Ron Boustead
Ron Boustead is a Los Angeles-based lyricist who has penned songs for recording artists Deniece Williams, Jonathan Butler, Four Tops, George Benson, Gregg Karukas and dozens of other pop and jazz singers.
As staff songwriter for ABC’s Cop Rock, Ron’s song “Nowhere To Go, Nothin’ To Do” about the plight of the homeless, received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music & Lyrics. Other TV credits include NYPD Blue, Bustin’ Loose (main title theme), The Little Couple, Marathon Love, Capitol and Santa Barbara. Film credits include Bratz, The Forbidden Dance, China Lake Murders, South Beach Academy, Beverly Hills Brats and Shy People.
In addition, Boustead has released five full length albums with original songs as a vocal artist, the latest his 2017 Unlikely Valentine. Flashes of Light marks his first musical.
Billy Larkin
Billy Larkin is an award-winning pianist/composer currently residing in Davis, CA. A master of multiple musical styles, Billy has performed around the world, including two trips to Ukraine and Russia as cultural ambassador for the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Committee. He has written music for film, video, and commercials and continues to work as a producer and arranger for various recording artists.
Additionally, Billy has recorded numerous full-length albums both as a solo artist and as director of the ensembles Etheréal, Ekimi, and Sleep Theatre.
Recent projects include a musical based on a popular children’s book, a live original score for the Contemporary Dance Theater in Cincinnati, and musical directing for Broadway veteran Susan Emerson’s one woman show The Ripple Effect.
Larkin co-founded Stone Street Foundation for the Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio which received numerous grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.