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Musicians & Songwriters - Studio & Live

Rye Randa: Producer of both cds Rustic Heart & Good As Gone, as well as my Hallelujah single, amazing singer, songwriter & producer. Rye's song Overground won first place in the USA Songwriting Competition and his song Little Too Right became a #1 song on Gargeband. Recently Rye, music partner Jeff Foxworth and American Idol alum Michael Johns, scored the documentary film Don't Look Down featuring Olympic snowboarder Shaun White. Rye has also worked with Brooke White, Bonnie Somerville, Rossif Sutherland, and many more. Rye, Jeff and I wrote my new song Believe!
Woodcliff Studio: Frank Rosato engineer, owner, genius! Frank used his amazing ears to engineered and mixed the new cd Good As Gone! What a joy to work with, funny as can be and just so talented. Also, a beautiful studio.
Lurssen Mastering: Grammy Award Winner Gavin Lurssen's new mastering studio. (See below).
Jeff - Big Red- Marshall: My other favorite guitarist. Jeff has played for me for several years and appears on several songs on Good As Gone and other recordings. He produced and played guitars my xmas single It Wasn't His Child. We have also written songs together. He also plays with and produces other artists.
John DePatie: John has played guitar for me since just before I released Rustic Heart. He co-wrote Love Might Change Your Mind & Sounds Like Rain with me & Sunny Hilden. John also plays with many other great musicians.
Alison Block: Alison is a talented and very funny lady. She writes both comedy and 'normal' songs as well as standup comedy, scripts, you name it. Recently she and I wrote Man Free Weekend and recorded it with producer Dan Marfisi. It's a fun and funny ditty that really sticks in your head...I mean REALLY sticks... Currently Alison is writing about her experience as a bride to be on her blog Bride Flu.
Courtney Leigh Heins: Very talented singer and songwriter. Check out her cd Hot Coffee - love it! Courtney and I co-wrote Memory Lane together.
Sunny Hilden: Songwriter to the stars, seriously, Sting, Ray Charles, Yolanda Adams, En Vogue, The Temptations, me...ok, so i'm not a star but Sunny did write Love Might Change Your Mind & Sounds Like Rain with me and John DePatie!
Renee Carly: I've recorded 4 of Renee's songs so far. She writes for others as well as herself. She also develops projects for tv and film. A dear friend and wonderful talent.
Michelle Krell: One of my oldest and dearest friends. Michelle and I began playing together back when I lived in the SF Bay Area. When I first moved to LA, Michelle and her husband were kind enough to let me stay with them for while. Michelle has a songs on both Rustic Heart and Good As Gone and has played live with me many times. She has placed songs with other artists and in film. She has a new cd coming out in early 2010.
Christopher Maloney: Plays bass & guitar for me, as well as many other artists. Has released 2 of his own cds as well. CM plays on many of the tracks on Good As Gone. He is also hilarious to hang out with.
Charlie Waymire: The Basher! So much fun to play with, especially live. Is also on my new cd and has played on cds by Rick Monroe, Adrian Galysh, Felt, & Dani McGee.
Athena Marie: Songwriter Extraordinaire! She has so many great songs and writes with tons of people. Athena and I co-wrote I'm Leaving The Fairytale Behind together. Please check out her site for new songs all the time.
Dan Marfisi - Jones House Music: Dan produced the new track Man Free Weekend that Alison and I wrote. He is such a pleasure to work with and so talented and he can play any darn instrument!
Fanny Grace: Paul Reeves & Carmen, Paul wrote Bluebird & Unconditionally, another great guy. Paul and Carmen's band is called Fanny Grace and you should check them out.
Mark Luna: Songwriter of Good As Gone, When Two Become One, This Ain't About You & I Never Had A Prayer. Mark has the voice of an angel, truly. I could go on about it but you just have to hear him sing for yourself to understand. He is also the nicest guy! I appreciate so much that he has trusted me with his songs.
Jeff Foxworth - The Ontic: Co-wrote Believe with me and Rye. Also, Jeff, Rye and American Idol alum Michael Johns, scored the documentary film Don't Look Down featuring Olympic snowboarder Shaun White.
Adam Gust: Amazing drummer, plays with me as well as the Red Elvises, Matthew Fisher & Eddy Cohen. Plays on many of the tracks on the new cd Good As Gone.
Paulette Miechle: Songwriter of Midnight To Cinerella. Also, has a beautiful xmas song on her site.
Richard Wold: Richard co-wrote the song Good As Gone. He has written for Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Barbara Streisand, Lisa Brokop, Hal Ketchum and many more. I was so honored to write with him and Stan Webb when I was in Nashville. Richard comes ups with the most beautiful melodies! Writing with Richard and Stan was like taking a master class in songwriting.
Stan Webb: Stan co-wrote This Ain't About You from my first cd Rustic Heart. Stan is one of only 3 people to ever win a SESAC Lifetime Achivement Award for songwriting. When I wrote with him and Richard Wold in Nashville I was floored by how Stan can take a simple idea and turn it into a one of a kind phrase. He is funny as hell, too!
Sebastian Sheehan of VAVV Studios: Multi-talented, producer, drummer, writer. Sebastian produced Memory Lane for Courtney and I. Also, produced my buddy's The Middle Class.
Jeff Maddox: Jeff has played drums for me at many live shows. He is such a pleasure to play with! Check out his band Skyrocket Love, very cool!
Kelly Moneymaker: I was so lucky to have Kelly & Jenelle sing backups on Good As Gone. Kelly is a former member of the group Expose, as well as an award winning songwriter and a master at arranging vocals!
Janelle Sadler: As I mentioned, so lucky to have Janelle and Kellys vocals on Good As Gone. Janelle has sung with Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Richard Marx. Very talented and funny lady.
Danny B. Harvey: Danny is an incredibly talented guitarist, producer, composer and great guy. He has produced or played with Wanda Jackson, Honeydippers, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker and Levi Dexter...and oh, yeah me!
Don Schiff: Don plays NS/Stick (an 8-string stereo fretboard tapping instrument) and he creates some of the most beautiful music with it. One of the most musical people I've ever met and a sweetheart. Don has played with everyone from Elvis to Tina Turner and I was so honored that he played on several tracks on my new cd.
Jenna O'Gara: Jenna sings the lead vocal on the song I co-wrote with Athena Marie called I'm Leaving The Fairytale Behind. Jenna has an AMAZING voice and was fantastic to work with. This was the first time I've every had someone else demo one of my songs but we needed a particular type of voice for this song and Jenna was perfect! Please check out her site and listen to some of her own music. And, if you are a songwriter looking for a demo singer, I HIGHLY recommend her!
Bob Dellaposta: Bob wrote Keep It To Yourself, which appears on my new cd Good As Gone. Bob has had over 1100 songs recorded. Check out his site.
Terry Burns: Terry co-wrote the beautiful When Two Become One with Mark Luna from my new cd. Terry has had cuts with many artists as well as producing her own cds.
Matraca Berg: Matraca Berg is a country music singer-songwriter who has written huge hits for artists like Martina McBride ("Wild Angels"), Suzy Bogguss ("Hey Cinderella"), Trisha Yearwood ("XXs And OOS", "Wrong Side Of Memphis", "Everybody Knows"), Deana Carter ("We Danced Anyway"), and The Dixie Chicks ("If I Fall You're Going Down With Me"). Berg is most famous for writing the CMA Song of the Year, "Strawberry Wine" for Deana Carter. I covered her song I'm Still Alive on the new cd Good As Gone.
Matt Laug: Matt is an incredibly talented drummer and a really nice guy. His work on Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill puts him in the music history books and I was thrilled to have him play on the new cd.
Stuart Mathis: Stuart plays on only one song, Looking In, but boy did he make it amazing. What a talent!
Lance Morrison: Also played on Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little Pill. Lent his talent to the song Looking In.
The Mastering Lab: Gavin mastered Good As Gone while working at The Mastering Lab. Gavin is joy to work with, so talented, knew exactly what sound we wanted for Good As Gone. Big thanks to everyone there.