The Big Wide Calm

A young woman's journey to find herself and create the perfect album.

If Rich Marcello could choose only one creative mentor, he'd give the role to Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers. This is not only because he currently resides in New England, where Jonathan started, but because of his life as a contemporary fiction author, poet and songwriter, whose literary inspiration often stems from songs he's written. Rich grew up in New Jersey surrounded by song and word. For a while it seemed right to travel the musician's path, especially during his stint in his college folk group where he wrote and recorded his first original songs. Graduation led him down a different road. He enjoyed a successful career as a technology executive, managing several multi-billion dollar businesses for Fortune 500 companies. During his time in technology he never stopped creating art. Eventually, his love for song and the written word grew to the point where he walked away from his first career to pursue poetry, song, and fiction.Author's Home: Hollis, NH