see the man with the stage fright
I practiced, I learned it, I knew it and it sounded fine – but that was alone in my room. Once I got to Chicago the tingle revealed itself. In […]
tantalus
Had an allergic reaction, not certain to what. Skin on my hands and arms, abdomen and legs with bumps that itch and scratching doesn’t end it and at the same […]
payback
A woman who toured for a few months with a certain band leader told me a story about him developing tinnitus, {the condition where one hears an unending frequency day […]
new not new
The inner division during this process of writing a new piano piece. I play and look to see what it wants to do even though I am it. Put another […]
The Guy Who Sneered
I never knew his material too well but I found myself in the back room of the Cameron one night and he was playing a stripped down show. He told […]
playing monopoly
the internet just happened, just two decades ago or so right? the companies who position themselves to charge customers for data are charging for what exactly? is bandwidth a physical […]
how many singers does it take to screw in a light bulb
In middle of voice lesson, 8 yr. old girl, red hair, blue framed glasses, very animated singing along to music videos showing her chops then the solo started, “there’s […]
random repetitions
windshield wipers in the rain soon i start to subdivide it into 3s or 4s or 5s, like most other musicians do.
Art Mission
I worked with a young filmmaker mixing music for their film. They liked the music but didn’t like the mix. Wanted more treble and more treble. Made other frequencies less […]
writer’s block
A songwriter named Stan the Man once posted to Facebook he couldn’t figure out how to write music anymore. It dried up for him. He asked the hive mind for […]