Talk about dedication-there was a person inside this realistic looking sculpture all day!

Whenever I go for medical test I feel the gamut of emotions. I always have a certain amount of fear, despair, anger, caution, pain and stress, but I somehow get back to feeling hope, respect, patience, love and happiness. The different jobs I do assure me that inevitably I'll get back to appreciating life and people. This week my medical procedures were pleasantly interrupted by my duties as chairman of Sumthing Else Music Works, a company that specializes in video game soundtracks. I was part of a panel of composers who talked about the art of scoring video games. It took place at a huge sold-out event at the Jacob Javits Center: New York Comic-Con, the largest pop culture event on the East Coast.

We had a totally packed house and my SEMW staff worked really hard. Not only did the distinguished panel of composers lift my spirits, but there was so much happiness emanating from the dedicated patrons of New York Comic-Con.