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.
Depeche Mode 101 (1989)
TIR 291: Liv Warfield Shares Her ‘Unexpected’ Association With Prince
TIR 225: Joseph Bowie Tells How Defunkt Set Studios, Stages and the Music Industry Ablaze
Anaconda (1996)
Michel’le: Michel’le (1989)
WYGYFF 7: Funkatopia Founder Mr. Christopher Presents His Princely Parade
Joe Satriani: Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)
Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
Supercop (1992)
2Pac: All Eyez on Me (1996)
South Central (1992)
TIR 93: Earn Your Archie Ivy League Degree on P-Funk (Parts 1-2)
Top 10 Movies of 2016
TIR 42: Larry Dunn Revisits Life as One of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Shining Stars
Top 15 Comedy TV Shows of 2016
TIR 158: How Rock Amazon Starr Cullars Earned Her Funk Stripes With Prince, P-Funk
2016: Top 10 TV Action/Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi Shows
TIR 290: Otis Stokes Tells Why Lakeside Was Untouchable When They Got All the Way Live
Top 12 Albums of 2016
TIR 224: Alexander the Great Speaks of the Bar-Kays’ Funk Conquests
WYGYFF 6: LBC Funk Fest Founder Bobby Easton Expounds on His Funky Fascinations
TOP 5 HORN SECTION RANKINGS