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First off, can you let us know why you transitioned to being a copyright lawyer after your music career?

Well, Donnie and I wrote and produced A!Leah! –  I had records before that that did ok but this was the first one that made a big impact. But one day I had a knock on my door and a man handed me an envelope telling me I had been served. It was a copyright infringement complaint for the song – they said that Donnie and I stole the song. It was some guy from Detroit – I never heard of him or his song.

The suit went for three or four years and a lot of things happened. We wouldn’t settle – Donnie and I won the trial. They couldn’t prove we even had access to the song – it was alleged that some guy in L.A. sent it to us but that never happened. When they played the song at the trial it even sounded different from our song.

Continue reading “Exclusive with Musician and Copyright Lawyer Mark Avsec/Ah! Leah! Co-Writer”

First off, how did you get your start in media operations- what interested you?

I started off  in regional sports TV. I went to UCLA and Jerry Buss and Bill Daniels had just launched the Prime Ticket Regional Network in California. They covered the Lakers, Kings, Angels, USC and UCLA…. My uncle worked for them and he got me a job there as a runner. It wasn’t what I ever intended on doing. I was a business major and had no idea what I wanted to do then. I was there for 10 years – I was blessed with the opportunity – it spawned a 40-year career.

What did you learn over that time?

We only had six people in the office then. I was pulling cable during games and worked on graphics and audio too. I did a little producing – the growth was really in remote production.

Continue reading “Exclusive with Former NHL and NFL Senior Director, Media Operations, Adam Acone”

First off, can you let us know about the work you’ve been doing to support families with children suffering from pediatric cancer?

After I retired from football we started a foundation – Still Strong  – to help families with kids who have pediatric cancer. We help pay for the bills outside of the treatment itself – food, rent, gas… anything outside of the treatment.

Going through what we did with our daughter Leah – we knew what it was like to go through this and wanted to help others.

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First off, let’s ease into this with some football talk- do you follow the Browns – any thoughts on the team now?

I definitely follow the game – I will always love the game. I like the players – I don’t root for teams. I just follow the players I like and stay up-to-date on what’s going on.

I have followed Shedeur Sanders’s story there. Ken Dorsey is the Offensive Coordinator in Cleveland and he was my quarterback at Miami.  I respect him a lot. I think Stefanski is a good head coach. But the whole Sanders thing…. I think Gabriel was just more ready. You could see when he was at Oregon that he would be able to make a quick adjustment to the NFL.  He was more ready than Sanders. I think Flacco wasn’t working and Stefanski needed to make a decision to win now to maybe save his job. So that’s why Gabriel is there with Flacco as the backup.

Continue reading “Exclusive with Former Browns Tight End Kellen Winslow II”

First off, I know you’ve been coaching for a while – how did you get started as a coach and why?

I grew up the son of a coach – my dad coached high school football and I figured I’d end up coaching too. I was fortunate to have been able to play in the NFL first. I enjoy coaching this age of kids – 14-year olds are knuckleheads and it’s fun seeing them grow up.

Continue reading “Exclusive with Former Browns Quarterback Ty Detmer, 1999-2000”

First off, what have you been up to lately?

I’ve been getting more into writing, producing and directing more. I guess that’s the normal progression as an actor. Connecting with people is a major part of what actors do through their roles and scripts. It’s natural as an extrovert to read something and embody that text into something you know. Producing is my new passion – I’m getting into that more now.

Continue reading “Exclusive with Actor Michael Park”