Archive for September, 2009

David Dinnell’s video for my Physical Changes record will be screened at the 2009 New York Film Festival on October 4.  I’m surprised and honored to be associated with such a thing, and I only hope that people that attend appreciate the incredible work that David did with juxtaposing his stunning natural and landscape imagery [...]

In the 1970s, pianist and composer Lubomyr Melnyk developed a piano technique called ‘Continuous Music’. Rooted in minimalism theory, Melnyk wanted to develop a style that shared some technique of other modern minimalist composers, but that involved melody and tones that created a sense of emotion within the work. This approach, combined with [...]

Massimo Ricci penned a nice and thorough review over at Bagatellen.

I’ve had a couple conversations lately about the act of making something happen.  These discussions have made me think about the many things I’ve discussed with people that never happened – some of them really good and interesting ideas, but for whatever reason, never happened.  Then I thought about what process occurred that made the [...]

Four traditional folk dancers displayed different outfits, each representing a particular style, pieces, headwear, and accessories.  Each of these outfits, and the pieces within them, represented various things about the person, such as marital status, religious affiliation, profession, and personal interest.
After the dancer’s work was through, they changed into their street clothes, and each of [...]

Everytime I hear people discuss the benefits of the internet for musicians, it deals with the idea that recordings should be distributed freely, because they can, and because they will be, whether the artist wants them to or not.  This is followed by the implied optimism that the artist should then adapt to the new [...]