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signed rock-act, Coward. After the disbandment of the band, he started the music production company Sheppard Music Inc with Kenny Gioia. They were known as "Shep & Kenny", and began writing and producing for various artists. One of the first break thru songs Shep and Kenny produced was the pop radio production of the

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack (; born August 19, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter. She has charted 23 times on the American ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts; her highest peaking single there is her crossover signature song, " I Hope You Dance" ...

hit "

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". They then went on to write/produce for many pop and rock artists including

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy (Mandy Moore song), Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot ...

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, LFO,

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, Bayside,

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, and produced the number one AC single " Do It for Love" for pop icons Daryl Hall & John Oates. Goodman held the position of Vice President of A&R at

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from 2007 until 2011. He is currently co-owner of Dirty Canvas Productions, which is a full scale music production company focused on artist development. The first artist signed to Dirty Canvas was Brooklyn based alternative rock band

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, whose song "

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" (co-written and produced by Goodman) reached multi-platinum status in several countries.

Artists Goodman has worked with

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* Rob Thomas *

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* Bayside *888 - Mngt *

* LFO * Dreamers *

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Forever the Sickest Kids Forever the Sickest Kids (sometimes abbreviated as ''FTSK'') is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas. The band first signed with Universal Motown Records and released its debut album, ''Underdog Alma Mater'', on April 29, 2008. The band' ...

* Peyton List * Micky James *The Orphan The Poet * The Unlikely Candidates *Cosmos & Creature *

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*The Karma Killers * Livingston *

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* Carter Rubin *

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* Get Scared * Tina Parol *

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*Red Car Wire * Kim Sozzi *Templeton Pek * Her Bright Skies * Lions Lions *

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* Her Bright Skies *

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*The Never Ever *

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Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), which rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing infl ...

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*The Distance *Westland *Echo Screen

References

External links

Official Website
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