Neil Giraldo

A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Giraldo is a professional musician, producer, and film composer with over four decades of experience. A songwriter with a back catalog of more than 100 songs and more than 45 million records sold, he has worked with some of the greatest artists in the music industry, including Rick Derringer, Pat Benatar, John Waite, Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del Lords, and Beth Hart. His work has produced many Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning hits, and he holds the distinction of being the first guitar player to appear on MTV, having appeared in the second video shown on the network. Today, he continues to expand his creative portfolio.  In addition to writing new songs for stage and screen, he is also writing screenplays for feature films, touring, and reaching out to the community to work with musicians, young and old.