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MULTI-PLATINUM GRAMMY AWARD WINNING

ENGINEER & PRODUCER

TOMMY BOLIN ... JUDAS PRIEST...STANLEY CLARKE...MICK RONSON...PHIL COLLINS...JEFF BECK...AND ON AND ON ...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

 

Legendary guitarist & songwriter Tommy Bolin’s Teaser album was recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, CA in July 1975 with additional recording at Electric Lady Studios in New York (September), and Trident Studios in London (October). It was mixed at Trident Studios in London by Dennis MacKay. Production credits went to Tommy Bolin and Lee Kiefer except for “People People” and “Marching Powder,” which were produced by Dennis MacKay. Those two tracks were done late to fill out the album out better and required Tommy and Dennis to travel back to Electric Lady to record the material. MacKay would go on to co-produce Private Eyes with Tommy in 1976.

Private Eyes/Tommy Bolin released in 1976. After recording finished at Cherokee the album was mixed at Trident Studios in London. MacKay demonstrated great skill in editing and mixing the material, turning seven days of rapid recording by an unrehearsed band into an iconic album. Dennis MacKay would go on to engineer or produce a remarkable range of artists including Tommy Bolin, Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, Return to Forever, Billy Cobham, Brand X, Gong, Pat Travers, Al DiMeola, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Jack Bruce, Whitney Houston and the list goes on and on …. Mackay won a Grammy Award in 2010 for the Stanley Clarke Band Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

DENNIS MACKAY ENGINEERING & PRODUCING CREDITS

Year    Album Artist  

2019    Only After Dark: The Complete Mainman Recordings         Mick Ronson  Engineer, Mixing

2018    Plays Well With Others          Phil Collins     Producer

2017    MCA Years     Tygers of Pan Tang     Engineer, Producer

2014    The Box Set Series      Judas Priest     Producer

2014    Up       Stanley Clarke / Stanley Clarke Band            Engineer, Mixing

2013    Stained Class/Ram It Down   Judas Priest     Producer

2012    The Complete Albums Collection      Judas Priest     Producer

2012    The Complete Columbia Albums Collection Return to Forever        Engineer, Mixing

2011    Tour De Force: Live/Scenario            Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer

2010    Electric Guitarist/Electric Dreams      John McLaughlin        Engineer, Associate Producer

2010    Good Luck Studio      Friday Mile     Producer

2010    Rocks, Pebbles and Sand/Let Me Know You Stanley Clarke Introduction, Sound Production

2010    Splendido Hotel/Electric Rendevous Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer

2010    The Music of Judas Priest       Judas Priest     Producer

2010    The Stanley Clarke Band       Stanley Clarke / Stanley Clarke Band            Engineer

2009    Cass Elliot/The Road Is No Place for a Lady/Don't Call Me Mama Anymore          Cass Elliot            Assistant Engineer

2009    Cielo e Terra/Soaring Through a Dream        Al Di Meola    Engineer, Audio Engineer

2009    The Collection [2009] Whitney Houston        Engineer

2008    8+8: Best of '77-'80     Pat Travers      Producer

2008    Believer           Dolorata          Producer, Engineer, Violin, Pre-Production, Vocal Engineer

2008    Can You Follow [Deluxe Box Set]    Jack Bruce       Producer

2008    Original Album Classics         Jeff Beck         Audio Production

2008    Rock Me         Molly McNight           Mixing

2008    The Anthology            Return to Forever        Engineer

2007    Stained Class/Point of Entry   Judas Priest     Producer

2007    The Essential John McLaughlin         John McLaughlin        Producer, Audio Production, Original Recording Producer

2007    Westminster & 5th      Beowulf          Audio Production

2006    Extended Versions      Vixen  Producer, Engineer, Mixing

2006    Live & Learn  Vixen  Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals

2006    Love, Death & Customer Service       Lauren Wood  Engineer, Audio Engineer

2005    Playin' with Carlos                  Producer

2005    Tall Tales and Short Stories    Tony MacLaren          Mixing

2004    Metalogy         Judas Priest     Producer

2003    20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Pat Travers           Pat Travers            Producer

2003    Hope in Anguish         East West        Producer, Engineer, Mixing

2003    Jet Set Jewel    Jack Bruce       Producer

2003    Revisited         Cowboys International            Producer

2002    Block Party Breaks, Vol. 2     DJ Pogo          Producer, Engineer

2002    Luckie Strike  The Mercury Project   Producer, Engineer, Mixing

2002    Twice Around the Houses/Wait till They Change the Backdrop       Jonathan Kelly / Jonathan Newby            Remixing

2001    The Best of Shooting Star      Shooting Star  Producer, Engineer

2001    The Invasion from Within      Tsunami Bomb           Producer, Audio Production

2000    Anthology       Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer

2000    Future Is Turning        Luckie Strike  Producer, Engineer, Mixing

2000    Impressions of Christmas       Christopher Page        Producer, Engineer, Mixing

1999    Blown Zoomer            Producer, Mixing

1999    Classics           Kayak  Producer

1999    The Best of Vixen: Full Throttle        Vixen  Engineer

1999    Various Fusion 101                 Producer, Engineer, Mixing

1999    Vertú   Vertú   Producer, Engineer, Mixing

1998    A Night Out with Blue Plate Special  Blue Plate Special       Producer, Engineer

1997    Anthology       Shooting Star  Audio Production

1997    Jazz Fusion, Vol. 2 [Rhino]                Producer

1997    Lauren Wood [1997]  Lauren Wood  Engineer

1997    Lone Star Guitar         Rick Brannon  Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Mixing

1996    Collection, Vol. 2       Paco de Lucía  Engineer

1996    Ecstasy's Dance: The Best of Narada Michael Walden         Narada Michael Walden         Engineer

1995    Man from Manhattan  Eddie Howell  Producer

1995    Paco de Lucia en Vivo Desde El Teatro Real/Passion, Grace and Fire/Live...One Summer N        Paco de Lucía          Engineer, Mixing

1995    Rite of Strings Stanley Clarke Engineer, Mixing

1995    The Best of Shakti      Shakti  Engineer

1994    Out of the Mist/Illusion           Illusion            Mixing

1993    Metal Works '73-'93   Judas Priest     Producer

1993    The Famous Charisma Box                Producer

1992    Labyrinth        Kerri Anderson           Engineer

1992    Racine Sass Jordan     Engineer

1991    Hungry            XYZ    Engineer

1991    Ink       The Fixx          Engineer

1991    Shooting Star/Hang on for Your Life Shooting Star  Producer

1991    The Best of Pat Travers           Pat Travers      Producer

1991    The Regulators            Regulators       Engineer

1990    Rev It Up        Vixen  Engineer, Audio Engineer

1990    The Party        The Party        Engineer

1990    Trixter Trixter Engineer

1989    Barry Manilow            Barry Manilow           Engineer

1989    The Ultimate: The Best of Tommy Bolin       Tommy Bolin  Producer

1989    Willpower: A Twenty-Year Retrospective     Jack Bruce       Engineer

1988    Metal Giants               Producer

1988    Out of Control Dynasty           Engineer

1988    The Best of John McLaughlin [Wounded Bird]         John McLaughlin        Producer

1987    A Wingful of Eyes      Gong   Producer

1987    Tirami Su        Al di Meola Project     Engineer

1987    Whitney          Whitney Houston        Engineer

1986    Benny from Here        Benny Hester  Mixing, Mix Down

1986    One on One     Steve Camp     Engineer

1986    Smoke Signals Smokey Robinson       Engineer

1985    Durell Coleman           Durell Coleman           Engineer, Mixing

1985    Metal Fatigue  Allan Holdsworth       Engineer

1983    Boom Boom: The Best of Pat Travers            Pat Travers      Producer

1983    No Parole from Rock 'N' Roll Alcatrazz         Producer, Mixing

1983    Passion, Grace & Fire Al Di Meola / Paco de Lucía / John McLaughlin       Engineer, Mixing Engineer

1983    Scenario          Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer

1982    Tour de Force: Live    Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer

1981    Crazy Nights   Tygers of Pan Tang     Producer, Engineer

1981    Electric Rendezvous   Al Di Meola    Producer, Engineer

1981    Hang On For Your Life          Shooting Star  Producer, Audio Production

1981    Radio Active   Pat Travers      Producer, Mixing

1980    Crash and Burn           Pat Travers      Producer, Engineer

1980    Everything Is Grey     Ironhorse         Producer, Engineer

1979    Electric Guitarist         John McLaughlin        Producer, Engineer

1979    G-Force           Gary Moore / Gary Moore & G-Force           Engineer, Remixing

1979    The Original Sin         Cowboys International            Producer

1978    Alivemutherforya        Billy Cobham  Mixing

1978    Magic/Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought  Billy Cobham  Engineer, Remixing

1978    Phantom of the Night Kayak  Producer, Arranger

1978    Spellbound      Alphonso Johnson       Producer, Engineer

1978    Stained Class   Judas Priest     Producer

1977    Go Too            Stomu Yamashta / Stomu Yamashta's Go      Producer

1977    Magic  Billy Cobham  Engineer, Remixing

1977    Moroccan Roll            Brand X          Producer

1977    Out of the Mist            Illusion            Mixing

1976    A Handful of Beauty  Shakti  Engineer

1976    Airborne          Curved Air      Producer

1976    Expresso          Gong   Producer, Engineer

1976    Gazeuse!         Gong   Producer, Engineer

1976    Inner Worlds   Mahavishnu Orchestra / John McLaughlin     Associate Producer

1976    Private Eyes    Tommy Bolin  Producer

1976    Spiders from Mars      The Spiders from Mars           Producer

1976    Unorthodox Behaviour           Brand X          Producer, Engineer, Mixing

1976    Wired  Jeff Beck         Engineer

1975    First Starring Role      Bob Sargeant  Percussion

1975    Play Don't Worry        Mick Ronson  Engineer

1975    Romantic Warrior       Return to Forever        Engineer, Remixing

1975    Teaser  Tommy Bolin  Mixing, Original Recording Producer, Producer

1975    Venusian Summer       Lenny White   Engineer, Remixing, Percussion, Gong

1975    Visions of the Emerald Beyond         Mahavishnu Orchestra            Tape Operator

1974    Slaughter on 10th Avenue      Mick Ronson  Engineer

 

Gail Minogue assists individuals and organizations to navigate the dynamics of change and become master builders of their futures, relationships, and successes. She provides clients with remarkable insights through a unique combination of trends analysis and forecasting, ancient & contemporary cyclical data, Pythagorean numerology, plus the wisdom gained from over 30 years in the business markets and the intensive study and use of intuitive spiritual systems.

Raymond Andrew Keller II, also known as "Cosmic Ray", is an award winning author and retired history professor, who has garnered international acclaim for his Venus Rising trilogy.  He has been actively involved in extra-terrestrial research since 1967, living and working in 44 different countries, writing about UFO's and paranormal activity.  Keller established the Outer Space International Research and Investigations Society (OSIRIS) in 1986 and has conducted numerous excursions to UFO hot spots throughout the world, communicating directly with extraterrestrials on many occasions. His classic Venus Rising trilogy focuses on the Venusians, and explores the conditions of life on Venus in many dimensions from a perspective of conspiracies, history, theosophy, ufology and current events.

The first book in the trilogy is Venus Rising - A Concise History of the Second Planet, which reveals the complex facets of Venusians, who look almost exactly like us, and have infiltrated human society in all nations and have been visiting Earth since prehistoric times.  Book two is titled, The Final Countdown:  Rockets to Venus that brings to life some of the most fascinating and enigmatic people behind the scenes of paranormal activities, such as the enigmatic psychic Maria Orsic and the Vril Society.  It includes never-before-seen classified documents from the files of military and space agencies that clearly reveal that the powers-that-be have known about intelligent life in outer space for much longer than they were ever going to reveal.

Book 3 of the Venus Rising Trilogy is a concise history of the 2nd planet titled, Cosmic Ray's Excellent Venus Adventure.  Filled with mind bending stories and encounters with Venusians in flying saucers, who are monitoring atomic blasts in the desert.  A Canadian Defense Minister "spills the beans" about Venusians and other aliens living and working among us and mentions Cosmic Ray traversing the mysterious Dimension X with the Queen of Outer Space.  Chapter 5 is titled, Paradise, California which sheds a blast of illumination on the mysteries surrounding the recent fires that some say were controlled by directed energy weapons.  Each book is a gem in its own right, and a jewel of a find for those seeking the underlying truths behind a thinly veiled facade. 

Guest Occupation: Psychotherapist



Guest Biography:

Dr. Melvin Lee Phillips, Jr. is currently employed in a group private practice, Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC., where he treats chronic illness and sexual dysfunction. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Dr. Phillips has been in private practice for more than a decade, working with couples on sexuality after chronic illness. He has worked in several mental health and substance abuse treatment settings including outpatient community mental health, inpatient treatment, as well as  private practice.



He is a speaker and has lectured on topics including sexuality, chronic pain, preventative services, anxiety and stress management, caregiving stress, depression in the elderly, mindfulness and cognitive strategies for chronic pain, reclaiming sexuality for couples with chronic illness, ethical decision making, and the assessment of mental disorders.



He is the resident psychotherapist on Invisible Not Broken https://invisiblenotbroken.com/, a chronic illness podcast.

He has published in the Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, conducting a research study on LGBTQ-Affirmative Teaching at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Understanding Program Directors Views. He holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in Behavioral Health from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.



In addition, Dr. Phillips holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Norfolk State University and is an adjunct professor in the Master of Social Work Program with the School of Social Work at Western New Mexico University.



He is currently writing his first book, Sex & Love When You Are Sick, which helps couples overcome shame and the sexual limitations caused by illness and gives strategies to create and reclaim a sex life that works. Couples will learn how to acknowledge loss, cope with changes, and build a new relationship with their illness and each other. The book will help develop a “new normal” of partnership. He has been featured as a guest faculty member with Modern Sex Therapy Institutes and with the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.

Jennifer Dickens - Awakening Heart Wisdom Bio

 

At the pinnacle of her career, in the midst of her marital engagement and during the turmoil of her parents divorce, Jennifer was diagnosed with a precancerous condition.  In her words, “it was the perfect storm.”

 

This is when her awakening started, almost 20-fateful years ago!

 

As she sat there in disbelief, the doctors wanting to do more invasive surgery, a voice welled up deep within her and yelled…. NO!!!!

As her mouth involuntarily blurted out NO, the nurse and Jennifer looked at each other in astonishment. Jennifer didn’t know where that voice came from and has spent almost 20-years exploring, healing, evolving, and discovering who and what that inner voice is.

Healing and immersing herself in the inner work to discover the source of “The Voice” has been an enlightening and magical journey. After healing holistically, Jennifer continued the inner journey immersing herself in Kriya Yoga meditation which led to the answer of who and what that “voice” is.

In 2018 it became clear she had to Awaken All Hearts to Divine Love, that this would be her life purpose moving forward. She delved into mastering the science of the Heart and became a Certified Heart Coherence and Resilience Coach. As a Certified HeartMath Coach she caringly mentors people in discovering their true authentic self by  awakening their own heart, accessing their heart wisdom and discover their own divinity.

She encourages you to commit to your Magnificence and experience the Wonderment of Divine Love… it’s beyond anything you can imagine.  Attend one of Jennifer’s FREE Heart Activation classes at https://jenndickens.com/awaken/ to activate your hearts divine wisdom and open up to a world of wonder, and a life of magnificent ecstatic joy.

Inspired by her healing journey, Jennifer left her executive career in the corporate world where she had worked for prestigious real estate developers, finance and global Fortune 100 companies and founded Whole Life Marketing a successful Health & Wellness digital marketing agency https://wholelifemarketing.com. For the past 12-years she has committed herself to only providing purposeful service supporting the betterment of humanity.

https://jenndickens.com/awaken/

Prior to establishing Naperville Physical Therapy, Mary managed a hospital-affiliated rehabilitation clinic in Elmhurst, where she was raised. Since graduating in 1988, she has concentrated her practice in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation with a special interest in fibromyalgia/chronic pain and sports injuries. Mary participated in volleyball as a collegiate athlete and as a high school and grade school coach. She is a certified specialist in ASTYM, a highly effective treatment for chronic tendonitis. Mary is the proud mother of Sean, Colin and Kathryn.

“The physical therapy profession has gone through many changes in the 25 plus years that I have been an active member of it. I am truly grateful every day that I own FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Centers – Naperville, not only for the phenomenal staff that have chosen to work for my husband Gary and me, but for the amazing patients that continue to surprise and lift up our practice in more ways than I can mention."

For the past 20 years, we have been on the leading edge of the latest technologies at FYZICAL (formerly Naperville Physical Therapy).

• In 1994, we were one of the first privately owned clinics in Naperville. Today, we are now the longest lasting clinic in Naperville.
• In 1996, we became the first clinic in the area to offer lymphedema treatments.
• In 2001, we were the first clinic in the Western suburbs to be certified in the ASTYM process, the first tool assisted technology that no one else was providing at the time.
• In 2003, we became one of the first therapy clinics in Naperville to offer custom foot orthotics.
• In 2010, we had one of the first trained dry needling therapists in the state.
• In 2011, we had one of the first Schroth trained therapists in the state.
• In 2013, we became the first therapy clinic to offer the nutraMetrix supplement line to patients.
• In 2014, we became the first FYZICAL clinic in Illinois.

All of these additions were based on thorough research, significant training and sometimes a gut feeling. At FYZICAL we have established a highly experienced staff in a state-of-the-art clinic that truly cares for the entire patient – not just a broken body part.

My life's work is health and wellness. I feel so fortunate to be able to help others improve their quality of life inside and outside of the hospital setting.



TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CBD/HEMP AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS REVOLUTIONARY INDUSTRY



I have been involved in the health/wellness industry for over 20 years as a Registered Nurse at a major University Medical Center in Chicago Illinois. For the past two years, I have been researching cannabis as it relates to overall health, I have seen it profoundly change lives, and I have integrated it successfully into a thriving business as an Independent Founding and International Founding Affiliate with the leading company in the industry, PrimeMyBody (PMB). PMB's products are formulated by world renowned Dr. Christopher Shade of Quicksilver, and Chief Medical Advisor, Dr Cheng Ruan, who runs the second largest Integrative Medicine clinic in the US who accepts insurance, second only to the Cleveland clinic. PMB has the only true nano/liposomal hemp oil available on the market and is the first hemp MLM company to make an aggressive move internationally into Japan/Taiwan and soon into Mexico, Germany, and Canada.

Author, Novelist, Speaker, ​Retired College Professor, and ​Retired Army Reserve Chaplain

STRENGTH IN LIFE COMES FROM A DEEP FAITH THAT YOU WERE PUT HERE FOR A REASON.

Herb Sennett, Discovered The Secret To Success In Life! He has earned six college degrees in six different fields. Herb pursued two parallel careers as a full-time professor for nearly 35 years, and a US Army Reserve officer. All these things he did while being faithful to his family, his church, and his principles.

​​Herb is a storyteller in the classic sense, he weaves life lessons out of stories from his own experiences and those from ancient history. His presentations are full of real-life stories and are illustrated by interactive video, slides, graphs, and sounds.

Herb recently retired from 35 years as a professor theater arts and speech communications. He also retired after 28 years in the army reserves serving the last 21 as a chaplain. His areas of expertise are communicating effectively in an ineffective world, the eighteenth-century London stage, and spirituality in the military. Herb is currently writing a biography of another military chaplain based on their close personal friendship over the past 35 years: a baptist and a rabbi.



Author of Death on Duval St.: A Novel, Death on A1A: A Perry Savant Novel, and The Reluctant General, A Novel From Ancient Jewish Writings.

He has a B.A. degree is in speech and holds five graduate degrees: M.A. in oral interpretation, M.F.A. in acting & directing, the M.Div. and D.Min. in theology and Christian ministry, and the Ph.D. in theater. Herb has also been interviewed during two presidential campaigns as an expert in communication skills.

CH (LTC) HENRY HERBERT "HERB" SENNETT, USAR, RETIRED

​Chaplain Sennett served for a total of twenty-four years as an officer in the US Army Reserves with three years of active duty. He served a year as an infantry officer in Vietnam assigned to the Military Advisory Command-Vietnam as a Mobile Advisory Team member. His station was Vinh Long Province. During the First Gulf War, he was called to active duty for duty at Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, GA. During his reserve tenure he served with the Arkansas National Guard for two years then with the 3220th USA Garrison (West Palm Beach, FL; 7/9 Field Artillery (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), the 324th Army Hospital (Perrine, FL), the 377th Theater Support Command (New Orleans, LA, and the 478th Civil Affairs Brigade (Miami, FL).