Upon graduation from high school, Randy attended Southwestern Oklahoma State
University on a full music scholarship & was president of
Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity
1970-1971. He began his career in music and the entertainment business while still in
high school in the late 1960's
. Throughout the sixties, seventies, and eighties, he
worked and toured with many big-name rock, soul, and country artists. Randy has
worked as
drummer, promoter, producer, & manager for several groups. He has done
studio session work on drums for several groups. One recording
engineer he recorded
with back in the 1960's was Gene Sullivan. Gene was chief recording engineer on
Elvis Presley's first few big hits. In the
early seventies, Randy was named in Who's Who
of American Percussionist by 'Purcussive Arts Society Magazine' (P.A.S.). He worked on
and
off with 'Playboy Magazine' in various capacities with Playmates, Bunnies, and
their Las Vegas stage show, Playboy's "Girls of Rock & Roll.'.
Valerie Cragin,
Playboy's Executive Vice-President of Promotions, put Randy under contract as
Authorized Representative with her division in
1992. Randy has worked with the U.S.O.
at the Pentagon arranging U.S.O. Tours for the Playboy show & other artists at U.S.
military bases around
the world. Starting in the mid-seventies at his office &
apparel showroom in the Dallas Apparel Mart, Randy interviewed literally thousands
of young women for jobs as models in the mart and for magazine print ads.
KEN WARD - PRESIDENT
Ken holds a masters degree in music from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Ken has performed with Randy in the
recording studio and played bass on tour for several big-name recording acts. These acts include 'The Drifters', 'Al Wilson' and several
others. He has also helped Randy in production for several large venue concerts for acts such as 'Three Dog Night', 'The Grass Roots', and
others. Ken taught many years as band director for several schools in Texas and Oklahoma.
KERI K. KIRKPATRICK - VICE PRESIDENT
Keri attended the University of Oklahoma. She has been convention coordinator & representative for the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association
of America. She also served as corporate trainer for the 'On The Border' restaurant chain out of Dallas/Fort Worth. For 'On The Border', she
was flown all over the U.S. training new franchise managers & staff on everything from proper food preparation, how to run the electronic
ordering system, to customer care. Keri has also been in management and served as buyer for several junior's apparel chains, including
'Cricket Alley' and others.
