by eyes cast down | Feb 9, 2017 | Airplay, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
2017 is off to a roaring good start! In mid-January, I completed recording for my fifth album, The White Island. It’s all improvised guitar pieces, though I pushed the concept a little for the last piece to be recorded, The Eons Are Closing. (Coolness points if you...
by eyes cast down | Dec 30, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
This year’s composition and recording trajectory might best be described as an ellipse. The two focal points were (1) my two live shows in June and July, and (2) an 8-day recording blitz in August. Everything gravitated around those two periods. I usually take...
by eyes cast down | Aug 10, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
The second of my two live events this summer was on July 6 at Chicago’s Daley Plaza, as part of the Under the Picasso lunch-hour concert series. Technically, the stage isn’t under Picasso’s giant nameless steelwork – it’s some yards away....
by eyes cast down | Aug 10, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
My first of two live appearances for this summer was on June 20 at Chicago’s Sulzer Library Auditorium. Short version: Definitely the best gig yet, a clear step forward. Long version: This was the most well-rounded performance yet, with more keyboard parts, more...
by eyes cast down | Nov 21, 2014 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
After a two-year break, it was time to get back on the live wagon, to make sure the wheels were still securely attached. So I jumped at the library’s invitation. I had planned to play all composed pieces, but it finally dawned (at the last rehearsal) that this...