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Rhythm in Light Delays
I’m right about finished with the first draft of Light Delays. I haven’t used a totally rigid rhythmic process to write a piece in a while, so figured it would be worth noting what I did for when I...
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Arranging In A Landscape
My favorite John Cage piece is In A Landscape, his piano solo from 1948. Just listen to this: There are plenty of arguments for why it’s an important piece (stunningly static for its time, pre-figures...
View ArticleSome 2017 Favorites
It’s year end list time. Most blogs and such do this at the end of the year, but I like to wait to the beginning of the new year to read everyone else’s lists, see what I missed, and make sure to check...
View Article47 punk songs that made me: a playlist
Something crazy happened to me the other night. I was hanging out at the Silverlake Lounge waiting to play a set with my band The Newports and two people came up and asked if I was in the band. I said...
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Piano Piece on Nadia Shpachenko’s Quotations & Homages
My friend Nadia Shpachenko, a pianist who plays around the LA scene a TON, asked to see some of my pieces a while back. Among what I sent her was my very short piece from 2009, Piano Piece for Mr....
View ArticleHuge concert on May 5th, a couple interviews
On May 5 I’m having the first evening-length concert of my music at Art Share. I’m calling it Music for Art Galleries, because it is at an art gallery, and also because that’s the name I’ve been using...
View ArticleTwo new live videos
I just got two videos back from my show last month at Art Share. It was my first time playing with live projections, which were created by my partner Kelly McGillicuddy. Both use manipulated footage...
View ArticleBlue Hour and writing music for dance
This summer I had my first experience collaborating with a choreographer and dancers, and I completely fell in love with the process and the idea of writing music for dance. Back in 2017 my friend...
View ArticleOn writing elegies
I wish I did not have to write elegies. I composed my first one the morning after my grandmother died, in 2010. It was essentially a first species counterpoint melody for violin and cello, and was...
View ArticleInterview with VoyageLA
The online magazine VoyageLA recently interviewed me for a series they’re calling “The Thought Provokers: Celebrating Artists & Creatives.” Hey, I’m into being called a thought provoker! Cool. You...
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