Chuck Tennin of Big Fish Music in Los Angeles, has a long and varied career in the Music Business extending back to 1968 when he beganwork as Production Assistant and 2nd Engineer to the "LEGENDARY" Mixer, Engineer/Producer Ray Thomas (with 450 albums to his credit). During this period, Chuck Tennin participated in numerous recording projects, both live and studio, with "LEGENDARY" Artists such as
Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, Steppenwolf, Elvis Presley, Procol Harum, CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young), Jimi Hendrix, Lowell George (of Little Feat), Little Feat, George Benson, Peter Frampton, Rolling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner, Neil Diamond and many others. Following this period, Chuck Tennin embarked on a long journey through multiple riches within the Music Industry, including manager, club promoter, album art director and record producer. Chuck also spent four years working for Hollywood-based H.D.M. Records/Murrel Music as a professional music manager, joined the Country Music Association (as a CMA Sterling Member) and Academy of Country Music (ACM); served as a song contest judge for the American Song Festival for 11 years (the largest song writing competition in the world), until it's close in 1984, as well as three years judging for the Colgate Country Showdown (a country version of American Idol on radio stations across the country); and conducted workshops and song critiques for the National Academy of Songwritings (NAS), Nerthern California Songwriers Association (NCSA) and Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase (LASS). Chuck Tennin formed his own Music Publishing Company in 1974, and he named the company Big Fish Music after a suggestion by: his friend Lowell George (of Little Feet), followed by a sister ASCAP company, California Sun Music. Big Fish Music publishes and licenses all types of music to all outlets and users of music, including recording artists, motion pictures, T.V. and film projects, and other users of music as well as artists and songwriter development projects-but has developed a specialized focus in background and theme music for television. Over the years Big Fish Music has placed numerous songs with NBC's "Passions" television show, as well as with ABC's "General Hospital" and "All My Children" on CBS, Chuck Tennin has also worked with Jeffery Steele, two time songwriter of the year for the Country Music and the "LEGENDARY" Gospel Singer Andrea Crouch, nine time Grammy Winner. A feature article was written about Chuck Tennin and Big Fish Music in the 2008 edition of the Songwriters Market Book on TV and film placement and our crebibility in the Music Industry. We accept and review music submissions from Songwriters and Artists from all over the United States, Canada and Abroad, at NO COST for publishing opportunities per our "(See Our: Song Submission Policy Under Song Submissions). We have a Song Development Program that can take your song(s) to the next level! We offer "Music Publishing Services", Music Consulting, Song Development Marketing, Placement of Song(s) and music to users of music as well as music seminars to educate songwriters. In addition, we can provide song production and recording, services that will review songs at NO COST through our professional contacts and our associates (Gary Black). They will evaluate your music and tell you what's wrong with your song(s) and what it needs to make to make it right to properly produce it, bring it up to industry "Standards" to get the results you seek. We can turn your song into a song!
