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In my thirties in Clanbrassil, country silence felt like a held chord, fields sustaining themselves without resolution. I’d stand in that kitchen and think by older age this whole life […]

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I wrapped the whole horror film up today, coffee cold, brain fried. There were hours in there I couldn’t tell if I was writing for myself, the director, or the […]

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One of the clubs made a deal with me, they only charged a percentage of the door. Then, weeks later, they sent a contract stipulating I had to pay almost […]

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The bear arrived on a Tuesday, which is traditionally the least dramatic day for history to occur. Paul, the club owner thought it was a publicity stunt. Someone had called […]

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The pressure is on for the horror film I’m scoring. To be done before I leave to tour Western Canada within a week. Oy. There is a scene that scares […]

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Musicians know the person in the background is sometimes holding the entire structure together. The drummer who never overplays but somehow defines the feel of the track. The arranger who […]

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There are songs you admire from a distance, and some you promise yourself you will one day learn properly. For me, one is Waterloo Sunset. A small miracle disguised as […]

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The musician began to suspect that composition was a form of cowardice. To plan a piece in advance was to erect a wall. Improvisation, by contrast, required faith so he […]

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We went to Ikea for dinner on Valentines day. It was a good choice. Trays sliding forward like well behaved measures in 4/4. No candlelight. Just mashed potatoes, lingonberry sauce, […]