Archive for December, 2009

Recording of “The Whole” begins

This weekend I began the recording of my next project, titled, The Whole. This completely acoustic record was recorded in an old warehouse, without heat, over the course of three days during a Wisconsin winter. While this situation brought on some discomfort, it also helped move things along swiftly, not spending a lot [...]

Monday December 21st, 2009 in News | 4 Comments »

Music as metaphor

Roger Nierenberg started a program in the 90s called “The Music Paradigm.” Nierenberg, an ex-orchestra conductor, now speaks to companies about how to better understand the dynamics of an organization and create different and better results. I’m curious how much this system encourages executives to think differently about music, and what it is capable [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in News | Leave a Comment »

The Shelf: Shakers

What’s The Shelf?

At home, I have shelves that display things that I think are interesting. I put them there so that people that visit can see them and a conversation starts.
That’s what I’m doing here. Every so often, a new thing will be placed on The Shelf; a thing that has had an effect [...]

Sunday December 13th, 2009 in The Shelf | 5 Comments »

Sound transformation

Artist Katie Paterson pressed recordings of glaciers onto ice and played them until they melted.

“The records were played once and now exist as three dvds. The turntables begin playing together, and for the first ten minutes as the needles trace their way around, the sounds from each glacier merge in and out with the sounds [...]

Monday December 7th, 2009 in News | 1 Comment »

Final offerings

I’ve just added a slew of recordings to the Shop after stumbling upon a few extras yesterday. In some cases, these are single items and once these are gone, they are gone, at least from my possession. Hopefully this will give those interested who’ve been looking for them the chance to own them [...]

Sunday December 6th, 2009 in News | Leave a Comment »

Clear thinking

Thursday December 3rd, 2009 in News | Leave a Comment »