album cover, The Meditations. click for clips.
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As a classically trained musician, he first began acting at a young age as Doris’ musical brother in MGM’s classic musical film, Fame. And before he could legally drink, he was singing in New York clubs as Victor E.
watch video for “Meditation No. 6 (Getting to Know You)”
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As a struggling New York musician, he was signed to Polygram for a 3-song dance music deal; none of the recordings were ever released. He subsequently wrote all the songs and played nearly all of the instruments on his first album, It received airplay on indie stations nationwide, including KCRW‘s influential “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” Including the song “Meditation No. 6 (Getting to Know You),” the Metropolis-meets-Roller Boogie fantasy concept music video was shot on location in Los Angeles. It debuted at the 2003 Los Angeles Film Festival, and stayed on PowerPlay’s Top 20 Videos chart for several weeks (Comcast/Cablevision stations). “On the one hand, it was an entire concept album all about getting yourself out of a dark place. I remain prouder of that album than anything I’ve ever done. But on the other hand, kind of echoing that music video, I felt trapped in New York at the time. Typical of many New Yorkers, I had never learned how to drive. What kept me away from L.A. for all those years was parallel parking. Seriously. I still struggle with it.” With the demise of the music industry, sales were lackluster, and he ventured west to recreate himself in Los Angeles…