2020! What a terrible year. Fortunately, I was still able to make some music here or there. Before the pandemic I was a full time gigging musician. While doing my taxes for 2019 I came to the conclusion that I had played a whopping total of 270 something gigs that year. Needless to say I …
Quarantine update
Hello all. It's been a little bit since I last updated this page. Gigs have come to a standstill and we seem at the precipice of the precipice of something. It's a scary and exciting time to live and I've found that I've enjoyed having my habits shaken up and that I've been forced to …
2019 RETROSPECT
Hello folks. I'm a few weeks into 2020. If you've been following along on Instagram, 2019 was quite a ride! Some noteworthy highlights include: several great Rare Hare shows including one where I played a tune with David Ellefson of my childhood heroes Megadeth, some excellent gigs with Matt Daughtry and Friends including the East …
2019 UPDATE
Hello everyone! Popping in for some quick updates. I redesigned the website which now features some photos and videos from recent and not so recent gigs that you can find under the appropriately named "Photos" and "Videos" tabs on the menu. There are some neat performances from artists I play for currently as well as …
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
*blows dust off of keyboard* It's been a while, but it's good to sit down again at this for a minute. If you're reading this, you're worthy of an update on recent goings on. Right now, I'm balancing the heat of summer and the peak of the season for musicians that work on Lower Broadway …
FUNKONAUTS SHOW/FIGHT OR FLIGHT GUITAR
Hello all! I wanted to report in with a bit of writing but first to say that in a departure from my usual Broadway hustle, I’m going to be playing guitar with the Funkonauts on Halloween. If you're not familiar, Funkonauts are a killer local funk/comedy group that I've had the pleasure of playing with …
BANDCAMP/TRANGENDER RIGHTS/METAL
Hey all. Short update today. Today, http://www.bandcamp.com is donating all of their portion of profits from sales to the Transgender Law Center. As some of you may know, I used to play drums in a doom metal band called Clorange about 7 or so years ago. If you choose to support Bandcamp and their cause …
THE MAGIC OF SOUND/THE BHAGAVAD GITA FOR MUSICIANS/QUARTALS
Lets take a moment to talk about sound. What are some of the earliest sounds you can recall? My earliest childhood memories are from living in West Haven, Connecticut. The first house I remember living in was downtown right off of I-95, so the sounds of trucks on the highway and your average city ambience …
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NAMM REFLECTIONS
Hey all! I'm back in the swing of things Post-NAMM. Big thanks to Behind the Setlist and my editors Kevin Carr and Jessica Dawson for their input, assistance, and for generally making me look like a better writer than I am. NAMM was an absolute blast and I made several great connections and met people …
RECENT GOINGS ON
Hey there! This blog has been suspiciously dead of late and it's high time for an update on what's been going on the past few months. A few months ago, I linked up with an online publication called Behind the Setlist and I am going to be the feet on the ground over at Summer …
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