Composer, Music Producer, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Owner of Woodshed Recording Studio.

Governor, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (The Oscars).

Member of Oingo Boingo, 1980-1984.

Select Scoring Credits: The Simpsons, Say Anything, Dr. Dolittle (Eddie Murphy), Big Momma's House, 10 Things I Hate About You, Queen of the Damned, and Battlestar Galactica.

Woodshed Recording Clients: Barbra Streisand, U2, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Garth Brooks, Cher, Ariana Grande, P!nk, Tom Petty, Miley Cyrus, Chance the Rapper and many others.