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December 3, 2010
I mentioned my next project on Facebook a little while ago, so I decided to post an update here about it. Chad Hildebran, Asheville's premiere open mic stand up comedian and drummer and I have been practicing the songs for a few weeks now. It's all going well. We have 7 songs...
November 15, 2010
As you may have heard from Facebook updates, a couple of weeks ago, I took a week off from work to write and record a new album. I did the same thing with Sour Grapes two years ago (almost to the day) and was very pleased with the outcome. "Get to some place locked away and li...
September 10, 2010
Finally, I'm getting around to posting about this. I still can't believe it's happened. The Yes, Mayhem album is now finished and is available for download (donations appreciated) at yesmayhem.com, which is a Band Camp site, as well as on this site on the Discography page. It...
November 27, 2008
I have spent the last couple of weeks recording and mixing a new album of new songs called SOUR GRAPES. The recordings utilize midi drums, bass, and keyboards with live guitars, vocals, and percussion. I am getting used to this new recording technique and tools. These recordin...
February 22, 2008
Well, time flies don't it... Don't it, though. Yeah, it sure don't. I have written a couple of new songs in the last few days and have recordings up of them already. These are two to three hour recordings, nothing special, but OK. New Song: Damn TV New Song: Triangle vs. Cowbe...
January 11, 2008
I had a brilliant (with quotey marks in the air) idea for a series of blog posts today. I will be breaking down a song to its basest form, documented by recordings made along the way, along with lyrics changes. The latter doesn't happen very often; most of the time it is just...
January 1, 2008
I found out yesterday, near the end of the day that I actually had today off and the office was closed for New Years. Sweet. Merry New Year! I have been working this morning, transferring my blogspot account over to this locally installed and controlled WordPress script. Open...