About

At the end of 2007 I moved to Nashville and bought a house at the head of Music Row, where I will combine my interest in music and film with my passion for children, discipleship and social action. I'm currently loving our new city and enjoying the time to dream about what I hope to accomplish here.

In 2006 I joined the team that launched DiscRevolt; a download service focused on connecting digital music downloads with the physical world of live performances, promotions and retail sales. As the VP of Business Development and Chief Strategist, I was responsible for business and product development, marketing and artist/label relations throughout the launch of the company.

I joined Paste Media Group, best known for Paste Magazine, in 2003. As the VP of Business Development, I drove Paste's business strategy, raising the funding to significantly grow the distribution of the magazine and extend the Paste brand. As Associate Publisher, I was responsible for magazine production and distribution. I launched and managed an independent label, Paste Records and a retail listening station program, Paste Recommends and also launched and produced the successful weekly Paste Culture Club podcast.

With twin degrees in Psychology & Systems Science, much of my prior career was focused on telecommunications marketing and information technology. My first startup, Integral Designs, was followed by a long stint at Westinghouse. In the mid '90s, I jumped into the Internet frenzy as the Director of Product Development for BellSouth.net and Voice Over IP startup Broadriver. As the Atlanta Marketing Director for Media One/AT&T Broadband/Comcast, I was instrumental in the launch of cable modems, high definition TV, retail sales, and 70 new cable channels in Atlanta, including Country Music Television.

I tried to play both guitar and drums when I was younger, but I have no real talent as an instrumentalist. So I have ended up on the other side of the glass, as an executive producer, producer, engineer, mastering engineer and live sound engineer. Mostly, I've tried to bridge the gap between artists and business people.

Executive Producer:
-Mark Heard - Hammers & Nails - Paste Records - 2003
-Manchester Orchestra - Nobody Sings Anymore - unreleased
-Manchester Orchestra - You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, But Brilliance Needs A Good Editor - Favorite Gentlemen - 2005
-Manchester Orchestra - Like A Virgin Losing A Child - 2006

Producer:
-Bill Mallonee - My Year In Review - Meat Market Records & PasteMusic - 2002

Mastering:
-Brindley Brothers - Playing With The Light - Paste Records - 2004
-F/Stop - Last Day Of Fall - Paste Records - 2003
-Paste Magazine Samplers 1 through 21 - 2003 to 2006

Throughout the 28 years of my marriage, I have always worked to influence the next generation. Betsy and I adopted four older children and raised seven daughters. I spent four years doing campus ministry with Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship. We have sponsored many children with Compassion International and I've worked for many years with our church High School youth group.

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Recent Songs (VirbTunes) - see all

• Matthew Ryan - It Could've Been Worse
• Cowboy Junkies - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• Neil Young - down by the river
• Family Force 5 - Numb
• Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man

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Movies

Lord of the Rings, Forest Gump, A River Runs Through It, Almost Famous, Millions, High Fidelity, Mean Girls, A Christmas Story, Annie Hall, Fight Club, Babette's Feast, Blue, Joe vs the Volcano, Being There, Days of Heaven, The Great Escape, 2001 A Space Odyssey

Music

Manchester Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Harry Nilsson, Death Cab For Cutie, Buddy & Julie Miller, Wilco, Ryan Adams, U2, Kate York, T-Bone Burnett, Vigilantes of Love, 77s, Miles Davis, Matthew Ryan, Daniel Amos, Colour Revolt, The Frames, Woven Hand, Adam Again, Aimee Mann, Anathallo, Arcade Fire, The Beatles, Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Coldplay, James Taylor, Lies Damned Lies, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Radiohead, The Waterboys, World Party

Television

Lost, My Name Is Earl, 24, Good Eats, Austin City Limits, Ebert & Roeper, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica Gone But Not Forgotten: Alias, Firefly, Freaks and Geeks

Books

Lord of the Rings, The Tipping Point, Ender's Game, Confessions of a Record Producer, Habakkuk, The Three Investigators series, The Mad Scientist Club, The Book of Bebb, The Sacred Journey, Bob Dylan: Lyrics 1962 - 1985, Blue Like Jazz, The Long Tail, The Narnia Chronicles

Interests

Music, independent musicians, movies, fly fishing, Belgian ales, adoption

Top Artists (VirbTunes) - see all

• Neil Young - 173
• aimee mann - 171
• Sufjan Stevens - 161

Top Songs (VirbTunes) - see all

• Silent Night - Shawn Colvin - 21
• Home - Barenaked Ladies - 20
• I'll Be Home for Christmas - Elvis Presley - 19

Top Albums (VirbTunes) - see all

• Radiohead - In Rainbows - 105
• Doug Burr - On Promenade (mix 2) - 63
• Hanson - The Walk - 61