EDITOR, Special Editions, for Dance of the Iguana Press, chapbooks by Nelson Gary, Ellyn Maybe Scott Wannberg.
EDITOR/PUBLISHER/founded w/poet Amelie Frank, The Sacred Beverage Press, publishers of BLUE SATELLITE, a biannual literary journal, in addition to books by francEyE (Snaggletooth in Ocean Park), Carma Bums (Twisted Cadillac), Erica Erdman (The Apocalyptic Kid), Eliott Baker (Percy, Bob & Assenpoop), Jeanette Clough (Celestial Burn), chapbooks by Nelson Gary (XXX), Richard Osborn Hood (Creve Couer), as well as THE ELLYN MAYBE COLORING BOOK.
PRODUCER of TAKE IT EASY the debut album by acclaimed singer/songwriter Molly Bryant.
POET/AUTHOR of chapbooks from Dance of the Iguana Press, Laguna Poets at the Inevitable Press (twice), Valley Contemporary Poets Press, and Cassowary Press, as well as work published and anthologized widely in the national small press. Winner of the Allen J. Freedman Poetry Prize. Readings and book signings at City Lights (San Francisco), Fringeware, National Poetry Slam (Austin), St. Mark’s Poetry Project, P.S. 122, Nuyorican Poets Cafe (NYC), Bumbershoot, Seattle Poetry Festival (Seattle), Taos Poetry Circus (Taos), Drama Club (Santa Fe), Green Mill (Chicago), L.A. Poetry Festival presents Younger Poets at the Mark Taper Auditorium, (L.A.), World Stage (Leimert Park), Beyond Baroque (Venice), Midnight Special (Santa Monica), Iguana Cafe (NoHo), National Public Radio, KCRW, KXLU, KPCC, more. Spoken Rodeo (Derrick Brown, Ellyn Maybe, June Melby, Jeffrey McDaniel, myself) southwestern U.S. tour, 1998; West Coast regional tour with Sister Spit, Justin Chin, 2000. Member of (storied) Iguana Poetry Workshop and the Wednesday night workshop at Beyond Baroque. Studied with Laurel Ann Bogen in her private master class. Winner, Next... Magazine's Annual Readers Poll, Southern California's Favorite Poet, 1994, 1995. Selected work can be found here.
VOCALIST national and regional touring with spoken word artist/musician June Melby; albums/recordings by Box the Walls, Puppets of Castro, Molly Bryant, Edison Suit, Tom Ianniello, Terra Naomi, Amy Grant, Barry McGuire, Annie Herring, Candle, Kids of the Kingdom, Matthew Ward, Nellie Griesen, Naomi Beard, CC White, Steve Hunter; on stage with Puppets of Castro, Kira and Casey, Donna Summer, Terra Naomi, Aaron Knapp, Peter Ford, Dream Academy, Dramarama, Dewey Martin, Debby Boone, David Crosby, Andrae Crouch, Box the Walls, Anna Montgomery, Brandon Meyer, Sally Zito, Mike Isenberg, Tonya Winch, Molly Bryant, Heather Combs, Emily Richards, Carole Hampton, Stacie James, Doug Rowell, Jennifer Warnes, Steve Wynn, Gary Lucas, Matty "Dread" Colleran, Probyn Gregory, Jeffrey Stern, Michael Barsimanto, Steve Kruse, Rich Mangicaro, Valerie Mora, Tom Ianniello, Abraham Laboriel, Jr., Rafael Gayol, Pete Moloney, Anthony Zimmitti, Andrew Bush, Quinn, Todd Sickafoose, Miiko Watanabe, Gersh, Maureen Davis, Gods and Monsters, Jeff Buckley, the Chieftans, Tori Amos, Lyle Lovett, Sara Hickman, Cliff Ulrich, Marc Platt, Sarah Kramer, Asylum Street Spankers; extensive radio commercial work, choral work, film scores. SONGWRITER/Co-wrote with Wendie Colter & Rob Laufer, "Forgiven" from the Box the Walls album, "Stuff," and with Lauren Adams & Richard Masur, "Thirsty" from Lauren's album of the same name. He has also written songs with Andrew Bush, Marvin Etzioni, Steve Wynn, Fernando Saunders, Gary Lucas, Peter Ford, Miiko Watanabe, Matt Colleran, Mark Roberts, Bob Remstein, Casey Arrillaga, Andrew Lorand, Jennifer Hardaway, Steve Kruse, Mark Smith, Jamie Houston and Aaron Knapp. Primary songwriter and lead singer, Larger than Life (1990-1991), Vicious Suaves, (later Shelter) (1992-1993), The Clear (1994-2000, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2023) and Superman Loses The Girl (2000-2003). Debut solo album, after a hiatus of several years, The Church on Los Angeles Street, 2018. Also created THE EXTENDED HAIKU REMIX PROJECT and COMPOSED music for spoken word recordings by Amelie Frank (including production of her debut album, "The Essential Girl"), Ellyn Maybe, Daniel McGinn, Katherine Williams, Michael Paul, Peggy Dobreer, John Sakalis, francEyE and Erica Erdman, among others. Studied with Lis Lewis at The Singer's Workshop and with René Marie (S.L.A.M.).
VIDEO ARTIST/interstitials for Teresa Willis' one woman play, EENIE MEANIE, Open Fist Theater Company, Los Angeles, as well as productions at Edinburgh Fringe, Hollywood Fringe, New York Fringe, and Cincinnati Fringe Festivals and SLANT Culture Theater Festival, at Walden Stage in Louisville, Kentucky. Created IMPROVISATORY VIDEO ART for the All Arts Music Lounge, a weekly multidisciplinary showcase presented by Sarah Kramer at Club Fais DoDo in West Adams, Jeffrey Sanker presents Gay Pride at the Shrine Auditorium, L.A., White Party Palm Springs, and in collaboration with DJ Junior Vasquez at Club Krave on the Las Vegas Strip. Created THE MOVING PICTURES PROJECT in order to license video art to nightclubs, dance and rave events and to DJs nationwide.
FINE ARTS AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER . Solo shows: Television 14:6 at The Project Room (2008) and Written on the World: 21st Century Cartography at the Mike Kelley Gallery (2014), both at Beyond Baroque, Venice CA, with work showcased in several group shows in and around Los Angeles including ROUND HOLE, SQUARE PEG , curated by Phil Tarley, at the West Hollywood Municipal Gallery (2018). Commissioned work in several private collections. Freelance landscape, architecture, fashion, editorial, street, and event photography and printmaking, with an emphasis on portrait photography. See photo services for further information or to book a session.
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