I enjoy the creative process, be it music or business, and am committed to living a life of being fearlessly creative.

The very first music I ever remember hearing, as a child, was that of Jimmy Reed, particularly his harmonica, and Ray Charles. I love the music of Carlos Santana, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Bob Dylan, Donavon, The Doors, The Stones, Vanilla Fudge, Creedance Clearwater, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, The Cream (especially Disraeli Gears), Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Motown (as a groove), Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Chopin, and, of course, Jimmy Reed and Ray Charles. I enjoy a very broad array of genres, styles, and modes of expession.

What music would I most like to produce/create? Most definitely a combination of Jazz and Rock, which I refer to as Jazz/Rock. I have tremendious respect for both genres.

I am particularly intrigued with the use of language/linguistics. Noam Chomsky is the author whose works I have read most. I earned a B.A. in English Literature with minors in both Business Development and Communication Arts, and have been fortunate to meet, study and work with very fine musicians, producers, directors and audio engineers.

Some years ago, I worked as the Accounting Manager for a manufacturer of what may very well be the world's finest speaker systems. I also functioned as the Administrator of the Recording Division for this same company. I enjoyed managing and representing the company's record label at CES trade show events in Chicago, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. I was fortunate to work with world-class engineers setting up live recording sessions in various venues. We produced more than (30) thirty extrememly fine audiophile recordings. On one occasion, I assisted recording engineeer, Bruce Leek, to set up a recording session of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Symphony performing simultaneously in the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, UT. Recording that event was a feat unto itself, and I am grateful to Bruce for showing me his 'secret' way of setting up such a session.

Working with world-class recording engineers and speaker designers taught me a great deal about recording techniques, business and the music industry. I remain forever grateful for that opportunity and the very fine people I worked with. I successfully integrated a financial accounting and manufacuring shop floor system into that company' operations which allowed the company to eventually become a multi-million dollar entity and a true leader in the speaker manufacturing business. After leaving that company, I established Morton Davis Productions as an independent label / publisher.

Never look back!

What is a great song?

Great songs are memorable. That's pretty much it. Memorable. Something you want to hear again, and again. Something that stirs the soul, the mind, the spirit.

Best Regards,

My six-guns were a prize possession. Here I am at 4 years old. -Morton Davis

In this life, we find ourselves a various crossroads. Considering what Alice and the Cheshire cat have to say about the path we choose....

A lesson from Alice in Wonderland:

“Would you tell me, please which way I ought to go from here?” she asked. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” was the reply. “I don’t much care where” she said. “Then, it doesn’t matter which way you go.”

This interaction occurs as Alice arrives to a crossroads and discourses with the Cheshire cat who is perched in a nearby tree. It’s a poignant reminder that the path we take will determine our destination. Whether it’s the path that we are taking for our music, our business, or the path we choose in our relationships, ...it really does matter where we want to go.

Dare to dream and make each day an epic adventure.

"Regards songwriting: Work on a given song, usually for no more than 3 hours, and walk away with something." -Paul McCartney

That's me (white shirt in back row) playing harmonica with Sky Nelson's church band! I generally played Alto sax with this group. What fun.