Music industry veteran long associated with Warner Bros. Records where he worked for almost 30 years, ultimately as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Communications. Upon departing in 2001, he started his own public relations and consulting business, with clients including John Mellencamp, Etta James, ZZ Top, John Fogerty, Gladys Knight, Alice Cooper, Neil Young, and others. He is co-author of Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Black Music Style, 1930 to 1975, a nominee for the Ralph J. Gleason Award as "Best Music Book" of 1998. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.
