Artist description If you've ever flown over clouds, sailed through calm waters, watched the sunset or enjoy listening to the rain or a gentle breeze passing through the trees, Charlie's music is for you. Charlie's instrumental compositions receive radio airplay and are sold all over the world. He is also a soundtrack composer and sound effects director for audio tapes that accompany children's read-along storybooks which are sold in the USA through store chains, such as: K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Target. Charlie enjoys reading and responding to your e-mails. Thank you for supporting him and the other artists who contribute to the MP3 Library of Creativity.

Music Style Soundtrack-Style Instrumentals, Easy-Listening

Musical Influences David Diggs, James Taylor, Andrew Gold, David Foster, Aaron Copeland, Ronnie Montrose, Rick Wakeman, Steely Dan, My Mom, Peter Gabriel, Alan Parsons Project, My University of Redlands Composition Teacher: Professor Barney Childs

Similar Artists Burt Bacharach, John Sebastian, George Winston, Sergei Rachmaninoff, John Williams, David Foster, David Lanz, Bruce Hornsby, Don Henley, David Benoit, Richard Clayderman, Ken Medema, Frances Sneller

Artist History Charlie has been working part time as a studio musician since 1972. He began recording his own work professionally in 1992.

Group Members Charlie

Instruments Keyboards and Orchestra Modules . . .

Albums 11 Albums released to date.

Press Reviews Received excellent reviews by the Music Editor of "Massage Magazine" (Nov/Dec 1995). ================================== Composed music for the Premier Classic that aired on the Fox Sports Network, Thanksgiving 1998. ================================ 1998 -- Invited and performed on the Roger Williams Grand Piano in the Richard M. Nixon Library (Yorba Linda, California). In addition to the July 1999 release of "Calm Meadows," Charlie continues to compose and orchestrate music that is purchased and used by video and film producers.

Additional Info Composed and performed soundtracks for 12 children's storybook/tapes that are sold in K-Mart, Wal*Mart, Target and other stores nationally in the USA.

Location Fallbrook, California - USA

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