He has no corporate media ties to restrain him. He roams the untamed jungle where the music industry intersects with the internet, carrying a hot-rodded Macbook Pro, modded production software, too much knowledge about music, and a deep-seated belief that maverick creative powerhouses have a huge part to play in balancing the classical and new music scene.

He is Gene Gaudette, guerrilla independent media producer and owner of Urlicht AudioVisual — indie label and production house.

His over four decades of experience within the music industry as a video, recording, web, and interactive media producer, A&R director, product marketing strategist, artistic adviser, retail and record label manager, advisor to public relations outfits, music journalist, composer, conductor, and arranger have honed his intuition for ferreting out unique and unjustly neglected artists and music.

While a lot of "major label" releases tickle the bean counters' lizard brains, Gene follows his gut, identifying compelling material to present in unprecedentedly excellent sound, including quite a few world premiere recordings.

He also has an unhealthy fascination with recordings that are more than 70 years old and serious music that is less than 20 years old. He is married with cats and is rumored to live somewhere on the East Coast.