Recording Artist: With Capitol Recording Group, "Desmond Child and Rouge" - 1975 to 1980. Lead vocal on hit-single, 2 albums, 5 years of NYC performances, a North American tour, and guest appearances on Saturday Night Live and Music Video Television.
Television, Radio & Video: "Saturday Night Live!" - Guest Musical Artist (NBC TV) "Late Night" With David Letterman - Backing Vocals, Ronnie Spector (NBC WNEW, WBCN, WINZ - Live Simulcasts - Desmond Child & Rouge (NYC, Boston, Miami)
Singer/Songwriter: Original material/performer - 1975 to present With producers - Rick Nowels (Celine Dion), Paul Bushnell (The Commitments), Hector Zazou (Songs from the Cold Seas w/ Suzanne Vega, Bjork, John Cale, Jane Seiberg), Greg Wells (K.D. Lang), and Keith James (The Picassos, The Distributors), James Weber, terpsichore, Tony Axtell.
Background Vocals (New York and Los Angeles): Featured and Backing Vocals - 1975 to present. Belinda Carlysle (MCA Records), Cher (Geffen Records), Clarence Clemens (CBS Records), Alice Cooper (Epic Records), Desmond Child (Electra-Asylum Records), Desmond Child & Rouge (Capitol Records), Chrissie Hynde (Billie Steinberg/Tom Kelly), Garland Jeffries (A&M Records), Rick Nowels (Warner/Chappell), Danny Peck (RCA Records), Chynna Phillips (EMI Records), Gilda Radner (Warner Bros. Records), Jennifer Rush (CBS Records), G.E. Smith (Mirage Records), Ronnie Spector (CBS Records), Paul Stanley (Casablanca Records), Bonnie Tyler (CBS Records), Maria Vidal (EMI America/Charisma Records), John Waite (CBS Records), Dionne Warwick/Luther Vandross (Arista Records), Hal Wilner (CBS Records), Smithereens (Capitol Records) Theatre, Broadway.
Film: Gilda Radner - Live From New York - Wintergarden Theatre, Gilda Live! - Warner Bros. Films (Director, Mike Nichols) Hannah and Her Sisters - Orion Pictures (Director, Woody Allen) Heartburn (With Jack Nicholson & Meryl Streep) The Warriors - Paramount Pictures Sister Act - Disney Pictures
Commercials (New York and Los Angeles): Lead and Backing Vocals - 1976 to present Aim Toothpaste, Babyland, Cabbage Patch Kids, Cello Wine, Citibank, Geo, Hasbro, Jello, Jhirmack, Tender Vittles, Windex (Look & Co.), Barbie (Who Did That Music?), Coca Cola (MZH&F), General Electric (Sunday Productions/BBD&O), Kodak (Newfound Music), Daytons (Hest & Kramer, Mpls), Catholic Charities (Hungry Hill Productions, MN), Fujitsu (Absolute Music, Mpls.).
Clubs & Concerts: Acadia (Minneapolis); Armadillo (Austin); Berkeley (San Francisco); Beacon Theatre (Laura Nyro Memorial Concert), Bottom Line, Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, Peppermint Lounge, Reno Sweeney, SweetwaterÕs, Tramps, Trax, Merkin Hall, China Club, The Bitter End, Under Acme (NYC); CaineÕs Ballroom (Tulsa); Cellar Door (D.C.); Capri Lounge (Atlanta); Chatauqua Big Top (Bayfield, WI); Dallas Palladium (Texas); El Macambo (Toronto); Fast Lane (Asbury Park); Paradise (Boston); Acadia Cabaret, Grace-Trinity Community Church (Minneapolis); Como Park Conservatory (St. Paul, MN); Trinity Lutheran Church (Stillwater, MN); Tight Squeeze, Miami Beach Auditorium, Dade County Auditorium (Miami); Whiskey-Au-Go-Go, Genghis Cohen, Wilshire Ebel Theatre Los Angeles.
Teaching: ChildrenÕs Dance Instructor: 3 years at GwenÕs Conservatory of Dance (Miami, FL)
Private Vocal Instructor: Chanson Voice Studios and Diana Grasselli Vocal Studio in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis; Walker West Music Academy (St. Paul, MN); Minnesota Valley School of Music (Richfield, MN). Children of the Lakeª - ChildrenÕs Songwriting, Vocal, Recording and Performance Workshops for Minnesota Valley School of Music and Compas/Waits - Artists in Residence in the Schools Program (St. Paul, MN). ChildrenÕs Choirs: Walker West Music Academy (St. Paul, MN); St LukeÕs Episcopal Church (Minneapolis) St. Paul Chamber Orchestra CONNECT - Artist in the Schools Program (St. Paul). Vocal Workshops for Beginning Adults through the Diana Grasselli Vocal Studio (Minneapolis, MN)
Education and Training: College: Miami-Dade Community College - Music, Theatre and Dance; Mannes College of Music, New York - Piano, Theory, Voice; University of St. Thomas Vocal Major program. Voice: Bill Barber, Elizabeth Howell, Richard Bollig (NYC), Emily Dunne (NY City Opera), Sheila Barish, Forrest McGinley (Miami, Florida), Robert Strusinksi (St. Paul, MN), Emma Small (Minneapolis) Dance: Martha Graham, Clark Center, Farnworth & Hauer, Bernadine Jennings, Steps, Ballet Arts, Djoniba Mouflet, Lezley Dance School, Gary Restifo, African, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Congolese, Jazz, Haitian, Hip-Hop, Modern, Yoga, Ballet, Tap, Point, Toe-Jazz, Belly Dancing (Minneapolis). Piano: Ellen Dunbar, Mark Holland, Karen Mont, Mary Goetz, Kirsten Falk-Uhlenberg; Katherine Faricy (U. of St. Thomas). Acting: Miami-Dade College, H.B. Studios (NYC), Joanne Barron (L.A.), On-Camera Commercial Workshop with Jean Rohn (Minneapolis) Languages: Some working knowledge of French, Spanish and Italian