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.
TOP 5 DRUMMER RANKINGS
TOP 5 KEYBOARD PLAYER RANKINGS
TOP 10 GUITAR PLAYER RANKINGS
TIR 92: Rick Gardner Tells How He Blossomed Into a P-Funk Horny Horn
TOP 10 BASS PLAYER RANKINGS
Larry Graham: House of Blues, Hollywood, Calif. (July 1995)
Prince: A Pop Life – Dave Hill, Author
George Clinton: Live … and Kickin’ (1997)
TIR 289: Founding Drummer Dave Watts Sheds Light on The Motet’s Glorious Grooves
TIR 157: How Jay King Became R&B Royalty With Club Nouveau
WYGYFF 5: Archivist Tim Kinley Tells How ‘Flashlight’ Ignited a Lifelong P-Funk Fascination
Going All the Way (1997)
TIR 223: Guitarist Fred Jenkins Played Instrumental Role in Gap Band’s Glory
TOP 25 FUNK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
ZZ Top: Forum, Inglewood, Calif. (November 1990)
Neighbors of Watts – Various Artists: Santa Monica (Calif.) Civic (February 1989)
‘Ulysses’ (Prince scored dance performance): Glam Slam, Los Angeles (August 1993)
Morris Day and the Time: House of Blues, Hollywood, Calif. (1996)
Billy Preston: Roxy, Hollywood, Calif. (1989)
Joe Satriani: Santa Monica (Calif.) Civic (February 1990)
Ohio Players: The Strand, Redondo Beach, Calif. (February 1991)
Living Colour: The Palace, Hollywood, Calif. (February 1989)