Since then Phil has worked-- as record producer, composer, arranger, musical director and performer-- with countless major artists on countless major recording projects.  An R&B veteran, he became a key member of the group Mtume and co-wrote songs for the smash hit album, "Juicy Fruit."  He went on to write and produce songs for many top artists including Toni Braxton's multi-platinum hit "How Many Ways."   

His early film and television credits include Universal television's "New York Undercover" and feature films "Native Son," "Jason's Lyric" and "Panther."  His collaborations include a wide range of artists-- Mavis Staples, Nancy Wilson, Gerald Levert-- and encompass many genres, from Broadway actor James Naughton to R&B and Hip Hop artists K-Ci Hailey and Mary J. Blige. 

Phil  is Director of the North Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club, one of the country's oldest active male choral ensembles.  He was the group’s accompanist and artistic director from 1995 to 2005.    He is Music Director at Calvary-Roseville United Methodist Church in East Orange.  Previous appointments include ten years as musical director at Trinity Episcopal Church in Montclair and directorships at First-Park Baptist Church in Plainfield, Church of the Epiphany in Orange and Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral in Newark.   He has served as accompanist and keyboard instructor for the famed Newark Boys Chorus School.  He is on staff in the Music Department at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts in East Orange, where he was awarded the Key to the City for his outstanding achievements in the arts.   

Phil’s sound has been sampled often, by  Jay-Z & Sauce Money, Teedra Moses & Raphael Saadiq, The Notorious B.I.G., Keyshia Cole and others.  Phil co-wrote and produced Roy Ayers' "Hot," perhaps the only song to ever make it into the beginning of a Michael Jackson video (uncut The Way You Make Me Feel).