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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
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Twenty Five Days Ago

Twenty five days ago is what I just saw re-reading my last blog entry. I had to revisit the last five entries to remind myself what I said. Oh, the magic of blogs, and this very rewarding aspect of them…Read more
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Coming Home

I'm coming home in two ways right now. Flying to my home town to be with my family for a few days is one.

I'm so glad, and really satisfied with my decision to let myself go totally free in…Read more
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New Sage

What does the title of this blog post mean? I'm trying to think up a term for the next phase of my career.I love playing with words, making word games, and completely throwing different words or phrases around, usually to…Read more
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Almost Time

The almost two years of exploring is leading me somewhere. It's almost time.

Musically (really what all this pertains to), I've been looking for a place to hang my hat, and get into that world. There's been a lot of…Read more
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Space

This is Space Time.

The space between creative ideas forming.

A vacuum devoid of inspired notes, words, or images.

Not to be scared or worried. It needs to happen - to leave room for what's next.

If I think about…Read more
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Every Day

Every Day? Not of late.

I was prolific with the every day minute long tunes - for a year. I've pushed out video concepts (shorts) with thoughtful piano tracks as much as I can for the last month. Now I'm…Read more
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Skating in CP

Hello!

I'm back after an extended holiday weekend. I was able to get some nice ice skating video from Central Park on a beautiful and active Saturday afternoon. I've been looking for the right kind of imagery for some nice…Read more
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Time To Eat

Dang. I couldn't get the video of "cool cat" done today. Now it's time to shut down for a few days and eat!

I've got to get busy with domestic stuff so I can relax and (yes, again) eat.

Have…Read more
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Stuff - ing Around

I'm doing "stuff" today. Stuff-ing around I'll call it as it's TG eve - eve.

Grocery shopping, go to the gym, do some cleaning, just shot video of my "cool cat" - hope to have the video for tomorrow, tune-smithing…Read more
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Dusk at Sherman Square

Alrighty then! I have my action video with action sound track. This turned out even better than I thought it would.

It was a cold and windy evening and I was at the end of a video shoot that wasn't…Read more
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Video Challenged

I want to write something today. I shot video, all in vain yesterday. I'm looking for something pretty active because I have a musical idea I want to do that takes me away from the light, relaxing stuff.

You'd think…Read more
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Pan In

As intimated yesterday, a new video is up here again today. Pan In.

I really wanted to get in to the video making process as a springboard for my piano pieces. I also wanted to get two or three made…Read more