Nashville, Tennessee
Songwriter, Producer

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""The only distance that should be between us is the length of a helping hand""

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Country, Pop, Rock

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Lucky Beach, independent publishing company

Contact

Publishing: catosongs@hotmail.com
Administrative: Lorna Flowers

P.R.O.

SESAC

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar

INFLUENCES

So many ....Beatles, Richard Marx, Air Supply, Billy Dean, Sting, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tom Douglas, Dave Berg, Nanci Griffiths ...let's see...anyone who ever wrote a song I love....

DAY JOB

Songwriter/producer

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
with others

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SONG CUTS

most recent : "I'm Having A Good Day" - new single (Jan 2010) for Karli Whetstone "Missing You Crazy" and "What We Oughta Do" - album cuts on Bridgette Tatum's "Sex, Church, Chicken" album (spring 2010)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Song Of The Year ("Touch Me With Your Tenderness" - recorded by John McCane) - UK Country Radio Awards, 2007 Listener's Award ...John McCane won this award with my song "Who's Gonna Hold Me" (2006) Best Single nominations (UK Country Radio Awards) Cold Hard Fax - Sue James (1998) Slow Down For A While - Sue James (1999) Given Time - Sue James (2000) Hey You With The Hat On - Blue Orchid (2003) Slow Down For A While - Blue Orchid (2004) Best Album nominations - (UK Country Radio Awards) 5 Stars & The Moon - Sue James (1998) - I had 12 songs on the album and co-produced Slow Down For A While - Blue Orchid (2004) (I had 7 cuts and produced the album)

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

Too many to list but - Sue James - "Five Stars And The Moon" album - 12 cuts, including European #1 song "Cold Hard Fax". Sue James - "Slow Down For A While" - title track was top 5 UK hit. Tim Raybon - "I Could Almost Hear The Tears" - #1 in Europle. Lucie Diamond - "Don't Even Think About It" - #1 in Europe and Australia, #2 in Poland. Blue Orchid - "Slow Down For A While" album - 7 cuts including singles "Hey You With The Hat On", "Slow Down For A While" (UK Country Radio awards - Best Single" nominee, 2007) Kathy Chiavola - song on "Somehow" album Karli Whetstone - "I''m Having A Good Day" - single (2010) Bridgette Tatum - 2 cuts on her 2010 debut album Other cuts on albums by Heather Wilkens, Gary Curtis, Brianie and others

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