The Clock and the Moon

The Clock and the Moon Throughout 1988, I had been recording a bunch of pop demos I sang on, as to spotlight my abilities as a vocalist. Our new manager Steve Chapman played some of theses songs to Craig Sussman at Cypress/A&M. They offered me a solo record deal,...

The French Laundry

The French Laundry Windows’ second record label, Intima, was distributed by Capitol Records, which created a much larger landscape for us. We were able to get enough exposure to be picked up by our next label, Cypress/A&M, run by Craig Sussman. Ted Cohen, an...

Windows

Windows In early 1983, my collaborator Ed Cohen and I were searching for a new direction. Ed had never lost his love for progressive music, though his interest had been taken to a new level by the influence of Progressive Jazz (or Fusion, as it is called in many...

Spencer Davis ‘Vibrate’

Vibrate Next and the last from Munchkin Valley Productions came the Spencer Davis Group album “Vibrate.” I was introduced to Spencer by Steve Chapman, who was soon to become my manager. At the time, Steve was a successful drummer with bands like Poco, Leo Sayer and Al...

Poem of the Five Mountains

Poems of the Five Mountains Windows drummer Tim Timmermans and I went off into the little studio Ed and I had built, and recorded “Poems of the Five Mountains.” On this album, Tim and I played all the instruments, augmented by Peter White contributing piano and...