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Discography:

David Foster: RIVER OF LOVE- the song River of Love (Thatcher/Hahn/Foster)

Taylor Dayne: SOUL DANCING- the second single from the album, “Send Me A Lover” (Thatcher/Hahn)

Celine Dion: from the POWER OF PEACE album for CARE- “Send Me A Lover”

Mario Pelchat: Sony Canada “Fais Condiance” (Thatcher/Hahn)

Air Supply: THE VANISHING RACE- “Faith” (Thatcher/Hahn)

Ileana: ILEANA Tel Arc Records: “Love Shouldn’t hurt So” “Aye Aye Aye” “Fiesta”

Spies: SPIES Tel Arc “Kiss Me”

Spies: BY WAY OF THE WORLD “Tut’s Strut” “Bahia” “Rite of Passage”

Cello: SUBLIMINAL BLUES AND GREENS “Suite for Transient Minds:1The Ocean from an Airplane 2.Monkey’s Knuckles 3.Artificial Intelligence”

Did two albums of original songs for the S.A.B.C. entitled “Plastic Surgery-The Excavation” and “Erogenous Botch-Undercover”

Original songs and poems for Political CD “The New Republicans-Terrorist”
Wrote, produced, sang, recorded and mixed all music. Several tracks played on Sirius radio, in many university radio stations and abroad in Europe

Novus Trombone Quartet-NOVUS “Anxiety” for four trombones and mutes.

Motion Pictures:
RITA: documentary on Rita Hayworth. Scored, performed and recorded original music
BAO: independent film co-wrote score with Maria Newman, recorded, engineered and mixed entire score-also provided all synthesizers and original song “I’ll Never See You Again” for end credits.
THE LIVING CENTURY: wrote, performed and engineered original music for first episode-series not picked up.
Recording engineer and final mix and master for silent movies “Daddy Long Legs” What the Daisy Saw” and “Heart of the Hills” (Mary Pickford, score by Maria Newman)

Commissions include original piece “Music for Unorthodox String Quartet” for trombone and string quartet for Icicle Creek Music festival, Original Arrangements of African Songs for the Natal Philharmonic, and Music for the poem “Winters Night in Iserlohn” by Ching Hai, performed by myself on piano and Miriam Estrada (vocalist) for Suma Television.
I have recorded for motion pictures for most major studios performing with the following composers:
John Williams Randy Newman Maurice Jarre
Jerry Goldsmith Marc Isham Basil Poledorous
David Newman Danny Elfman Hans Zimmer
James Newton Howard James Horner Randy Edelman
Tom Newman Alan Menken Marc Mancina
Howard Shore Christophe Beck others

I have recorded for most major recording labels including the following artist:
Neil Diamond The Emotions The Blackbirds
Frank Sinatra Nancy Wilson Mac Davis
Natalie Cole John Denver Michele Colombier
Barbara Streisand Ramsey Lewis Joni Mitchell (live)
The Commodores Aretha Franklin others
Randy Newman Diane Krawl

Professional Orchestral Experience
I have held full time positions in the following orchestras:
California Philharmonic Orchestra Bass Trombone 2007 to present
Long Beach Symphony Bass Trombone 1996-2007
Cape Town Opera Orchestra (CAPAB) Principal 1st Trombone 1986-1988
National Symphony of the S.A.B.C. Bass Trombone 1982-1986
Orchesta Sinfonica Municpal de Caracas Bass Trombone 1981-1982
Cape Town Symphony Orchestra Bass Trombone 1979-1981
I have worked as a freelance musician on a regular basis for the following orchestras:
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Bass Trombone/Contra Bass Trombone
The Los Angeles Opera Bass Trombone/Contra Bass Trombone
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra Bass Trombone/Tenor Trombone/Euphonium
Pasadena Symphony Orchestra Bass Trombone/Tenor Trombone
New West Symphony Orchestra Bass Trombone/Tenor Trombone/Cimbasso
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Bass Trombone
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Tenor Trombone/Bass Trombone
Natal Philharmonic Bass Trombone/Tenor Trombone/Euphonium
Others
I have toured with the big bands of Harry James, Al Hirt and Louis Bellsom as well as working with the bands of Mike Barone, Bill Holman, John Daversa Don Ellis and others. I have performed with the Disneyland Band on bass and tenor trombone and tuba, and the Long Beach Municipal Band on euphonium, tenor and bass trombone, and others.

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