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Sam Mims is a BMI-affiliated songwriter, music producer, and keyboardist, and is the owner of Syntaur Productions and president of HumBug Records. Sam spent several years as keyboardist with jazz saxophonist Richard Elliot (Capitol/Manhattan), touring around the world and recording several albums which went to the number one spot in national radio airplay and record sales. Later, he toured throughout Asia and recorded with Malaysian pop star Zainal Abidin, a multi-platinum selling artist on Warner Brothers. Sam has also created music for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, for many television and radio commercials, and for scores of planetarium shows. He is keyboardist for the contemporary jazz band SnapDragon, and produced their recent debut CD, Stealing a Moment.

Record Credits As keyboardist: Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) The Best of Richard Elliot, Richard Elliot (Blue Note) Ballads, Richard Elliot (Blue Note) Soul Embrace, Richard Elliot (Capitol/Manhattan)      This record reached #1 in radio airplay (New Adult Contemporary charts, Radio & Records Magazine)      This record reached #1 in record sales (Contemporary Jazz charts, Billboard Magazine) On The Town, Richard Elliot (Capitol/Manhattan)      This record reached #1 in radio airplay (New Adult Contemporary charts, Radio & Records Magazine)      This record reached #2 in record sales (Contemporary Jazz charts, Billboard Magazine) The Ballad Collection, Richard Elliot (EMI/Malaysia)      This record was for a time the #1 selling jazz album in Malaysia Bella Firenza, Richard Smith (Mesa/Bluemoon)      This record reached Top Ten in radio airplay (New Adult Contemporary charts, Radio & Records Magazine) A Hundred Second Chances, Michael Clancey (HumBug) Gamal, Zainal Abidin (WEA) Orak Arek, Zainal Abidin (WEA) Satu, S. M. Salim (WEA)      This record went double-platinum in Malaysia   As producer: "Stealing a Moment", SnapDragon (HumBug) "A Hundred Second Chances", Michael Clancey (HumBug) "Live in San Antonio", Danny Fisk (self-released)     As writer: "Black Onyx", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Chuckwalla", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Fallen", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Firefly", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Garam", from Gamal, Zainal Abidin (WEA) "A Hundred Second Chances", Michael Clancey (HumBug) "Kayla's Song", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Pajima Baile", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Quietude", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Slime Time", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "Stealing a Moment", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug) "That Latin Thing", from Stealing a Moment, SnapDragon (HumBug)   As arranger: "I'm Not In Love", from Soul Embrace, Richard Elliot (Capitol/Manhattan)      This record reached #1 in radio airplay (New Adult Contemporary charts, Radio & Records Magazine)      This record reached #1 in record sales (Contemporary Jazz charts, Billboard Magazine) "I'm Not In Love", from The Best of Richard Elliot, Richard Elliot (Blue Note) "Stiletto Heels" and "Over the Rainbow", from On The Town, Richard Elliot (Capitol/Manhattan)      This record reached #1 in radio airplay (New Adult Contemporary charts, Radio & Records Magazine)      This record reached #2 in record sales (Contemporary Jazz charts, Billboard Magazine) "Over the Rainbow", from Ballads, Richard Elliot (Blue Note) "Over the Rainbow", from The Best of Richard Elliot, Richard Elliot (Blue Note)   As keyboard programmer: The Reality of My Surroundings, Fishbone (Columbia)   Television Appearances Nashville Now, performing with Richard Elliot (TNN, The Nashville Network) BET on Jazz, performing with Richard Elliot (BET, Black Entertainment Television) Veronica Clare drama series, as piano player in restaurant (Lifetime Cable) Ohne Filter, performing with Richard Elliot (a music program broadcast throughout Europe) Performed a concert in Manila with Richard Elliot, for broadcast throughout the Philippines   Music Production Clients Music production clients include: Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Cellular One, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Copolymer Rubber & Chemical Corp., Franklin Press, Hilton Hotels, Kleinpeter Ultralights, Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Louisiana State University, Medical Center of Baton Rouge, National Public Radio, Omni Group Insurance Companies, PepsiCo, RCA/Columbia Home Video, Salvation Army, Theatre Vision Inc., Warner Brothers Pictures, and many more.   Contact Info: Sam Mims Syntaur Productions 1418 N Walnut Ave New Braunfels, TX 78130 830-627-1530 email: sam@syntaur.com