Chad Cook

Chad Cook

Chad Cook
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Chad Cook (469) 742-0471
  • Title: President, Creative & Marketing
  • Job Description: All things artsy-fartsy
  • Birthplace: Killiecrankie, Tasmania
  • Age: Considerably, working for SAM
  • Education: Toni & Guy Academy
  • Interests: Vidal Sassoon Haircuts
  • Role Model: Eartha Kitt
  • Music Interests: Pigmy Yodeling
  • Likes: Susan Lucci shampoo
  • Dislikes: Houses with wheels

As a founding member of Stephen Arnold Music, Cook has blended his innovative creative spirit, lifelong passion for music, and outstanding client service into a successful 30 year career. As the key creative driver for the company's landmark approach to Sonic Branding and original music creation, Cook has produced more than 300 audio and sound design projects for television stations and networks including ABC, CBS Sports, CNN, ESPN, Comcast, HBO, AXSTV, Fox Business, Golf Channel, The Weather Channel, and such international outlets as Al Jazeera, Alhurra, Al Watan, CCTV/CGTN China, GSP Romania, TV Azteca, and HBO Asia.

Whitney Arnold

Whitney Arnold

Whitney Arnold
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Whitney Arnold (214) 250-5982
  • Title: President, Music Services
  • Job Description: Putting the ship into the bottle
  • Birthplace: Monkey Island
  • Age: At least 12
  • Education: St. Mary's Butterfly School of Design
  • Interests: Frisbee and TikTok
  • Role Model: Ryan Seacrest
  • Music Interests: Kajagoogoo and the triangle
  • Likes: Removing limes from Corona bottles
  • Dislikes: Loosing his pet rock on a gravel road

Having first worked for SAM at age 16 as a runner and studio assistant, Arnold subsequently gained valuable experience in the live entertainment industry touring Europe as a Sound Engineer with artists such as Adele, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Kanye West and Mark Ronson. Whitney is the creative force and manager of SAM’s outstanding and robust production music library, The Vault. Through creative partnerships and meticulous curation, he has grown The Vault into one of the largest and most cutting-edge musical catalogs in the world.

Noelle Daming Fowler

Noelle Daming Fowler

Noelle Daming Fowler
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Noelle Daming Fowler (212) 804-7894
  • Title: VP, Sales and Licensing
  • Job Description: Getting you to buy things
  • Birthplace: Underland
  • Age: Only slightly older than Soundgarden
  • Education: Mallard Fillmore College of Fluid Dynamics
  • Interests: Typing without an 'e'
  • Role Model: Matthew Henson ... or was it Jim?
  • Music Interests: Capriccio Chamber Music
  • Likes: A capella instrumentals
  • Dislikes: Hurdy gurdies

Noelle Daming Fowler has been in her current position for Stephen Arnold Music since the summer of 2010. Prior to SAM, she worked in TV sales at KXAS-TV, Dallas, TX; WXIN-TV/WTTV-TV, Indianapolis, IN and WFXT-TV Boston, MA. She’s a proud Butler University Bulldog and lives in Indianapolis, IN with her son Aitor. She enjoys Mario-Kart & all Mario-centric video games (see Aitor, age 7) as well as traveling, music, making breakfast, dancing, & drinks on patios.

Michael Scott

Michael Scott

Michael Scott
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Michael Scott (838) 217-6764
  • Title: Director of Licensing
  • Job Description: Wheeling and Dealing
  • Birthplace: Central Park
  • Age: Call me to find out
  • Education: Multitasking University
  • Interests: Water
  • Role Model: Captain Crunch
  • Music Interests: The Moody Blues
  • Likes: Cell phones
  • Dislikes: Cell phones
Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan
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Jeff Ryan (214) 250-5951
  • Title: Director, Music Licensing
  • Job Description: Enunciating and clicking
  • Birthplace: Middle Earth
  • Age: Let's just say I still get carded
  • Education: On The Road
  • Interests: Hitting things with an axe or drumsticks
  • Role Model: Rick Allen
  • Music Interests: Anything recorded before 1987
  • Likes: Most Things
  • Dislikes: Not a lot

Jeff brings diverse experience to his Music Licensing role at SAM. As a professional musician for the last 25 years, he has recorded, played, and toured extensively in the US, UK and Europe playing drums with local, national, and international artists including Grammy Winners St. Vincent and The War on Drugs. He honed his communicative and sales skills while selling financial software to accounting firms across the country and worked as a consultant, sales manager, an artist / label manager and in event management for the independent record label, State Fair Records. Since 2016, he has contributed articles as a freelance writer to the internationally published magazine, Modern Drummer. Jeff lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife Karen, son Alexander, daughter Isla and their two highland terriers, Penny Lane and Archie.

Kevin Richards

Kevin Richards

Kevin Richards
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Kevin Richards (213) 296-2063
  • Title: Director of Creative Licensing
  • Job Description: Dialing for Dollars
  • Birthplace: A theme park in Florida
  • Age: P(B) = 1 − P(A′)
  • Education: Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting
  • Interests: Wonka Vision
  • Role Model: The most interesting man in the world
  • Music Interests: Dan Fogelberg
  • Likes: Watching snails cross the sidewalk
  • Dislikes: The 405 freeway + pot holes

A Los Angeles resident for the past two decades, Kevin has dedicated his career to the diverse realms of the music industry. His professional journey includes roles at Sony Music Publishing Canada, and as a Music Consultant for Walt Disney Imagineering, contributing his musical insights to innovative projects. With experience in music placement for record and publishing companies and having seen his own compositions featured in film, Kevin now brings his knowledge to Stephen Arnold Music for Creative Licensing in Film and TV.

Russell Boiarsky

Russell Boiarsky

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Russell Boiarsky (614) 507-0300
  • Title: Director, Brand Strategy
  • Job Description: Brand Aid
  • Birthplace: Off the map!
  • Age: Coming of…
  • Education: Wayside School
  • Interests: Watering the lawn
  • Role Model: Oprah Winfrey
  • Music Interests: Bowie — Labyrinth Soundtrack
  • Likes: Moral imperatives + the color blue
  • Dislikes: Catching his pinky toe on the corner of the couch

Director of Brand Strategy for Stephen Arnold Music, Russell Boiarsky is a passionate musician and marketing professional who works closely with leadership to guide the positioning and presentation of our brand. With nearly two decades of experience in brand strategy and development, Russell has honed the art of building brands using music. He has led numerous strategic and marketing teams and served as CMO for a renowned interactive music agency developing brand experiences worldwide for companies like Hard Rock, Google, Bose, Virgin, EY, Samsung, and Rolls-Royce. An accomplished musician, Russell has released numerous original albums and is an award-winning composer for theater. Originally from Houston, he now lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, two children and black lab, Apollo. You can frequently find him attending soccer games, woodworking, and loving just about anything outdoors.

Dr. Sol Marghzar, AuD, CCCA

Dr. Sol Marghzar, AuD, CCCA

Dr. Sol Marghzar, AuD, CCCA
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Dr. Sol Marghzar, AuD, CCCA
  • Title: Director of Audiology
  • Job Description: Making a bee-line into your brain
  • Birthplace: A galaxy far, far away
  • Age: It’s all relative. Ask Einstein.
  • Education: More than any human will ever need
  • Interests: Tardigrade behavior patterns
  • Role Model: Andrés Segovia
  • Music Interests: 80's era MTV
  • Likes: Chocolate covered ear worms
  • Dislikes: Q-tips

Sol Marghzar, Au.D, CCCA, certified by the American Board of Audiology, is the clinical director of “The Hearing Doctor” clinic in Los Angeles, CA. An audiologist since 1993, Dr. Marghzar is a pre-eminent authority on the physiology and the effects of music on humans. He has studied extensively about how various elements and components of music, such as pitch, tone, volume and rhythm, specifically elicit differing emotions and responses. Dr. Marghzar recently joined Stephen Arnold Music as an ongoing consultant in the fields of audiology and musicology.

Dr. Marghzar was invited by the American Academy of Audiology to help develop “Guidelines for Evaluation & Management of Tinnitus,” published in 2001. He has evaluated and treated more than 40,000 patients since 1997. His special interest in treatment of tinnitus and hyperacusis led him to train with Dr. Pawel Jastreboff at the University of Maryland in 1997, and he has been treating patients with Misophonia since 2005. As an expert in legal cases, Dr. Marghzar has testified in numerous courtroom and arbitration proceedings.

Having been interested in guitar since the age of 12, he is now an accomplished Flamenco guitarist. Dr. Marghzar has been playing and singing with a fusion/Flamenco group for more than 15 years and currently performs at a variety of venues in the Los Angeles area. His musical background gives him a distinct advantage as an audiologist, affording him unique insights into the strategy and development of sonic brands.

Jesus Garcia

Jesus Garcia

Jesus Garcia
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Jesus Garcia (214) 250-5985
  • Title: Production Director
  • Job Description: Pushing knobs & twiddling buttons
  • Birthplace: Jot Em Down, TX
  • Age: Younger than Dave
  • Education: Euphonia University
  • Interests: Iona Gaels Futbol
  • Role Model: Zha Zha Gabor ... or was it Eva?
  • Music Interests: Klangfarbenmelodie
  • Likes: Enharmonic intervals
  • Dislikes: The phrase 'WWJD'

As a native Venezuelan who has extensively traveled the world, Garcia brings critical international sensibilities to SAM’s creative process. His musical editing skills, and project organization and delivery prowess are critical to creating the “client first” environment at Stephen Arnold Music. In addition to his audio expertise, Garcia’s work in photography and video post-production makes him a powerful resource when adapting our music and sound effects for post-scoring and animation. He has won multiple awards for sound design. Garcia’s clients include AXSTV, Al Jazeera, CGTN, CNN, ESPN, Fox Business Network, NBC, Tennis Channel, TV Azteca and The Weather Channel.

Jess Nidositko

Jess Nidositko

Jess Nidositko
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Jess Nidositko (214) 250-5980
  • Title: Music Library & Licensing Coordinator
  • Job Description: Table scraps
  • Birthplace: Dawson's Creek
  • Age: x √a-bx
  • Education: Ozark Choir College
  • Interests: Back seat driving
  • Role Model: Tom Landry
  • Music Interests: Nickelback, Hall & Oates
  • Likes: Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
  • Dislikes: Zombie Apocalypse
Paul West

Paul West

Paul West
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Paul West (214) 250-5984
  • Title: Chief Engineer, Senior Button Pusher
  • Job Description: Erasing all the good takes
  • Birthplace: Phone Booth, Abbey Road
  • Age: 48K, 24Bit
  • Education: Beale Street
  • Interests: Open Wheel Armadillo Racing
  • Role Model: The Blue Peanut M&M
  • Music Interests: Anything bagpipe, oboe & slap bass
  • Likes: Doing Tequila shots with chipmunks
  • Dislikes: Aardvark Drag Racing (NHRAa)

Few people understand the art of recording as well as Paul West. He has been SAM’s in-house engineer for 15 years, creatively crafting and organizing SAM’s myriad of sonic projects, while keeping the client’s needs in mind. Throughout his more than 30 years of experience, Paul has mastered the artistry and technology of music recording while reflecting the ever-changing eras of music technology and style. West has recorded, mixed and mastered everything from his native Memphis blues, to full orchestras, big band jazz, gospel choirs, indie rock bands and world percussion ensembles.

Jana Seddon

Jana Seddon

Jana Seddon
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Jana Seddon (214) 250-5949
  • Title: Executive VP, Business Affairs
  • Job Description: Columns, Numbers
  • Birthplace: Cat Island, Japan
  • Age: It's just a number
  • Education: Reynauds Culinary and Math Elysium
  • Interests: Industrial paper shredders
  • Role Model: Bernie Madoff
  • Music Interests: DEVO
  • Likes: Square pegs
  • Dislikes: Round holes

As the Executive Vice President of Business Affairs for Stephen Arnold Music, Jana manages all matters related to accounting, human resources, conference & event planning and office management. With more than 20 years of experience in accounting, as well as payroll and benefits management, Jana provides a strong financial and business foundation for SAM’s creative activities. Prior to working at SAM, she was a senior assistant controller for an outsourced accounting firm. When she’s not playing the role of “chief office honcho,” she is the proud mother of two successful, grown children and enjoys her time at home with her two pit bulls and two Siamese cats.

Ian Larsen

Ian Larsen

Ian Larsen
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Ian Larsen (214) 250-5983
  • Title: Junior Music Director
  • Job Description: Looking Busy
  • Birthplace: Top of the Eiffel Tower
  • Age: He's a puppy
  • Education: Instagram
  • Interests: Competitive Dog Grooming
  • Role Model: Paul Rudd
  • Music Interests: Mariachi Bands
  • Likes: Hunting with a Blindfold
  • Dislikes: Playing with Fire

Ian Larsen Is a driven musician and business professional from Dallas, TX who graduated from SMU’s Cox school of business with a BBA focus in management and a minor in music business. While he initially thought of working in the real-estate business, his passion for all things music led him to the position of Junior Music Director at Stephen Arnold Music. Although Ian is the youngest of the bunch, his charisma and eagerness to learn has made him fit right in with the SAM team. If you are around the Dallas music scene, you may find him playing trumpet with a variety of bands in Deep Ellum and Uptown Dallas.

Noah Smith

Noah Smith

Noah Smith
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Noah Smith (214) 390-9056
  • Title: Lead Music Director
  • Job Description: Run away and call the police
  • Birthplace: Liechtenstein
  • Age: I’m perfectly legal, are you?
  • Education: Trembling Oaks University
  • Interests: Collecting In-Flight Sick Bags
  • Role Model: Bart Simpson
  • Music Interests: Wizard Rock
  • Likes: Eating Enchiladas from the Inside Out
  • Dislikes: Box Wine and Lap Dogs

Noah Smith is a key member of our Creative Services Team at Stephen Arnold Music. Prior to his current role, Smith originally started as an intern for SAM 12 years ago that rocketed his career into the audio world. He also worked at Republic Editorial creating commercials as an assistant audio engineer. Music is central to Noah’s life, as well as sailing, golfing, traveling, and playing some sweet blues guitar.

Angie Constantine

Angie Constantine

Angie Constantine
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Angie Constantine (214) 250-5981
  • Title: Accounting
  • Job Description: Playing with numbers
  • Birthplace: Schitt's Creek
  • Age: If I tell you, I will have to kill you
  • Education: Royal College of Hot Air Ballooning
  • Interests: Chickens
  • Role Model: Martha Stewart (the prison years)
  • Music Interests: Pirate Metal
  • Likes: Watching Family Feud
  • Dislikes: Ballroom Dancing

As our resident Bookkeeper and Sales Rep Assistant since 2018, Angie Constantine has played a key role in maintaining the business side of Stephen Arnold Music as a smooth-running and well-oiled machine. She also is an important part of upholding SAM’s “client-first” philosophy, which our customers deserve. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Oklahoma, and Masters degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Grief Therapy. She plays soccer, runs, golfs occasionally, loves vacations, cooking, happy hours on the patio with friends and family, and generally keeping busy with her husband Jeff, their five kids and two dogs.

Dave Baumann

Dave Baumann

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Dave Baumann (248) 914-8342
  • Title: Marketing and Creative Director
  • Job Description: Bridging the gap
  • Birthplace: The beaten path
  • Age: Younger every day
  • Education: Would-be Warriors Gladiator School
  • Interests: Alien space mummies
  • Role Model: The World Leader in Sonic Branding
  • Music Interests: Boy George AND George Michael
  • Likes: Remote Controls and Plate Hangers
  • Dislikes: TSA full body searches

Dave Baumann is currently Marketing and Creative Director for Stephen Arnold Music. He was previously head of marketing for WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI; KSTP-TV, Mpls./St.Paul, MN; and KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA, and was Art Director for KTCA-TV, Mpls./St. Paul, MN. He has served on the affiliate boards for both CBS and ABC (chairman), and has won numerous local Emmy awards, as well as PROMAX and BDA awards. He lives in Traverse City, MI with his wife Pam and their dog Piper, and enjoys sailing, boating, biking, golf, skiing, snowshoeing, local theater, playing guitar and singing.

Concetta Halstead-Lord

Concetta Halstead-Lord

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Concetta Halstead-Lord
  • Title: Marketing and Design Director
  • Job Description: Coloring By Numbers
  • Birthplace: Gotham City
  • Age: Do past lives count?
  • Education: Hogwarts
  • Interests: Timothy Hay and Bunnies!
  • Role Model: Queen Elizabeth
  • Music Interests: JFKFC
  • Likes: Naps, Laughter and Korean BBQ
  • Dislikes: Plate Hangers

Concetta Halstead-Lord is an awarding-winning designer and creative director. Her wide-ranging love of design encompasses fine art, architecture, film, photography, food, and of course, graphic design. After graduating with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, she began her career working for the legendary Saul Bass. It was here she honed her hallmark graphic approach to design and branding. She has worked on hundreds of projects for musical artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, to The Beatles and Tool, whose album, Aenima, was nominated for best Album Design and Packaging. An early adopter of new technologies, Concetta co-founded Go2 Productions, an interactive design agency that focused on the film and music industry. She has always pursued innovative ways to reach people through design, as well as help companies define themselves through marketing and branding.