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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…
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The Post-Project Slump
For the second time in as many projects I find myself in a post-project malaise. The hard work of making ‘Fisher King’ (composing, producing, etc, etc) is finished. All that remains is incorporating feedback, making some tweaks to the masters, and the work-a-day stuff of releasing the thing. I find…
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How do You Know When an Album is Done?
Paul Valéry: A work is never completed, but merely abandoned. I disagree with above quote. I guess it depends on how you look at your art and how you balance the difference between process and product. It does beg the question though, how do you decide that you’re done? As…
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How Something Comes from Nothing, A Book Review
I’ve mentioned in a previous post how reading is a huge source of inspiration for my music. Reading about an artist, their craft, and their influences is even more inspiring. A book covering 43 artists from multiple disciplines, backgrounds, generations, and cultural frames of reference is absolute gold. In ‘The…
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Why I’m Pulling My Music From Spotify
I’m in the process of removing my music from Spotify. “So what, big deal?” In economic terms, it doesn’t cost me extra to get on Spotify. There’s certainly no monetary benefit to being on Spotify. If anything, I may lose audience. So this isn’t an economic decision. Instead the choice…
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It has a name!
My latest album is called ‘Fisher King’ and production work is rapidly approaching the end. Here’s a little teaser, just a really nice passage that makes me happy.
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New Music Soon!
That old chestnut… Except this time it’s true. tl/dr: my next album, ‘Night Tides’ will be coming out in early March. I’ve finally finished mixing and mastering, two tasks I enjoy although they are probably the least developed of my skills. Regardless, during this process I’ve had time to reflect…
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What’s he doing down there, anyway?
The joys of experimentation Been a minute… After the release of my last EP, ‘Fata Morgana’ (streaming everywhere, hint hint), I literally went underground and started work on the next thing. Problem is, I had no clue what the next thing would be. Enter my February experimentation phase. I used…
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Progress!
I’ve been chugging along on the new album, and I’m finally at the point where I can start demoing what I’ve been up to. Along with piano and string pieces like this one, I’ve been experimenting more with woodwinds. All in all, I love the way these pieces are shaping…
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New Podcast Episode Drops Friday
We’re a little late this month but our latest has thrown podcast episode drops on Friday 9/29. Life has thrown Kevin and I some serious curve balls lately and I’m this episode we open up about how grief and stress have affected our creative efforts. Time is Right Podcast I…
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