The Composer in the Cellar
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Getting the Band Together
Recently, my friend musician and composer Stan Stewart posted on his blog about how he constructed his virtual “band” for his current project. Stan alleged that I’m kind of good at this whole virtual band thing so I thought maybe I follow up his excellent observations on the topic with some humble offerings of my…
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Breaking my Own Rules
I gave myself option paralysis for the greater good. It’s an ancient refrain: you don’t have to search far to find plenty of books, articles, videos, and hot takes out there about how reducing your options can make you more creative, blah blah. It’s all true, but sometimes, constraints can be… uh… constraining. When I’m…
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‘The Fisher King’ is Coming
It’s official! ‘The Fisher King’ is in the can and on its way to the streaming sites. This album is a return to my more orchestral side but I also wanted to do something a little more intimate than some of my previous efforts. For this one I assembled a core ensemble of string quintet…
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