the best he ever had
Someone positioned to win a Polaris prize was talking to people at a xmas party about hating to be surprised. They said you should never edit something after its been […]
sound of one mum mapping
There is a great scene in the Kurosawa film Dersu Ursula when the soldiers are sitting around the fire with Dersu, who they only met hours before. He is an […]
the carver
It seems like you are in charge when you write music but I’m not sure because G, Eb and A already existed before you claimed your way of playing them […]
ring finger
there is a little girl i teach once a week and it is very interesting that if i show her something that requires three fingers she will start the sequence […]
haikus
cheese left on trigger mouse knows biting it means death, damn it smells so good *** the shame that you feel is not worth dwelling upon you’ve been fooled again […]
Music XO
Dear Steve, Thanks for writing me and letting me know you discovered my music on Bandcamp and would consider adding me to your radio network, music publishing catalogue and artist […]
the guts to do that
Looking at Ted talks about the gut. They insinuate we have a second brain. That the gut might be controlling what we usually assume is the brain. What if the […]
peppa variations
On the radio, a solo electric guitar starts playing. This is the jazz radio station. I recognized the melody from somewhere but couldn’t remember. I like this position, audio recognition […]
the new student who cancels at the last minute
there is a position you take sometimes when improvising, to bend with the people you are playing with and adjust whatever you might have wanted to do with whatever they […]
talking to yourself
I misread my calendar and went to the physiotherapy appointment a day early. They couldn’t find my appointment, then they realized I absolutely am at fault because Gus, the therapist, […]