pianist. composer. performer. educator.
I am excited to report that I’m part of a newly formed collective of artists called plus heart star. We are a group of like minded (while diverse in performance styles) artists based in Brooklyn who are working together to create a shit-ton of awesome. We have a bunch of cool stuff just on the …
I got the Magic Time video from bad-ass videographer Alison Kobayashi and I am going to share one piece a week for the next few weeks. Here’s Mango: Hope you enjoy and I await your feedback.
It’s so strange to write a new blog post after such a long time away. Do I make excuses? Fill in all the pieces since the last one? Or just move on? My Magic Time show was a great success. From the brilliant sound engineer, Zac, to Micah, the organizer to the PACKED house. David …
Soon after I started using Ableton Live I discovered a plethora of kind humans on YouTube who post instructional vids in Live’s use. AfroDJMac is one such individual. I have learned so much from his work and make use of his racks (free and otherwise) whenever I can. I just downloaded his “Mom’s Piano” live …
Tasks Improv This is an audio sample of some ideas I am incorporating into a piece I am working on called “The Five Tasks of Grief.” I was playing with some of these self-created loops and improvising piano over them. I thought it sounded cool, and I have also recently realized that I have been talking …
I saw Cynthia Hopkins’ This Clement World twice this week. I really, really enjoyed the show, but more than I that, it was so inspiring to see a piece of theater/performance art that helps me to find a way to name what it is I am headed toward with my work. I thought she did a brilliant …
This is such an interesting process. And by interesting I mean, “what a pain in the ass.” The good news is that my impending performance date is keeping me from giving up…forcing movement forward. But really, this place I have been for the past couple of weeks is kinda torturous. The collision of self-doubt and …
Last week I was crazy sick, but it gave me the chance to guiltlessly watch a ton of movies which I found somewhat inspiring in a few ways. Howl was pretty great. Some of the things I’m writing for Delicate Armor are graphically sexual, so it was cool to see that I am not alone in feeling guided …
