Paul Collins Artist Services International: MultiMusic Bio's
Paul Collins - Artist Support and MultiMusic Services International
Company Profile
PCAMI* is an artist focused, support and service driven MultiMusic™ Company with products, brands and services that have global reach. Initially designed to service and discover local talent, it quickly expanded its reach to service regional, national, international and celebrity talent. In conjunction with international recording artist Roberto Magris, jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band leader from Trieste, Italy, PCAMI* has designed and created projects and recorded works every year since 2006. PCAMI* also provides customized and value added support and services to its talent base that would be out of the reach and price range of most mid to upper level independent artists. PCAMI* continues to discover exceptional local, national and international talent that have experience in music education, equipment, computer software, graphics, photography, video, production, music composition, music soundtracks for big and small screens and business. PCAMI* provides this artist support and administrative music services for artists through MUZIKSVC™. This is a division developed by PCAMI* to manage PR, radio campaigns, bookings, marketing and grow other support related services and initiatives.
In June of 2007, PCAMI* was presented with an opportunity to provide musical entertainment for a new 5 star luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Since then, PCAMI* has focused its attention to opportunities in other international markets such as China, Japan, Germany and Europe. From this great start, PCAMI* created the STARLUX™ luxury hotel entertainment division which is tasked with growing the global luxury hotel entertainment business in the above markets. This division has access to a number of talented artists all around the world!
In January 2009, PCAMI* created the international jazz label JMood™ Records which now has seven master recordings under management in its JMood™ recording catalog. JMood™ Records is always on the look out for talented artists or busy planning its next projects.
Since 2009, PCAMI* has been collaborating with Los Angeles, CA based blues/rock guitarist, JP Cervoni. JP is an international recording artist, composer, producer and band leader from the late blues legend Buddy Miles band. He has formed a premiere rock band called “Big Rock” which includes multi-platinum recording artists Derek St Holmes, vox ( Ted Nugent, Michael Schenker), Phil Soussan, bass (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil, Billy Idol), Simon Wright, drums (AC/DC, UFO, DIO) but also the “Blues and Beyond Band”. This has created an opportunity for PCAMI* to expand into the blues and rock genre by being tasked with handling the radio campaign for the CD “JP Cervoni Blues and Beyond Band” and to assist in advising and promoting the “Big Rock” band. With this opportunity PCAMI* has created a blues division BluzAliee™ to grow support and promote all business related to the blues. PCAMI* entered the smooth jazz market by assisting guitarist, Maurice Johnson with his debut CD entitled “Tonight”. PCAMI* also has an eye on up and coming classical artists too!
For private consultation and consideration contact Paul Collins at paulcollins@paulcollinsartistmanagement.com
Executive Bio
PCAMI* has over 25 years of applied experience in multi-level administration and management in local government, private, corporate businesses and 14 years volunteering in the community serving on the board of directors for local not-for-profit organizations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Swope Park Health Care Center. PCAMI* volunteers time at the Folly Theatre, Starlight Theatre, The Swope Park Health Care Annual Blues and Jazz Festival, Jazz Friends of UMKC Annual Jazz N’ BBQ, The UMKC Salisbury Jazz Camp & Festival, The New Musician’s Showcase, the Gem Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri and the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Mr. Collins is also sought out for his experience and keen advice. “Passionate about the music is not just a phrase…it’s a way of life.”
Roberto Magris Quartet - Europlane and Alfabeats Nu Jazz-jazz pianist and composer
Roberto Magris is from Trieste, Italy a beautiful city that sits above the Adriatic Sea. Roberto began lessons on the piano at the age of four. Soon it was discovered he had perfect pitch and learned to push the piano keys before reading or writing the alphabet. He continued music lessons on the piano until he was 16 and learned to play the music of classical composers such as Mussorgorsky, Arensky and Rachmaninoff. Not only were the sites, sounds and music of this city responsible for shaping this artist, but also the countries that surrounded him like Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Germany and Hungary. However, it was a love for jazz that continued to inspire this prolific writer, especially after listening to jazz legends such as pianist, Oscar Peterson. By 1977, Roberto was a member of Grupo Jazz Marca and recorded three albums with them before forming his own quartet with Ettore Martin on sax, Danilo Gallo on bass, and Enzo Carpentieri on drums. In 1998, he became the Director of the Europlane Orchestra. The goal is to provide an analysis and summary of the terms of the jazz tradition in a European key with reference to the future development with attention on original works and compositions reflecting the European jazz and folk tradition. He extended that concept by including musicians from other countries such as Belgium, Poland and even the United States. Constantly looking for ways to express his artistry, Roberto formed the group DMA Urban Jazz Funk and began to tour and record with this group. An offshoot of this band is Alfabeats Nu Jazz, which expresses new jazz, new age and hip-hop. Roberto is inspired by many forms of music and finds ways to develop and grow his style by playing or combining certain genres such as classical, jazz or jazz and hip-hop. Roberto has performed all around Europe, in North and South America, Asia and Australia. Look for exciting new releases in 2005 by Roberto Magris, ?Check In? featuring Tony Lakatos on saxophone and ?Il Bello Del Jazz? featuring Herb Geller on saxophone and in 2006 ?Current Views? featuring Phillip Catherine on guitar.
Gumbi Ortiz, composer, percussionist
Puerto Rico is known for its lush vegetation, coffee beans, baseball legends, tropical atmosphere and music. From such a rich culture it is no wonder Gumbi Ortiz is so productive in the music industry. Coming from a musical family, Gumbi’s father played the saxophone. Gumbi started playing this instrument at an early age before the deep seated rhythms of percussion started growing in him like tobacco, coffee beans and bananas trees in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Responding to these deep seated Latin, Cuban, Caribbean and African rhythmic influences Gumbi Ortiz has created his own recognizable sound. Not only is Gumbi a study in his heritage but he has also practiced and prepared himself for greater musical experience. This opportunity came when international guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola saw Ortiz jamming at a club in St. Petersburg, Florida back in 1986. Little did he know within days he would be jamming with Di Meola at an outdoor park in St. Petersburg before a crowd of 40,000 fans. From that day forward the two have traveled the world together for over 19 years. Now with all of this rich heritage and experience behind him and in him comes the debut CD project entitled “Miami”. At the forefront of this project is an All Star team which includes Executive Producer Kermit Weeks, producer Dan O’Brien and Roger Nichols, senior engineer (7 time Grammy Award Winning engineer who is best known for his 30 years of work with Steely Dan). The musicians joining Gumbi on “Miami” is like a who’s, who list of smooth jazz greats such as Jeff Lorber, Brandon Fields, Barry Miles, Dave Weckl, Jay Beckenstein, Al Di Meola, Mario Rodriguez, Joel Rosenblatt, Scott Ambush, Eric Marienthal and Rachel Z just to mention a few. This new CD embodies all of the elements that have influences Ortiz from the beginning while listening to Carlos Santana and incorporating the possibilities of blending Latin and pop music to performing with his friend drummer and timbale player Chuckie Lopez. With his friend Chuckie they began playing with some big R&B acts which include the Salsoul Orchestra and the dual hit music titans, Ashford & Simpson. Ortiz later performed with many of the great Latin bands in and around New York City from Tito Puente to Charlie Palmieri. Moving to Florida to be with his family who had emigrated from Cuba during the 1980’s, Ortiz settled there and began to perform with many of the Cuban acts in and around Miami. While “Miami marks Ortiz’s first official solo release under his name he has been at the helm of several acclaimed projects over the past decade from The Gumbi Band that toured throughout the Southeast opening for funk legend George Clinton to working with his newly formed group The Latino Project that have released two successful albums “La Cura (2000) and Soy De Aqui (2005). This keeps Gumbi moving fast these days to keep up in addition to touring 5-6 months out of the year with guitar legend Al Di Meola. Even so, the rich soil that created this artist and his artistic material is use to the climate in the music business. Gumbi Ortiz has already received rave reviews from smooth jazz critics around the country. This CD is one you will have in your musical rotation for quite some time. Enjoy!