Ralph Alfonso has been part of the music industry for over 30 years as a journalist (Toronto Star, Bomp, New York Rocker, etc), photographer, designer (Blue Rodeo, Colin James, Bif Naked, Platinum Blonde, Mae Moore, etc), and executive (Warner, EMI, Attic, Nettwerk). Is also a performer/author with four cds out and two books, and had a documentary about his beatnik jazz has aired on CBC and Bravo. He was an integral part of the 1977 Toronto punk scene as manager of The Diodes and running Canada’s first punk club, The Crash and Burn.