I well remember 70’s Radio when you could hear “Doobie Brothers, Blue Magic, David Bowie“(1), Parliament/Funkadelic, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie, Aretha, Air Supply, The Bee Gees, Sly, Ray Charles, …

Face It. 

You’re Only As Important as You Think You Are. 

You can Either Live By & Under the Expectations & Evaluations of Others – or – You Can CHOOSE to Create & Model Your Own Principles or Ideals. 

You…

I was taught an extremely valuable lesson last summer when Lori & I were comped tickets to the 39th annual Tri-C Jazz Fest in Cleveland (Thanks Adrian!) We were curious to see Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, who…

My wife absolutely L O V E S  Christmas. It is her favorite holiday and she cherishes it more than her own birthday – perhaps even our anniversary, but I’m afraid to ask… 

The fact is that she will…

Three Years Ago, My Business Partner Jerry Thompson & I were in the Studio working with this Exceptional Young Singer who was Absolutely Perfect for the Sessions. Once the Week was Wrapped, We Knew We Had Exactly what was Needed…

…while walking across a Tightrope, Suspended through Mid Air before Ten Thousand People is probably the Closest Description of Being an EntreMusician I could come up with. The others were far too graphic, nauseating and painful, so I scrapped them… 

Last Sunday I Treated Myself to Netflix's Original Documentary on the Extraordinary Life of Quincy Jones. Hand's Down, He's One of My Favorites. As I Watched, I Remembered how much I so wanted to be HIM - Well Perhaps "…

Early on, Calling Our Music “Alternative Christian Funk” as catchy as it sounded, wasn’t exactly accurate for my band, SounDoctrine. Most importantly, the phrase Didn’t Tick Off Enough People! Our goal was to create a space within a space…

Originalternativefunkjazzfusion Project SounDoctrine played our first gig on Saturday, January 12, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Metroplex in Liberty Ohio for the Northeast Ohio Gospel Music Expo. The Very Next Friday, we opened for the late blues legend Bobby "Blue"…

WHY is the foundation of every endeavor. WHY is the cornerstone of every great organization. WHY is the only WHAT that Matters. 

HOW Always Plays Second Fiddle to WHY. 
It never really matters HOW, if your WHY is On…

Vision is the Ability to See Beyond What's In Front of You

The Lack of Vision is the Ability to Distort What's Right Before Your Eyes

Without Vision, People Perish (Proverbs 29:18)

But With Vision, Insight, Discernment…

You Are Meant to Succeed, Prosper & Thrive! 

Cement that truth into your Head & Heart Right Now. 

Say it Over & Over and OVER Again until it gets into Your Spirit. 

Once you take it for…