I COULDN’T BE MORE THRILLED FOR MY STUDENT AUSTIN BUTLER AND HIS ENORMOUS SUCCESS AS ELVIS IN “ELVIS”. I HAVE NO DOUBT THE ACADEMY WILL RECOGNIZE HIM AT OSCAR TIME! HE DESERVES ALL THAT’S AHEAD IN HIS JOURNEY. NOT ONLY IS HIS TALENT ENORMOUS BT HE IS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, WATCH THIS SPACE FOR INCREDIBLY EXCITING NEWS ABOUT THE NEW MUSICAL FILM I HAVE WRITTEN AND THE GREAT SCORE CO-WRITTEN BY MY PARTNER FRANNE GOLDE, WHO DEVELOPED THE PROJECT WITH ME. A HOST OF OTHER COMPOSERS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SCORE INCLUDING BRENDA RUSSELL, STEPHEN BRAY, FERRAS, BRUCE ROBERTS, LINDSAY GRAY, ARI HEST ET AL. I’M VERY PROUD OF ALL OF US. MORE NEWS SOON!