Media Autobiography

   As a toddler, I was fascinated by music.  My heavy musical influence was due to the fact that all of my uncles and aunts, were involved in the recording industry in one fashion or another.  I never paid attention to the words, but more so the feeling of each song.  My father said that I would watch him and his group practice and mimic the lead singer.  I was always fascinated by artist and performers alike.  As soon as I was able to start reading, my literature of choice was always rock and roll magazines or albums.  I would read the credits and lyrics of every album that my father or uncles owned. Everything from Vicente Fernandez to Marvin Gaye
   Most of us can remember our first kiss, first day at a new school, or where we were when there was catastrophic event.  Me, I can still remember the moment I first saw my first music video.  I was already introduced to the radio, books, and television programing prior to this. But it might as well of never happened, because after this moment, all I wanted was to watch MTV and BET all day long.
The first music video that I saw was "We Built This City" by Starship.  I was six years old and could not make
 sense on why the "Built this city on Rock & Roll," but I loved it.  After that, I was open to any type of music that had a great video.
   This love affair with music, and music videos carried me well into my teens.  By then, technology had advanced so much further than I could of ever imagined.  At this point I was more interested in writing, recording and performing music. I was also deeply into writing poems, short stories and screenplays. I felt I had message to share with the world.
   The next big medium to come into my life was when I was thirteen years old.  Yes, internet.  I was at friend's house watching MTV, when I noticed his small size computer.  At first I thought it was a small game consul.  I never heard of the world wide web, and for the most part neither had the rest of the world.  So when my friend said he was chatting with someone in China, it blew my mind. Later, when I was in college, I got my first email account with hotmail and started living in the Martrix.
Now I'm much older, I'm a father of three sons, and rarely have the time to watch music videos.  I actually spend more time on the internet researching schools or kids products, than I do watching videos. The world sure has change since 1985.  Yet I still enjoy the simple things like a baseball game on the radio or classic music video from the 80's.
  I've been lucky to have the access to record music as well as help others achieve their goals in the music industry.  I hope to one day influence one of my kids to use their musical talents to share their message.  I love writing, and I know whether it's writing a song or a document, words and communication are my passions