NICK GUZMAN IS A YOUNG MAN WITH MUSICAL TALENT. From the first time I heard him sing at my film camp in San Jose CA, I could hear he had the gift. With each passing year at the camps I could see his development and I have encouraged him to continue his passion for performing music. This is why my friend Jeff Lass and I co wrote the song "Since We're Friends" for Nick as a signature song to help promote his career.
I believe Nick will go far in his career of musical performance and I am pleased to have had him as a continuing student in my film camps for four consecutive years. It's been great to see his growth and development as he is a testament for all people to believe in yourself.
As an interview subject in my new film, ARTS, a documentary film about possibility, disability and the arts, Nick Guzman lends his innate wisdom, words, and musical talents to move the film's main subject forward. In his interviews, he shows us how the arts enrich, express, and evolve us as human beings despite our differences. As a musician/singer, however, he takes us to a deeper level. Nick brings tears to our eyes in his rendition of "Since We're Friends," a simple ballad about connection and friendship written by Joey Travolta and composer Jeff Lass. In his pivotal performance, Nick captures the essence of love and compassion with his compelling voice that creates a moment in which we are elevated to a higher place. Frankly, if I were Disney Studios, I'd use Nick's rendition of the song in my next animated series, for he helps us to believe that love is real. Though Nick's young years reveal a certain youth and innocence, I have no doubt we will see that as he grows to refine and explore his talents, this good looking young man - with a smile that will warm your heart - is on his way to something big in the world of music.
