PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE EXPERIENCE:

2005 - Present: 

Founder / Chief Executive, SUNSET HOLDING CO., LLC. (www.SunsetHolding.com)
Offices in New York City & New Jersey

 Founder / Chief Executive, SUNSET RECORDS LABEL GROUP (www.SunsetLabelGroup.com)

     - Sunset Records (www.SunsetRecordings.com)
     - Sunset Strategic Marketing (SSM) (www.SunsetStrategicMarketing.com)
     - Sunset Urban (www.SunsetUrban.com)
     - Sunset Classics (www.Sunset-Classics.com)
     - Sunset Jazz Recordings (www.Sunset-Jazz.com)
     - Sunset Music Publishing (www.SunsetMusicPublishing.com)
     - Tropical Records (www.Tropical-Records.com)

Founder / Chief Executive, Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE) (www.SunsetHomeVisual.com)

Founder / Chief Executive, Radio-Sunset Network, the worlds only All Live Radio Format (www.Radio-Sunset.com)

Founder / Chief Executive, Sunset-Live Entertainment (www.Sunset-Live.com)

Founder / Chief Executive, Web Develop Now & GY Grafix (www.WebDevelopNow.com)

Founder / Chief Executive, Sustainable Action Network (SAN) - Non Profit Organization & Volunteer Program. (www.SustainableActionNetwork.org)

My Space Pages:

     - Sunset Records - MySpace.com/SunsetRecords
     - Sunset Urban - MySpace.com/SunsetUrban
     - Sunset Live Entertainment - MySpace.com/SunsetLiveRecordings
     - Sunset Music Publishing - MySpace.com/SunsetMusicPublishing

1988-2005:

CHALET SOUND STUDIOS, Manasquan, New Jersey

MCA MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP – Universal City, California

POLYGRAM HOLDING COMPANY – New York City, New York

WARNER MUSIC GROUP – Burbank, California

Also at Atlantic Records and Sire Records.

AWARDS:

Big Pun Signature Collection - Special thank you for Contribution for the Video Box Set.

CERTIFIED ISSUED GOLD, PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM AWARDS ISSUED BY THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (R.I.A.A.):

Grateful Dead – Golden Years 13 CD Box Set (1965-1995)
R.I.A.A. Certified Gold Record Award (Over 500,000 Units Sold)

Skid Row – Skid Row
R.I.A.A. Certified Platinum Record Award (Over 1 Million Units Sold)

Jon Bon Jovi – New Jersey
R.I.A.A. Certified Platinum Record Award (Over 1 Million Units Sold)

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
R.I.A.A. Certified Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 2 Million Units Sold)

Hootie and The Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson
R.I.A.A. Certified Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 3 Million Units Sold)

Space Jam - Original Soundtrack
R.I.A.A. Certified Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 6 Million Units Sold)

Jon Bon Jovi – New Jersey
R.I.A.A. Certified Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 9 Million Units Sold)

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:

The Little Mermaid - Original Soundtrack
Philippine Certified Gold Record Award (Over 25,000 Units Sold)

Limp Bizkit – Take A look Around (Theme From MI:2)
ARIA Certified International Gold Record Award (Over 500,000 Units Sold)

Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill|
ARIA Certified International Platinum Record Award (Over 500,000 Units Sold)

Limp Bizkit – Significant Other
ARIA Certified International Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 3 Million Units Sold)

Limp Bizkit – Presents Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
ARIA Certified International Multi-Platinum Record Award (Over 3 Million Units Sold)

ALL AROUND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

All Around Achievement Award for MCA Music Entertainment’s Most Successful Year Ever for artist development efforts, business and legal affairs efforts for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Bobby Brown, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Eric B. and Rakim, George Strait, Lyle Lovett, Marc Chestnutt, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Chante Moore, Patty Smyth, Wynnona Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Wrecks N’ Effect and Marty Stuart.

PANELS, CONVENTIONS AND Q&A EXPERIENCE: 
Panel member at The New Jersey Bar Association Convention Bally’s Hotel and Casino – Atlantic City, New Jersey – 1998 & Panel member for College Music Journal (CMJ) Convention The Marriott Hotel – New York City – 2001

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, College Park, Maryland – 1983-1987 Bachelor Of Arts Degree – (B.A.) Major(s): Business Administration / Radio, Television and Film (RTVF) Minor: Computer Languages

STERN BUSINESS SCHOOL / NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York City, New York - Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) Major Concentration: Media and Telecommunications Program - 1996-1998 Thesis / Final project: Asymmetrical Digital Subscribers Lines (ADSL)

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND / UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, College Park, Maryland - Online Program - Masters in Science (M.S.)  Major(s): E-Commerce Degree - 2002-Currently Attending Program – 3 Core Courses Remain to complete MBA/MS - Currently taking Japansese Class.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES & VOLUNTEER WORK:

Booked First Recording Session in The United States of America ever with the FIRST Russian / Soviet Union band at that time, GORKY PARK in 1988/1989.

Volunteer vocalist in the choir for the THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS Compilation CD to benefit the NYC La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts in 2003.

Radio Announcer, Host and DJ at 98.1 as Don Edwards in the number one radio market in the world. The Don Edwards Radio show was syndicated to ELEVEN (11) other markets in the USA from 1999-2002.

Volunteer at the Company Of Angels Theatre in Hollywood, California on three plays from 2001 - 2002

Volunteer driver for medication delivery to homebound patients at the Aids Healthcare Foundation from 2002 - 2003

Staff Producer, Executive producer, voice over, and creative development person for ATLANTIC RECORDS GROUP – 1997.

Consultation and Management to rectify the PEARL JAM / FILLMORE TOUR & TICKET ticketing for the 9 rescheduled shows in the fall of 1996.

Volunteer for silent auctions at the T.J. Martell Foundation in 1997 and the City Of Hope Foundation in 1993.

Promoted live concert showcases for Steve Wynn, The Cages, Andy Prieboy, The Continental Drifters, Jump In The Water and more at The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre (1993) - Los Angeles, California.

N.A.R.A.S. / GRAMMY Member since 1989 and Grammy Host Committee Representative in 1995.