Greg Rank

It all began in a Venice/Santa Monica apartment in September 1979, where Greg first picked up his pen to write songs. What started as a creative spark quickly became a journey of learning and growth through Buddy Kaye's songwriting workshop at UCLA in 1980.

A lyric writing course at UCLA with Kaye Parker led to a fateful connection with Sunny Hilden in 1985. For 12 years, Sunny became Greg's "one-stop shopping" for songwriter demos, crafting professional recordings using Logic and keyboards.

The new millennium brought intensive learning with three Bonnie Hayes songwriting workshops beginning in 2000. Bonnie even recorded two songs for Greg in her Pro Home studio using Pro Tools and keyboards.

Greg became the go-to sound engineer for Sebastiani Theater, running sound for Rhoten Productions variety shows for nearly twenty years. His expertise even caught the attention of comedy legend Tom Smothers.

Greg expanded his creative horizons by writing and filming his original movie "Elliot's War," which he successfully released on Amazon and pitched to film festivals. He also produced several three-minute music videos, including "Loan Shark City" and "Secret Service Man."

Greg honed his guitar skills at California Coast Music camps with renowned instructors Nina Gerber, Tony Marcus, and Doug Smith. His dedication to learning even led to a Twitter guitar lesson request to Hall of Famer John Oates – and he got it!