Alvin Fisher:  

It's hard to believe that it has been over 35 years since I graduated from Woodson Sr. High School. Although I was a musician then and still am one today, I actually began my career in the computer field while I was still in high school so I have been in Information Technology for 35 years! I am the proud father of a daughter and a son and I also now have 3 grandchildren. I worked for 9 years as Director of IT for Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The following is my bio from my website: Alvin Fisher was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He started playing the flute at an early age and was influenced by some of the great musicians of the 20th century -- people like Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and jazz flutist Frank Wess. As a teenager in the 1970's, Alvin grew up with and played with many musicians who became local and national music legends. As a teenager, he recorded with and became a member of the group Skip Mahoney & the Casuals. Their records are still played on the radio today. Influenced by the R&B music of the 70's, Alvin has been playing a funky type of smooth jazz flute in recent years. In 2001, while working at XM Radio as a Information Technology Manager, Alvin was asked to record the company logo, a series of notes that identifies the radio. NBC does the same thing with its three tones so that when you hear it, you know you are watching NBC. He has since done many such logos for different XM channels including Watercolo...Expand for more