GRAMMY-Winning Producers Go On The Record Before Congressmen; ‘Glee’, Rob Thomas & Faith Hill Hit-Makers Reach For Legislative Spotlight…

GRAMMY Award-winning record producer Matt Serletic speaks to various members of Congress.

CAPITOL HILL -- Record producers are oftentimes overlooked by the general public when it comes to giving credit for the success of a given song. While the role of a singer, guitar player or songwriter is plainly evident, producers work behind the scenes and generally go unnoticed by the public at large.

"Glee" music producer Adam Anders.
Occasionally, a talented record producer, such as Timbaland, will grab both the literal and proverbial microphone and make the jump from sound to recording booth. However, such moves are rare in the industry.

Scott Hendricks.
Normally content with their responsibility as unseen hit-makers – after all, the recording industry itself understands the value of skilled production – such veiled roles has arguably done record producers a disservice when it comes to advocating for their intellectual property rights among their peers.


And in an attempt to correct such perceived oversights, a half a dozen GRAMMY Award-winning producers took to Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon, in the hopes of further educating the Congress (or rather their legislative staffs primarily) on their contributions – both musical, financial, and cultural (music is one of America’s best exports).



Adam Anders (“Glee”), Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel), Scott Hendricks (Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Brooks and Dunn), Johnny K. (3 Doors Down, Plain White Tees), David Kahne (Bangles, Paul McCartney), and Matt Serletic (Santana/Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty) took over one of the eggshell white auditoriums of the Rayburn House Office Building for a crowded working lunch panel attended by more than 50 Hill staffers, including Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC), and Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA).

Congressman Jeff Denham.
Congressman John Conyers.
Embracing local D.C. culture, the producers were spotted soon after for dinner at RAMMY Award-winning “power spot” Carmine’s.