I forgot to mention- last weekend I visited my good friend Syd and his partner Jon in L.A. It was pretty awesome- we walked on the beach,saw the LA Phil play Shostakovich 7 in the new Frank Gehry concert hall,
and watched Pump up the Volume.
What more could I possibly ask for?
Well, Syd got back in [...]
March 29, 2008 – 10:26 pm
Last night I mailed in my application to the 2008 ASCAP Film and Television Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis. It sounds like a serious film scoring camp- 3 or 4 weeks in LA, 40 hours a week, being coached by great filmmakers, sound editors, composers, and orchestrators, getting your work recorded by a live orchestra [...]
Spent last week at work stocking up Spiritrax for Easter. No vocals yet, but some of you probably know the Ode to Joy and the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Started today on our latest musical for Stage Stars, The Little Mermaid- yes, the Disney one, with music is by Alan Menken. I actually saw this [...]
For those who, like me, know and love guitarist Michael Daves:
Check out this article from the Friday New York Times about bluegrass in NYC. After being profiled in one section of the article, Michael pops up later at someone else’s jam session, at which, “Mr. Daves appeared to be the most proficient player in the [...]
I got in the habit of only posting when I had a new audio sample for you to listen to- and I guess I haven’t had anything new in the last month. But it’s been so long, I thought I’d let you know what I’ve been up to.
At work, we did the burlesque musical “Sugar [...]
