I teach filmmaking, acting, writing, and love to paint, play guitar, and tinker with songwriting.

I like music that's a little dirty and real. A little rough around the edges.  

We are an independent production, promotion and publishing company. We give an artist the means and know how to take their career to the next level. Some of the artists worked with are Christy Angeletti, Holly Benton, Herrick, Kara Clark ,Deena Bates, Becca Lee Roberts, Paul Nantz, Donny Richmond, Kortney Jean, Katrina Lynn, Brook Faulk, Ect... We are always on the look out for new talent so if your different then what's out there we might be able to help you.

1st collaboration album from Jared Estes of the United States and Jochen Kalinna of Australia.

credits
released March 18, 2018 

Jared Estes - Lyrics & Vocals, Jochen Kalinna - All instruments, including keys, bass, drums & guita

Pipe Choir is a Creative Commons netlabel featuring the music of Pipe Choir, P C III, PC-ONE, and The Marian Circle Drum Brigade.

Pipe Choir is an American alternative rock project formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991.  It was founded by Michael J. Bostwick as a one man project.  Pipe Choir's music is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

P C III ( Pipe Choir Three) is a musical project started by Michael J. Bostwick in 2013.  P C III was developed as a platform to showcase all of Michael Bostwick’s Onistwave compositions.  Onistwave is a genre of music developed by Michael J. Bostwick.  Onistwave is described by Bostwick as:
1)  Music created with the aim of relaxing the listener.
2)  Music of an extremely long duration (a minimum of 15 minutes).
3)  Very light handed minimal percussion is used.
4)  Punctuating cymbal crashes are not used.
5)  Is not constructed with samples or loops from external sources.
6)  Music that often includes elements of pop, rock, classical, ambient, electronic, and world music.
7)  Music composed with primarily acoustic, electric, and electronic instruments.
8)  Music that incorporates a heavy use of keyboards and atmospheric treatments.
9)  Music that often incorporates minimal but heavily layered vocal lines.

PC-ONE is a musical platform created by the netlabel Pipe Choir to showcase songs created by Pipe Choir that are considered to be too sonically different from the usual Pipe Choir sound. 
 
PC-ONE Wilderness is an collection of 13 acoustic guitar and vocal songs.
PC-ONE Division is an album of Heavy Metal songs.
 
Since 2015, PC-ONE music has been available on the independent netlabel Pipe Choir.   PC-ONE's music is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

The Marian Circle Drum Brigade is a musical project started by Michael Bostwick of Pipe Choir, PC-ONE and P C III in 2010.

According to Bostwick, The Marian Circle Drum Brigade was inspired by his love of marching band drumlines ever since he was a child. When he was in high school he tried to join the marching band but due to his inability to read sheet music was denied the opportunity.
Inspired by this memory, Bostwick conjured up The Marian Circle Drum Brigade, a virtual marching band in the summer of 2010

The Marian Circle Drum Brigade is a project that features primarily a loud high energy drumline (performed entirely by Bostwick) and is accompanied by an aggressive industrial alternative vocal approach reminiscent of Ministry’s Al Jourgensen.  The Marian Circle Drum Brigade described by Bostwick as a combination of the Top Secret drum core and industrial alliterative metal band Ministry.

The Marian Circle Drum Brigade has released one self titled six song album available on Soundcloud and Free Music Archive.  The Marian Circle Drum Brigade's music is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Herrick is the patchwork of two lives long lived together. 
Sewn up in organic composition and exquisite harmonies, theirs is a
fabric held together with steel thread. 

Nearly every single successful band who has ever been will tell you that the relationship between band members is very much like a marriage.  When you spend hours, days, months and eventually years together, sit side by side through mile after mile as you travel the country, and watch as your creations are born and breathe the breath of life, then you pretty much have a true understanding of marriage.  For Kerry and Donna Herrick, that bond was sewn with a double threaded needle being that they are, in fact, married, both literally and musically. 
https://www.herricklive.com/bio

SONGWRITER  -  Catalog of 22 copyrighted, formatted, all original songs, all styles. Lead-Sheets, lyric sheets, CD Demo disks and N.A.S. song evaluations are available. 6 Songs have won National & International songwriting awards, Semi-Finalist to Honorable Mention. Several songs published. C.S.A. Song Screening/Evaluation Committee, Executive member. I produced several Songwriter Showcase Concerts for C.S.A.   Lyricist, Composer, Producer. Director.

MUSICIAN/GUITARIST  -  Acoustic/Electric Ovation Celebrity series and Fender Strat & Tele Electric 6-String guitars main instruments,  Sterling  4-String SUB series electric bass guitar second instrument. Back-up chords on Korg N5ex electric piano. All styles; Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues and Country. Lead, rhythm and bass guitar. Live performances and recording experience.  20 years experience teaching guitar and bass guitar. I authored beginners and intermediate guitar method books.

SINGER  -  Tenor to Baritone Range, All Styles; Pop, Rock, Country, Jazz, Blues. Lead singer and back-up singer. Live performances and recording experience. Shure microphones, Fender 250 Watt,  sound system speakers. with Yamaha 300 Watt EMX212S control panel. Also sang lead and background vocals on other artists’ recordings.

WRITER  - 4 Movie Scripts; 2 Comedies, 1 Sci-Fi, 1 Ghost. All original, copyrighted, WGAw Registered, properly formatted and on computer disk. One page synopsis on each, including some referral letters. Wrote 4 Paper Back Novellas; 2 Comedies, Short Story Collection and 1 Sci-Fi. 17 Short Stories, all original, copyrighted. Several poems published. For past seven years attended screenwriting seminars, writers groups and collaborated with other writers. I authored several technical manuals. Two scripts Semi Finalists in “Fade-In” Competitions.

ACTOR   -  Male, Caucasian, 55–65, Eyes – Hazel, Hair – Gray, medium length, Weight – 150, Height – 5’8”, Waist – 32, Inseam – 29-30, Jacket – 40 R, Shirt – 16 Medium, Shoes – 8, Hat – 6 7/8, Can wear glasses and/or earring. Principal, supporting or day player. Resume and 8”X 10” b/w head-shots available on request. Produced and directed 2 Industrial/ Training videos. 35 years stage experience as an entertainer.

From 1964 to 1998, I performed and played guitar, bass guitar and sang lead and background vocals with various Rock, Jazz, Country, Pop, Blues, Wedding, Dance and show bands in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Florida, Bermuda, Massachusetts and California.

From 1980 to 2012, I also performed solo, just voice and guitar, in concerts, lounges, coffee houses, clubs, casinos, yacht clubs, country clubs, restaurants and televised and video performances, playing Rock, Pop, Country, Blues, Jazz and standards.

Two of my instrumental Jazz compositions; "Honeymoon Suite" and "Lennys' Tune" were featured in the American Film Institutes' 2003 AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival and pre-event television commercials for ten days.

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
“Nicolai displayed a wide range of styles…quiet ballads mix with solid rave-ups and only a quick guitar change breaks the action. His original songs are brisk and tight, with a feel for that AM radio sound that breeds success.” – Jim Zebora, Meriden Record-Journal, Ct.

“Ron Nicolai is an outstanding singer, guitarist and entertainer, who has a carefully crafted performance which appeals to all age groups. I find him extremely likeable and that he possesses a great audience rapport.” – Ivan Hubbard, Watstein/Hubbard Entertainment Agency.

“Ron Nicolai is an exciting, professional, solo performer, guitarist and singer of contemporary music, from the fifties to the eighties. His performances range through a variety of styles including Rock, Jazz, Blues and Pop, with humor, sing-alongs and audience participation.   ” - Ivan Hubbard, Watstein/Hubbard Entertainment Agency.

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