Headlined Guests
Headlined Guests that have appeared on BBS Radio TV
It was a vintage swing night in Hollywood, and the freewheeling, speakeasy spirit of the roaring ‘20s was making the dancers crowd the floor. On the stand, torch songstress Val Peterson was at the mic, singing a tune that would have made the Great Gatsby proud. That’s when he walked in. Paul Frederick: composer, arranger, musician. In his hand, a weathered, black case. In the case, a clarinet.
“Who plays clarinet, anymore?” Peterson thought as she watched Frederick assemble his axe to sit in with the band. “Who sings like that, anymore?” Frederick thought to himself as he put a reed on his horn and listened to Peterson finish a chorus. They nodded at each other, and he started to play. With just a few notes coaxed from the licorice stick, Peterson had her answer.
In such moments bands are born. Call it lucky. Call it Big Lucky…
As fans of classic songwriters and performers – Porter, Berlin, Fitzgerald, Shaw – Peterson and Frederick bonded instantly that night in Hollywood, and Big Lucky was born. From there, they set out to evangelize the greatest music of the past, but with a hipster chic style that’s all their own.
Whether performing as a trio or tearing the roof off with a full, 18-piece orchestra, Big Lucky has been wowing audiences and critics from their native Los Angeles all the way to Paris and Budapest with their unique, retro-lounge swing and glamorous sound.
In 20xx they caught the well-tuned ear of NAME, a vintage and rare Gatsby-era jazz connoisseur who commissioned the band to create their album, “The Venture Capital Follies of 1929.” To summon the speakeasy flavor of the roaring ‘20s, Frederick drew upon his skills as a composer/arranger to create original arrangements for a full dance band while Peterson studied 100s of period recordings to capture just the right sass and flavor.
Critics praised the album’s attention to detail, its superlative sound quality, and the excellent musicianship. The album led to Big Lucky’s first appearance at the famed Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles and guest spots on HBO’s hit shows, “Entourage” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Recently, the band inked a deal to create original songs with their patented, vintage ‘20s lounge flavor for international music library XYZ. They’re also hard at work recording their follow-up album. “Around the World with Big Lucky.” Blending the band’s love of 1950’s and ‘60’s movie themes, Peterson’s unique ability to sing in five languages, and the virtuoso accordion stylings of Nick Ariondo, the new album promises music fans a whirlwind tour of continental, folk, and gypsy sounds served up ala “martini chic.”
With the finest touring and studio musician in Los Angeles behind them, Peterson and Frederick’s Big Lucky brings the best in jazz, standards, swing, pop, and lounge to discriminating music fans the world over.
GUEST: SPENCER WEST
After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five, Spencer tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against those with disabilities. As a global speaker, he has captivated hundreds of thousands with his keynote address, Redefining Possible. Spencer West is the author of the best-selling book Standing Tall: My Journey, and star of the 2012 documentary film Redefine Possible: The Story of Spencer West. He has shared the stage with luminaries such as former U.S. vice-president
Al Gore, Dr. Jane Goodall, Rick Hansen, Mia Farrow, Martin Sheen, Martin Luther King III, former president Mikhail Gorbachev, and musicians such as Macklemore, Jason Mraz, The Kenyan Boys Choir, Jennifer Hudson and Nelly Furtado. Spencer has been featured countless times in the media, including on 60 Minutes, ABC News, BBC, CNN, CTV and TMZ.
Spencer has accomplished many amazing things throughout his journey to redefine his own possible. In 2012, he was the featured keynote speaker at the YPO/WPO Global Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands and in his wheelchair to bring the world’s attention
to the devastating drought in Kenya. In 2013, Spencer completed an epic 300 km (187 mile) trek by wheelchair and on his hands from Edmonton to Calgary, Canada to raise awareness and money for Free The Children’s clean water projects.
Just because the world tells us something is impossible doesn’t mean we have to believe them.
Spencer is also the 2011 recipient of the Fervent Global Love of Lives Medal from Taiwan’s Cultural and Education Foundation, and served as the Man in Motion Medal Bearer for the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay of Difference Makers. Spencer regularly visits the Maasai Mara region of Kenya to continue his outreach in Free The Children communities. He also serves as an international leadership facilitator, teaching others how to transform lives where the need is greatest.
K the Intuitive Specialist, Co-founder of Connect with Spirit™ and K the Messenger is a world renowned clairvoyant, life coach, author, speaker and spiritual teacher from Brisbane, Australia. Her remarkable relationship with Spirit and her enthusiasm to inspire and assist others, is what makes K so loved and admired by all. Her innate ability to bring through incredible details and accurate information from Spirit has captivated clients and students from all over the world.
Her lovable nature and capacity to understand and connect with her clients, creates strong and often life long bonds. Many tell her that they feel like part of her extended family and it’s hardly surprising considering K’s sincere desire to help people discover a more purposeful and rewarding life.
K’s readings, workshops and products are in high demand, regularly sending K across the globe to assist those seeking direction and enlightenment. Working closely with Spirit, K teaches others to awaken and strengthen their own psychic abilities effortlessly. By simplifying the processes and teaching easy to follow techniques, K has a tremendous success rate with all of her students, many of whom go on to be successful and inspiring readers themselves.
K is a respected and recognised medium and channeller, delivering information from deceased loved ones and other non physical beings. She is the founder of Connect with Spirit and K the Messenger. In her readings, meditations, workshops and live events, K channels a variety of spiritual beings who work with her for the upmost good of those present. K often refers to Spirit as her ‘best friends’, because she has had a very close relationship with Spirit from the age of five. She doesn’t call on them just for guidance in readings and workshops, K has embodied her connection with Spirit as part of her everyday life. This is why K, Spiritual Teacher is ‘The intuitive Specialist’.
Akashianna is a medicine woman, visionary, spiritual guide, minister, beloved teacher and consummate lover of life. She embodies true love for all beings.
Whether in prayer, counseling, guiding and ceremony, Akshianna shines spiritual truths through her embodiment of mindfulness and inspired actions for her heart, knowing that all is within us and all is one.
Her reverence for Mother Earth is demonstrated through her BEAUTY WAY CREATIONS FOUNDATION – assisting the transformation of lawns to gardens a sacred union of bringing beauty to our mother earth.
Akashianna’s greatest joy is her role as facilitator and holding space for individuals and groups to reunite and remember their inner perfection and wholeness in connection and concert with the universe. Her work is through sacred journey work, sacred travel and mirroring the sacred in each being she touches.
Kevin Galalae is a Canadian human rights activist, author, historian and the world’s foremost independent authority on covert geopolitical programs and policies with respect to globalization and depopulation.
For the past five years, he has sacrificed his freedom and wellbeing to expose immoral and divisive policies enacted by the United Nations and the greater international community in the name of peace and security, and has provided a socio-political alternative to global autocracy, the OM Principles.
He has fought for the independence and authority of the European Court of Human Rights and advocates for judicial reform at the national and international level to ensure that victims of structural violence have recourse to justice.
As founder of several non-governmental and non-profit organizations he is dedicated to protecting people from governments, safeguarding the future of our children, restoring the rule of law and democratic checks and balances, and preserving our fundamental rights and liberties.
In his capacity as editor and journalist he champions the integrity and credibility of the media.
After four years of censorship his books have been allowed in print in 2015 and are available through Amazon
Richard Andrew King is one of the best numerologist in our world. He has written numerous books and articles about how numerology can change your life. On our show on June 14th, he will discuss how naming your child can change the direction of the child's life. As well, he will discuss how your name affects your life and your relationships.
Jake Killeen is returning to the Fever after playing in the AFL the past couple of seasons. Last year for the Pittsburgh Power, Jake set a Power franchise record with 7.5 sacks, and also tallied 26 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery in 17 games.
Jake “The Wolfman” Killeen was a fan favorite and dominant performer when he played for the Fever in 2011 and 2012 helping the team to back to back Intense Conference Championships. In 2012, where he was 1st Team All-IFL, he amassed 28 tackles with 24 of them being solo and 9.5 sacks during the regular season. During the playoffs he recorded 10 tackles, 4 solo with 1 sack. After that season Killeen left the Fever for the Indianapolis Colts and subsequently the AFL.
Rickey George is a young and upcoming coach that landed his first head coaching job in the Kosovo SuperLeague in the 2013-14 season. Rickey in 2013 was the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the World Basketball Association (WBA) based in Atlanta, George. He and was responsible for day to day management decisions regarding the (10) year old summer professional league that is noted for producing NBA player Jamario Moon and lots of overseas professionals. Rickey coached the WBA All Star Team in the 2013 Global Basketball Sumer League in Las Vegas. His top player Jeremy Price was signed by the top team in Angola based on his performances. Rickey is a former overseas professional player that had stints in Estonia, Kosovo and the ABA.
Carole Brody Fleet is the multi-award winning author of the #1 ranked new release, “When Bad Things Happen to Good Women…” (Viva Editions, September, 2015). She is also the author of “Happily EVEN After... "(Viva Editions); winner of the prestigious Books for a Better Life Award, one of the top national awards in publishing; as well as the critically praised, national bestseller, "Widows Wear Stilettos..." (New Horizon Press). Carole is additionally the author and executive producer of the best selling spoken-word CD, entitled, "Widows Wear Stilettos: What Now?".
Widely recognized as a leader in the areas of grief and loss recovery, Carole is a popular contributor to The Huffington Post and ThirdAge.com. You may have seen Carole on such shows as "Good Morning America", "The CBS Evening News" and on many other television programs throughout the country. Carole regularly appears as a media contributor and expert on numerous radio programs nationally and internationally and has been featured in publications such as USA Today, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Parade Magazine, Women's World Magazine, Forbes Magazine, More Magazine, Shape Magazine, Psychology Today Magazine and hundreds of other newspapers, magazines and websites both nationally and internationally.
Patrick Andries has a degree in physics and biology from DePaul University and a teaching certificate in metaphysics from the College of Metaphysics. He has over twenty years of experience teaching and applying the principles of metaphysics in his life. In 2002 Patrick Andries began his Intuitive Health Coaching practice where he began working with clients to help them understand mind-body health and provide healing support through Bioenergetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.), Quantum Touch, and Intuitive Breathing. In 2003 Patrick Andries and his wife Kathryn cofounded the School of Intuitive Arts and Sciences to provide a vehicle for soul growth and evolution for themselves and others. They both now teach students nationally and internationally. Patrick Andries and his wife offer past life and health readings to help clients understand their spiritual journey and the interaction between the mind and the body. He is coauthor of the book Naked in Public: Dream Symbols Revealed due to be released in summer of 2014 as well as author of numerous articles and courses on the topic of metaphysics. He currently works at Unity Village in Silent Unity as a prayer minister and at the Awaken Whole Life Center as an energy healer.
David Rivinus began studying dreams while working with children at a mental health clinic in the late 1960s. During that time, he attended seminars offered by Gestalt therapists who were also dream experts. This led to him developing his own simple, effective method of dream interpretation. While doing his research, he was struck by how “dreamlike” the unusual events of waking life can be. His understanding that one can analyze and interpret these waking life events, reaching the same kinds of profound, helpful insights that one gains from nighttime dreams, revolutionized his approach to dreams and their purpose in our lives. Since then, he has taught dream classes on three continents and in four languages, highlighting both nighttime and “waking” dreams. In 2012, he was a presenter at the annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. He participates in online dream-related blogs, teaches dream classes via Skype and conference calls, and regularly facilitates a local dream seminar in his home town of Portland, Oregon. He wrote the book "Always Dreaming--Gaining Insights from the Metaphors of our Sleeping and Waking Lives" to document his findings.
Shannon Guest began painting guardian angel portraits in 2000, after several requests were made of her to make this effort. Originally, the portraits were only available in oil media. About five years ago, Shannon began to offer the portraits in pastels, which allowed for them to be much more affordable. As everything is really just energy, the portraits may be done in person or remotely. Shannon begins her process by tapping into the soul of the person, saying a prayer, and then starts to sketch. Although she does “see” the image to some degree, her process is more like automatic writing or channelling, where the information comes through her hands. She will also hear some of the information. Several years ago, Shannon began to offer a choice of guardian angel portrait, soul portrait, or guide portrait, and recently has even had a request for a dragon portrait. If there is a specific request for another type of being that is with the person, Shannon will make every effort to comply. All three styles of portrait will include messages given through color, gesture and symbols for the person in the moment. However, the soul portrait is really representative of the soul signature of the person and will be all about the individual. Past lives may be brought in if they are important in this particular lifetime. In addition, Shannon receives an individualized channelled written message, which may be relevant in the moment or more of a broad view of the soul or lifetime.
Shannon has a great love of nature and the outdoors and is also an avid photographer, with a great affinity for seeing “spirit” in nature, in the form of symbols, faces, magical creatures, elemental beings, etc. within trees, rocks, water and literally all around us. Her belief is that these are messages and a form of communication that the natural world is attempting to give us. She has compiled a book of these photographs called “Messages from the Lorax,” which is available on her website and on Amazon. The book is in the process of being updated, with quite a number of new photographs being added and should be complete in its revision by the end of Summer 2015.
Victoria M. Young is a mother of two, a doctor of veterinary medicine, and a long-time advocate for public schools. She is a parent who spent 20 years of service in classrooms, on school committees, and in her community devoting a large part of her life to fighting for quality public education for ALL children. She has organized fundraisers and efforts to save our schools through policies and practices.
In her own voice . . . “As a long-time advocate and activist for better education for the children of my own impoverished community, my objective now is to help people understand the need for each of us to become a force in pushing for excellence and equality within the institution we call the public education system.
Regrettably, many people do not grasp the concept of equality in educational opportunity thus making it impossible to explain the “what” and “how” of real education “reform” in America. But that is what I continue to try and do.
Educating my community about education, establishing better communications of ideas and results, promoting science education, and assisting in developing a plan for my schools to improve was where I began. In the process, I learned first-hand about the pitfalls and failures that others before me had also experienced. To say there have been no mistakes would be to deny a chance to learn.
I became a writer not to write a book, but to help demystify the failures of education reform in hopes of preventing those same mistakes in the future.
I know of no other book that brings forth the forgotten piece of educational history that led to our first national law aimed at providing equal educational opportunity. Please read 'The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present: Education's Missing Ingredient, 2nd edition'.”
Her book 'The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present: Education's Missing Ingredient' is a call to action for America's citizens to stop being passive and take back our public education and schools.
'The Crucial Voice' explains the most commonly heard complaints from the public about their schools and puts them in the context of solutions. It is based on the premise that we have the answers to what ails public schools but we fail to understand how politics and policies have adversely affected classroom practices. Hear what voices from the past and present have to offer in the way of alternative solutions that have withstood the test of time and scrutiny of research.
Young presents important insights into what can be done to “fix” America’s public education system. Her research and observations are eye opening and provide all readers with a galvanizing focus on what needs to be done and how to get there. But most importantly, the book energizes parents with new ideas and tools to improve the schools in their own communities. ‘The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present’ is a call to the public education system to openly listen and to communities to make their voices heard.
Founder, Executive Director and CEO of the world’s premier Raw Foods & Conscious Lifestyle Event, the Raw Living Expo, Chiraya also founded the Best of Raw Awards in 2008, the Anchor The Dream Experience in 2005, the 13 Tribes Model now being expressed at Panacea Life School, and the Visionary Culture Experience in 2009. Formerly the radio host at Visionary Culture Radio, Chiraya founded and is the Executive Producer of Raw Living Radio.
Author of “Love’s Whisperings: A Treatise on Authentic Spiritual Development” and other titles, Chiraya is a visionary leader, mentor, seer, essential oils aficionado and vision coach. She has a personal vision and mission fueled by a passion for helping people in our spiritual maturation process through techniques and tools of “subtle activism.”
Her passion extends to the territory of improving health through the addition of more raw, organic, and hopefully local, plant foods to the diet. This of course directly relates to improving the ecological conditions of the planet which is yet another passion Chiraya has embraced for over 30 years.
Healing her body of a variety of ailments through a plant based raw foods diet starting in 2001, Chiraya has also taught raw gourmet food preparation and is the author of several recipe books. She has studied and practiced a very large array of healing modalities since her teens.
Chiraya works with groups and individuals offering Vision Coaching and The Recalibration Process™ to clear the overlays of consciousness – the waxy build-up from aeons of human experience – so that the true essential nature of a person, a group or a community can emerge to shine fully and share its true gifts, fulfilling its dharma destiny mission with great joy.
Ted Mason is a former member of the multiplatinum British rock/pop band Modern English and an EMMY nominated film producer. The band has sold over 4 million records in the United States with hit songs such as Melt with you, “Hands across the Sea, Ricochet Days,” 16 Days to name a few. He is a producer, composer (composing and producing the music for the Academy Award winning HBO doc “Prudence’s Song”) as well as a lead guitarist, Classical/Flamenco/Bebop guitarist, singer, songwriter. He is President of his own Record Label Mi5 Recordings, a Universal distributed label. He is also in a label/production company partnership with musician/producer extraordinaire Jerry Wonder.
Mr. Mason has also worked as a composer and film producer on many films including the HBO Academy Award Winning Documentary film project "Music By Prudence," directed Roger Ross Williams. Past directors he has worked with included Miloš Forman. He also works closely with his wife Jennifer Brunetti, (former company owner of Fbi Productions, Inc.) in producing video, film and live concert events most notably "Volvo for Life Awards" which included production logistics and booking of such acts as Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, and Suzanne Vega.
Mr. Mason has worked as a producer/musician with such artists as AKON, Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Santana, Dead Prez, Midge Ure, Bob Geldoff, the Verve, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Prince, Papa Wemba, DJ Khaled, Youssou N’dour, Sandra Bernhard, Real Roxanne, Macy Grey, Thomas Mapfumo, and Peter Gabriel. In 2010 he toured in Central Africa backed by Rwanda's Soukous All Stars and a duet with Lokua Kanza while producing the Fes Pad concert series for the country of Rwanda. He is currently producing a new solo album, an album with Hip Hop superstars Mobb Deep and a duet with Wyclef Jean and Mona Lisa.
Mr. Mason has also worked as a composer and film producer on many films including the HBO Academy Award Winning Documentary film project "Music By Prudence," directed Roger Ross Williams. He is an EMMY nominated film producer and is currently involved in producing numerous music videos for his artists as well as full length independent film productions. Past directors included Miloš Forman and Academy Award Film director Roger Ross Williams. [2] He also works closely with his wife Jennifer Brunetti, (former company owner of FBI Productions, Inc.) in producing video, film and live concert events most notably "Volvo for Life Awards" which included production logistics and booking of such acts as Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, and Suzanne Vega. Currently he is working on his new album and working closely as a partner with musician, producer, songwriter extraordinaire Jerry Wonder and Wonda Music
Welcome to the MosArt Gallery, home to world-renowned artist Michael Ostaski. You may know Michael for his incredible performance art, or you may be a fan of his original portraits and celebrity artwork.
For 30 years, Michael has traveled the world painting innovative works of art. From North America to Europe, Michael has always been on the move, rarely settling in one place—until now.
The MosArt Gallery is the first time Michael has put his original artwork on display for the world to see. You can stop by the MosArt Gallery in New Mexico or contact MO to request custom art pieces, including stylized portraits.
Share the Inspiration…
Whether you are an experienced art collector, beginning your first art collection, or simply an art lover, you’ll find Michael’s art to be bursting with a vibrant energy that is moving, yet approachable. His artwork includes:
Michael considers himself to be a painter who also works with mixed media. Whether you are across town or across the globe, Michael works to accommodate you with artwork that inspires and awakens your inner artist.
…Spark Your Imagination!
Prepare for a welcoming experience every time you join us at the MosArt Gallery. Sip coffee, relax on our comfortable benches, and maybe even book a massage at our adjoining spa. Make visiting the MosArt Gallery a part of your day!
Not only does the MosArt Gallery feature Michael’s world-renowned art—it is also happy to host several emerging artists in our featured artists gallery. Many are local artists from New Mexico.
For questions about the MosArt Gallery, or to request custom artwork by Michael, contact MO today.
MUSICAL GUEST: JOHN BARCELLONA
JOHN BARCELLONA is Professor of Flute and Director of Woodwind Studies at California State University Long Beach, teaches doctoral students at Claremont Graduate University and is flutist with the internationally acclaimed Westwood Wind Quintet (recordings on Columbia, Crystal and WIM labels). The Quintet has recently recorded the 24 complete wind quintets by Anton Reicha – a 12 CD set on Crystal. He recorded a CD of Chrisopher Caliendo’s trio music with the Caliendo Trio: Christopher Caliendo-guitar and Ian Flatt-cello.
An active freelance musician in southern California, he has played Principal Flute with the Pacific Symphony and many international ballet companies. His solo album, Is this the way to Carnegie Hall? (with Calvin Smith – horn) was nominated to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for a Grammy award. John is a former member of the Moyse Duo with pianist, Louis Moyse. He has been a Muramatsu Performing Artist for over 25 years.
He has written a regular column in Flute Talk magazine entitled, “The Flute Doctor”. This is the first time the magazine has run a complete flute pedagogy series of articles. John has taught and performed in many music festivals, including the Rio International Cello Encounter in Brazil and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for the past 28 years.
John Barcellona received his Bachelor of Music from the Hartt School of Music, Master of Arts from California State University Long Beach, and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California.
GUEST: CHRISTOPHER CALIENDO
Hailed “A Wunderkind!” by LA Weekly, Christopher Caliendo is a world music composer and concert guitarist whose diverse music styles—featuring everything from Brazilian samba to Italian folk songs to American pop music to classical melodies—have been embraced worldwide, finding equal resonance with film studios, philharmonics, chamber societies, the Vatican, fellow artists, political figures and celebrities.
As a world music composer, Caliendo is considered a “best bet” by the Los Angeles Times, with more than 500 published works, many of which are standards in today’s repertoire. The complete catalog is now represented in 47 stores nationwide with additional presence in Belgium, Canada, England and South Korea. In recognition of this achievement, Caliendo has won numerous honors, including 10-time winner of the National Flute Association’s Newly Published Sheet Music Award.
Notable recent commissions for Caliendo’s work include Sherlock Holmes: Symphonic Suite, his fourth composition to be commissioned by the Pacific Chamber Symphony, which premiered March 2014 in California; Soccor, commissioned by the Dèdalo Ensemble, which will have its world premiere in October 2014 in Brescia, Italy; The Hobbit: Symphonic Suite, also commissioned by the Pacific Chamber Symphony, which will have its world premiere November 2014 in California; and Enders’s Game: Concert Band Suite, commissioned by the United States Air Force, a recording of which will release December 2014 to honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
As a composer for film and television, Caliendo’s accomplishments include the 20th Century Fox-commissioned soundtrack to John Ford’s 1924 silent film The Iron Horse. Called an “excellent orchestral score” by New York Times film critic Dave Kehr, the 136- minute original work was featured at 20th Century Fox’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2010, where selections were performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, along with music from Alfred Newman, David Raskin, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and Rodgers and Hammerstein. The soundtrack was also included in the Top 10 Film Scores of 2007 by Film Score Monthly magazine.
Also of note: Caliendo won the National Society of Film Critics 2007 Film Heritage Award for his work on The Iron Horse. He won the award again in 2008 for composing original scores for movies featured on 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Murnau, Borzage and Fox DVD box set.
Caliendo was also commissioned by Sony Pictures to compose a new score for the 2005 re-release of Sam Peckinpah’s 1965 feature Major Dundee, which earned him the honor of being the first composer in film history to re-score a major motion picture. Film critic Leonard Maltin declared the score “A great victory!” while Grover Crisp of Sony Pictures said “[The score] is in the vein of Jerry Goldsmith or Elmer Bernstein or Alex North scores for similar pictures: Big where it needs to be, intimate where it needs to be, but really full-bodied and complex, fitting its subject perfectly.”
Caliendo has also written music for the documentary Life Is Love, which premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in 2014, and for the TV series’ Dallas, Knot’s Landing and Paradise, for which he received an Emmy nomination in 1988.
Additional composing honors for Caliendo include the Artin Arslanian Music Scholarship for Composition; the Henry Mancini Music Scholarship; the Leonard Goldberg Music Scholarship for Composition; the Music Now Award; the Peabody Grant for Humanities; the Wilma Drama Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities; commissions by three state senators to premiere and perform new “chamber jazz” works at fund-raising events; and a decorative scroll from the City of Los Angeles commemorating Caliendo’s distinction as the first American to be twice-commissioned by Pope John Paul II for the Vatican’s “Encounters of Sacred Contemporary Music Festival” in Rome, Italy, where he debuted The Mystic Saints, a two-hour drama based on four of the Catholic church’s most enigmatic pioneers in Western spirituality.
As a concert guitarist, Keith Hannaleck of Gramophone magazine has described Caliendo as “one fantastic guitar player…simply masterful and as fluid as humanly possible…[one] of the best musicians in the world.” He has performed with many Hollywood luminaries, including Larry King, Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, The Manhattan Transfer and Walter Koenig, and was selected by Bob Hope to be the featured performer for his 90th birthday celebration. He is also a recording artist for major film studios on movie soundtracks and currently tours his world music with the Caliendo Trio. Caliendo is endorsed by Kevin Ryan guitars, performing on the model “The Mission Grand,” and has numerous CD recordings.
In addition to being a world music composer and concert guitarist, Caliendo is also a guest speaker, teacher, conductor, performer and master-class technician at major universities and other venues. His motivational seminar, “Composing Success,” based on his substantial knowledge of the music industry, targets both composers and performers who wish to establish self-reliance and accountability, knowing their creative actions are in alignment with their creative purpose.
Caliendo’s love of music began at an early age, playing guitar at age 9 and composing music at age 14. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in music and graduated magna cum laude.
Viktoras has been a practitioner in the Holistic field for over 35 years and has assisted tens of thousands through his lifestyle consultation services.
- Co-founder with Ann Wigmore of the Hippocrates Health Institute - presently rated as the top health resort by the International Spa Industry. Spent seven years in developing the HHI Live Food program - which has been adopted worldwide, affecting millions.
- Author of the best-seller plus six other books, with over 500,000 copies sold.
- Co-founder of Dick Gregory's Obesity and Substance Abuse Resort - nutritional and educational director for two years both in Bahamas and Florida.
- Lecturer - Internationally for over 20,000 hours in the field of health
- Chef - served gourmet raw life food vegetarian feasts to over half a million
- Bishop of the Essene Church of Christ
- Planning a School in Culinary Arts (Montezuma, Costa Rica)
An extensive write-up on Viktoras can be found in The Heart of Greatness - Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Success(1997) and Wheatgrass Nature's Finest Medicine: The Complete Guide to Using Grass Foods & Juices to Revitalize Your Health(1998) by Steve Meyorowitz. Raw Knowledge: Enhance The Powers of Your Mind, Body, and Soul by Paul Nison (5/2002). Articles featuring Viktoras have appeared in recent issues of SPIN, Magical Blend, New Life Magazine, Living Nutrition Magazine (now VIBRANCE) and other publications.
Viktoras has received 'The Lifetime of Achievement Award' at the 2000 Raw Food Culinary Showcase (held in Jamaica), from the Vitalities, Inc., where he was the keynote speaker. He was awarded a 'Certificate of Accomplishment as a Live Food Culinary Chef and Instructor' by the Living Light Culinary Institute.
Viktoras has appeared many times as the keynote speaker at the: Cell Tech August Celebration, Raw Expo, Essene National Gathering, and the Hippocrates Health Institute Health Educator Intensive. He has also trained the medical and professional staff in Enzymatic Nutrition and Live Food Therapies for Degenerative Disease at the Hippocrates Health Resort of Asia. Viktoras has appeared as a keynote speaker at the World Congress on Incurable Diseases, the Raw World: International Festival of Raw Food Enthusiasts (Montezuma, Costa Rica), as well as many other workshops.
Linda Howe is the founder and director of the Center for Akashic Studies and the leading expert in the field of Akashic Studies. Linda is a gifted teacher, healer, and author with students from every walk of life spanning the globe. Her latest book, "Discover Your Soul's Path Through the Akashic Records" joins her award-winning books: "How to Read the Akashic Records" and "Healing Through the Akashic Records." Specializing in the use of the Akashic Records for personal empowerment and consciousness development, Linda Howe has successfully taught thousands to work with the Records as a spiritual practice since 1996.