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Compuserve magazine, August, p. 55 </ref><ref>(1982) “Improvising Your Way to Success,” ''Spring'',1, 6, p. 34 </ref><ref> (1984) “The boss is never wrong,” ''Screen magazine'', October 1, p. 19</ref><ref>www.imdb.com/title/tt0097170/</ref><ref>Petrulis, Len (1982), “Golden TV ‘Spoof’ on Reality,” ''Berwyn Life'', May 19, p. 14</ref> including multiple principle Shakespearean roles with [[Oak Park Festival Theatre]], an Equity-contract theatre.[[File:WhoisLesGolden.jpg|thumb|200px|<small>Les Golden Renaissance Man feature article</small>]]

Compuserve magazine, August, p. 55 </ref><ref>(1982) “Improvising Your Way to Success,” ''Spring'',1, 6, p. 34 </ref><ref> (1984) “The boss is never wrong,” ''Screen magazine'', October 1, p. 19</ref><ref>www.imdb.com/title/tt0097170/</ref><ref>Petrulis, Len (1982), “Golden TV ‘Spoof’ on Reality,” ''Berwyn Life'', May 19, p. 14</ref> including multiple principle Shakespearean roles with [[Oak Park Festival Theatre]], an Equity-contract theatre.[[File:WhoisLesGolden.jpg|thumb|200px|<small>Les Golden Renaissance Man feature article</small>]]

In 1966 Golden provided the stimulus for the formation of the University of California Jazz Ensembles by placing an ad calling for student jazz musicians in the Daily Californian.  With the arrival of Dr. David W.  Tucker to the Cal campus, the organization became the most prominent musical organization on the Berkeley campus.  Golden was a trumpet player, soloist, and vocalist with the elite Wednesday Night big band.  For seven years he was the emcee for the program, appearing at dozens of performances annually at concerts and jazz festivals throughout California.<ref>http://ucjazz.berkeley.edu/</ref>

In 1966 Golden provided the stimulus for the formation of the University of California Jazz Ensembles by placing an ad calling for student jazz musicians in the Daily Californian.  With the arrival of Dr. David W.  Tucker to the Cal campus, the organization became the most prominent musical organization on the Berkeley campus.  Golden was a trumpet player, soloist, and vocalist with the elite Wednesday Night big band.  For seven years he was the emcee for the program, appearing at dozens of performances annually at concerts and jazz festivals throughout California.<ref>http://ucjazz.berkeley.edu/ </ref>[File:DailyCalArticlebyLesGoldenUCJazz1968.jpg‎|thumb|175px|<small>Article by Les Golden in the Daily Californian announcing the first concert of the University of California Jazz Ensembles</small>]]

[[File:DailyCalArticlebyLesGoldenUCJazz1968.jpg‎|thumb|150px|<small>Article by Les Golden in the Daily Californian announcing the first concert of the University of California Jazz Ensembles</small>]]

Golden is an award-winning developer of sophisticated music notation software.<ref>Nolan, Herb (1989), “An Astronomer Tackles the Music Software Marketplace,” ''Upbeat'', November, p. 45-46</ref><ref>(1989), “100 Great Products for Under $100,” ''Electronic Musician'', December, '''5''', 12, p. 46</ref><ref>Mahin, Bruce P. (1989), “Choosing Music Notation Software,” ''The Instrumentalist'', '''43''', 11, p. 26-31</ref><ref>(1989), “Basic Composer,” ''Music Educators Journal'', April, p. 20</ref><ref>Kuzmich, John (1990), “Scoring With Computers,” ''Jazz Educators Journal'',  '''23''', 3, p. 52</ref><ref>King, Patricia (1990),” “Basic Composer,” ''The Music and Computer Educator'', '''1''', 10, p. 26</ref><ref>(1991), “Basic Composer 4.3,” ''Compute'', '''13''', 2, p.90</ref>

Golden is an award-winning developer of sophisticated music notation software.<ref>Nolan, Herb (1989), “An Astronomer Tackles the Music Software Marketplace,” ''Upbeat'', November, p. 45-46</ref><ref>(1989), “100 Great Products for Under $100,” ''Electronic Musician'', December, '''5''', 12, p. 46</ref><ref>Mahin, Bruce P. (1989), “Choosing Music Notation Software,” ''The Instrumentalist'', '''43''', 11, p. 26-31</ref><ref>(1989), “Basic Composer,” ''Music Educators Journal'', April, p. 20</ref><ref>Kuzmich, John (1990), “Scoring With Computers,” ''Jazz Educators Journal'',  '''23''', 3, p. 52</ref><ref>King, Patricia (1990),” “Basic Composer,” ''The Music and Computer Educator'', '''1''', 10, p. 26</ref><ref>(1991), “Basic Composer 4.3,” ''Compute'', '''13''', 2, p.90</ref>

He has appeared numerous times as an actor on the live-broadcast productions of "[[Unshackled]]!"  He was a featured regular on the Eddie Hubbard Show radio program as the character Jeffrey Clayton Maxwell from Bhutan.  He is a member of both the Screen Actors  Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).  He was a charter member of Chicago's Porchlight Theatre Ensemble.  He has appeared in featured roles with Broderick Crawford, Tippi Hedren, Troy Donahue, Charlotte Ross, Susan Hart, Robert Petkoff, David Darlow, Bruce Jarchow, Paula Scrofano, and others.

He has appeared numerous times as an actor on the live-broadcast productions of "[[Unshackled]]!"  He was a featured regular on the Eddie Hubbard Show radio program as the character Jeffrey Clayton Maxwell from Bhutan.  He is a member of both the Screen Actors  Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).  He was a charter member of Chicago's Porchlight Theatre Ensemble.  He has appeared in featured roles with Broderick Crawford, Tippi Hedren, Troy Donahue, Charlotte Ross, Susan Hart, Robert Petkoff, David Darlow, Bruce Jarchow, Paula Scrofano, and others.[[File:LesGoldenKreyHotDogsActor.jpg|thumb|175px|<small>Les Golden possesses a "great character face."  Shown here as model for Krey Hot Dogs.</small>]]

[[File:LesGoldenKreyHotDogsActor.jpg|thumb|125px|<small>Les Golden possesses a "great character face."  Shown here as model for Krey Hot Dogs.</small>]]

As "Flash Golden," he was the play-by-play announcer for the California Golden Bears basketball radio broadcasts and hosted Flash's Jazz Patio on [[KALX]]-FM.  As a stand-up comedian, he has performed at San Francisco's Holy City Zoo, the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, the Comedy Cottage in Chicago, as well as on the college circuit, Playboy Club, and other clubs.    He appears both as himself, [[Les Golden]], and as [[Subrahmanyan Berkowitz]] from Bhutan.  He is a published editorial cartoonist.[[File:FlashGoldenatOaklandColiseum.jpg|thumb|250px|<small>Flash Golden at halftime at Oakland Coliseum for Cal-UCLA showdown.  He wears his signature gold jacket and blue and gold tie.  To his right is color man George Skofis.  To his left, standing, is Larry Heavey, baritone sax player with the UC Jazz Ensembles.</small>]]

As "Flash Golden," he was the play-by-play announcer for the California Golden Bears basketball radio broadcasts and hosted Flash's Jazz Patio on [[KALX]]-FM.  As a stand-up comedian, he has performed at San Francisco's Holy City Zoo, the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, the Comedy Cottage in Chicago, as well as on the college circuit, Playboy Club, and other clubs.    He appears both as himself, [[Les Golden]], and as [[Subrahmanyan Berkowitz]] from Bhutan.  He is a published editorial cartoonist.[[File:FlashGoldenatOaklandColiseum.jpg|thumb|250px|<small>Flash Golden at halftime at Oakland Coliseum for Cal-UCLA showdown.  He wears his signature gold jacket and blue and gold tie.  To his right is color man George Skofis.  To his left, standing, is Larry Heavey, baritone sax player with the UC Jazz Ensembles.</small>]]