DON R. MacMANNIS, Ph.D.
Musical Director/Songwriter

In addition to his role in the creation and production of music for numerous entertainment projects, Don is a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of children and families, and a past president of the Santa Barbara Area Psychological Association. Under the pseudonym of "Dr. Mac," Don teamed up with multiple Grammy winner Christopher Cross to produce a successful album of upbeat children's songs. Currently the Co-Director of the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara, Dr. Mac is hard at work on a follow up CD with Cross.

STEPHEN MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
Music Songwriter

Musical performer and composer Stephen Michael Schwartz is known to children and parents across the nation as one third of the phenomenally popular musical group, Parachute Express. A versatile artist, Stephen opened for performers such as David Letterman, Henny Youngman and Gallagher early in his career and has also appeared in I Spy, Lassie, and as the lead in the NBC series Please Stand By. Additionally, Schwartz has composed songs for numerous television and film projects including Grumpy Old Men, Revenge of the Nerds, and Thirtysomething.

DAVE BAKER
Music Songwriter

A writer and publisher of music for over 25 years, Baker provided the songs for the original JAY JAY THE JET PLANE video series. His impressive résumé includes scoring and songwriting duties on popular kids productions for PBS and The Disney Channel such as Wishbone and Oak Street Chronicles. Furthermore, Baker has worked with a wide variety of major corporate clients, including Toyota, Ford, IBM, The American Heart Association, Texas Instruments, Southwest Airlines, GTE and Xerox.