Making It With Terry Wollman

Born in Montreal, Gino Vannelli grew up in a family headed by his cabaret-singing father and a ‘keen-eared’ mother. Instinctively drawn to jazz as a child, Vannelli studied drums and music theory for five years before adding guitar and piano lessons to his musical journey. The urge to compose words and music followed not long after and at fourteen, Gino began his official singing career. Before his seventeenth birthday, Vannelli had signed with RCA Records of Canada, beginning a long and inspired career as a recording artist. Whether performing piano-voice concerts in theaters, singing before symphony orchestras in concert halls, big bands or a pop ensemble to throngs of enthusiastic fans, Gino remains impassioned and true to his art as ever. In his own words… “The best works lie in the wake of reaching.”

Guitarist/Composer/Music Director/Producer Ray Fuller has intimately worked with such noted artists as Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, George Duke, Boney James, Branford Marsalis, Bebe & Cece Winans, Yolanda Adams, Brenda Russell, Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber, Najee and many others in his outstanding musical career.In addition to his numerous recording credits and world tours, Ray’s guitar has been heard on television and film soundtracks including The Bodyguard, Leap of Faith, Thelma & Louise, Another 48 Hours, Boomerang, Meteor Man, Captain EO and The Prince of Egypt.A graduate of Chicago's Kenwood Academy of the Arts, and later The American Conservatory of Music, Ray "The Weeper" Fuller has continued to make his mark in the entertainment arena. 

Toni Basil began her career as a dancer and assistant choreographer working on the 1964 television show Shindig. This led to her choreographing multiple hit films including American Graffiti, Legally Blonde, Viva Las Vegas (featuring Elvis Presley), Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, That Thing You Do, and Quentin Tarantino’s latest Oscar Winning film, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (starring Leonardo DiCaprio). As an actor/dancer, her roles include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Pajama Party, Village of The Giants, and Robin and the Seven Hoods with Frank Sinatra.Toni is a multiple Emmy Award winning and Grammy nominated artist. Her double platinum smash hit song “Mickey” was installed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the groundbreaking singles of the 1980’s. She has choreographed and co-directed concerts for Tina Turner, David Bowie, Bette Midler, David Lee Roth, Mick Jagger, as well as many other artists. Basil was a member of the group that changed the face of dance… “The Lockers.”Toni Basil has exc

ROSEMARY BUTLER, the heroine of classic harmonies and rocking melodies, can hardly be compared to any other artist. Her vocal expertise is not only a technical marvel that demands respect (she has a 4-octave mezzo-soprano vocal range!), but it is a beautiful experience that the muses, themselves, would be jealous of.Since she was a little girl, Rosemary found musical influences everywhere she went. Her family was full of music fans that encouraged her to learn how to sing, play piano, and read music. A trip to Disneyland changed her life forever when she was granted to opportunity to sing on the theme park’s radio station for all of its patrons. She grabbed the microphone from the DJ, belted out an improvised song right on the spot and has been hooked on the lime-light ever since. Her childhood house was near a Fender Guitar plant that she would often sneak off to and marvel at the guitars. There, she secretly learned about guitars without anyone in her family knowing! It was only a matter of time until she w

Scott Page is a musician, technologist and entrepreneur. As a performer he is widely recognized as the saxophonist/guitarist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Toto. He currently serves as CEO of Think:EXP, "a live immersive media company based in Los Angeles.” As an entrepreneur, Page formed Walt Tucker Productions, an audio video post-production company that included projects for The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, Garth Brooks, Scorpions and others. He also co-founded 7th Level, Inc., an award-winning CD-ROM game and educational software company. At 7th Level he co-produced and directed Tuneland, the world’s first interactive musical cartoon (starring Howie Mandel), the globally lauded Monty Python interactive series, and was instrumental in the development of QD7; an interactive multimedia joint venture between Quincy Jones, David Salzman and 7th level. As an artist he continues to record and play live performances.Page's industry acknowledgments include being named one of "The Top 100 Multimedia Pr

Nate Morton is the drummer for the House Band on NBC's TV show “The Voice”. He has toured with artists Natalie Cole, Chaka Kahn, Paul Stanley, Poe, the America Idol Band, Vanessa Carlton and Miley Cyrus.His TV appearances include playing in the house band for Mark Burnett's Rock Star: INXS, Rock Star: Supernova, the Bonnie Hunt Show, MTV's Rock The Cradle and the Grammy Awards Show with Madonna.Morton is endorsed by Pearl Drums, RhythmTech, Zildjian drumsticks and cymbals, Roland electronics and V-Drums and Remo drumheads. He is a graduate of the renowned Berklee College of Music, cites Animal from The Muppets as his primary influence and thanks his parents and his first drum instructor Grant Menfee for their early support of his musical aspirations.In his own words, as Nate puts it… "The bottom line is I hit things with sticks for a living, and that's a pretty fun job."http://www.fraudprophets.comhttp://facebook.com/natemortondrumshttp://facebook.com/fraudprophets http://instagram.com/fraudprophetshttp://you

Craig Garber is the creator and host of the Podcast “Everyone Loves Guitar”. The first broadcast of this show was on August 31, 2017. Over 600 shows later, it has grown to be not only the largest and most popular podcast in the guitar niche, but it’s actually in the top 15% of all podcasts. His show features musicians covering genres from bluegrass to metal, and from more than 25 different countries. Garber has a background in marketing, sales and communication, which has allowed him to experience a variety of job paths throughout his career. He has worked as a CPA, Financial Planner, in sales for wholesaling single family homes, flipping mobile homes & raw land, and creating and managing turn-key marketing programs for loan officers. Perhaps more importantly, he also ran a Marketing Consulting & Copywriting practice, working in 110 different industries with over 300 clients. Everyone Loves Guitar is my favorite music Podcast, or more accurately my 2nd most favorite after this show. If you enjoy list

"Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time" is Director Barbara Bentree's first Feature Film. In addition to being an Award-winning Film Director, Barbara is amultiple award-winning Vocalist / Musician. She started filmmaking by creating educational films, music videos, anddocumentary shorts before tackling her film about Dave Grusin.Having a 35 year history with Dave Grusin, Barbara feels that "Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time" is the film she was destined to make. This film is not only a tribute to the extraordinary life and career of Mr. Grusin, it documents the "Golden Age" of television and film music. The movie also examines the heady time when Grusin's own record label (GRP Records) was at the forefront of transforming the music industry from analog to digital. The music industry has never been the same.Website:http://grusinfilm.comTrailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70JPFxsXc_EFacebook:http://facebook.com/grusinfilm

Radio host, DJ and producer Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, from soulful grooves and fresh remixes to Latin rhythms and indie rock.He established a residency in the early 90s on Power 106FM's longest running after hours mix show Power Tools, along with Richard Vission and Swedish Egil, cutting his teeth banging out production and mega-mixes. But it was in a basement in Santa Monica that Raul would find a home at public radio station KCRW 89.9FM. Under the attentive and personal mentorship of renowned Music Director Nic Harcourt and embracing KCRW’s devotion to diversity, Raul secured a weekly show in 2000, where today, you can listen to him on weekends.Campos still loves to rock the club and has been billed along with some of the world's biggest talents, including Kaskade, deadmau5, Louie Vega and Paul Van Dyk, to name a few. He's opened for some of music's greatest artists including Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Stevie Wonder, Cafe Tacuba, Moby and Lionel Richie. He's also

Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Pat is an accomplished pianist, composer, producer and arranger, as well as a highly respected studio musician. If you watch television, listen to the radio, or go to the movies, you have heard Pat and some form of his music.Pat has toured Japan, South America, Europe and the U.S. with such artists as Michael McDonald, Carmen McCrae, Olivia Newton John, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Larry Carlton, Woody Herman and many others. Pat has recorded with many artists including Natalie Cole, Trisha Yearwood, Ernie Watts, Carmen McCrae, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Peter Cetera, Woody Herman, Scott Henderson, and Michael McDonald. His talent spans the musical spectrum of jazz, pop, R&B, gospel, and country.During his L.A. years, Pat played on many movie and TV scores, including Star Trek - Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Murphy Brown, Dionne Warwick & Friends, Growing Pains, Major Dad, Spencer For Hire, The Grammy Awards and many more. He played for various

Tarell Alvin McCraney is an acclaimed writer. His script IN MOONLIGHT BLACK BOYS LOOK BLUE is the basis for the Oscar-winning film MOONLIGHT directed by Barry Jenkins, for which McCraney and Jenkins won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He wrote the film HIGH FLYING BIRD which premiered on Netflix directed by Steven Soderbergh. McCraney’s plays include MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT (co-written with Tina Landau), THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS trilogy, HEAD OF PASSES, WIG OUT!, and CHOIR BOY which was nominated for four Tony Awards.McCraney is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, the Whiting Award, Steinberg Playwright Award, the Evening Standard Award, the New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, the Windham Campbell Award, and a USA Artist Award.He is currently Chair of Playwriting at Yale School of Drama; an ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago; and a member of Teo Castellanos/D-Projects. McCraney is currently working on an original scripted TV series, DAVID

Guitarist/composer Chris Standring was born and raised in England, classically trained at the London College of Music, and further honed his skills during a decade spent working for the BBC as well as a number of theatrical orchestras on London's West End. From there he relocated to Los Angeles, becoming a top session player recording with everyone from Bebe & Cece Winans to Jody Watley and Carole Bayer Sager. Celebrating an extraordinary and prolific 20 years since the release of his debut album Velvet, Standring spins his trademark “retro-meets-modern” vibes in fresh, and unexpected directions. Since launching a very successful, creative and lasting international career as a solo Artist in 1998… he has released 12 solo albums, and continues to dominate radio and the Billboard charts with his original music. His latest album is called “Sunlight”. www.chrisstandring.comfacebook.com/Standringctwitter.com/chrisstandringinstagram.com/chrisstandring1https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisstandringmusic   

D'Addario is a manufacturer of musical instrument strings and accessories for fretted and orchestral instruments. It is a family-owned business that is one of the largest string manufacturers in the world.Originally located in Lynbrook, New York, the business continued to expand and in 1994 moved to its current facility in Farmingdale, New York with its European headquarters located in Newcastle, England. The company is still owned and operated by the D'Addario family, with 13 family members among the 1,000 employees of the company. D’Addario was founded 45 years ago in 1974. My guest today, Rob Cunningham, has been working with them for 23 of those years. Rob earned a degree in audio Recording Technology and Marketing, had a record deal in the 80’s, and currently performs 75-80 shows a year. He currently holds the position of Brand Manager at D'Addario & Company, Inc.www.daddario.com http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about  

Eric Redd first gained attention at the age of 12 as one of the youngest dancers on the LA club scene when he was discovered by one of the nation’s top choreographers. This discovery and mentorship led to a scholarship at the California Institute of the Arts where Eric earned his Bachelor’s degree in performing arts.While on tour in Europe as an apprentice, Eric worked as a session singer for Global Records in Germany. During this time his vocal prowess caught the attention of a producer working at Jive Records in England which quickly led to his first recording deal as a solo artist. Eric enjoyed the experience of working in a recording studio and decided to hone his singing and songwriting skills.Upon his return to the United States Eric began writing and recording compositions for television and served as a music supervisor for Black Entertainment Television (BET) in the new programming department. He continued performing, touring, and recording with artists as diverse as K.D. Lang, Coolio, The Sara Lee Ba

Ashling Cole also known as Biscuit hails from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area. Her transformative live performances are legendary and inevitably take you on a musical journey, spiritually and emotionally.She spans worlds of R&B, jazz, funk and gospel effortlessly. Ashling currently tours with legendary bassist Larry Graham as the lead singer of Graham Central Station. You may have also seen her sharing the stage with such icons as Sheila E, Carlos Santana, Bootsy Collins, Marcus Miller, Dave Koz, Chris Botti, Michael McDonald, Keb Mo, Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum and one of her great mentors, Prince.In 2015 Ashling released her first solo project "Where Love Began", an EP of five songs she wrote, arranged and co-produced with guitarist, Cam Perridge and recently wrote and released “The Other Side of Yes” and "Have Your Way" with producer Yaahn Hunter, Jr., the first of a grouping of inspirational/gospel songs available on all media platforms.You can catch Ashling Cole on the annual Dave Koz Cruise supp

Jonatha Brooke has been writing songs, making records and touring since the early 90's. After four major label releases, she started her own independent label, Bad Dog Records in 1999, and has since released eight more albums - her two most recent, the companion CD to her critically acclaimed, one woman, Off-Broadway musical My Mother Has Four Noses; and 2016's Midnight. Hallelujah.Jonatha has co-written songs with Katy Perry and The Courtyard Hounds. She's also written for four Disney films, numerous television shows, and she composed and performed the theme song for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.In 2014 Ms. Brooke debuted her one woman musical, My Mother Has Four Noses, at the Duke Theater on 42nd Street, in NYC. The show ran for 3 months, to rave reviews, and was a critics’ pick in the NY Times. She performed a month-long run of My Mother has 4 Noses at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis in 2018. Jonatha is currently touring nationally and internationally, teaching songwriting workshops along the way, and working

Starr Parodi first entered the public eye as part of the house band on the hit late-night Arsenio Hall Show. Since then she has created scores for numerous films, television series, and iconic movie trailers, and her solo work has been featured on NPR, KCRW and iHEART Radio. Her darkly innovative production/arrangement of the JAMES BOND Theme (RIAA Gold Record) was credited by Forbes magazine as "reinventing the modern action movie trailer."As a multi award-winning composer, Starr is the first woman to have her orchestral works performed in the 85-year history of the Laguna Pageant Of The Masters, where she is currently a featured composer. As a solo artist, she recently released a neoclassical album THE HEART OF FRIDA, which celebrates the life, art and courageous spirit of beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The album won awards for Solo Piano Album of the Year from both The International Radio Broadcasters, and Solopiano.com.In 2017, as part of "The Women in the World Summit," the NY Times invited Starr to

Michael Laskow has been helping songwriters, artists, and composers become successful in the music business since 1974. He began his career as an engineer at Criteria Studios in Miami during the studio’s golden era of the 1970s. Some of the artists Laskow worked with include Eric Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Neil Young, Firefall, Melanie, Joe Cocker, and many more. Helping independent songwriters, artists, and composers get their music heard by record labels, publishers, and film and TV music supervisors became his passion.Michael founded TAXI, the world’s first independent A&R company in 1992. For more than 27 years Laskow and his team of music industry experts have helped thousands of musicians land Indie and Major Record Label deals, Publishing deals, and countless Placements in Hit TV Shows, Feature Films, TV Commercials, and Movie Trailers.You can learn more about TAXI at https://www.taxi.com/

ISAIAH JOHNSON has appeared on and off Broadway, working with Al Pacino and Daniel Sullivan in The Merchant of Venice, Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes in Richard III, Kelli O'Hara and Michael Greif in Far From Heaven, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers in Peter and the Starcatcher, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail in Hamilton (lab production), and on various projects with Norm Lewis, Bill Condon and Randy Newman. He has also been a guest star on CBS' "Person of Interest" and the Cinemax series "The Knick." Isaiah received a BFA from Howard University and an MFA from NYU's Tisch Grad Acting. Legomyankles.com https://www.theatrebayarea.org/page/sparkhttps://www.theatrebayarea.org/page/sparkThe Instagram and Facebook: isaiahslamentTwitter as @ZaiahJohnson

A life-long music professional, Christy has toured the world as a Top 20 Adult Contemporary Artist in addition to having an extensive sidelining career, where she experienced the world and the studio with such music legends and popular acts as Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, Gnarls Barkley, Engelbert Humperdinck, and has performed in hundreds of concerts around the United States and abroad as Conductor/Keyboards of the Grammy-winning band Mannheim Steamroller. She is also the first woman conductor of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, and has over two decades worth of studio music credits as a singer, songwriter, keyboard player, and composer/arranger (titles that include Star Wars Rogue One, Star Trek Beyond, Jurassic World, and Planet of the Apes). In true renaissance fashion, Christy has received a Garland Award, LA Scenie Award, and an LA Weekly award for Musical Direction, is a Tanglewood Institute Fellow, a United Nations Festival of Excellence Guest Artist, Creator/Producer of the hit BMI and Society of