BiographySongwriter/Producer/Musician Rick Rowan was originally signed by Barton Music (publishers of many classic songs) when he arrived in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Moving to Nashville a few years later, Rick co-wrote with several #1 hit country songwriters. His songs have been recorded by major label acts, and have been featured on numerous TV shows.
Now back in Los Angeles, Rick has recently released LOST AND FOUND. Written and produced by Rick, this collection of melodic instrumental pop music features performances by some of the music industry's finest session players, including Robert Berry, Kevin Harris, Larry Cohn and Barry Fasman -- studio musicians who have recorded with Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Dan Fogelberg, Burt Bacharach, Julio Igesias, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, George Benson, and many others.
Besides Barton Music, Rick has written for several music publishing companies in the past (including Famous Music, Pride Music, Welk Music, and Chappell Music). Rick now has his own independent music publishing company, Colella Songs (ASCAP).
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Latest Music News!LATER THAN YOU THINK (SOLO PIANO) was recently heard on Biography: Caroline Kennedy, on A&E.
LATER THAN YOU THINK aired on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
LOST AND FOUND (SOLO PIANO) was heard on VH1, on a show entitled Best Week Ever.
A LONG TIME AGO aired on Picking Up The Pieces on HGTV. The episode was entitled Rebuilding Hope.
BRIDGE TO NOWHERE (SOLO PIANO) was heard recently on the Discovery Channel, on a show called Separating Twins.
TO YOU (SOLO PIANO) was heard on The Gastineau Girls on the E! Entertainment Network.
I CAN'T PRETEND ANYMORE aired on Ready For The Weekend, on the USA Network.
LOST AND FOUND (SOLO PIANO) can be found behind P. Diddy on MTV's The Best Of Making The Band II. The show is also now available on DVD.
WHEN IT'S OVER was played on an episode of What's Hot! What's Cool! It's a show on the Food Network.
LATER THAN YOU THINK was also found on Catastrophe: Pan Am 103, which aired on MSNBC.
Additionally, Rick's music has been heard on numerous shows on CMT, E! Network, Animal Planet, The Learning Channel, Soapnet and Style.
YOU DID IT AGAIN (co-written with Dave Gillon) was recorded and released on RCA Records by a country band called The Texas Vocal Company.
Currently, Rick is feverishly writing the follow-up to Lost And Found. And when he's not writing, he's in the studio badgering musicians until they play the songs the right way! And when he's not recording, he's napping or eating chocolate cake.
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InfluencesBob Dylan, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Beatles, Maynard G. Krebs, Joni Mitchell, Woody Allen, Burt Bacharach, Stan Musial, Paul Simon, Charles Bukowski, Keith Jarrett and little chocolate donuts,
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