Category: Writings
Writings
Over the years – as an acoustic Americana artist, bass player, and electronic artist – I’ve found that there is a lot of wasted energy expended talking about gear. Don’t get me wrong… I love new gear as much as the next person, but I’ve also learned to temper my ...
Sometimes clients contact me for an evaluation of their small to medium studio setups. In terms of size, these are studios that usually have less than 50k invested in gear. Thy are often run by part-time musicians, people with day jobs, or semi-retired from their other means of income. These ...
NEPADOC is a documentary about intersections of environment, industry, and identity in Northeastern Pennsylvania over the past 300 years. Inspired by non-verbal documentary film landmarks such as Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, NEPADOC blends 4K cinematography, local historical footage, and a sweeping score into a dizzying and contemplative meditation on culture, place, and public memory. ...
NEEMFest* 2022 saw the return of a beloved event that began in the early 2000s via the online electronic music forum electro-music.com. Last convened in 2019, the NEEMFest and electro-music community endured two years of COVID lockdowns and postponements until finally an in-person event could be held in the Northeast ...
Björk... the other woman. One of the highlights of 2012 so far was our trip to New York to see Björk at the Roseland Ballroom on March 2. I’ve been listening to Björk for years, as a sort of guilty pleasure that not many understand. Bjork has been on my ...
For a while now I’ve been using Plaino’s Wimpy Player, which give me an audio button option for single tracks, and a player option for playlists. For the most part I like it because I can drag/drop audio into a folder and it just works (for existing players I’ve ...
Check out the story I wrote on Danville native Tom Dennehy, fellow collaborator and musical wonder. http://www.tricornpublications.com/issue8.pdf ...
Beautiful instrumentals with depth and emotion After posting a number of “desert island disks” a few years back, it was inevitable that the island would have to get larger. Or at the very least, supply lines would need to be extended. In the past few years a number of artists ...
It's all about the tremolo baby! After posting a number of “desert island disks” a few years back, it was inevitable that the island would have to get larger. Or at the very least, supply lines would need to be extended. In the past few years a number of artists ...
Taylor 314CE Limited This is a tale of stupidity… guitar players read on and learn from my mistake. My first very (very) good guitar was a Taylor 314CE Limited Edition (limited because it has Koa back and sides, a tropical wood that is becoming rare). I am also the owner ...
My original site, MINDSPEAK.COM, was launched in 1998 as my central music and event site. Over the next 10 years, the site branched out considerably to incorporate everything from community events, essays, and travel journals to restaurant recommendations and CD/Book reviews. Eventually, more interactive web technologies such as blogs, RSS and ...