by Greg M | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
After a two-year frenzy of composition and recording activity, the dominant theme of 2022 was resting and recharging. As mentioned in my blog Tibetan Return: Melencholia and Comfort Music, I somehow or other got burned out, and needed a break. It ended up lasting six...
by Greg M | Jan 26, 2022 | Adventures in Living, News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
Finalizing the 12-String part for Vision Opening just before recording, Jan. 15/22. Photo by Daci. 2021 continued the strong momentum in composition from 2020, but with much more time for recording. That’s because Carving in Shadows, the vision-quest album in...
by Greg M | Dec 30, 2020 | Adventures in Living, News, Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
The COVID-19 pandemic alone was enough to make 2020 a hellish year for so many of us. So many thousands of loved ones have been lost. Our cultures have lost so many musical heroes (whether to the virus or otherwise): Neil Peart, Lyle Mays, Joseph Shabalala, Eddie van...
by Greg M | Jan 3, 2018 | News, Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2017 could be summed up in large part as The Philadelphia Year. Much of the year’s activity grew out of my two performances there in October. Without some determination – and a lot of good fortune – it would have been an off year. The Keep was more-or-less...
by Greg M | Oct 19, 2017 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
Short version: Both performances were a total success! Everything sounded good and the audiences loved it all. This was, unquestionably, the highlight of my performance career so far. Details: My first visit to Philadelphia, and to St. Mary’s Church in Hamilton...
by Greg M | Oct 18, 2017 | News, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
It took us a few months to get this done, because of: moving house in May; camping vacation in July; and preparing for the Philadelphia concerts in October . . . but my studio, The Keep, is finally set up properly! It’s the largest room I’ve had yet, and now is also...