The Composer in the Cellar


News

  • It’s out!

    My new album, ‘Fata Morgana’ is available on Spotify, YouTube, and Bandcamp with more channels to follow. Hear it on Spotify Read more

  • Mixin’ and Fixin’

    Mixin’ and Fixin’

    Mixing, at least for me, is that weird liminal space between the composing, recording, & producing phase of a project and actually getting the song mastered & released. It’s hard. You know you got to go through hellBefore you get to heaven ‘Jet Airliner’ – Paul Pena For the uninitiated, mixing is the part of… Read more

  • 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 up and I’m looking forward… Read more

  • 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 took a bit of a… Read more

  • New Album in the Works

    It’s been a while since I released new music and that’s because I’ve been living my best hermit life and working on my first album. I’m really enjoying this way of working. All my previous releases have been single tracks, released as soon as I was finished with them. Read more

  • Bandcamp Rebranding

    My Bandcamp site has changed. I was releasing music under the moniker J.D. Sampo but I feel like I’ve outgrown that persona. Find my stuff under my own name on what is basically the same Bandcamp, just less jokey. Read more