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ABOUT US
“Looking back on the spring and summer of 2005, it was a whirlwind ride. I had just returned from a March ‘spring break’ vacation in the Caribbean with my daughter, and
this strange restlessness kept tugging at my heart. The saying, “nothing ever changes unless you change something” kept going through my mind. One day, without any real
forethought, I found myself looking at buildings that could better house the studio I had built in my home. Soon, I was discussing restructuring the financial arrangements I
had had with my sole law client for the last 8 years. And by May 15, I had designed a building, signed a lease, and begun the daily supervision of constructing the state-of
-the-art recording facility I had dreamed of since high school. On August 1, I began moving the studio out of my home, and buying the many other necessary pieces of
equipment and furnishings. On October 22, we had our first recording session and officially dubbed the dream ‘Paradise West Recording Studio’.” And so the journey began.
Paradise West Music Group, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, was founded by attorney Sammy Ciatu. While “attorney” most easily describes Sammy’s career outside
Paradise West, he actually has a rather unique and varied background. He has worked closely with Bison Homes (fka Mirage Homes), an Arizona based real estate
development firm, since 1997, where he has served as General Counsel and was also responsible for corporate publicity and the firm’s various web sites. From 1993
through 1997, Sammy was with publicly traded, Arizona based ILX Resorts Incorporated, where he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel as well
as Director of Hotel Marketing and was involved in corporate publicity. From 1990 to 1993, he was Director of Marketing for Rawhide, the popular western theme park and
concert venue formerly in North Scottsdale. Prior thereto, he was engaged in the full time practice of law with an emphasis on Arizona real estate, corporate, securities
and financing matters, having various entertainment law clients. Sammy's educational background includes an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University, a J
.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law, and a B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing Major with Consumer Behavior emphasis) from Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries (Music and Personal Appearances
Division). Sammy is a single dad, is involved with Scottsdale Bible Church, and is originally from Alliance, Ohio.
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