Top Sail Productions, LLC is based in Marina del Rey, CA and serves as both a production company and record label with U.S. Distribution through WEA, a Warner Music Group company. President/CEO Chuck Gullo and Vice-President Michelle Meena are the two principals of Top Sail Productions.
Gullo is a 40-year veteran of the music industry. He spent 14 years at A&M Records, where he was instrumental in furthering the careers of Janet Jackson, The Police, Amy Grant and Bryan Adams, just to name a few. For eight years, he served as president of All American Music Group/Scotti Bros. Records, where he guided the careers of several gold and platinum artists including "Weird" Al Yankovic. Under Gullo's leadership, Yankovic reached double platinum, the highest success in his nearly 20-year career.
Meena’s career in the music industry began while attending college at Loyola Marymount University. She served as Music Director of the college radio station, KXLU, as well as created, produced and hosted her own radio show for several years. She worked at both the William Morris Agency and Sanctuary Music Management before landing at All American Music Group/Scotti Bros. Records for eight years, where she held various positions including Product Manager and Director of A&R Administration. She also oversaw the daily operation of the label's recording studios, and produced two various artist compilations as well as two half-hour specials featuring the label's artists.
Since its inception in 1999, Top Sail Productions joined forces with legendary radio personality, Casey Kasem, to release a series of hit-driven compilation CDs titled Casey Kasem Presents America's Top Ten Hits. Each CD contains 20 top ten hits of each decade of the pop/rock era: the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Many of the songs included on the CDs were first heard on Casey's countdown shows. He entertained and informed us for 39 years, and though he retired in 2009, Casey will always affectionately be known as "King of the Countdowns". The CD series has been extremely successful, with sales of over 2,000,000 units. To learn more about the Casey Kasem Presents America's Top Ten Hits CD releases, take some time to browse through this site!
Top Sail Productions is proud to have worked with Leeza Gibbons on the release of Leeza Gibbons presents Reflections, a CD created to raise funds and heighten awareness for her non-profit organization, The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation. Top Sail Productions is donating 100% of its profits from the sale of Reflections directly to The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation and the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Reflections contains 15 incredible songs by 15 amazing artists. It is an enhanced CD that includes video highlighting Leeza's story and Leeza's Place, a photo gallery, personal message from Leeza and more. (see the Reflections page on this site for more information.) Leeza formed The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation to fulfill a promise she made to her mother, who lost her battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her foundation is dedicated to assisting and enriching the lives of those who are touched by Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders, while working towards a cure. Through this foundation, she started Leeza's Place, a haven for those with memory disorders and their caregivers. For more information, please visit www.leezasplace.org or call 1-888-OK-LEEZA.