fi F.Y.I.

As much as I loathe talking about myself I suppose that is what this page for. So here goes…

I spent most of my life in the music business on the west coast. I worked for almost twenty years for retailers and record labels. I started out as a record store clerk when I was in my teens and went to being the youngest purchasing GM for a thirty-four store regional music chain. I’ve worked for record labels as diverse as RCA Red Seal Classics and ZOO Entertainment in sales and marketing. I worked as the Mainstream Marketing person for BMG Distribution representing more than thirty record labels with more than 200 artists over a territory that comprised Northern California, Utah, Nevada and Hawaii containing over 400 retailers.

I spent some time as Creative Director for musical artists such as Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Bush, Janet Jackson, Primus, Melissa Etheridge, BoyzIIMen and others.

I’m a published photographer in magazines such as International Wristwatch, InSync, UR, Chronos.

My graphic design work has been featured in Susquehanna Style, Lancaster County Magazine, Builder & Architect, Renovations & Additions as well as several permutations of the Clipper Magazine.

I’ve been interviewed in Billboard Magazine, Video Retailer, GAVIN, MusicSource and many others which, thankfully, I’ve forgotten.

I founded, own and run the Prius Owners Group, a very successful site dedicated to publishing news and commentary of interest to hyrbid car owners. I’ve created and admin a number of other sites, the links to which you’ll find to your left.

The depth of my retailing experience informs my marketing thought takes a ground level approach to building your brand image as well as your business in a sustainable and profitable way. The breadth of my artistic experience means you get a lot of people for the price of one. I’m reasonably easy to work with and my main goal is not further my own artistic vision but to help you realize yours. Collaboration is the key to success.

If you want to know more, email or call me.

Thanks.

-r

p.s. You can visit my galleries and see most of my work (some of my clients elect to keep their work private and I respect and support that). This is the link to my galleries. You can also purchase digital licenses to my work as well as prints and merchandise with my photographs. I encourage to check it out.