Philip M. Cohen is a musician, songwriter, and author with over 40 years of experience. With his band "The Heaters," he shared the stage with such legends as "Talking Heads," "Cheap Trick," and "Van Halen,” and with his band ‘Mr. Lucky, he performed alongside “Los Lobos” and “The Blasters.”

As an author, he has written the "Conflict Series,” genre-crossing L.A. noir/music mysteries with two books available on Amazon, IngramSpark, and other retail outlets.

Phil currently performs and records with his bands "Dogs and Bones" and "The Silver Heaters," which is a reimagining of his original band "The Heaters."

His music from “Dogs and Bones” was featured in the television series “Sleepy Hollow” and in trailers for the movie “The Heat.” His music from “The Heaters” has been featured in the television show “Welcome to Chippendales.”

Phil has been obsessed and involved with music from a young age, picking up drumsticks at 9 and never letting them go. An encyclopedic knowledge of early rock and pop, along with a love of literature, especially mysteries by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler and science fiction by Isaac Asimov and Harlan Ellison, led him to begin writing songs and stories in his teens.

With those authors and Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Lou Reed as musical inspiration, Phil strove to write songs and stories to reflect the idea that there’s more here than what meets the eye and that songs could be more than simply “I love you, you love me.”

Besides writing songs, Phil takes pride in performing. A dynamic drummer, influenced by jazz greats like Art Blakey and Max Roach and innovative rock drummers like Keith Moon and Mitch Mitchell, he has supported and powered all music groups he has been in. He has also played guitar in bands and sang lead and background vocals, including in his current groups. He is currently writing songs for a second “Silver Heaters” album.

A third “Conflict” book is in the works. Phil is also working on a fictionalized memoir of the rock scene in Los Angeles in the 1970’s as well as other writing projects, including TV and movie projects.