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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...
September 27, 2007
It has been a while since I successfully completed a song I was working on. Over the weekend, I tried a little experiment. I set up my drum mosheen, amp, and 8 track recorder and cut loose. I programmed a drum beat, played guitar, hit record and played some more. Stopped the r...