So October was full of some serious shrekking, from New York to Paris, Kiev, Gdansk, Innsbruck, and everything in between. It was with David Krakauer and the Madness Orchestra, of which I am ostensibly a part. It truly was mad – we had one day off and two nights without gigs in 19 days of [...]
One of my favorite performances of 2010 was January’s jaunt up to Hamilton, Ontario to perform at the What Next? festival. Not only were the performances well thought out but they were full of people eager to enjoy music of any persuasion. People got down to everything. This year I’ve been asked back to fill [...]
So I’m super stoked on a project I’ve been working on recently. I’m mixing the new record for Anti-Social Music, a group of musicians that don’t care what you or I think. Seriously tho, get ready for some excellent music – this stuff is hot. One of my favorite quotes about them from the Pitchfork [...]
So back when I wasn’t out of my mind I would sometimes record music just because I could and I wanted to. I would even record things that I didn’t think were totally awesome. These are some of those things. I thought it a shame to let them go on deaf ears, so I’ve made [...]
Ok, so my life has been anything but quiet, but my blog here has been pretty dead. I’m in the midst of catching up on everything that didn’t happen in 2009 when I was on the road constantly, as well as when the little man was born. But that doesn’t mean things stopped completely. In [...]
January saw me travelling for a quick bit, for two things. First off, was the world premiere of my newest piece of music titled Those Eyelashes Stay With Me, a sweet little ditty for my wife. This was part of the What Next Festival in Hamilton Ontario. (Facebook is here). The festival promoters and staff [...]
So what does burning the candle at both ends get you? Unexpected results I guess. Last week I predicted that I would be writing a slow soft reserved piece about the birth of my son for this What Next? Festival in Canada. Now I’m working on a raucous burner complete with jazz college chords and [...]
Now that I’ve made it through the hellzone of months 0 to 3 with the little guy, it’s time to start thinking about music again. Next up on the table for me is a commission for the What Next? festival in Hamilton, Ontario. It will be a piece for electronics and Horn, which also includes [...]
I’m headed off to Chicago to work with the Chicago Symphony’s amazing musicians on their MusicNOW series. They have commissioned a piece of music from me for two cellos, viola, piano, marimba and laptop. It’s called Self Destruct, written about stress, and how it either ruins things or creates things. Those of you in the [...]
Yo kids, just wanted to give you the heads up here in case you forgot: some of my new music is being premiered at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall this Sunday at 3 in the afternoon. It’s the stuff I’ve been working on with Olga Bell which I’m totally stoked on. I am actually on my [...]