Trivia

Author of The Illustrated History of British Pop

Former music video producer - including (but not limited to) Bryan Adams, Jeff Beck, Blondie, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Alice Cooper, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Doobie Brothers, Gloria Estefan, Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates, Whitney Houston, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Billy Joel, Elton John, Journey, Genesis, Michael Jackson, Kansas, Chaka Khan, Kiss, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, John Mellencamp, Van Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, REO Speedwagon, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Santana, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Supertramp, Toto, Tina Turner, Van Halen, Yes and Frank Zappa.

In England, worked as a journalist/writer for Rolling Stone Magazine, Time Out, The Sunday Times (London), Sunday Telegraph (London), The Observer (London)

Produced and directed Live 8 World Feed which was part of the AOL Webcast which won the 2006 Daytime EMMY for Outstanding Achievement in Video Content for Non-traditional Delivery Platforms.

Produced the first ever video album - Blondie's "Eat To The Beat" which was nominated for the Grammy for Music Video in 1982 (lost to Michale Nesmith's "Elephant Parts.".

He produced the Genesis Awards (presented by the Humane Society of the United States) for 16 years (1996 - 2011). He then won two Genesis Awards for The All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration (2015) and American Rescue Dog Show (2019), which were produced by Michael Levitt Productions.

He has shot videos all over the world including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands as well as the United States, including Hawaii.

Produced the only music video made by Frank Zappa - "You Are What You Is.".

Produced the first ever music concert in High Definition video - Genesis: The Invisible Touch Tour (1987) shot over 4 nights at sold out Wembey Stadium.

Produced the first ever music video "prequel" - Steve Perry's "Strung Out" - which is a prequel to "Oh Sherrie.".

Produced the first music video to ever incorporate dialogue in the song - Philip Bailey's "I Know" directed by Jack Cole.