His latest work is Here and Gone an album of 10 original songs produced and engineered by Spyder James.
Nilsen sang and played all the instruments on the record, with the exception of acoustic and electric guitars performed by Daniel Reiter.
Nilsen has also worked on a number of film and television scores and released a new-age album titled Architects of Change in 1989.
He is the former president of the now defunct Ex'pression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville, California,[2] and co-chairman of the board of Music in Schools Today.
Spencer currently teaches and mentors students at Sonoma Academy college prep high school in Santa Rosa, CA.