A gifted pianist, conductor, arranger, composer and producer, Dave Grusin covered a lot of ground in the music business, winning an Oscar and 10 Grammy Awards for his film and TV scores.

Dave Grusin

The protean musician, artist and designer's years in Colorado found him composing, recording and performing countless works.

Tim Duffy

birthdays

A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.

Grateful Dead/Spontanuity

Chip Garofalo, a Denver native, built an impressive photography portfolio of artists who performed at KCUV radio, which he shares with the Colorado Music Experience. He is the president of GARO Productions and Media, Inc.

Ryan Bingham
Duncan Sheik, 1997

The hit “Barely Breathing” made an unlikely pop star out of Duncan Sheik, who went on to compose the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. He died September 17, 2026, at age 56.

Winger

In 1988, Winger’s self-titled debut album was certified platinum for one million sales, part of the wave of stylish pop-metal that also sent Bon Jovi and Def Leppard to the top of the charts.

Peter La Farge

Peter La Farge
The son of a Pulitzer Prize winner, Peter La Farge, an often neglected folk singer-songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s, grew up partly on the former Kane Ranch in Fountain, Colorado.

On Record Book Series

On Record book series

Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.

merch

merchandise

Explore the Colorado Music Experience’s store, stocked with stylish products and gifts for music fans.

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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.

Jon Rizzi, G. Brown, Mark Zaremba and Chip Garofalo