6/6/09

I have a gig coming up at ABC No Rio at their Sunday night COMA series. Either the 12th or 19th of July. I'll keep you posted. Also, I've been working on my album, and have realized that I have got enough songs, and 4 of them are complete. I just need to finish the rest and then I can announce my release date... because I'm sure so many of you are interested.

In other news I'm playing a couple gigs with composer/saxophonist Steve Ruel, details to follow.

Also, if you haven't noticed my website has a few new updates as of last week... so check it out!

5/26/09

I had a wonderful Tintinnabulation gig at the New Music Unit Power Concert last Friday (at my house). Thanks to those who came. Shea Collins will be playing the next one, this Friday, 5/29/09 at 9:30.

Also after a long Memorial Day weekend of 2 parades, 1 set of keys locked in my car and a hell of a lot of walking around with a 30 pound drum on my shoulders, I am pooped!

But I continue...

I have a slew of things on my to do list now... and I'm going to sit on the couch and watch TV while doing the easiest one of all... fix the hole in my pants.

5/15/09

I had a wonderful gig last night at Goodbye Blue Monday. The other bands were awesome! The StereoFidelics tore it up with some serious fiddle playing by Melissa and sweet guitar riffs and simultaneous bass playing by Chris. And unfortunately I had to leave in the middle of The Ghost is Dancing to get back to NJ, but they were awesome!! Check these guys out they were super nice and played good music too.


Thanks to everyone there for all the positive feedback from last night, I had a blast. There will definitely be more Tintinnabulation shows in the future. The next one is next Friday, May 22nd at the New Music Unit Power Concert series in New Jersey.

Things

Still I am not keeping up with this blog like I promised at the beginning. Oh dear, I will certainly attempt to write more, though I can't make any promises.

But here is what I am doing... I am booking gigs, only one so far, at Goodbye Blue Monday again. I hope to get about 6 or so for my solo electronic project. I will update as more get booked.

Also, I am working on a piano solo and have ideas for an unspecified instrument solo.

Also, I am still working on posting Juan's photos and I need to shrink them so they're not so huge so you internet people can see them. Juan so kindly offered to do that for me, THANKS JUAN! So, you may see some lovely photos of me soon.

Music

So, this is a little bit of the my much hyped electronic glockenspiel project. It's the first 10 minutes from the New Music Unit Power Concert I played on March 13th.

Power Concert #3

Recently....

I performed this Friday at the New Music Unit Power Concert series at my house. I did the 1st 20 minutes from the Goodbye Blue Monday show I did back in January. I will post audio and photos soon (it will be just like you were there). Also, photographer and friend Juan Giraldo did a little photo shoot after my performance. I'll post some of those when I get them.

So I am currently practicing the marimba part from my "Trio" for clarinet, guitar, and marimba, as well as Josh Lopes' "Keen Promise" vibraphone solo, and my "Diagrams" for percussion solo. All for recordings which will hopefully take place next month. Joe Bergen and I will be splitting the recording of Diagrams, as he plans to play it on a NMU power concert in the future anyway.

Why the sudden recording fever? Well, I want to submit my Trio for my grad school applications in the fall, Josh Lopes asked me to learn Keen Promise for a recording so he could send it to places to hear his music (like 6 months ago... sorry Josh, better late than never?? I hope), and I plan to submit Diagrams to the Percussive Arts Society composition competition this year for "Multiple Percussion Solo (small set-up)".

Also, I'm still waiting for Composers, Inc., a California based composer/performer group to announce this years Lee Ettelson Composer's Award for which I submitted my Trio back in November. The announcement date has been set back from March 10th to March 23rd. Perhaps the awesomeness of my Trio has stunned them so much it's going to take them an extra 13 days to recover?? ... not likely, but one can dream.

New Music Unit Presents! New power concert series

Joe Bergen kicked off a new New Music Unit power concert series this past Friday evening with a wonderful solo percussion performance. "Power concert", like the term "power nap", is a short 20 minute concert which leaves you feeling refreshed and energized at the end. This coming friday (February 27th, 2009) will be featuring guitarist Justin Sabaj. Stick around after the concert for a wine and cheese and beer and crackers and socializing get together.

In the future, expect power concerts by Ultra Death Men, myself, Josh Lopes, the New Music Unit, Joe Branciforte, Jessica Frane, and many more!