Reggie Watts, Louis Cole and I will be performing together once again on January, 15 at Zebulon in LA. One of my favorite DJs, Samantha Blake, will be playing a set as well. The doors open at 8 pm and I’d recommend getting tickets in advance if you are planning to come – the last … Read more
This Saturday (12/2/2017) at (the) Handbag Factory in Los Angeles, David Binney and I will be debuting our new electronic-music duo—qo. For those who don’t know David, he is a legend in the creative music scene in New York City. We will be sharing the night with Mildred and Katshu. These two women are two … Read more
On Monday, I have the opportunity to play with two friends who are unique and beautiful people. It always makes me so happy to see people who work really hard and treat people well reach a level of acclaim that allows them to thrive creating new art. These two artists fit the bill. I’m excited … Read more
Playing and practicing music can be a real grind. Just like anything that requires discipline and hard work, it’s easy to lose track of why we even do it. We often lose touch with what is really important to us, or we never find it in the first place. We simply follow a path that … Read more
There’s an assignment that we often miss as teachers. And it’s one that always makes our jobs way easier—maybe easier than anything we could have students do. Over time, it simply transforms our students’ musical experiences and their abilities. Students should be asked to listen to music each time we see them. It can be … Read more
There are allegedly only so many hours in a day that students can set aside time to learn repertoire. Many teachers I speak with get flustered by the amount of time they spend trying to get one to a few pieces up to a student’s potential, knowing all along that the student needs to know … Read more
Today, Genevieve Artadi released her new single and video called “Nowhere to Go”. It’s just an incredible demonstration of genius writing, production, and vision on her part. I mixed and mastered this track and thought I would share it with you. I hope you enjoy.
Annalee has released her new single, “Big Plans”. I’m really excited because the record turned out great, and it’s my first release as a producer/mixer/arranger (besides my own music). Many of you may recall the series I did on how to make a record previously in this blog. I wanted to announce the official release … Read more
A couple of days ago, I stayed up until 6 a.m. mixing and mastering a new song that Genevieve Artadi had just finished recording. I think I started at 10 or 11 p.m. the night before, so a pretty standard amount of time for a mix/master with this type of song. After finishing the mix … Read more
Students have often come to me asking if they are “ready” for a musical situation. Whether it be an audition, adjudication, festival, accompanying gig, college program, a certain ensemble, a tour, etc.—my answer is always the same… Participate in as many musical situations as possible where you are the worst one. Be musically overwhelmed as … Read more
