Ric Stewart has been collecting and studying music since the age of 5. He began programming radio in 1986 at WAIF (Cincinnati) with a show called "It's a Mod, Mod, Mod World" later continuing to dj at KALX (Berkeley) 1987-91 with a roots rock show under the moniker Rusty "Ice House" Grunion, following this with an on-air stint in New Orleans from 1991-94 at WTUL as Lorenzo Sao DuBois spinning Jazz, thematic and progressive shows. In addition to audio production and radio work Mr. Stewart has completed a dozen short films (comedy, experimental, Western, psychedelic, blaxploitation genres) several of these have appeared in festivals. Mr. Stewart has written for the Cal Spectrum, Tulane Hullabaloo (papers); Electronic Musician, Mix and New Media (magazines); Rockvillage.com, Toyota.com and Citysearch7.com (websites). In 1995 he started There Productions, a music web production company featuring a free resource center containing interviews, concerts, reviews and features on Roots, Rock and Reggae music and musicians located at www.there1.com. Currently, he consults on New Media audio projects, develops music programming for television and radio outlets and is hard at work creating a first-of-its-kind mixed media music collectors manual. Desert Island Picks Pink Floyd-Meddle Mogwai-Ten Rapid Television-Marquee Moon Professor Longhair -- Anthology Howlin Wolf-Aint Gonna Be Your Dog Mingus-Complete Atlantic Years 1956-61 David Bowie-Hunky Dory Bob Dylan and The Band-Basement Tapes Finley Quaye-Maverick a Strike Birth of the Cool Sessions-Miles Davis & Gil Evans Rolling Stones-It's Only Rock and Roll Lloyd Cole and the Commotions-Rattlesnakes T-Rex-Electric Warrior Stax-Volt-Complete Singles Vol. I 1959-1968 Chuck Berry-Poet of Rock and Roll Red Garland and John Coltrane-All Morning Long Clash-Sandinista Yardbirds-Great Performances By Junior Byles-Curly Locks Prince Far I-Dub to Africa REM-Fables of the Reconstruction/Reconstruction of the Fables Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones James Brown-Soul Pride Jimi Hendrix-Complete BBC Sessions Ray Charles-The Birth of Soul, All Music Guide