Richard is an Award Winning Songwriter & author of the popular songwriting manual “The Lyricist’s Assistant” How To TURN Your Words Into a SONG, and has been involved in the Music Business for over 30 years, in (Canada, The United States and Europe) as a Songwriter, Record Producer/Arranger, Studio Musician, and former band member for Grammy Award Winning Record Producer David Foster. Richard's songs have been published and recorded by various artists in Canada, The United States and Europe. Award Winning Collaboration: LYRICIST: Frank Stachow, COMPOSER: Richard Melvin Brown Alberta Recording Industry Associations "Songwriter/Composer Of The Year" Award 1992 SONG > Silhouettes and Shadows, recorded by popular Canadian vocalist Joanna Petty. This song received considerable airplay on radio stations across the country and continues to generate royalty income. Please visit Richard’s Main Website at Songsculptor.com for information on submitting lyrics for possible collaboration