Composing

Best Sax Ever

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She once told me she has an aversion to the sounds of saxophones. Preposterous n’est-ce pas? But she isn’t alone, others since confided in me…also women….also born in the 70s…. […]

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  Love this. The James Bond theme written by Monty Norman was written earlier for an Indian Musical. Likewise Fortunella by Nino Rota written for Fellini was later re-purposed for […]

Moves and Movies

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Sometimes musicians who want to score films ask me how to get in. They need to meet producers and directors and make them aware of the work. During HotDocs those […]

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This may look like a bunch of hair playing guitar but it is in fact Mr. Sexsmith and he came to my windowless messy studio recently (as did Meg Tenant, […]

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The crystal ball of email presented me two requests this week to make string arrangements which is a nice problem to have. I like to find within the song some […]

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In an interview from the 80s with Keith Jarrett regarding electronic instruments he said “I just feel as though I’m in a room with a smoker”. That pretty well summed it […]

Alexander Courage

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Watching this interview with the late Alexander Courage (the guy who wrote the Star Trek theme) is inspiring and depressing. Inspiring because of his personality and work, depressing because it […]

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I recorded more brilliant vocals by Meg Tennant on the final  Sam Larkin record. I find when a great artist like her, tells me (after almost every take), that she […]

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Dear Lucifer Even though the lyrics to  Serpentne Fire, like everything by Earth Wind and Fire, make absolutely no sense*, I am willing to sign away my soul if you […]