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Grateful Mastered

The name for my upcoming CD is "Grateful". And it has been mixed and mastered by Tom Eaton. It Sounds Great!

And grateful I am for everyone and everything involved with: the project, my life at this time, and the…Read more
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Richard And I

Richard Devine is a very successful electronic musician, sound designer, producer and much more. He's part of a genre of music that's instrumental, grooving, electronic, with constantly changing rhythms, etcetera.

Two things really strike me about the music: 1) the…Read more
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The New CD Has Been Mixed

I had a really nice time up in Newburyport, Mass. last week being present for the mixing of my upcoming CD. Tom Eaton was stellar at adding light percussion and getting a gorgeous blend and overall sound. It was a…Read more
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Winter Update

My contemporary classical/new age piano record is moving along slowly but surely.

I just deleted my last blog entry, made just days ago. I haven't done that before but I thought it appropriate in this case as I posted a…Read more
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Winter Update

Winter is here. The holidays were nice and quiet. It's kind of a peaceful time, when I'm able to exercise more patience.

My life of late has been at a slow pace. The record project is moving slowly, but it's…Read more
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Chamber Trio

An actual chamber music trio (real instruments) of piano, cello, and english horn has been recorded on two of the songs on my up and coming CD.

What a great sound! I've been waiting to hear something like this on…Read more
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Album / Business

Now that my writing, arranging, and performing of the music for the album is done, it's time to take care of business.

Right now, I'm looking over so many technical and legal items it's mind boggling. Books, random chapters printed…Read more
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Album Takes Shape

A week ago today (and pretty much around this time of day) I was finishing up the piano tracks for my upcoming CD. It felt great to have created enough original songs to complete the project. I was able to…Read more
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Last Turn to the Homestretch

Just over a week ago I finished another day of recording for my next CD. It went well, and yes, it provided me with the perspective to see the straightaway to the finish line.

Four weeks from today I will…Read more
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Recording Piano Tracks

The last six months has been really great. I've embarked on a whole new project that is exciting and has the possibility to take me above and beyond any place I've ever been with my solo piano music, and music…Read more
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For Erik Satie 

I've been writing and putting together pieces for a new piano record project.

This is the first fully composed and notated song I've created in a while. It also just might be the most stylized piece I've written.

I really…

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From Nothing

My entries here have dwindled to a very slow trickle.

I'm preparing for the most meaningful solo piano recording session I've ever done.

In the past I would put so much effort into what I thought I needed to do…Read more