Nothing on this site would have been possible without the following people.
May everything I do, every word that I speak and type, honor them in some way:
Mom, Maximina Rivera + Elpidio Diaz, Tomasa Rivera, Adela Rivera, Carlos Rivera, Roberto Concepcion
Dad, Usha + Vishwas Bhopale, Shalini Kulkarni
Nicholas Falu + Beatrice Rodriguez-Falu, Victor Falu, Tatiana Falu, Samira Falu, Aixa + Adeli Rodriguez
Tony + Susan Gross, Rosemary Gross, Tony Gross Sr, Alan Whitney, Mark Gifford, Greg Gefell
All the bands and musicians I worked with at GFI and The Bug Jar
The many musicians I'm lucky to call friends
Frank DeBlase for giving me my first break
Scott Morrow + all other editors I've worked with along the way, whether we agree or not
All publicists (thank you for all the amazing music, books, films, etc)
Jeff Brand, Rajesh Barnabas, Matt Guarnere. Suzi and Don Blair, Stephen Lopez, Gary Tomaselli,
Geoff Graser, Kristin Rapp, Heather Davis, AJ Snyder
Colleen Elrod
Dayna Papaleo, Chuck Irving, Deepak + Jen Thettu, Karen Chaney-Beck
Luis Pagan, Maria Pagan,
Raymond Almodovar, Wilson Rodriguez, Jose Vasquez, Danny Jusino, Ed Rotger, Joe Nesario
Fitz Gitler, Justin King,
Mike Nugent, Alfred Smith, Neil Shapiro, Adam Kaye, Paul Lembo, Pete + Louis Francia
Joe Frey, Mark Harssema, Kevin Darby,
Rose Myers, Abe Wallters, Tracy Lavonas, Todd Frampton,
Zahl Cama, Andy Vaid, Vikas Pawa, Nikhil Mancharam, Jake Rich
Cassie Fenton, Whitney Denesha, Richard Haisma, Andy Hunt
Laura Hornbake, Lois Bielefeld and her beautiful parents, Jeff Russell, Jill Hardy, Jason Kopec
Alan Murphy, Mike James
Guy Higgins, Mike Satter, Neil Polanski, Jay Rodgers, Ben Seyna, Steve Bowen, Emily Bowen, Lail Brown
Corey + Keven Adams, Jeff Steverson
Justin Roeland, Aaron DeRuyter, Scott Kockler, Rick Kockler, Bill Griffin, Dan Kulp, Mike Higgins
Ed Gbirski, Adam Josephson, Al Beaman, Jared Gniewek, Ben Shutts, Dave Fien, Harley Hiltz
Chris Wicks, Devon Tramell, Charlie Dye, Chris ???
Wendy Painting, James Brown, Susan Hope Lanier
Don Baker, Andy Conley, Chris CooNed Corman, Evan Dawson, Megan Mack, and everyone at WXXI
Carvin Eison, Carol White-Llewelyn, Rashida Washington, and everyone at RCTV
Tom Abbs, Adam Downey, Chris Weiss, and everyone at Clandestine PR