A little history: The world’s #1 on-line jazz destination is broadcasting on the Internet from the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. Smoothjazz.com HQ is a 19th Century Victorian-era Cottage, well over 100 years old and is located near downtown Pacific Grove just a few hundred yards from the Monterey Bay.
The Monterey Peninsula is well known for many things including world-class golf (Pebble Beach), robust, boutique wineries (Carmel Valley), the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Cannery Row) and most certainly Monterey has earned a solid reputation as a jazz town with the world’s oldest and possibly most well known jazz festival; the 50-year-old Monterey Jazz Festival.
Radio personality and concert promoter, Sandy Shore, founded Smoothjazz.com in 1995. Originally, the on-line destination was used as a ticket outlet for Sandy Shore Productions’ locally produced concert events. However, by the late 1990’s the Website had been transformed into a global presence for Smooth Jazz offering exciting information for both artists and fans alike. By the turn of the century, Smoothjazz.com Radio began broadcasting in digital stereo through the services of Shoutcast.com. Around the same time, the Smoothjazz.com Top 50 Chart publication debuted, designed for music industry professionals and participated in by nearly 70 reporting radio stations. The Chart is published weekly some fifty times a year displaying the current most played Smooth Jazz albums in the U.S. and abroad.
Defining Smooth Jazz for a world of listeners through the art of seamlessly fusing elements of jazz, r&b, pop, and world rhythms, Smoothjazz.com Radio streams a deep mix of music for a global audience. The station currently broadcasts an average of 3 million listener hours per month, while the site enjoys nearly 250,000 unique visitors on a monthly basis. Contact info: PH: 831.649.1223 | FX 831.648.8801 | PO Box 982 Pacific Grove CA 93950 USA
The small team attempting to change the world one song at a time...
Sandy Shore – President/Founder
Sandy’s is the silky voice you hear on Smoothjazz.com Radio. The Internet media outlet is her vision and was created out of frustration while going in and out of employment with ‘terrestrial’ radio. The popular radio celebrity has been heard up and down the California Coast during the 80’s and through the 90’s working for nearly a dozen radio stations including the prestigious Smooth Jazz outlets, KTWV The Wave in Los Angeles and KKSF in San Francisco.
Sandy takes a hands-on approach with Smoothjazz.com, answering hundreds of fan email personally from listeners all over the world. In addition to working intimately with the music and programming of Smoothjazz.com Radio, Sandy also works closely with artists and labels to promote new and undiscovered music.
Sandy loves living on the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California and steals days whenever possible to enjoy the natural beauty of the area; from sun drenched Santa Cruz to tranquil Big Sur. According to Sandy, “To live in the Monterey Bay area is to live life fully ”. Sandy is currently in production creating the first Girl's Music Internet Station: GoGirl.net to debut in 2007 and just finished launching a sister station to SmoothJazz.com called SmoothLounge.com : For the Chill of It.
Find out more interesting tidbits about Sandy on My Space.
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Donna K. Phillips – VP/Director of Imaging + Design
Donna’s the girl with the big box of Crayolas… And she knows how to use them. Armed with a degree from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, the one time leader of a Santa Cruz all girl alt-rock group, has shaped and molded Smoothjazz.com into one of the most visually pleasing on-line radio stations on the Net.
In addition to producing just about every bit of art and design that you see on Smoothjazz.com, Donna’s daily duties include managing the Company, strategizing new development for site + station functionality and working closely with a team of technical consultants.
When she’s not reorganizing the storage closets around the Smoothjazz.com offices, Donna thrives as a paddler for Monterey Bay’s Hawaiian outrigger canoe club, Ka Kai Ou' Uhane. She enjoys going for walks with her Australian Shepherd, Basil, and on flights with her African Gray parrot, Pongo.
A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, with a B.A. in Political Science, and a graduate from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Tod represents Smoothjazz.com in all ways legal. In addition to being admitted to the California Bar, he is also a member of the Sports and Entertainment Section of the American Bar Association.
Whether Tod is reviewing a scooter rental agreement in the Bahamas for the Smoothjazz.com Team or signing a big deal with a music industry partner, he executes each dealing with careful consideration.
In addition to keeping Smoothjazz.com on track as an officer in the Company, Tod Ratfield practices law in Northern California, in the Walnut Creek area and specializes in Business and Entertainment Law working with recording artists, labels and media distributors.
Scott O’Brien – Director of Webcasting Services
The man with the golden ears and patience of Job… Scott meticulously arranges the music daily for Smoothjazz.com Radio. In addition, he coordinates the Chart + music industry pages on a weekly basis and occasionally he responds to a wayward listener who needs help identifying a saxophone piece he heard on the station.
In his former life, Scott worked in executive positions for a major airline company as well as a large food service supply outlet until he came to his senses and jumped on board the radio train in the 1970’s and programmed for top stations in Los Angeles and Monterey, California.
His Smoothjazz.com colleagues consider him a cross between David Letterman and Frazier… Presently Mr. O’Brien resides just north of Seattle, Washington in a town called Marysville with his gal pal Wendy and their kitty, Minnie.
Jamie Trent – Artist Development + Promotion
"Jammin' Jamie" as she's called by those who work closely with her, is the Smooth Jazz Maven of new music. Jamie works up close and personal with recording artists to help them with affordable marketing and promotional strategies to get their music off the ground and out to a global audience as well as into the hands of radio professionals.
Jamie quickly assesses artists needs and helps them gain visibility almost immediately through one of the many dynamic and comprehensive promotional opportunities available on Smoothjazz.com. She takes a genuine interest in new music and offers contagious enthusiasm to all of her clients and associates.
A longtime resident of San Diego, California, this colorfully clad sun goddess spends as much time outdoors as possible with her family and friends. While you would never imagine by looking at her, Jamie is the grandmother of three!
Smoothjazz.com is fortunate to have an affiliation with one of the most refreshing male voices in the U.S. Larry’s warm and unique voice offers a natural, engaging element which is so complimentary to the deep mix of music heard on both Smoothjazz.com and SmoothLounge.com.
