Greg was born in Brooklyn, New York (who wasn’t?), raised up and down the East Coast from New Jersey to New Hampshire and received a BA in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University.
He has written hit songs for the likes of Celine Dion ("Show Some Emotion"), Natalie Cole ("Wild Women Do"), Puff Daddy ("Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"), Aaron Neville ("Beautiful Night"), Bette Midler ("Let Me Drive"), Jennifer Love Hewitt ("In Another Life") and Matthew Wilder ("Break My Stride"). Aaron Carter and Unique ll are also among the many artists who have recorded his songs.
He has written the theme for the Cartoon Network’s (at one time) #1 show, Zatch Bell.
Greg has also played, sung and done vocal arrangements for the albums of several legends including Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, Maria Muldaur and Jennifer Warnes.
His original music and his distinctive voice have graced such films as: Pretty Woman, The Rose, Pocahontas, Hercules, The Last Starfighter, The Man With Two Brains, Money For Nothing and Boulevard Nights.
He has happily worked with Christopher Guest on several of his projects including The Big Picture and Attack of the 50ft Woman.
He has written/sung/played on myriad television shows.
As an independent record producer he has produced records for Warner Brothers, Elektra, and Atlantic, including Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Kate is mother to Rufus and Martha Wainwright) for Warners. As a staff producer for Elektra Records for three years, he produced acts as far ranging as Abraham Laboriel to Gabe Kaplan.
In 1998 he released his own CD of favorite compositions (co-produced by Andrew Gold) entitled big red nude, and another in 2011, Ways to Go: Tales from the White Desert.
His music publishing / development companies (ufemizm music (ASCAP) / elliptic songs (BMI)) were formed to bring a producer/writer’s perspective to the business of music publishing.
He has garnered six ASCAP awards, The National Academy of Songwriters Leadership Award and numerous gold and platinum records.
He has, most recently, produced one and mixed two CDs for contemporary classical compser Craig Safan: Rough Magic and Sirens, Gary Stockdale’s new album Keep Letting Go and Dan Bern’s CD Hoody.
He is producing Brock Walsh’s musical Bullies.
Next project up: Jacob Bluenote.
He is still ambitious but not brutally so.
