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A man who has followed his heart rather than any career-path as such, he has worked with Leonard Bernstein on the one hand, and been honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the other. Perlich has written novels, screenplays and poetry, as well as producing and/or directing interactive video, documentary and feature film. He has broadcast classical music, jazz and rock and roll, and amassed a list of interviews (not all of which he bothered to retain) that is unique: from Gore Vidal to Itzhak Perlman to Bill Evans. Perlich's early work was in musicology. After studying with distinguished American composer Douglas Moore at Columbia University, he became, at 24, the first Intermission Host of the internationally syndicated Cleveland Orchestra radio broadcasts. Perlich worked closely with Musical Director George Szell as well as providing remarkable interviews with Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Isaac Stern and hundreds of others in his seven year stint. As the 1960s became a cultural hurricane, Perlich was a pioneer in "experimental radio", continuing through the 60s into the 70's with interviews for WMMS in Cleveland and KMET in Los Angeles, featuring luminaries of that turbulent period: Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, eight memorable encounters with Frank Zappa and hundreds of other rock and experimental musicians, as well as political leaders: Jane Fonda, Attica prisoners, and members of the Black Panther Party and The American Indian Movement. In 1975 Perlich became Creative Consultant of NBC-TV's weekly 90-minute "The Midnight Special", responsible for the acclaimed "Salute" segment, a regular documentary featuring major pop and rock music figures: Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Loretta Lynn and others, in addition to writing, rehearsing and helping edit the history-making network show itself. At PBS's KCET in Los Angeles and WNET in New York, Perlich developed and produced dramatic, music and documentary programming including: "Citizen Artist", "Hollywood 90" (live drama), "Singer/Songwriter" (which he hosted) and "Informance", among other projects. Martin has written, produced and directed interactive video with Warner New Media (CD-ROMs: Brahms "A German Requiem"; Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana"; and the vast interactive educational project "The Orchestra"). In the early 1990s he first produced and hosted the award-winning radio (KFAC/KKGO) series, "Martin Perlich Interviews". Perlich has written 2 novels: the Orwellian "brains end" and "The Wild Times: A Novel of The 70s". He is currently writing a sequel to "brains end" entitled "American Trance" as well as a Styronesque fictional 'memoir of madness': "The Self-Pity Chronicles".

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		Martin Perlich

		A man who has followed his heart rather than any career-path as such, he has worked with Leonard Bernstein on the one hand, and been honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the other. Perlich has written novels, screenplays and poetry, as well as producing and/or directing interactive video, documentary and feature film. He has broadcast classical music, jazz and rock and roll, and amassed a list of interviews (not all of which he bothered to retain) that is unique: from Gore Vidal to Itzhak Perlman to Bill Evans. Perlich's early work was in musicology. After studying with distinguished American composer Douglas Moore at Columbia University, he became, at 24, the first Intermission Host of the internationally syndicated Cleveland Orchestra radio broadcasts. Perlich worked closely with Musical Director George Szell as well as providing remarkable interviews with Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Isaac Stern and hundreds of others in his seven year stint. As the 1960s became a cultural hurricane, Perlich was a pioneer in "experimental radio", continuing through the 60s into the 70's with interviews for WMMS in Cleveland and KMET in Los Angeles, featuring luminaries of that turbulent period: Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, eight memorable encounters with Frank Zappa and hundreds of other rock and experimental musicians, as well as political leaders: Jane Fonda, Attica prisoners, and members of the Black Panther Party and The American Indian Movement. In 1975 Perlich became Creative Consultant of NBC-TV's weekly 90-minute "The Midnight Special", responsible for the acclaimed "Salute" segment, a regular documentary featuring major pop and rock music figures: Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Loretta Lynn and others, in addition to writing, rehearsing and helping edit the history-making network show itself. At PBS's KCET in Los Angeles and WNET in New York, Perlich developed and produced dramatic, music and documentary programming including: "Citizen Artist", "Hollywood 90" (live drama), "Singer/Songwriter" (which he hosted) and "Informance", among other projects. Martin has written, produced and directed interactive video with Warner New Media (CD-ROMs: Brahms "A German Requiem"; Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana"; and the vast interactive educational project "The Orchestra"). In the early 1990s he first produced and hosted the award-winning radio (KFAC/KKGO) series, "Martin Perlich Interviews". Perlich has written 2 novels: the Orwellian "brains end" and "The Wild Times: A Novel of The 70s". He is currently writing a sequel to "brains end" entitled "American Trance" as well as a Styronesque fictional 'memoir of madness': "The Self-Pity Chronicles".