Ilene Altman:  

OK, I'll do this as quickly and painlessly as I can, starting now! I just released my debut children's music CD, called BE NICE. I wrote and recorded it with an old friend of mine (Steve), and I think it's the best thing I've ever done. I only wish it hadn't taken me 20 years to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up, but better now than when AARP starts sending me mailings in another 20 years! Anyhoo, I'd love for you to check out the CD and listen to some songs at my website: leenyandsteve.com Please email me (contact info is on the website) and let me know if you and your kids (and grandkids?) like it. And feel free to buy lots of CDs if you do! We really appreciate the support of friends and family, and their help in spreading the word. For the last few years, I've been writing corporate music and scripts for videos and events. Really, not that exciting, but it pays the bills, and it can be kind of self-entertaining in an "oh my God, what the heck do you want me to write about now???" sort of a way. Before that, I was living in Nashville, TN (that's right, you heard me, Nashville, YEE-HAW!), working as a production coordinator in the film and video industry. Actually Nashville got to be kind of fun, but no, I wasn't out in my Daisy Duke shorts line dancing, so please get that disturbing image out of your head. After high school, I attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY where I received a B.S. in Communication. I was also working at the college radio station and playing in a rock band. I sort of regretted not going to music school right after ALJ, so I decided to spend a couple years at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where I received a Bachelor ...Expand for more