The Highbrow players
Who we are
We are a group of mostly very old friends with whom I’ve worked on many projects. I’ve known some of these guys for 45 years. Jill Bartlett is the newest member of the gang and has by far the most film credits.
Robert Crenshaw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crenshaw
Jill Bartlett - Is a writer, actor, and somebody’s mother. Jill has over 40 film credits as an actor and 3 as a writer on IMDB. Jill Rocks.
https://www.jillybartlett.com/
Don Jones. Is the musician, songwriter, photographer, and all round man. He’s been on every record I’ve ever made
Jamie Hoover
Jamie - is a musician, songwriter, producer, and actor, as the voice of Pido–in the Australian show The Raggs Kids Club Band
Don Dixon
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-dixon-mn0000797327#biography
Dixon is a musician, songwriter, producer, and actor. He has had a long- running annual gig in King Mackerel & the Blues Are Running: Songs & Stories of the North Carolina Coast, and starred in Todd Graff's 2003 film Camp.
Marti Jones
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marti-jones-mn0000370482
Marti a visual artist and musician and is married to Dixon. She has been a recording for long time. She made records on A&M, RCA, and Sugar Hill labels. She graduated from Kent State with a degree in studio art.
Steve Karras
https://www.huffpost.com/author/stevelandmurray-868
Steve is a writer, musician and a documentary film maker. I met Steve when he was a staff writer for Huffington Post.- Steve is the guy who convincd me to start a podcast has been very influential and supportive over the years.
John Crenshaw - John is a musican/songwriter and recently retired as a Senior Sound Designer at the Showtime network after 30 years.
Graham Maby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Maby
Graham is a musician, writer, editor, actor, and world traveler. I met Graham when we played a gig at what I think may have been Pier 45 in NYC with Joe Jackson, many years ago. We’ve been friends ever since.
Mike Datz - Mike Started out as a music and transitioned into a Voice Over Actor, music editor, and composer, alongside some of the best in the business. He has worked on such shows as Young Sheldon, Average Joe, Lioness, Nobody Wants This, Whitehouse Plumbers, and The Vince Staples Show, as well as numerous films for Netflix, Paramount +, Disney and Blumhouse Entertainment.
The Origin Story
I started writing essays and telling stories about being in my brother Marshall’s band and my years as a professional “rock musician” on Facebook about 15 years ago.
At some point, someone suggested I write a book. I had just gone back to school for the third or fourth time and was used to writing assignments, so I took on the task.
Writing a memoir is kind of like going through pschoanalysis; walking yourself back through all of the experiences you deem to be relatable to other people, and interesting enough, or funny enough to include. In some cases it was honestly a pretty emotional journey.
Like any big project I got a lot of help. I reached out and interviewed people, researched the socioeconomic environment od the times i was describing, and ran lots of ideas by people I knew and respected and had people i shared the experiences with, write, and in some cases record their reflections.
I absolutley love group projects. They are usually a lot of fun, connect new knowledge to old knowledge, and create new lasting memories. I hope you follow and enjoy the show with us.
Best regards,
Robert Crenshaw
