• 2x Scholastic Press Songwriting Award (1980) • 2x Downbeat Magazine deebee award (1981) • Pittsburgh Symphony Conducting Apprenticeship (1981) • TriggerStreet FIlm Festival Award Finalist (2006) • Iowa Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (2018)
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About
From filmmaker/writer to touring musician/record producer, I’ve had a unique journey. I started in film, studying under zombie pioneer George Romero and working for Academy-award winning director Ron Howard. I then enjoyed some unexpected success in music with my band Chaz’s Billboard Magazine charting R&B single, I Want To Talk To You, a couple of DownBeat…