For the past fifteen years Mike Vaccaro has been the house music contractor at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. His duties include hiring, managing, and payroll for musicians in conjunction with celebrity accompaniment, musical theater, and concerts. In addition he has contracted for such eminent names as the Westwood Theater, Bellagio Productions, The Ovation Awards, Children's Miracle Telethon, Avalon Attractions, The Jack Morton Company, PGI International, and the motion picture Apartment Zero.

Mike Vaccaro contracted the 80 piece orchestra for Ray Charles' Grammy Award Winning, Platinum CD entitled "Genius Loves Company" and recently contracted for the motion picture P.J. (www.pjthemovie.com) in addition to his many other contracting duties.

Here are contracting samples from the Ray Charles CD:

Click on the titles below to listen to excerpts from "Genius Loves Company"

"Hey, Girl" with Michael McDonald

"It Was a Very Good Year" with Willie Nelson

Bonus

Video

"Over The Rainbow" with Johnny Mathis

Grammy Award
47th Annual Grammy Awards
March 2005
Category 84
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" with Elton John