When I was 4 years old, I saw a cartoon of a big band made up of animals. When the wolf/drummer took a solo, I said, "I want to do THAT!"

Companies including Pepsi, Dodge, A&E and AMC have used my music for their national TV and radio ads and I have created many songs for Nickelodeon toy commercials and PBS children's programs.

As an arranger, I prepare the little black notes on the page for the musicians to play in the recording studio. Since 1985, I've been using Macintosh computers for ...