I began playing piano at age 3.
Was a professional musician at age 9.
Played four concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Calvin Simmons, conductor.
Played a July 4th concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and all over the West.
Performed taiko drums with Los Angeles Matsuridaiko.
Professional "fixer" in the golden age of analog to digital synthesis.
Digital recording consultant to CBS/Sony Records Japan.
Created the first digital audio editing studio for Disney/Walt Disney Records.
Grammy®-nominated Record Producer.
What an amazing journey it has been.
The music on this site is mostly reimaginations of songs I composed and recorded during the 80s and 90s. There are a few new ones, too.
Every song tells a story.
And there's a story behind every song.
(Read the Song Back-story on each piece.)
A little note about the album graphics:
I had the great privilege of working at xAI as a consultant, programming specialist, and tutor on Grok 3, Grok 3.5, and Grok 4. The groundbreaking work we did, especially in graphics, cinematography, and voice, is evident in the amazing results we see today.
Thank you, Elon Musk. You developed another palette for the artist to use.
The image on the home page is a real photo from my farm in New Zealand. I was on that side of the planet for 22 years.
Grok supplied the spaceship taking off.
Some day, some day...
Q: Where does the name "Dr Ziw" come from?
A: I was bestowed this moniker after debugging a problematic situation during a recording session that was preventing the session from proceeding.
The Solution: I plugged the main amp back into the wall, which had somehow gotten disconnected (Big-feet Larry, I'm looking at you 🤨).
The name is a play on the word "wizard" backward. "Yer a backward wizard, Harry! 🪄"
The name stuck. And when problems arose that people could not figure out, I started getting calls for "the Dr."
I once got an emergency call from a VP at Disney who was in an important meeting. The 3/4" video player was not working.
I walked into the room, promptly turned the tape machine on, and left just as quickly. I could hear the VP saying to his guests, "I hate it when he does that..."
Dr Ziw's First Law: 👉 Check for the obvious. 👈
Share and Enjoy!
– Dr Ziw –
Austin, Texas
(It is actually Lord Ziw, but that's another story for another time...)
