by Greg M | Jan 5, 2026 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
A classic spoof haiku counsels: Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. 2025 was kind of like that. Though the chaos was much more without than within, keeping the shields up isn’t easy. There’s certainly ample occasion to remind myself...
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 | May 7, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
In the first installment of this series, I called out Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin for their inspiration. Here are three more of my kindred spirits. Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel We go way back… I first discovered Eric’s solo guitar...