the latest game soundtracks, Greg has developed a worldwide network that delivers a valuable spotlight on today's highly competitive videogame soundtrack marketplace. He also pioneers publicity campaigns for artists, composers and producers of music for games. Recognized as a leading promoter of videogame music, Greg moderated The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) first seminar on "Writing Music For Games" and lobbied for and secured the Music category in the BAFTA Games Awards. He is a music consultant for "Game On" the first international touring exhibition celebrating the art and culture of videogames and a recipient of the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Recognition Award.

Billy Martin
Award-winning Composer
Lunch with Picasso Music

Whether conducting a 60-piece orchestra on the famed Sony sound stage or crafting an electronic score in his own technically appointed studio, composer Billy Martin creates music to tell stories. It may be music that mirrors the drama of a feature film, annotates the hyper-kinetic motion of an animated network series, or delivers the apocalyptic doom of a futuristic computer game; in all projects, Martin's music moves in sonic counterpoint to the on-screen action. The Game Audio Network Guild has presented Billy with a 2002 G.A.N.G Award "Best Edutainment/Children Audio" for his score.

Lennie Moore
Games Composer

Lennie has developed a career over the last decade in Los Angeles as an accomplished composer, orchestrator and arranger of music for film, television and multimedia with a wide range of writing music in many styles, from jazz to pop to symphonic orchestra. He has composed music on ten films, orchestrated for other composers on dozens of feature films and television movies, over 100 commercials, and has composed a breathtaking 60-minute symphonic score for orchestra and choir for the hit CD-ROM game "Outcast". Recently, Lennie has composed music for "The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring" (Vivendi Universal Games), and "Plague of Darkness" (Namco). He has worked with many orchestras around the world as a composer/conductor, including the Moscow and Munich Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Opera, as well as orchestras in Los Angeles, Toronto, Seattle, and Salt Lake City.

Aaron Marks
Games Author, Composer, Lecturer

As owner of On Your Mark Music Productions, Aaron Marks has made quite an impact on the video games industry. He has composed and produced original music, sound effects and narratives for over 85 game titles on platforms ranging from PC, PlayStation 2, and Dreamcast to touch screen arcades, class II slot machines and wireless applications. He also sidelines as a writer of game audio interests for Game Developer Magazine, Gamasutra.com, Music4Games.net and other publications and is the author of what is considered the bible of game audio, "The Complete Guide to Game Audio", published by CMP Books. Aaron continues to share his knowledge and love of the industry by lecturing on all aspects of game audio at The Art Institute of California, various game related workshops and recently chaired the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Game Audio Workshop. He is an Advisory Board member and Mentorship Committee co-chair of the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.).

A former rap record producer with multiple hit albums under his belt, Christian Johnson currently oversees sound production for Vivendi Universal Games, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. In addition to making game sound magic at Vital Spark Studios, his world class in-house sound production facility at VU Games' Los Angeles headquarters, he also matches independent composers to VU Games' projects and looks for opportunities to partner with music artists and record labels. Christian started in game sound production when the industry was in its infancy, and with his prior experience in the Hollywood recording business, he is excited about the many possibilities arising for the convergence of sound production between games and other entertainment industries.

Alex is currently the audio manager at Midway in San Diego. He began by co-designing, marketing, and managing the game "Tyrian" by Epic Megagames, known now as Epic Games. He then went on to score "Unreal" (www.unreal.com), which used a form of interactive MOD files that had never before been done, and was in fact adapted for extended use in the hit game "Deus Ex" (www.deusex.com) by Ion Storm Austin. Both titles have won numerous awards and sold over a million copies. He has scored and done sfx for over a dozen titles since "Tyrian", written numerous articles published in "Game Developer" magazine and Gamasutra, and focuses heavily on technology and interactivity to make the sound and music drive games forward as a truly advanced form of entertainment. Alex is also an IA-SIG Steering Committee Member, a voting member of NARAS and a DirectX Audio Advisory Board Member.

Keith Holzman, author of "The Complete Guide to Starting a Record Company" Keith Holzman is the principal of Solutions Unlimited, a management consulting firm specializing in the recording industry. He's a trusted adviser and troubleshooter, skilled in providing solutions tailored to his clients' specific requirements. A seasoned record industry senior executive with extensive experience in all aspects of running a label, he was President of ROM Records, an eclectic pop music label specializing in new and unusual artists, and during most of the 90's was also Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Discovery Records (subsequently Sire Records Group), a label specializing in pop, rock, jazz and film music. From the mid 60's to the mid 80's he was Senior Vice President of Elektra Records, responsible for the running of the Production, Art, Studio and Engineering, Manufacturing, and Administration Departments. Concurrent to his position with Elektra, during the early 80's Mr. Holzman served as Director of Nonesuch Records, one of America's most prestigious classical music labels. He was responsible for the entire label, and oversaw the production and marketing of over one hundred fifty recordings. He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants.

Paul I. Menes, Esq.
MENES LAW CORPORATION, Cal Lawyers for the Arts
Paul Menes is a founding partner of Menes Law Corporation, focusing on entertainment and intellectual property related matters and representation. Menes Law Corporation provides advice and counsel for its clients throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia in all facets of the music, Internet, video, television, motion picture, publishing and licensing industries. Paul has been a frequent speaker and writer on various entertainment matters including California Lawyers for the Arts, the Los Angeles Times, LMNOP, Interactive 2000, the Music in the Digital Millennium conference, South by Southwest, Show Biz Expo, EAT'M, The International Association of Entertainment Lawyers and North By Northwest, among others. He has been profiled in the last several editions of "Who's Who in American Law." Paul is also a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, National Association of Record Industry Professionals, and various local and national bar and trade associations.

Bobby Borg, Author of "The Musician's Handbook"
Bobby Borg is an international recording and touring musician with over 25 years of experience in the music business. He has worked with a variety of artists at the major label, indie, and DIY capacity including the multi-platinum group Warrant, Beggars & Thieves, and his own band Left For Dead. Borg is a music business and A&R consultant to both artists and independent labels, a prominent guest speaker at music industry events, a regular contributor to music business publications, and an Instructor for UCLA Music Business extension and the Musician's Institute Music Business program in Hollywood, California. Borg is also the author of the highly endorsed book "The Musician's Handbook: A Practical Guide To Understanding The Music Business (published by Billboard Books). It can be found by asking any major book seller, online at AMAZON.com, or by visiting Bobby's site at www.bobbyborg.com.

Ira Kalb , Author of "Zero Budget Marketing"
Ira Kalb is a consultant, trainer, author, speaker, and part-time professor who is President of Kalb & Associates, an international consulting and training firm, K&A Press, a publishing firm that publishes the nine books he has authored, and Out-of-This World Marketing, a boutique marketing firm that creates marketing communications that sell. He teaches courses in marketing, sales, management, and business systems for major universities and organizations around the world. Elected President of the Southern California American Marketing Association in 1995, Kalb has over 30 years of marketing and management experience having served as President and Vice-President of Marketing for COMPAL computer systems, a pioneer in the microcomputer industry partly-owned by Xerox, and a senior management consultant for Accénture. He is also an artist and a woodwind musician who served on the Board of Directors of the Jazz Bakery — a non-profit corporation that showcases world-class musical talent in a world-renowned venue. From his teens to his 30's, he played in bands and started a small music publishing and record company.

Ryan Kuper, Redemption Recording Company
Ryan Kuper has spent the last fourteen years at the helm of the independent recording company, Redemption Records. Kuper has experience in every aspect of indie label business and has also operated a management company, a concert promotion entity and is often hired as a label consultant. Ryan can count 311, The All-American Rejects, Material Issue and Andy Dick among a few of his clients. He currently consults for Hits, The Unsigned Music Network and several indie labels. His management roster includes VA hip hop sensation, Trew, Sweden's modern rock outfit, Inja and two Bay area rock groups, Re:Ignition and Overview.


Bernard Baur, Director of Business Development
BGO (Baur, Godwin Organization) Entertainment Network 
Bernard Baur is an artist crusader and award-winning journalist. He's credited with almost 1000 published articles - over 500 of them in Music Connection magazine where he is the Review Editor, Feature Writer and A&R columnist. With over twenty years in the biz, Bernard has worked with signed and unsigned artists as a former attorney, director of business affairs and A&R executive. For many acts he has been the connection between the streets and the suites. Recently, Bernard formed BGO Entertainment Network (www.BGOEntNet.com), a Development & Production company, with famed producer Dito Godwin (No Doubt, Motley Crue, KISS, Carlton Pride, etc). BGO's mission is to "Empower Artists & Indie Labels."

Pesci (Jeff Gray) Licensing / Creative Services /
Cleopatra Records
Pesci (Jeff Gray) is the director of licensing and creative services at Cleopatra Records Inc. Pesci has previously worked for Retrofit Tunes pitching songs for film, television, new media and artist covers, Bug Music Publishing as an administrator for mechanical licensing and client services. He continues to play an active role in the music community as a performer and songwriter as well. Pesci has worked with, pitched music for and helped artists such as Jennifer Marks, Superdrag, Beth Thornley, Kelda, TSOL, Janis Ian, Geza X and Paul Roessler.

Vernon Neilly, CEO/President, Boosweet Records
Vernon Neilly is a long time veteran of the music industry, having written, produced, and toured with many legendary artist in the music business. Under the direction of legendary producer Norman Whitfield, Vernon cut his production teeth at Norman's Whitfield Records, working with artists such as Junior Walker, Rose Royce, Starr Gard, Undisputed truth and others. Vernon founded his own record label in 1999 Boosweet Records after co-operating another indie label Chereese Records for 8 years. Boosweet Records has major retail distribution nationally and internationally. Boosweet to also markets and promotes independent as well as established artists to the world market, as well they market/promote major music related companies such as Seymour Duncan, Cakewalk, Sonic Foundry, Tagima Guitars, Meteoro Amplifiers and a host of others.

Jeffrey Weber, Grammy-Winning Producer, Record Label Consultant
Jeffrey Weber is a twenty-five year music industry professional. He has produced over 145 CDs with releases on just about every major label as well as a host of independent labels. Along the way, his projects have yielded two Grammys, seven Grammy nominations, at least seventeen top ten albums, two number one albums and an assortment of other honors. Among the many artists that have fallen under the banner of "Produced by..." include: Nancy Wilson, David Benoit, Jackson Browne, Marcus Miller, Michael McDonald, Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Etta James, Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), the Count Basie Orchestra, John Sebastian, Pat Boone, Buddy Miles, Billy Preston, Rita Coolidge, Luther Vandross, David Crosby, Simon Phillips, Patrice Rushen, Toni Tennille, among many others. Jeff continues to be very active, producing an average of six projects per year.

Jon Joyce
AFTRA National Board and Local Board since 1976. Jon is nearly famous, having sung surreptitiously for everyone from Elton John to Frank Sinatra. Recent film work includes Van Helsing, the Matrix Trilogy, Spiderman 2, and album work with Chris Isaak. He's also just completed his Bachelor of Music in cello performance at CSUN. Some of his favorite artists/songwriters are Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and Los Lobos. His wife, Susan, is a past President of the Los Angeles Local of AFTRA. They have five children between them. No wonder they have so little time for each other.

Monique Donnelly
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monique Donnelly began her professional career at the age of 8, singing on Grammy award winning children's albums and national commercials for clients such as Disney, Mattel, Nissan and AT&T. Over time, her resume has grown to include work on numerous hit television shows like Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Public and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and over 25 major motion pictures including recent blockbusters like Daredevil, X-Men 2 and Spiderman 2. Her album work includes background vocals and demos for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Celine Dion.Currently, Monique can be heard as the singing voice of Snow White in the promotion of Disneyland's newest attraction, "Snow White: An Enchanted Evening" and is recording the vocals for Brittany Murphy in an up-and-coming animated motion picture.

Maxi Anderson
Maxi Anderson is no newcomer to the Entertainment Industry. She continually works among the top studio singers on film scores such as Beyond Borders, Mean Girls, and Lion King, commercials inclusive of McDonalds and Coors, recording projects with numerous artists as varied as Pink, LeAnn Womack, and John Mellancamp, and television shows including American Dreams, Touched By An Angel, and Alley McBeal. She also works as a vocal contractor/arranger. Maxi has also recorded as a solo recording artist on Blue Note Records. As the writer/producer/manager of All God's Children, Maxi was blessed to work with the legendary Lou Adler for his ODE label. She's had songs recorded by Atlantic Starr, Keiko Matsui, and others. Maxi is a member of AFTRA and SAG and serves as a member of the SAG singer's committee. As a writer/publisher she is a member of BMI.

Roger Burnley
Roger's vast experience both performing and recording gives him the much needed knowledge to help other singers improve their voice. For the last dozen years he's trained hundreds of singers, including: Macy Gray, Brandy, Ray J (Brandy's brother), Nona Gaye (Marvin's daughter), Warren Hill, Wailing Souls (Sony/Chaos Records), Adam Yauch (The Beastie Boys), Dee Dee Warwick, Viola Wills, The Beauties (Gasoline Alley Records), Cause & Effect (SRC Records), Times Three (Solar Records), James Torme', Jason Nesmith, Solomon Burke, Jr. and many session singers, songwriters and rising stars.
 

James Lugo
James is not only a vocal coach and producer, but a singer-songwriter and guitarist. He's trained with Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, Steve Perry, and Gloria Estefan. James has taught The Romantics, Expose', Bay City Rollers, and artists for NBC, Universal Records, Electra, Sony, and more. He's the founder of Vocal Asylum, Rock & Pop Voice Institute in Los Angeles, CA, and the author of the book "Singers Secrets." He's a regular columnist for California Song Magazine, and was featured in Music Connection, LA Beat Magazine, and "Slam Rock." James is on the Board of Directors for Synthesis Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA, and he's the Vice President of Production at Premier West Entertainment, Universal, CA.

Steven Memel
Internationally recognized vocal technique and performance coach Steven Memel has aided in building the careers of some of the most talented and successful people in the world of entertainment. Steven has created a unique and impactful method that enables him to achieve rapid and dramatic results. He has also had his own multifaceted career as a singer/songwriter, recording artist and award-winning actor and director. His clients include artists recorded on Sony, Jive, J Records, DreamWorks and BMG, including Maroon 5 (current #1 single on the charts "Harder to Breathe" and chart topper "This Love"), Taryn Manning of Boomkat, legendary blues singer and two time Tony Award winner Linda Hopkins, Tony Award winner Lauren Bacall, actors Mariel Hemmingway, Isabella Rossellini and many other up and coming bands and solo artists. He has taught at Musicians Institute, UCLA Extension and lectured at seminars, music conferences and universities around the world.

P.J. BLOOM
P.J. Bloom is a Music School graduate, a third generation Entertainment Industry professional and has been involved with Film & Television Music and Soundtracks since the early 90's including stints with Columbia and Arista Records.  He has Supervised, Coordinated and Consulted for everything from small independent films (like the documentary on electronic music and rave culture 'Better Living Through Circuitry') to major studio projects (like Disney's Kirsten Dunst starrer 'Crazy/Beautiful'), episodic television (including F/X's award-winning cop drama 'The Shield' and the Golden Globe nominated 'Nip/Tuck'), video games and commercials.  P.J. has worked with such prolific Directors as Michael Mann, John Frankenheimer, Mike Nichols, Norman Jewison and many others.  In addition, he is a Music Consultant for all of HBO Films and is intimately involved with every release including 'American Splendor', 'Angels In America' and the upcoming Peter Sellers biopic starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlize Theron.  P.J. speaks regularly across the country on the areas of Music Licensing, Soundtracks, Legal issues and current music trends.  He is a freelance Music Journalist having written articles and reviews for several national and international magazines.  P.J. is also club DJ and promotes music events at selected venues throughout the year. P.J. Bloom lives and breathes music in every aspect of his life.  His experience is immense, his knowledge borders on the fanatical and his passion and conviction are unbridled.

FRANKIE PINE
Frankie Pine is a top music supervisor, licensing manager, and clearance consultant for films such as "Chasing Papi," "Santa Clause 2," "Ocean's Eleven," "Nurse Betty," "Sleepers," "Dead Man Walking," and more.

PAT PATTISON
Professor of lyric writing and poetry at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he developed the curriculum for the only Songwriting Major in the country. He is the author of "Writing Better Lyrics," the "Essential Guide to Rhyming," and the "Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure."

Rap/Hip hop producers:

CARLOS WARLICK (Ice Cube, 2Pac, Will Smith, Xzibit)
JOE WARLICK (Dru Hill, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, & Lil Bow Wow)
DAVE ARON (Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre)

Pop/R&B producers/engineers:

KEITH "KC" COHEN (Prince, Paula Abdul, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Seal)
MICHAEL C. ROSS (Pink, Christina Aguilera, Pattii LaBelle, Dixie Chicks)
MATT FORGER (Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney)

Rock/Alternative producers:

ROBIN DANAR (Suzanna Vega, Billy Joel, Macy Gray)
MARVIN ETZIONI (Counting Crows, Toad The Wet Sprocket)
ROGERS MASSON (Eric Clapton, Marilyn Manson)

Country producers:

PETE ANDERSON (Dwight Yokam, Sara Evans, Michelle Shocked)

KENNY KERNER
Mr. Kerner currently heads up Kerner Entertainment, a Hollywood-based Artist management and development company. With 33 years of experience in the music industry, Kenny has worked with Aucoin Management handling KISS + Billy Idol. He specializes in Artist Development. Over the years, he has managed five local bands and gotten them record deals. He always accepts material from unsigned artists, and prefers working with young, upstart bands who have no preconceived ideas about the business.