by Greg M | Sep 19, 2025 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
My studio, The Keep, is finally reassembled after our mid-June move and mid-July wilderness camping trip. This new setup is the most minimal yet, compelled by this room being one of the smallest I’ve had, but also encouraged by the similar turn the music has taken...
by Greg M | Jan 1, 2025 | Adventures in Living, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2024 began in the afterglow of the release of my first longform piece, Tears For a Numinous Realm, on New Year’s Eve ’23. The elephant in the Projects Room, so to speak, remains the Carving in Shadows album, which passed the 12th anniversary of its inception. It did...
by Greg M | Dec 30, 2023 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
Following a largely-fallow 2022, ’23 saw several projects – both new and old – continuing to develop at their own leisurely pace, with one completed and newly-released. The common (and new) factor in nearly all these projects is that they are longform pieces. I’ve...
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 | May 13, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
I’ve been paying tribute to my most inspirational kindred spirits in this series. Part 1 featured Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin, while Part 2 cited Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Sequentia and Robert Rich. Onward! Steve Brand My reviews...