“Sounds like” and/or Influences
Bernard Hermann, John Carpenter

Artist Info
Specialist Horror music composer, currently working with independent film makers in America, Catch 22 Music create fresh, exciting and deadly horror music.

Contact
Bobby Cole
bobbycole@catch22media.co.uk
07982 252 765
www.catch22music.co.uk

Hometown
Swansea, Wales UK

Catch 22 Music – Horror, Rock, Classical, Lounge, Ambience, Funk Music for Film & TV

Take Me Higher — Make the house beat pound and pump this track at your dance/house party. This track says “groove you sexy dancer!” while featuring vocals reminiscent of Fergie, Madonna and Estelle. A cool trumpet solo reminiscent of Tom Scott, adds a lot of flavor. Great for background music and/or various club scenes/advertisments.

Get A Little Closer — A funked-up Pussycat Dolls type-track with a cool dance beat made for steaming up international dance floors. The breakdown and sex appeal are key factors in this track’s success. Great for background music and/or various club/party scenes/advertisememts.

Please Don’t Leave Me — This electro-rock track is the fusion of dance music and rock with pop sensibilities. Great for background music.

Get On Ya Feet — This dance groove will get you on your feet and onto the dancefloor reminiscent of Justin Timberlake, Black Eyed Peas, etc. Great for party/club scenes/advertisements.

Dream Funky — A dreamy chill out/lounge groove with smooth jazz sensibilites. Sounds of ocean waves in the background gives it that soothing feeling. Great for romantic and/or travel scenes/advertisments.

Electronically Yours — A soft slow-paced atmospheric ambient/chillout track that would be the perfect thematic soundtrack for any TV/film or interactive media project. Also great for background music for various scenes/advertisements.

Dig This — A funky chill type groove fueled by the plucking bassline and beat. also featuring female scat vocals. Great for background music and/or various scenes/advertisements.

Another — An electronic chillout atmospheric sound pad. Great for background music and/or thematic passages. Could also be used in yoga and meditation moments.

Escape From Katrina — A very moving multi-faceted track that could be used as a soundtrack or portions of a film score. Also, great for background music…

STYLES
Dance/house, funk, ambient, chillout, pop/rock

SOUNDS LIKE
Junkie XL, Chromeo, Thievery Corporation, Black Eyed Peas, Basement Jaxx

INFLUENCED BY
Parliament/Funkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Kraftwerk, Miles Davis, Rufus

CONTACT
Gregory J. Bennett
greginconcert7@aol.com

ARTIST INFO
Survivor Gregory J. Bennett aka ‘Groove Generator’ is back with a BANG after surviving a couple of devastating hurricanes in recent years in Louisiana. With his new project entitled ‘Rock To The Beat‘, Gregory takes on a new brand called “Club Groove” to help bolster his addictive arsenal of dance, funk and pop/rock laced grooves. ‘Rock To The Beat’ is getting rave reviews from the preliminary feedback of industry insiders. This new brand of music can be heard on the soundtrack of the recent highly anticipated film, ‘Cain and Abel’ of Mercury Rising Films, distributed by Maverick Entertainment.

As The Groove Generator, Gregory is an award-winning innovator of electro urban dance grooves with pop sensibilities. He’s also very talented in composing orchestral and jazz music instrumentals that have been placed in various advertising campaigns. Vocalists Tara Marion and Regina Pearl add lots of flava to the hi-energy of the Groove Generator sound. His entry into the mobile music industry has been extremely successful, as he generated sales of over a 500 ringtones per month in ‘2006. Some of Gregory’s instrumental tracks have been licensed to cable TV programming, music-on-hold and Muzak applications. Gregory received the Listen and Exchange Award for being one of the Top 10 indie producers in 2003.

Gregory’s music tracks have recently appeared in the following TV programming:
My Coolest Years-VH1,
Behind The Music Episodes-VH1,
Room Raiders-MTV,
Trailer Fabulous-MTV,
Bill Cosby Biopic-Biography Channel,
What’s Your Sign-HGTV,
Real Sex-HBO,
The Next Food Network Star-The Food Network,
R Kelly Interview-VSpot,
Hell Date-BET,
American Music Awards-ABC, just to name a few.

Gregory soundtrack efforts have recently appeared in the following films:
Cain and Abel,
Day Trip Designer Paris,
Gastineau Girls
Dirty Hippies

Groove Generator – Dance/house, Funk, Ambient, Chillout, Pop/rock Music for film and TV music Licensing

STYLES
Country & Country Rock on this profile.
More styles at website

CONTACT
Larry Weiss
larry@larryweis.com
www.larryweiss.com

AWARDS/CREDITS
RHINESTONE COWBOY (Writer)
CMA Song of the Year
ACM Song of the Year
American Music Award; Country Album of the Year
NSAI Writer of the Year
1 Grammy Nomination
ASCAP Pop and Country Merit Awards
ASCAP Most Performed Song Awards
One of 10 Most Performed Songs between 1974 – 1984
One of ASCAP’s 10 Most Performed Country Songs during the 21st Century

BEND ME SHAPE ME (Writer)
BMI 2 Million + Performance Song

International Number One Song

Numerous Product Brand Endorsements Including: Mercedes, Gap, etc.

GOLD AND PLATINUM ALBUM CREDITS
- Nat ‘King’ Cole , “That Sunday That Summer” (Capitol Single # 5027), For The Writer Of ‘Mr. Wishing Well’, Which Was The ‘B’ Side Of That #1 45rpm Single Record.
- The American Breed, “Bend Me Shape Me” (Atca A-38003, Lp), For The Writer Of ‘Bend Me Shape Me’.
- “Eric Is Here”, Eric Burdon & The Animals (Mgm E-4433, Lp), For The Writer Of “Help Me Girl”.
- “The Best Of Eric Burdon & The Animals Volume Ii” (Mgm E/Se-4454, Lp), For The Writer Of ‘Help Me Girl’.
- Jerry Butler, “Mr. Dream Merchant” (Mercury Sr-61146),
For The Writer Of ‘Mr. Dream Merchant’.
- Glen Campbell, “Rhinestone Cowboy” (Capitol Lp, #?),
Writer The Same.
- Glen Campbell, “Bloodline” (Capitol Sw11516, Lp), For The Writer Of ‘Lay Me Down (Roll Me Out To Sea)’.
- Glen Campbell, “Something About You Baby I Like”, (Capitol Soo/12075, Lp), For The Writer Of ‘Hollywood Smiles.
- Canned Heat, “Boogie With The Canned Heat” (Liberty Lst-7541, Lp), For Writer Of ‘Evil Woman’.
- Barry Manilow, “Trying To Get The Feeling” (Arista 
Lp), For Writing ‘Lay Me Down (Roll Me Out To Sea)’.
- Barry Manilow, “Live”, (Arista Lp), For Writing ‘Lay Me Down (Roll Me Out To Sea)’.
Michael Jackson, “Farewell My Summer Love” (Motown Records Lp), For Writing ‘To Make My Father Proud’.
- Engelbert Humperdincke, “After The Lovin’”, (Epic Records Lp), For Writing ‘This I Find Is Beautiful’.
- Donny Osmond, “Portrait Of Donny”, (Mgm Records Lp),
For Writing ‘Going Going Gone’.
- Maureen Mcgovern, “The Morning After” (20th Century 
Lp), For Writing ‘This I Find Is Beautiful’.
- Al Martino, “This Is Al Martino” (Capitol Lp), For Writing ‘More Than The Eye Can See’.
- The Outsiders, “In”, (Capitol Records Lp), For Writing
‘Help Me Girl’.
- Charlie Pride, “She’s An Old Love Turned Memory” (Rca Lp), For Writing ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’.
- Three Dog Night, “Hard Labor” (Abc/Dunhill Records Lp), For Writing ‘Anytime…Babe’.
- Lou Rawls, “Feelin’ Good” (Capitol Records Lp), For Writing ‘Evil Woman’.
- Gene Pitney, “Ten Years Later” (Musicor Records Lp),
For Writing ‘Weaving In & Out Of My Life’.
- Spooky Tooth, “Spooky Two” (A&M Records Lp), For Writing ‘Evil Woman.
- Dionne Warwicke, “No Night So Long” (Arista Lp), For Writing ‘We Had This Time’.
- Dionne Warwicke, “Anyone Who Had A Heart” (Scepter Records Lp), For Writing ‘Getting Ready For The Heartbreak’.

CONTACT
Michael McKissack
michael.mckissack@yahoo.com

HOME
Chicagoland, IL

ARTIST INFO
Mike has gained extensive stage and studio experience performing with a variety of Chicago-based bands such as Intuition and SBS.

In 1992, he was the winner of the “Chicago’s Finest Guitarist” competition, with sponsors that included Fender, Peavey, and Guitar Player Magazine. He was also featured in the “Spotlight” column in the April 1994 issue of Guitar World Magazine. In 1998, Mike–with his band SBS– won the Kool/H.O.R.D.E. competition hosted by the House of Blues. Boosted by a winning margin of more than 300% above the second place band, SBS played gigs on the HORDEFEST tour with acts such as Blues Traveler, Paula Cole, Government Mule, Bare Naked Ladies, and many others. SBS also released a self-titled CD on Rip Records.

Since leaving SBS, Mike has kept busy teaching, doing session work, gigging with a variety of projects, and composing his own music.

Michael McKissack – Rock, Funk, Blues, Pop, Jazz, Orchestral Music for Film and Television

STYLES
Funk, jazz, world, ambient

SOUNDS LIKE / INFLUENCES
Weather Report, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, George Duke

Peter Cor
petercor@sbcglobal.net
(831) 477 9008
www.petercor.com

HOME
Santa Cruz, CA

ARTIST INFO
Grammy nominated, multi-platinum composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, session player.

Composed for Earth Wind & Fire, Lee Ritenour, Lenny White, Tuck & Patti, Lakeside
 
Film Credits include Muppets From Space, The Sixth Man, Step Up
 
TV Credits: Bernie Mac Show, Pimp My Ride, Quantum Leap, 5 MTV shows