What you already know
student: Sorry I didn’t practise again. I don’t know why because I really planned to but didn’t. What’s wrong with me? music teacher: You can’t help it. student: […]
the credit
Saw a play one time at Passe Muraille and it had a few different music cues including some amazing jazz music sounding exactly like sectional pieces from large ensembles like […]
business as usual
After his father the famous A&R executive died, the company gave the position to young Denny. Denny who always believed he knew a hit when he heard one, made it […]
Jim Keltner inside
Since wee-est memories whatever musical connection has me, felt anybody can be same, like here is a key to a house and I don’t own the house but there’s the […]
busted
I was recognized sitting alone at the front in a comedy show. Definitely a possibility when the comic started to probe random audience members and I knew him but not […]
hooked
My hook shot at 14 was often surprising probably because I was short, it was unexpected but what other possibility did I have of getting around the height of other […]
bank robber in times new roman
In the morning mail 2 rejection letters from the Ontario Arts Council. No funding to record the 10 string quartets nor to record a batch of new songs about Jian […]
nobody’s home pt 1.
Dmitri, a bass player noticed the band he played in was always critical. Either they were insulting other groups or else envying how much better other groups were than them. […]
10,000 times
Like walking down the street, we hardly consider putting one foot after the next. The brain coordinates everything while that main part of consciousness thinks about what flavour of ice […]
Space is the Place, Cha -Ching
I have to take 3 courses this fall to obtain my Masters. My advisor made a course suggestion regarding my longer term goals, writing about music and power (how songs […]