First, please let me apologize. I wrote two lengthy rebuttals, only to see them both vanish as Internet Explorer crashed on me. I will try one last time, but will keep it to a minimum, because it's getting late.
To at least prove some legitimacy on my part, please refer to one of the pages on his website. http://www.roneckstinemanagement.com/id4.html Notice the dates of Monday Jan 31 and Feb 14? Folks, the last year those dates occurred on Mondays was 2005! It's over 5 years old. This is undoubtedly one of the stalest websites on the ENTIRE Internet. I know, because I've been looking at it for over 10 years. The fact that he "updates" the date on it doesn't mean anything, because anyone can do that.
See the photo on http://www.roneckstinemanagement.com/id1.html? That picture is an absolute minimum 15 years old, very possibly 20. He is not a young man. He has to be at least 50 years old. He wasn't much younger than I was in the 90's, and I'm 58. The advertisement at this location is 8 years old!www.roneckstinemanagement.com/id5.html
There are NO PROJECTS! It's all one big fake. Please believe me, for your own safety. He's probably one of the best-known people in all of LA. If you had the time, you could verify my advice through at least 1,000 REPUTABLE people.
How do I know? Because I once set up a website for Volume, when it was at its peak, playing Monday nights in an LA bar. That was in the late 90's. I didn't charge Ron a penny, because I knew and liked the singers.
I abruptly took it down one day when one of them told me she had been fired. Boy, did I ever earn his wrath! It's interesting, though, that he never took any step to revive the site. I guess no one else was going to do it for free.
I won't even go into the reason that she was fired. I will allow you to use your imagination based on other reports about him. Yes, the reports are VERY believable, and really sad.
Please, please avoid him in every way that you can, because nothing good can come from him. I knew him during the mid 1990's, and I knew 3 of his girlfriends, all members of Volume. I take that back. I knew 4 of them. I attended severeal of their performances. I can't stress enough just how scary and dangerous he really is.
Should you want more details, please let me know. Some other night, when I am not so tired, I would be happy to relate them to you.
You might ask why he has never been prosecuted or jailed, if all of the complaints are true. It's because he never touches anyone under 18, and he demands that parents be excluded from all dealings. It's really that simple.
The only REAL part about Ron Eckstine is Ysobelle. I've known her since 1991, no exaggeration, and last saw her 2 years ago. I feel very badly for her. She could/should have been a real star, but her manager was Ron Eckstine. She loved him. I don't understand how it's possible, but I also don't fault her for it. He is that much of a charmer. That will be her legacy, her only legacy.