Larry Dvoskin is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, producer, professor and entrepreneur. He is best known in the industry as the songwriting partner of The Beach Boys'

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. The founder of Do What You Love Media, Miracle Music Inc and Cool Guy Music Inc.

Career

Larry Dvoskin has a long history of working with notable artists across various genres. In September 2024, Dvoskin collaborated with Al Jardine, co-founder of The Beach Boys, on the release of ''WISH'', a tribute single honoring Brian Wilson. The single received positive feedback from fans and was featured on the homepage of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's website. Dvoskin has worked with a wide range of artists, including

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of Journey. In addition to his collaborations with other musicians, Dvoskin released his single "Life is Strange" in 2020, which became a Top-20 hit.

Discography

Teaching

Dvoskin has worked as a program instructor for New York University's High School Academy Songwriting Camp.

Philanthropy

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dvoskin and

teamed up on “Waves of Love 2.0” and “Jenny Clover” in benefit to the World Central Kitchen which provides food to doctors, nurses and other essential front-line workers. In 2010, Dvoskin performed on a charity single

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as part of an initiative to help benefit the people of Hait in the aftermath of the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years.

References

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