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 | Apr 13, 2025 | News, Releases, The Creative Life
2025 is off to a roaring start, with two albums completed in March. The first, Light Echoes, is available now. Lately, the recurring urge to sit down at my keyboards and just improvise has been rearing up, and the time felt right to return to that world. This is how...
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 | Feb 12, 2021 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
Sandcat Lullaby A few years ago, my wife Daci and I heard a nice piece performed by the Chicago Symphony: In the South (Alassio), a concert overture by Sir Edward Elgar. Writing on vacation in Italy, Elgar made use of a Neapolitan folk song in a delightful episode led...
by Greg M | Jul 25, 2020 | Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
I am delighted to announce the upcoming release of a new EP, Sea of Fertility, featuring my singer friend Chako of Jack or Jive. To be released on Aug. 6, the EP consists of one piece, the 20-minute title track. My parts were recorded in one day in August 2015, with a...