Hey guys this is and the writer is and I'm your host, Ross Golan.

I've written with hundreds of artists and writers over the years,

and my favorite part of each session is the first hour when we catch up about life, the industry, politics, composition, whatever.

So this is a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly

who the people are who write the songs.

I'm producing this with the Great Joe London, Big Deal music publishing, and

mega house music management. If you want to listen to the songs we discuss in this

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Welcome to and the writer is. I am your host Ross Golan. Today's friend of the

podcast started playing music on 3rd Street promenade in Santa Monica

California. A few years later, six of his singles have been certified

gold or platinum. He's played halftime shows for nationally televised NFL games, hosted

the biggest syndicated morning shows and Dance with the Stars.

He even played basketball in the Celebrity game over the NBA's All-Star weekend.

This New Yorker sings about Fidelity and is an advocate for the poor.

In other words, he's a good person when he writes songs and even better when he doesn't.

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