User:Dscotti

Darryl Scotti Born: Denver, Colorado on August 31, 1953 to Mother, Marilyn Miller and Father, Daniel Scotti Interests include: Family, Music, Travel, Film, Cooking, Business and People Skills. As founding director of Darryl Scotti Events, Inc., in 1987, and launching the popular internet brand TheGreatEvent.com in 2001, today Darryl Scotti is actively producing corporate events ranging from  Motivational Incentive Programs to Hospitality Gala's, Corporate Theater and '''Event Brand Marketing.  Visit his websites at http://sfo.thegreatevent.com or http://www.darrylscottievents.com See his work at http://www.youtube.com/askdarryl  TheGreatEvent.com http://www.thegreatevent.com  now rated a Top 10 Hospitality Portal ranked inside the top one million web sites worldwide TheGreatEvent.com provides access to high level event planners regionally, educational information as well as event and budget planning software solutions http://www.thegreatevent.com/software developed by managing partners Bill Hobson and David Jennings'''. In 2003, came the start of internet radio to TheGreatEvent.com brand with the first broadcast of AskDarryl Radio on WorldTalkRadio.com now independently broadcast at EventTalkRadio http://www.eventtalkradio.com Darryl Scotti, an alumna of The Dale Carnegie Program of Sales and Public Speaking has served as a consultant to several committee advisory boards including The Arthritis Foundation, Rotary Int'l  and '''The San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau; Con-Vis Expo.   You may remember him as a guitarist for Columbia Recording artists 'Spiral Starecase'  with the 1969 hit song (More today than Yesterday)  hired  in the mid 70's by the late great Harvey Kaye''', the band's founder, keyboardist and musical director. Soon after leaving Spiral Starecase in 1976 Darryl moved to Santa Cruz, CA, to run the family restaurant Donato's after his father died until 1983. In 1985 he was hired by Don Anderson in Burlingame, CA as a talent scout and agent where he remained until 1987 when he started his own company Darryl Scotti Events, Inc. and moved to San Jose, CA. Darryl accepted Christ and was born again in 1990 to his Savior and Lord and began his crusade to inspire the lost, encourage the saved and change the lives of needy children with World Vision ministries. After winning a NACAS songwriting award for 'Take out The Trash' in 1995, his first Christian record was produced. His song 'That's my Jesus' was acclaimed by the Gospel Music Association in 1996 and a ministry of recording music, playing live concerts concerts and leading worship followed. Today you can hear Darryl's message of hope at http://www.TearsOfJoyMusic.org or see him perform at http://www.youtube.com/tearsofjoymusic Ready for the world with the awesome power of God firmly rooted in his heart he's just recorded a new solo project, 'The Will & The Way' http://www.thewillandtheway.com produced by Bob Kilpatrick for Fair Oaks Records featuring guest appearances by Phil Keaggy and good friend Randy Stonehill. Darryl now lives with his wife Yvonne in Sunnyvale, Ca with two pet dogs Pierre and Bailey. He has two adult step children with Yvonne (from her first marriage), Sandra Roberts and Steve Brugman and they have four grandchildren, Brent, Melanie and Page Roberts and Kelly Brugman. He has three deceased brothers Christopher Scotti, Frederick Wilson, and half brother Joel Scotti with two surviving half brothers Daniel Scotti and Richard Scotti. Darryl's Mother, Marilyn passed away in 1987 and his Father, Daniel (Donato) Scotti died in 1976.