Songwriter/Composer
STERLING FORRESTER began performing at age eight, composing at 14, studied
music in Brazil at 20, became a professional recording engineer at 24, released his
first album at 28, and was the Musical Director/Conductor for the Utah Chamber
Orchestra at 31. Sterling received a degree in Advertising/Journalism from the
University of Nevada at Reno and was Managing Editor for Screen Magazine and
other magazines in Chicago. He founded Ut-Ad News magazine in Salt Lake City.
At 40, Sterling returned to music as a producer, arranger and recording engineer
for Platinum Boulevard Records. Concurrently for his advertising agency, Decent
Exposure, he was also a commercial film director and radio voice-over talent. He
moved to Nashville in 1994.
His catalog of over 500 compositions includes music for Rock/Pop, Jazz, Country,
Classical, Film Scores, Children and TV/Radio Commercials.
He currently runs his recording and publishing house on five wooded acres near
Nashville, Tennessee, where besides composing, he likes to dabble in short
stories and poetry. He is very proud of his daughter, Geneva, who is a school
teacher and an actor in a theatrical company in Divonne les Bains, France.