1985-87 - Keyboard Magazine Books

1985-87 - Editor, GPI Books Department

1986 - New Directions in Modern Guitar (editor)

1986 - Beginning Synthesizer (co-author)

1987 - Using MIDI (co-author)

1988 - Basic Guitar (editor)

A bit after college, I got a job in the GPI Books department proofreading and transcribing interviews with rock stars. Later I got a real position editing and managing the production of commercial books compiled from Guitar Player, Keyboard, and Frets magazines. Finally I got to co-author two instructional books (below).

I did all writing and organization, while my co-author taught me to program synthesizers and MIDI devices.

Beginning Synthesizer

An easy-to-understand, musical approach to playing and programming a keyboard synthesizer. Alfred Publishing, 1986.

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Using MIDI

The theory and practical applications of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface—using the hardware and software, how it works, and how it can expand your musical creativity. Alfred Publishing, 1987.

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