Andy Halmay

Born in Romania, 1927, Hungarian father, Austrian mother, dual citizen of Canada & U.S.A. Original name: Tibor Andris Halmai – adopted North American name Andrew T. Halmay. Nickname in English-speaking world: “Andy” - in Europe: “Tibi.” Favorite occupation: Lyric writing, composition & record production. Occupations that provided food, shelter & education for children: Writing ad copy, TV scripts, screenplays, articles & books, meteoric career on Madison Avenue, performing, directing & producing in theatre, radio, TV & films. Five-time award winner for creative excellence in TV commercials, documentaries & sponsored films. A slave to interesting ideas, new product development; marketing innovation — Alexis IV Caviar Pâté – Vacation Time Share - New Products Media – Grandfather of the Music Video – Pulses Super-Splits. Have worked in L.A., NYC, Chicago, Toronto with legendary names, such as: John Huston, Jackie Gleason, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Chris Plummer, Lorne Greene, Leslie Nielsen, Patrick Macnee, Arthur Hiller, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Lillian Briggs, Fred Neil. Releases on RCA Victor, Columbia, Brunswick, London, Sunbeam, Baton, Justice, & own label, Tibor. Love Good Music in all genres … but… It ain't music if it's got no melody that you can whistle or can hum. It ain't music if percussion ain’t percussion, like coming from a dumb machine that ain’t a drum. It ain't music if the words are from the gutter, ungrammatical and dumb. It ain't music if it's grating, irritating, aggravating, horrible to hear And it ain't music if so noisy that it blows to bits your inner ear . It ain't music if it doesn't touch your soul to bring a laugh or a tear.

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