User:Ray Santilli
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Ray Santilli 17:33, 12 October 2006 (UTC)Ray Santilli music industry for 25 years working in the areas of production and promotion with acts such as :
Ian Dury, Boy George, Dollar, Hazel O'Connor, Hollywood Beyond, Hot Chocolate, Howard Jones, Jimmy Nail, Ronnie Laine, Showaddywaddy, Shriekback, Grace Kennedy, Noddy Holder, Bill Wyman, Slade, Sweet, Thompson, Twins, Uriah Heep Leo Sayer, Chris de Burgh The Tourists, (later Eurythmics,), The Belle Stars, The Lambrettas, Connie Francis, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, The Foundations, The Searchers, Mick Fleetwood, The Troggs, The Drifters, The Platters, Jerry Lee Lewis, ABC, The Piranhas, Musical Youth, The Tweets (Birdy Song)
In 1985 Founded “Music Broadcasting Services Ltd”. This independent record label handled the excusive rights to the Walt Disney Audio Catalogue in the United Kingdom and was responsible for the Disney audio soundtrack line.
In 1991 Founded the Merlin Group This company specialized in the re-recording of hits with original artists of the past, Merlin was able to build a catalogue of re-recordings which it licensed to many record companies around the world for mid-priced CD.. Merlin also produced and marketed a number of television specials.
1995 Co-Founded Mastertone AS Mastertone was a music sales and marketing company.
1995 distributor of the Alien Autopsy Footage.
2001 Co-Founded WHE Group / WHE International Ltd specializing in film production and television specials
2006 Executive Producer of Alien Autopsy The Movie starring Ant& Dec, Bill Pullman and Harry Dean Stanton
Producer or of the following TV specials and films:-
BRUCE LEE ‘MARTIAL ARTS MASTER’ PRIVATE ELVIS HENDRIX ‘THE LAST 24 HOURS’ ELVIS ‘THE LAST 24 HOURS’ MARC BOLAN ‘RIDE ON’ VIVA JOE STRUMMER BOB MARLEY ‘SPRITUAL JOURNEY’ GOERGE HARRISON ‘THE QUIET ONE’ JOHN LENNON ‘THE MESSENGER’ TOM JONES ‘UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL THIN LIZZY ‘THUNDER AND LIGHTNING’ DEAN MARTIN ‘MEMORIES’ FRANK SINATRA ‘A REFLECTION’ BEATLEMANIA THE HISTORY OF MUSIC ROSWELL THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES THE BUSINESS OF RECORDS
co-author / publisher of the following books :-
PRIVATE ELVIS ROSWELL AND BEYOND THE DEATH OF BRIAN JONES BEATLES FIRST TOUR USA