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This is the story of John Smallwood and his lyric writing.

Meet John Smallwood, the COO of an automotive dealership in the Washington DC Area. His background is Accounting; he is married with 4 grown children (three of them working in the Insurance Industry). John and his wife of 39 years, Kathy reside in Southern Maryland with their Golden Retriever, Stella. John is not your typical lyricist. He’s funny; lifelong hockey lover; played college ball; married young; adopted children and has supported anyone he came across in need. John is an avid reader. He’s lived a great, quiet, comfortable life. So??? What is he doing emerging into the music business AFTER celebrating his 60th birthday?

He has talent. Incredible with numbers; wicked in excel and empathetic and compassionate in his ability to write, tell a story and relate to people. Talk about some right and left brain balance!

So you may be asking, how does all of this put a Southern Maryland/Wash DC businessman in partnership with an Italian born classical trained pianist? Thanks for asking…..

John met Stefano Maiuolo thru a friend at Fosse Entertainment. Stefano, a worldly pianist and vocalist had music, but not lyrics. John, the Business Executive wrote for fun, for entertainment, to make his wife laugh.

One day he sat down with Stefano and listened. He heard the music, the stories that needed to be told but lacked words. John wrote. Stefano hummed; played, sang and they realized there was magic.

Their collaboration process has involved utilizing technology to communicate and move large files while living 3000 miles and multiple time zones apart. Their work has evolved. Stefano and John signed a producer deal and so it began.

Stay tuned for more updates on their journey as Stefano prepares to launch an album late 2019.