Author: Scott Goldfine
As a fervid lifelong music & film enthusiast / student, I grew up in and around the Los Angeles entertainment industry. I have worked and held many positions in various media realms, since 1998 serving as Editor-in-Chief and now Associate Publisher for Security Sales & Integration, a trade publication serving the electronic security industry.
I love several genres of music & film. The former includes funk (Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, Ohio Players, etc.); blues (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, etc.); rock (Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, etc.); hard rock (AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc.); jazz (Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Crusaders, etc.); R&B (Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Gil Scott-Heron, etc.); and more. I was a club disc jockey and ran a mobile DJ company (Musical Moods) for more than 15 years, which is where the name Dr. GX originates (Doctor Good Times).
Fave film genres include horror (Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.); science fiction (Aliens, Terminator, 2001, etc.); action (Warriors, Road Warrior, Die Hard); westerns (Outlaw Josey Wales, Showdown at OK Corral; Wild Bunch, etc.); suspense (Jaws, Inception, Silence of the Lambs, etc.); drama (Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, etc.); and comedies (Life of Brian, Superbad, Ruthless People, etc.). I have attended many hundreds of concerts and movies (in theaters or screenings).
I may as well also throw in a few favorite TV shows to give an even broader taste of my sensibilities. A handful would be Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Lost, Justified, Fargo, Seinfeld, Sopranos, South Park, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Last Man on Earth, Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family and The Office.
Fave authors are Stephen King, Clive Barker and Michael Crichton.
I am also a big sports fan and lifelong supporter of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB). Also enjoy my family of course, electronics/computers/AV gear, and animals, nature and outdoor activities.
Graduate of Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica College and California State University Northridge (Radio-TV-Film, Psychology minor). Also studied at UCLA for kinesiology/psychology and earned post-grad Certificate in Accounting from Santa Monica College.
Present main occupation is as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Security Sales & Integration (SSI), which I joined in 1998. I am responsible for overseeing all editorial content in print. online, electronic, in-person and any other media or products for the electronic security industry's leading business-to-business trade publication. SSI is part of Framingham, Mass.-based Emerald Expositions.
Stevie Ray Vaughan: The Sky Is Crying (1991)
TIR 85: Keyboardist Tells How Roy Ayers & Frankie Beverly Became Dyed-in-the-Woo Fans
Neil Young: Unplugged (1993)
WYGYFF 43: Larry Blackmon Understudy and New Edition Drummer Has Brought Beats to Millions
Stevie Ray Vaughan: In Step (1989)
Various Artists: The Envelope Please … Academy Award Winning Songs (1996)
Neil Young: Mirror Ball (1995)
Jimmie Vaughan: Strange Pleasure (1994)
Stevie Wonder: Conversation Peace (1995)
Van Halen: Balance (1995)
Neil Young: Sleeps With Angels (1994)
TIR 35: Funkadelic Still Flickers in Heart of Ex-PR Guru Tom Vickers
TIR 217: Drummer Andre Fischer Discusses Rufus’ Roots and Recruiting Chaka Khan
TIR 149: Dumpstaphunk’s Ivan Neville Leaves No Stones Unturned
Stevie Ray Vaughan: In the Beginning (1992)
TIR 282: Guitarist Leroy Emmanuel Tells How He Pulled Strings for the Counts and Bohannon
Various Artists — Soundtrack: Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Stevie Wonder: Natural Wonder (1995)
On THE ONE . . . and Done! – Get Up to Get Down (Brass Construction)
TIR 84: Rotary Connection’s Sidney Barnes Spins His Rock & Soul Odyssey
Neil Young: Broken Arrow (1996)
The Rolling Stones at the MAX (1991)