. ▁P uno , ▁Im el da ▁Pap in , ▁Rey ▁Val era , ▁H aj ji ▁Ale j andro , ▁groups ▁like ▁T ux , ▁Men ▁and ▁Music , ▁Boys ▁Will ▁Be ▁Boys , ▁new b ies ▁Morris ette ▁Am on ▁and ▁T anya ▁Man al ang , ▁and ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Rach elle ▁Ger od ias ▁and ▁By e ong - in ▁Park , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Gram my ▁w inners ▁like ▁Sand i ▁P atti , ▁First ▁Call , ▁David ▁P omer anz , ▁and ▁Broadway / West ▁End ▁artists ▁Leo ▁Val de z , ▁Jose ▁L l ana , ▁and ▁Mig ▁A yes a . ▁ ▁His ▁direct ing ▁career ▁also ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁direct ▁concert s ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁and ▁at ▁Manh attan ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁ ▁On ▁top ▁of ▁that , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pop ▁songs , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁gone ▁plat in um , ▁like ▁Y ak ap in ▁Mo ▁A ko ▁( Em brace ▁Me ), ▁Point s ▁of ▁View , ▁Could ▁You ▁Be ▁Mess iah , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Le a ▁Sal ong a ' s ▁wed ding ▁song , ▁" Two ▁W ords ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁often ▁worked ▁as ▁ly ric ist ▁to ▁award - win ning ▁compos ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Lou ie ▁O cam po , ▁Von ▁de ▁Gu z man , ▁Dan ▁and ▁Ger i ▁Gil , ▁Mar vin ▁Qu er ido , ▁and ▁Ger ard