Real Music, Real Musicians, Real Instruments

Here are just a few of our talented musical partners.


Denny Leroux

 

Denny Leroux

Denny's career experience has included sharing the stage with performers such as Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Wilson Pickett, Whitney Houston, Bill Murray and Bo Diddley, to name a few. His stints as a young performer with New York society orchestras like Lester Lanin and Peter Duchin helped make him understand the subtle differences in style of music.
 His Catalog is a wide-ranging repertoire of every type of music. Show tunes, big band, society sounds, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, country, blues, classic rock and the latest top ten all come into play.

Learn more about Denny at his website.



Michelle Amato

 

Michelle Amato

Michelle Amato is a dynamic vocalist whose abilities to convey the deep passion of a lyric as well as soar effortlessly make her one of the most in demand names is music today. She has performed and recorded with an incredibly diverse array of artists, including Liza Minnelli, Al Green, Sandi Patty, Jon Secada, Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, Ira Sullivan, Jon Hendricks, Celia Cruz, Rita Marley and world renowned composer Yanni. Her solo work can be heard on his “Ethnicity” cd and “Yanni Live” DVD. Michelle recorded the title cut on Dirty Martini’s debut CD, “Save Your Love For Me, and her own debut CD “I’m All Smiles.”

Michelle performs regularly at numerous music festivals throughout the country, and has been a featured soloist with the Memphis Symphony, South Florida Pops, the Baton Rouge Symphony, Florida West Coast Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic. Extremely active in recording studios as a singer and contractor, Michelle has worked for Warner Brothers, Alfred and Shawnee Press Publications, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade, Walt Disney Company, and numerous jingle production companies throughout the country. Learn more about her at http://www.michelleamato.com/

She is currently the featured female vocalist at the Orlando production of Cirque du Soleil.



Terry Campbell
Terry Campbell

Singer and songwriter Terry Campbell was born into a musical family and raised in the hills of north Alabama. When he was seven, his father gave him a guitar and he has been playing and singing ever since. His professional musical career began at the age of 14, playing electric bass and singing in the family band, honing his craft at festivals and small shows throughout the south. After graduation from the family music academy, he landed a position in one of the innovative bluegrass bands, the Front Porch String Band, touring with them for almost two years.  His extensive knowledge of bluegrass, country and roots music is reflected in his songwriting, singing and guitar playing skills.


Through his producing partnership with Storm of the Century Music, Terry’s original songs and signature vocal harmonies have been heard on such shows as Without A Trace, Cold Case, NCIS, Miracles and in such feature films as Showtime’s Just a Dream and the independentl film, Virginia’s Run music. Learn more about Terry at http://www.myspace.com/telliscampbell



Jeff Ganz
Jeff Ganz

Famous for his ability to provide perfect accompaniment in any musical situation, bassist Jeff Ganz’s resume reads like a who's who of popular American music.. In addition to drums and traditional upright bass, he is also a master of fretted and fretless 4, 5, 8, and 12-string electric bass, as well as piccolo bass guitar. He has performed on television, in concert and on CD for such artists as Rita Moreno, Howard Levy, Melanie, Al Cohn, Johnnie Johnson, The Village People, Billie Joe Royal, Marvin Hamlisch, Liza Minnelli, Kenwood Dennard and Ben Vereen, amongst many others.

While building a thirty-plus year reputation as a first-call bassist, Jeff's freelance credits include movie soundtracks, Broadway musicals and national television commercials.


He appeared on Grammy-nominated recordings with Johnny Winter and John Lee Hooker, as well as the Tony Award-winning original cast album of Roger Miller's "Big River".  In addition to many years of performing in the New York area, Jeff has toured and recorded with such legends as Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Gerry Mulligan, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Tito Puente, Chuck Berry, Joe Morello, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Dr. John and Larry Coryell. Still based in the New York area, Jeff is busy with solo projects and continues to guest with internationally known acts. Learn more about Jeff at http://www.jeffganz.com/


Goliath Flores
Goliath Flores

Musician, vocalist and composer Goliath Flores’ talents cover a broad spectrum of instruments and world styles.  Though well known for his classical guitar playing, he is also proficient on drums, piano, percussion, clarinet, and accordion as well as ethnic instruments such as duduk, oud, riq drum, daf drum, and nay flutes. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he worked as an assistant with various studio producers before moving to Texas to major in music and study with world renowned guitarist Christopher McGuire. He moved to Florida to further his music studies and teach guitar, piano and percussion.

In addition to a busy calendar of public and private performances and studio recording, Goliath has worked for several years with the non-profit group Body and Soul, which provides live music performances to hospital and hospice patients.  Learn more about Goliath at www.goliathflores.com, where you can purchase his album of original music on which he plays every instrument.


Scott Staton
Scott Staton

Stoopid Daddy Records founder and multi media artist Scott Staton has been involved in the New York music, art and animation scene since the 1970's. He performed and toured with Denny Leroux and the Peter Duchin Orchestra for 17 years and has performed with artists such as Danny Kalb of the Blues Project, Charlie Musselwhite, Roomfull of Blues and T.S. Monk. and played with groups who’ve opened for The Pointer Sisters, George Benson and Bo Diddley. His soundtrack compositions include music for the feature film, “The Compleat Beatles” and the Weston Woods short animated film “The Caterpillar and the Polliwog.”


He has designed sound for Sesame Street episodes, and composed and played keyboards for the live action CBS TV show Felix The Cat. When not playing or composing music, he has designed cover art for numerous CDs.  and created the animated short film “The Dead Battery on the L.I.E”  which appeared on the HBO and SHOWTIME netoworks.  Learn more about Scott at www.myspace.com/stoopiddaddyrecords.


Larry Alexander
Larry Alexander

Larry Alexander is an engineer/producer who began his career at 914 Studios recording such superstars as Bruce Springsteen and Janis Ian (for which he won a Grammy for Best Engineered Recording.) After lengthy employment as a staff engineer at Power Station Studios, Larry began to freelance and has worked extensively in the U.S. and abroad recording music for albums, film, television and advertising.  He is one of a handful of engineer/producers with expertise in almost all forms and styles of music.


A small sampling from his long list of credits range from albums for Diana Ross, Foreigner, Liza Minnellii and Paul McCartney to film and TV work for CBS, Discovery, ESPN, Lifetime and Showtime Channels, to film scores for feature films “The Sum of All Fears,” “Pokemon-The Power of One,” and “9 1/2 Weeks.” Learn more about Larry at www.larryalexander.info/


Laura Theodore
Laura Theodore

Laura Theodore is a compelling, vivid, and versatile artist who has blown critics away with her incredible vocal range. Columnist Liz Smith perhaps said it best: “Her fans seem to think she is Streisand, Joplin, Lee, and Midler combined” (The New York Daily News).Laura has recorded five critically acclaimed jazz and blues CDs. Her debut disc, Tonight’s The Night, garnered a Musicians Magazine BUBS Award. What Is This Thing Called Jazz? followed and Live at Vartan Jazz was produced by the Vartan Jazz label.  She has starred in countless theatrical productions, and toured the U.S.with her critically acclaimed one woman show Celebrating the Great Ladies of American Song.

She has headlined at the top New York City clubs, including The Bottom Line, Town Hall, Village Gate, China Club, Studio 54, and the Rainbow Room. In addition to many national TV appearances, she has been featured at numerous jazz festivals, and events such as Night of 100 Stars, Fire & Ice Ball, and The American Film Awards. She is the title cut vocalist on producer Jim Steinman’s cult classic Original Sin, which has since been covered by artists such as Meatloaf and Taylor Dayne. Learn more at www.lauratheodore.com.


Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell

Jimmy Maxwell is a society bandleader and pianist, who conducts the music of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras. Jimmy is a former partner of Peter Duchin (son of Eddy Duchin). He performs for debutante balls and charity galas across the U.S. and abroad.

Jimmy also serves as director of the Louis Armstrong Society, has conducted for Harry Connick Sr. in “A Tribute To Frank Sinatra with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra” and performed for Presidents Reagan ,Bush (’41) and Clinton as well as members of the British Royal Family.

Jimmy Maxwell is a society band leader extraordinaire in the style of Lester Lanin and Peter Duchin. In fact, Jimmy and Peter were partners in Duchin Maxwell Entertainment, Inc. during the ‘80s and early 90’s. Performances with Alex Donner, Mike Carney,Denny LeRoux and Leo Ursini have all led to the musical gumbo called “The Maxwell Mystique!”

Jimmy is known for his ability to tap the mood of your guests and deliver the perfect combination of tunes and tempo that make the occasion memorable. Whether it’s a steamy strut down “Forty Second Street”, a romantic ballad “In the Still of the Night,” an invitation to some “Dirty Dancing”, a cruise in a “Pink Cadillac”, or a swing-era classic to put you “In The Mood”, Jimmy Maxwell says
“I’ll Take You There”.

From New York to Los Angeles and from Palm Beach to San Francisco, Jimmy has performed for some of the most elaborate celebrations ever given. He has entertained members of Britain’s Royal Family and debutantes from Seattle to Savannah. When society steps out, it’s to the able accompaniment of Jimmy Maxwell & His Orchestra. Learn more about Jimmy at www.JimmyMaxwell.Com