MY TIMELINE

1960

Born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1977

Played bass guitar in off-Broadway production of “The Web”.
1980

Wrote national jingle for Thomas’s Toast-r-Cakes English Muffins.
1981

First song, "Like A Rose", published by Chappell Music Co.
1982

Graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
1983

Moved to New York City.

Wrote the musical score for the Off-Broadway show, “Oh Baby! A Lamaze Odyssey”.
1985

Wrote the song “After All” for Air Supply. Album goes Gold around the world. Signed worldwide publishing agreement with Chappell Music.
1987

Co-wrote “Tell it to My Heart” for Taylor Dayne which went to #7 on the Hot 100 Billboard chart and #1 around the world.
1988

Co-wrote “Prove Your Love”, Taylor Dayne’s 2nd single which went to #7 on Hot 100 Billboard chart, #1 on Billboard Dance chart and Top 5 around the world.
1988

Received ASCAP songwriting award for “Tell it to My Heart” being amongst the most played songs on the radio in 1988.
“Tell it to My Heart” and “Prove Your Love” on Billboard’s year-end Top 100 Singles of 1988.
1988

Co-Wrote “Homeboy” for Jane Weidlin of The Go-Go’s for her album “Fur” which reached #48 on the U.K. charts.
1990

Co-wrote “Tear it Up” for Michael McDonald which went to #27 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

Signed a new publishing agreement with EMI Music Publishing.

Moved to Los Angeles.
1991

Wrote “Love is a Beautiful Thing” for the debut album of Charles & Eddie which went gold around the world.
1992

Wrote “Not Gonna Be The One”, one of four new songs recorded by Olivia Newton-John for her Greatest Hits album, “Back to Basics -- The Essential Collection”.
1992

Co-wrote Celine Dion’s single “Did You Give Enough Love” which reached #17 on the Canadian pop charts.
1994

First child, Julian Charles, born.
1994

Started baseball memorabilia collection.
1995

Al Green records “Love is a Beautiful Thing”. Released as a single, it charts in the U.K. at #56. In 2002, the song is included on L-O-V-E: The Essential Al Green greatest hits collection.
1996

First book, “Baseball Letters — A Fan’s Correspondence With His Heroes”, published by Random House.

“Love is a Beautiful Thing” featured as the theme song in the Gwyneth Paltrow movie “The Pallbearer”.
1997

“Baseball Letters" becomes a national bestseller.
1997

Tina Turner records “Love is a Beautiful Thing” for the 5-times platinum “Princess Diana Tribute” album.
1999

Wrote the song “Instant Pleasure”, sung by Rufus Wainwright, which is featured in the Adam Sandler blockbuster “Big Daddy”.
1999

Second book in Baseball Letters trilogy -- “Every Pitcher Tells A Story”-- published by Times Books and becomes a national bestseller.
2000

Acquisition of the infamous baseball that went through Bill Buckner’s legs in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Often referred to as “The Buckner Ball”.
2001

Krystal Harris records ”Love is a Beautiful Thing” as the theme song for the Reese Witherspoon movie, “Legally Blond”.
2002

Second child, Luke Daniel, born.
2002

Love is a Beautiful Thing” (Al Green’s version) featured as theme song in the movies “Two Weeks Notice” and “Sorority Boys”.

Kelly Llorenna version of “Tell it to My Heart” charts at #9 on the U.K. pop chart.
2003

Third book in the Baseball Letters trilogy -- “Something To Write Home About”-- published by Crown Books.
2004

Third child, Daisy Claire, born.
2004

First solo album, “Instant Pleasure” released.

Revlon cosmetics uses “Love is a Beautiful Thing” for their worldwide marketing campaign. Song also featured as theme song in the movie “The Cookout”.
2005

“Instant Pleasure” awarded Album of the Year, Los Angeles Music Awards.

Signed new publishing agreement with Sony Music.
2006

Jewelry designed by Fallon with lyrics from “Tell it to My Heart” introduced at Barney’s.
2006

Precedent-setting Swirsky v. Carey (Mariah) decision handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where it is now the standard for proving copyright infringement.

Formed pop band, The Red Button.
2007

The Red Button releases first album, “She’s About to Cross My Mind”.
2007

The first single from The Red Button record, “Cruel Girl”, chosen as “The Coolest Song in the World this Week” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Sirius radio program.
2007

“The Last Giant”, a short form documentary is an official selection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Film Festival and The D.C. International Film Festival.
2010

Second solo album —“Watercolor Day”— released. Wins Best Single (for the title track) at The Hollywood Music and Media Awards.
2011

Directed and produced the documentary “Beatles Stories” which had its World Premiere in Paris at The European Independent Film Festival. Other festivals where it was an Official Selection include Newport Beach, Bend, New York Gold Coast International, Las Vegas and 15 more.
2011

Second album by The Red Button — “As Far As Yesterday Goes”— released. The single, “Caught in the Middle”, chosen as “Coolest Song in the World this Week” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Sirius radio program.
2011

Sang National Anthem at Wrigley Field before Cubs-Braves game. Watch on YouTube »

Featured as “Songwriter of the Week" in the Nov/Dec issue of American Songwriter magazine.
2012

Baseball memorabilia collection sold through Heritage Auctions.
2012

“Beatles Stories” premieres in the UK at same theater as The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” in 1968. Premieres in the U.S. at the Egyptian theater, Los Angeles.
2013

“Beatles Stories” debuts on Sky Arts channel in Great Britain and the RAI channel in Italy.
2013

Earned Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology.
2015

“Tell it to My Heart” used by Cheetos in an ad for Super Bowl 49. Watch it »
2016

Release of third solo album, “Circles and Squares”, named 2nd best record of the year (out of 125) on The International Pop Overthrow year-end list.
2017

Fourth book — “21 Ways to a Happier Depression: A Creative Guide to Getting Unstuck from Anxiety, Setbacks and Stress” — is published by Sourcebooks.
2017

Recognized with two entries and two honorable mentions in the book “Shake Some Action 2.0: An Updated Guide to the 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums, 1970-2017."
2017

Third album by The Red Button, “Now It's All This!” (JEM Records), released. Two singles, “Can’t Let Candy Go” and “Tracy’s Party”, chosen as “Coolest Song in the World this Week” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Sirius radio program.
2018

Directed video and composed song (“Ooh Girl”) sung by Peter Noone of The Herman’s Hermits. Video premieres on Billboard.com
2021

Release of children’s book, “Shh…Your Toes are Sleeping”
2021

Exhibition of 37 original paintings at Margarita Mix Studio, Santa Monica, as Artist-in-Residence.
2021

Sony releases Greatest Hits album. Available on amazon.co.jp »
2021

“Tell It To My Heart" chosen by Glamour Magazine as one of the Top 51 songs of the 1980s.
2022

Release of 4th solo album. Available on Amazon.
2022

Release of single, Christmas Eve. Watch »
2023

“Tell It To My Heart” re-enters the Billboard charts and rises to #2.
2023

“Tell It To My Heart” chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Top 200 songs of the 1980s.
2024

“Tell It To My Heart” featured on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Golden Bachelorette. Watch on YouTube »
2024

Wrote and Directed Stop-Animation movie, “VanTongerloo’s Dream”, which won for Best Animation Movie at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, Paris Film Awards, Munich Short Film Awards, International Avant Garde Film Awards, New York Movie Awards, Los Angeles Short Film Festival, London Movie Awards, Washington D.C. International Cinema Festival, Florence Film Awards. It was a semi-finalist at Brooklyn International Short Awards, Santa Fe Movie Awards, Stockholm Short film Festival, Tokyo ShortFest, Berlin Short Awards. It was Selected and featured at the Phoenix Film Festival, New York City Independent Film Festival and Los Angeles Independent IFS Film Fest. Watch the movie here »
2026

“Tell it to My Heart” chosen as the theme for Cheerios worldwide campaign. Watch on YouTube »