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Host Jeff Commings talks with songwriters Jud Friedman and Allan Rich about almost not having their song "For the First Time" appear in the movie One Fine Day (thanks to Rod Stewart), and learns from Tim Rice the process behind putting a new song into the iconic Evita score and getting an Oscar nomination for it. Space Jam featured many songs that made for a popular soundtrack, including the R. Kelly tune "I Believe I Can Fly," which was a big hit in 1996 when all the world knew about R. Kelly was that he was a great singer.

12p - Podden om Melodifestivalen och Eurovision Song Contest. Podden där vi dyker ner i historien bakom världens största musiktävling.2022 diskas sex jurygruppers röster i Eurovision Song Contest vilket leder till stora protester från länderna och fans. EBU hade upptäckt "oregelbundna röstningsmönster". Det är tyvärr inte första gången det händer och EBU agerar enligt sitt regelverk. Kan man fuska i Eurovision Song Contest?Låtlista

Fear is trickling down the walls at the White House like blood from a crime scene. They try to wipe it away with a Lawrence O'Donnell monologue here, a Stephen Colbert freak out there.Any other president at any other time in American history would be sweating. But Joe Biden isn't.It reminds me of this scene from the movie Quiz Show where the investigator, played by Rob Morrow, corners the President of NBC, played by Allan Rich, in an elevator. We have finally got you, Morrow says. Oh yeah? Rich says. Then why are you the one that's sweating?And so it goes with the Biden administration.But there is no hiding it. Nate Silver is worried. The New York Times is worried. Politico is worried. Rolling Stone is worried. It's so bad that they've given up towing the party line and are actually speaking out for the first time since Biden took office. They're desperate for Biden to step aside and give the job to someone, anyone who will stop Trump./// Get full access to Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning with Sasha Stone at sashastone.substack.com/subscribe

Host Jeff Commings invited not one, not two, but THREE Oscar-nominated songwriters to this episode to share their behind-the-scenes tales of creating two of the five Oscar nominees for original song of 1992. Jud Friedman and Allan Rich talk about writing "Run to You" for Whitney Houston and creating a guerilla campaign for an Oscar nomination. Tim Rice discusses his detour into writing songs for Aladdin and how Alan Menken's melody for "A Whole New World" helped shape the lyrics.

Allan Rich is a two time Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe nominee, whose songs have sold over 65 Million copies.  Allan has written hits for everyone from:  NATALIE COLE (“I Live For Your Love”) JAMES INGRAM (the #1 pop hit “I Don't Have The Heart To Hurt You”) WHITNEY HOUSTON (“Run To You” from the movie “The Bodyguard” which sold 30 Million CD's and got Allan his first Oscar and Grammy nomination) KENNY LOGGINS (“For The First Time” from the Michelle Pfeiffer/George Clooney movie “One Fine Day” which got Allen another Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe nomination) ‘NSYNC (“I Drive Myself Crazy” from their 10 million selling debut CD) ….as well as songs recorded by   TINA TURNER DOLLY PARTON PATTI LA BELLE GLADYS KNIGHT BARRY MANILOW ….and many others! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-cuoco/support

In celebration of national "Love Your Pet Day" on Feb 20th, Briton Publishers and author/photographer, Johanna Siegman, released "In Good Company." The book features many personalities with their furry loved ones, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Apex Protection Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.BOOK PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: Ed Asner, Liz Abbott, Caroline Beck, Ed Begley Jr., Garrett Bennet, Raissa Katona Bennet, Jenny Bilfield, Carlos Carrasco, Laura Cohen, Michael & Tom d'Angora, Patricia de Leon, David Dubinsky, Danielle Eskinazi, Lorraine Feather, Paula Ficara, Frances Fisher, Heather Frank, Justin Frank, Joel Friedman, Tracey Gluck, Gina Hecht, Katie Hoff, Richard Karn, Ron King, David Koz, Norman Lear, Tanya Moss, Lu Parker, Bill Peterson, Arcadio Poveda, Gretchen Reinhagen, Allan Rich, Claudia Russell, Alex Rybeck, Arturo Sandoval, David Scharf, Adam Schiff, Mark Schiff, Dave Scott, Columbus Short, Jackie Speier, Molly Stern, Gabrielle Stone, Gene Stone, Tierney Sutton, Eric Swalwell, Gregory Tororian, Dee Wallace, Steve Wastell, Gren Wells, Vernon Wells, Adrienne Wilkinson, Mark Winkler, Richard Yniguez, Margarita Zavala and Cecilia RamosPeople are their most genuine selves when they're with their pets. No matter how experienced or nervous someone is about being photographed, interviewed or even in crowds, as soon as they are with their pets, everything changes. This coffee table book of fine art portraits, features notable people from a wide range of fields (arts, science, literature, performance, music, etc.), with their pets. A portion of profits will go to support Apex Protection Project, a Los Angeles-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, created to save the wolf species through education, rescue and advocacy. Unlike traditional pet portraits, these unique images depict the relationship between people and their beloved pets. They portray everyday moments between them, which are intimate and mundane, often humorous, whimsical, or touching, and always genuine. Each person provides me with personal details of their relationship with their pet in order for me to envision a concept that is particular to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Today on Too Opinionated, author/photographer, Johanna Siegman, talks about her new book “In Good Company.” A book that features many personalities with their furry loved ones with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Apex Protection Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.   BOOK PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: Ed Asner, Liz Abbott, Caroline Beck, Ed Begley Jr., Garrett Bennet, Raissa Katona Bennet,  Jenny Bilfield, Carlos Carrasco, Laura Cohen, Michael & Tom d'Angora, Patricia de Leon, David Dubinsky, Danielle Eskinazi,  Lorraine Feather, Paula Ficara,  Frances Fisher, Heather Frank, Justin Frank, Joel Friedman, Tracey Gluck, Gina Hecht, Katie Hoff, Richard Karn, Ron King, David Koz, Norman Lear, Tanya Moss, Lu Parker, Bill Peterson, Arcadio Poveda, Gretchen Reinhagen, Allan Rich, Claudia Russell, Alex Rybeck, Arturo Sandoval, David Scharf, Adam Schiff, Mark Schiff, Dave Scott, Columbus Short, Jackie Speier, Molly Stern, Gabrielle Stone, Gene Stone, Tierney Sutton, Eric Swalwell, Gregory Tororian, Dee Wallace, Steve Wastell, Gren Wells, Vernon Wells, Adrienne Wilkinson, Mark Winkler, Richard Yniguez, Margarita Zavala and Cecilia Ramos People are their most genuine selves when they're with their pets. No matter how experienced or nervous someone is about being photographed, interviewed or even in crowds, as soon as they are with their pets, everything changes. This coffee table book of fine art portraits, featuring notable people from a wide range of fields (arts, science, literature, performance, music, etc.), with their pets. A portion of profits will go to support Apex Protection Project, a Los Angeles-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, created to save the wolf species through education, rescue and advocacy. Unlike traditional pet portraits, these unique images depict the relationship between people and their beloved pets. They portray everyday moments between them, which are intimate and mundane, often humorous, whimsical, or touching, and always genuine.    Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Exclusive interview with songwriters Allan Rich and Jud Friedman. Learn about the creation of their songs with Whitney Houston and James Ingram (I Don't Have The Heart). Britney Spears has mentioned her admiration for Whitney Houston. As a matter of fact, Britney used another Whitney BODYGUARD song for an audition with JIVE executives, which would lead to Britney's recording contract. The Original Doll with James Rodriguez, unpackages music with the creators. Audio ripping and leaking is prohibited in every country in the world. www.TheOriginalDoll.com , www.Instagram.com/The.Original.Doll , www.Twitter.com/JamesRodriguez , www.TikTok.com/@TheJamesRodriguez www.Patreon.com/TheOriginalDoll 

In a cinematic universe where there should have been only one a greedy production company will send multiple Zeistians to resurrect the Highlander.  The guys (Ben, Bracken, Brant, Nate and producer, Danny) kick off season 3: the season of the sequel with this disappointing follow up to the original Highlander movie from 1986. Is this film Exceptionally Bad or just Bad? This movie stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, Allan Rich, and John C. McGinley. Follow us on Instagram @ExceptionallyBad and Twitter @XceptionallyBad or email us at theguys@exceptionallybad.com or check out our website at exceptionallybad.com Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) was Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Produced by Donald P. Borchers, Chris Chrisafis, Robin S. Clark, Guy Collins, Jack Cummins, Peter S. Davis, Jean-Luc Dafait, Ziad El Khoury, Stephen Kaye, William N. Panzer, Mari Provenzano, Alejandro Sessa, and Mario Sotela and Written by Gregory Widen (characters), Brian Clemens, William N. Panzer, and Peter Bellwood. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This special episode of Big Blend Radio honors the life and music of acclaimed singer-songwriter and musician Jimmy "Muffin" Yessian. Featured guests include friends and musicians Jeff Kossack, Marty Axelrod, and Warren Sellers who share some of the songs and stories from the album "Muffin Music" that pay tribute to Jimmy's songs and music. Learn more and purchase the album which benefits the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, here: https://muffinmusic2021.bandcamp.com/releases  Jimmy Yessian was a passionate live performer who connected instantly with his audiences. He performed around the United States and Europe with artists as diverse as Anthony Smith, Brian White, Jeffrey Steele, Allan Rich, Steve Dorff, Al Anderso, and Chuck Cannon, to name a few. He was appointed VP of Creative Development for Ash Street Music Publishing and was in charge of signing and developing young writers; he also signed an exclusive writers agreement with the company. Yessian was invited and performed in Venice, Italy for the World Global Party to help raise money for children's charities from 180 countries. His song “Stand Tall America,” co-written with Gary Baker (“I Swear” and “I'm Already There”) and Jerry Williams was the featured song in the PBS aired documentary film “One Voice/ The Healing Pole” and is the lead song on the “Inspiration New York” CD. Jimmy performed solo, founded the “Tall Men Group,” and toured and recorded Jeff Kossack as the duo – “From Different Mothers”. We miss him. He lives on through the memories and beautiful music he made with so many. We all love you Muffin Man. 

This special episode of Big Blend Radio honors the life and music of acclaimed singer-songwriter and musician Jimmy "Muffin" Yessian. Featured guests include friends and musicians Jeff Kossack, Marty Axelrod, and Warren Sellers who share some of the songs and stories from the album "Muffin Music" that pay tribute to Jimmy's songs and music. Learn more and purchase the album which benefits the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, here: https://muffinmusic2021.bandcamp.com/releases Jimmy Yessian was a passionate live performer who connected instantly with his audiences. He performed around the United States and Europe with artists as diverse as Anthony Smith, Brian White, Jeffrey Steele, Allan Rich, Steve Dorff, Al Anderso, and Chuck Cannon, to name a few. He was appointed VP of Creative Development for Ash Street Music Publishing and was in charge of signing and developing young writers; he also signed an exclusive writers agreement with the company. Yessian was invited and performed in Venice, Italy for the World Global Party to help raise money for children's charities from 180 countries. His song “Stand Tall America,” co-written with Gary Baker (“I Swear” and “I'm Already There”) and Jerry Williams was the featured song in the PBS aired documentary film “One Voice/ The Healing Pole” and is the lead song on the “Inspiration New York” CD.Jimmy performed solo, founded the “Tall Men Group,” and toured and recorded Jeff Kossack as the duo – “From Different Mothers”. We miss him. He lives on through the memories and beautiful music he made with so many. We all love you Muffin Man.

País España Dirección Fernando Trueba Guion David Trueba, Fernando Trueba (Novela: Donald E. Westlake) Música Michel Camilo Fotografía José Luis Alcaine Reparto Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach, Gabino Diego, Austin Pendleton, Santiago Segura, Allan Rich, Vincent Schiavelli, Joe Hess, Phil Leeds, Jeff Moldovan Sinopsis En Miami Beach, un galerista caradura se compromete con una mujer y se enamora de su hermana. Incapaz de decidirse por ninguna de las dos, desdobla su personalidad creando un hermano gemelo para satisfacer a ambas. Al mismo tiempo, se ve acosado por el ex-marido de su prometida, un mafioso que amenaza con matarlo si hace desgraciada a su ex-mujer.

Allan Rich (birthname Benjamin Schultz) was born in the Bronx in 1926 and knew he wanted to be an actor when he was five years old. He appeared in several Broadway shows in the 1940s including a memorable play with Claude Rains called "Darkness at Noon."In the mid-forties, Allan led a Theatrical Action Committee to free Willie McGee, a black man from Mississippi who had been convicted of rape in 1945 and subsequently electrocuted in 1951. Allan's devotion to civil rights led to accusations of involvement with the Communist Party, and in time, landed him on a Hollywood blacklist. Ostracized from show business, he found work on Wall Street and worked as an art dealer before landing sporadic film and TV roles in the Sixties. In 1973, Allan played district attorney Herman Tauber alongside Al Pacino in "Serpico" and from there, his career took off. Allan's filmography on IMDB lists nearly 150 roles, including appearances on "All in the Family," "Barney Miller," "Happy Days," "Two Broke Girls," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and dozens more. Mr. Rich has simply had an amazing acting career. And I loved talking to him. This program was recorded at the Actors Fund home in Englewood, New Jersey. Big thanks to Allan's daughter Marian Rich who allowed me the opportunity to interview her dad. Marian even stepped in a couple times during the interview to help Allan with recollections of his remarkable career.

The Road Taken was on the road. Went Live with Hit Makers, Jud Friedman & Allan Rich… Multiple Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe Nominees. Living their dreams with passion and success. Had the best time with them! Great stories! Informative, inspiring, fun! First week in the ZinnaTV hiatus as they build new studios. We had a tech glitch at the top. Sorry for the abrupt beginning. The Road Taken on The Road Wed, Oct 18th, 7 pm PT/ 10 pm ET Shot Live on Facebook With Louise Palanker All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj This week's BROADcast is brought to you by Rick Smolke​ of Quik Impressions​, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.com Video replay without the opening glitch, but still in vertical mode, sorry. Full screen helps. https://youtu.be/iRoG7pSk-P4 Video replay with opening craziness, also in vertical mode, but kind of fun. Full screen helps. http://bit.ly/2yzYwpg

ALAN ROY SCOTT As a professional songwriter for over 35 years, his songs have been recorded by Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Notorious B.I.G., Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LaBelle, Neville Bros. Roberta Flack, Cher, El DeBarge, Tiffany, Patti Austin, The Spinners, Rick Springfield, Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Martin, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis, Pointer Sisters, Sheena Easton, and Ray Charles among many. His work also has been featured in Films and TV shows such as “Top Gun,” “First Wives Club,” “Coming To America,” “Redline,” “Karate Kid III,” “Summer School,” “Fame,” “Fame/LA,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” “Santa Barbara,” “Guiding Light,” “Melrose Place,” & “Beverly Hills 90210” among others. He was an exclusive staff writer with EMI Music and Jobete Music (Motown) for a combined 11 years, having his own independent Kyushu Boy Music Publishing since 1990. Alan attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in Music Composition. He has won top prizes in the John Lennon Song Contest, The American Song Festival, and numerous awards in International Music Festivals around the world, competing as composer and/or artist, representing the USA in such diverse locales as Kazakhstan, Turkey, Romania, FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Finland, Holland, Ireland, Czech Republic, & Indonesia among others. He has been a private songwriting coach for more than 10 years, and has taught classes and has led workshops and seminars domestically through UCLA Extension, The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, Musician's Institute, Songu.com, ASCAP, as well as the “Grammy-In-The-Schools” program for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS. Internationally, he has taught songwriting and music workshops in Australia (through APRA), Ireland (through IMRO), and Denmark (through KODA) among others. Additionally, as the founder of “Music Bridges”, he has created many renowned songwriting collaboration events around the world, most notably “Music Speaks Louder Than Words” (USSR/1998), “Country & Eastern” (Romania/1994), “Pacific Harmony” (Indonesia/1995), “Celtic Harmony” (Ireland/1997), the controversial “Music Bridges...Over Troubled Waters” (Havana,Cuba/1999), and “Music Bridges/Expo 2000 as part of Expo 2000 (Hannover, Germany). Future “Music Bridges” events are planned for The Middle East, China, India , Peru, Jamaica, & South Africa. In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, Scott also created and organized “Unisong International Song Contest,” as an annual search for budding songwriting talent. With his extensive music industry resources and solid reputation as a special music events organizer and hands-on creative participant in these projects, Alan secured the participation of more than 200 headlining artists and songwriters such as: Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Diane Warren, Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Buffet, Lamont Dozier, Gladys Knight, Don Was, The Chieftans, Hot House Flowers, Mi’shell Ngedeocello, Cher, Michael Bolton, Rodney Crowell, Desmond Child, Cyndi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Dave Koz, Stewart Copeland, & Andy Summers, Paul Williams, Indigo Girls, Kelly/Steinberg, Barry Mann, Albert Hammond, Mike Stoller,Woody Harrelson, Joan Osborne, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Gunnar & Matthew Nelson, N’Dea Davenport, Montell Jordan, Jack Blades, The Scorpions, Peter Frampton, Steve McClintock, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gary Burr, Allan Rich, Jeff Lorber, Cathy Dennis, Holly Knight, Franne Golde, & Lee Roy Parnell among many. He also produced the “Music Bridges” segment for the opening ceremonies of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, Roberta Flack, Anne Murray, and Emmanuel. As well as being the international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland He also was international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, he also created and organized the “Unisong International Song Contest,” from 1997-2007 as an annual search for budding songwriting talent, becoming one of the leading international song contests alongside such others as the john Lennon contest and ISC. Alan also served as the creative coordinator for the digital culture projects of Greenstar, a company dedicated to economic development in the 3rd world through innovative projects providing solar power, computer technology, and education to rural villages with the aim of creating self-sufficiency through local crafts and cultural products sold over the Internet utilizing the provided technologies. He coordinated such projects for Greenstar in the Palestinian West Bank, and Jamaica. He was awarded a prestigious Third Century Award by the US Patent & Copyright Board to honor his achievements in the international arena.. Alan was commissioned in 1999 to co-write “The Gift,” the theme song for the 30th anniversary remembrance in Memphis of the assassination of Martin Luther King, performed by Michael McDonald and The Reverend Al Green. He served as well on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS) in Hollywood for 4 years. and is a 30 year voting member of NARAS, (The Grammy Awards). He is also a long time member of BMI, ASCAP, SAG, and AEA.

ALAN ROY SCOTT As a professional songwriter for over 35 years, his songs have been recorded by Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Notorious B.I.G., Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LaBelle, Neville Bros. Roberta Flack, Cher, El DeBarge, Tiffany, Patti Austin, The Spinners, Rick Springfield, Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Martin, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis, Pointer Sisters, Sheena Easton, and Ray Charles among many. His work also has been featured in Films and TV shows such as “Top Gun,” “First Wives Club,” “Coming To America,” “Redline,” “Karate Kid III,” “Summer School,” “Fame,” “Fame/LA,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” “Santa Barbara,” “Guiding Light,” “Melrose Place,” & “Beverly Hills 90210” among others. He was an exclusive staff writer with EMI Music and Jobete Music (Motown) for a combined 11 years, having his own independent Kyushu Boy Music Publishing since 1990. Alan attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in Music Composition. He has won top prizes in the John Lennon Song Contest, The American Song Festival, and numerous awards in International Music Festivals around the world, competing as composer and/or artist, representing the USA in such diverse locales as Kazakhstan, Turkey, Romania, FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Finland, Holland, Ireland, Czech Republic, & Indonesia among others. He has been a private songwriting coach for more than 10 years, and has taught classes and has led workshops and seminars domestically through UCLA Extension, The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, Musician's Institute, Songu.com, ASCAP, as well as the “Grammy-In-The-Schools” program for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS. Internationally, he has taught songwriting and music workshops in Australia (through APRA), Ireland (through IMRO), and Denmark (through KODA) among others. Additionally, as the founder of “Music Bridges”, he has created many renowned songwriting collaboration events around the world, most notably “Music Speaks Louder Than Words” (USSR/1998), “Country & Eastern” (Romania/1994), “Pacific Harmony” (Indonesia/1995), “Celtic Harmony” (Ireland/1997), the controversial “Music Bridges...Over Troubled Waters” (Havana,Cuba/1999), and “Music Bridges/Expo 2000 as part of Expo 2000 (Hannover, Germany). Future “Music Bridges” events are planned for The Middle East, China, India , Peru, Jamaica, & South Africa. In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, Scott also created and organized “Unisong International Song Contest,” as an annual search for budding songwriting talent. With his extensive music industry resources and solid reputation as a special music events organizer and hands-on creative participant in these projects, Alan secured the participation of more than 200 headlining artists and songwriters such as: Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Diane Warren, Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Buffet, Lamont Dozier, Gladys Knight, Don Was, The Chieftans, Hot House Flowers, Mi’shell Ngedeocello, Cher, Michael Bolton, Rodney Crowell, Desmond Child, Cyndi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Dave Koz, Stewart Copeland, & Andy Summers, Paul Williams, Indigo Girls, Kelly/Steinberg, Barry Mann, Albert Hammond, Mike Stoller,Woody Harrelson, Joan Osborne, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Gunnar & Matthew Nelson, N’Dea Davenport, Montell Jordan, Jack Blades, The Scorpions, Peter Frampton, Steve McClintock, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gary Burr, Allan Rich, Jeff Lorber, Cathy Dennis, Holly Knight, Franne Golde, & Lee Roy Parnell among many. He also produced the “Music Bridges” segment for the opening ceremonies of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, Roberta Flack, Anne Murray, and Emmanuel. As well as being the international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland He also was international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, he also created and organized the “Unisong International Song Contest,” from 1997-2007 as an annual search for budding songwriting talent, becoming one of the leading international song contests alongside such others as the john Lennon contest and ISC. Alan also served as the creative coordinator for the digital culture projects of Greenstar, a company dedicated to economic development in the 3rd world through innovative projects providing solar power, computer technology, and education to rural villages with the aim of creating self-sufficiency through local crafts and cultural products sold over the Internet utilizing the provided technologies. He coordinated such projects for Greenstar in the Palestinian West Bank, and Jamaica. He was awarded a prestigious Third Century Award by the US Patent & Copyright Board to honor his achievements in the international arena.. Alan was commissioned in 1999 to co-write “The Gift,” the theme song for the 30th anniversary remembrance in Memphis of the assassination of Martin Luther King, performed by Michael McDonald and The Reverend Al Green. He served as well on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS) in Hollywood for 4 years. and is a 30 year voting member of NARAS, (The Grammy Awards). He is also a long time member of BMI, ASCAP, SAG, and AEA.

Allan Rich is a two time “Oscar”, “Grammy” and “Golden Globe” nominated songwriter. His songs have sold over 65 million copies. He has written hit songs for Natalie Cole, “I Live For Your Love”, James Ingram’s #1 pop hit “I Don’t Have The Heart”, Whitney Houston’s “Run To You” from the 45 million selling “Bodyguard soundtrack”, Kenny Loggins’s #1 hit “For The First Time”, “I Drive Myself Crazy’ from N Sync’s 10 million plus selling CD, “Before I Fall In Love, as well as two #1 dance singles “Stronger” and “Walk Away” by Kristine W.Allan has had his songs recorded by everyone from Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Patti La Belle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Oleta Adams, Peabo Bryson , Toni Braxton, Charice, Keb’ Mo’ and Barry Manilow .He and his longtime writing partner, Jud Friedman, have been writing hit songs together for 26 years.

In a special episode of Connected, ASD and Sue Unerman speak to Allan Rich, founder of The Media Business, former CEO of MediaCom and namesake of Rich's Bar. Listen to Allan talk about the birth of independent media agencies and the start of MediaCom. You can follow Sue on @SueU and ASD on @ASDTheBrand

On this very special 250th episode of We Hate Movies, the gang celebrates by finally talking about the ridiculous sequel, Highlander II: The Quickening! What's with the entire retcon of all we learned in the first film? Did we really need all that alley sex? And how is Connery doing all that magic at the end? PLUS: Sean Connery versus James Doohan leads to a Connery-produced reality show that no one would ever watch. Highlander II: The Quickening stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, Allan Rich, and John C. McGinley; directed by Russell Mulachy. After 250 episodes, what's your favorite WHM moment? Write into the Mail Bag - weallhatemovies@gmail.com - and let us know!

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast April 16, 2012) - Legendary character actor Allan Rich talks about his extraordinary life in film and television, and his new book A Leap from the Method. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the Los Angeles opening of distinguished composer Michele Brourman and cabaret sensation Pat Whiteman at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal and the evening’s charitable beneficiary Hope-Net (www.hopenetla.org). Sterling reviews the Los Angeles premiere of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Musical Theatre star Daniel Tatar is interviewed about his participation in The Company Men, one of the hottest, new concert acts sweeping the country. Rich and Tatar reveal embarrassing career moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast April 16, 2012) - Legendary character actor Allan Rich talks about his extraordinary life in film and television, and his new book A Leap from the Method. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the Los Angeles opening of distinguished composer Michele Brourman and cabaret sensation Pat Whiteman at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal and the evening’s charitable beneficiary Hope-Net (www.hopenetla.org). Sterling reviews the Los Angeles premiere of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Musical Theatre star Daniel Tatar is interviewed about his participation in The Company Men, one of the hottest, new concert acts sweeping the country. Rich and Tatar reveal embarrassing career moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Legendary character actor Allan Rich talks about his extraordinary life in film and television, and his new book A Leap from the Method. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the Los Angeles opening of distinguished composer Michele Brourman and cabaret sensation Pat Whiteman at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal and the evening’s charitable beneficiary Hope-Net (www.hopenetla.org). Sterling reviews the Los Angeles premiere of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Musical Theatre star Daniel Tatar is interviewed about his participation in The Company Men, one of the hottest, new concert acts sweeping the country. Rich and Tatar reveal embarrassing career moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)