I just thought I’d share these photos of Manhattan I took in 1998, a few years after I first moved to New York City. These are from my first ever roll of black & white film, shot on a point & shoot Pentax that I’d taken to Europe nine years earlier. I hadn’t used it ...
Radio Interview with Jon Kushner this Saturday
Jon Kushner, writer and director of Angelo & Ert, announced a radio interview scheduled to air this Saturday. Tune in for the interesting story behind this cool short film, of which I had the good fortune of contributing an original soundtrack. It’s confirmed! An interview with Jon Kushner, writer/director of the short film ANGELO & ...
Angelo & Ert Premieres at Royal Flush Film Festival
I’m excited to announce that Angelo & Ert will premiere on Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at the Royal Flush Film Festival in Brooklyn. Angelo & Ert is an oddball short film for which I composed and performed the soundtrack. The film, directed by Jon Kushner and shot by Jason Rodgers, features Steven Bradley Nelson as ...
Altissimo Fingerings for Tenor Saxophone
I’ve been interested in the altissimo register since high school when I first heard Tower of Power recordings featuring Lenny Pickett. There are so many sources of information out there for people who want to learn to play altissimo (see below for a few useful links). In this post, I want to share the set ...
Restoring My 1987 Peugeot Iseran 12-Speed
I bought my Peugeot 12-speed in tenth grade and rode it through about 2002 or so. A few years later, I put in storage because it was falling out of repair and I was too busy to use it. Last summer, I bought a Surly Cross Check, and have been cycling far more than I ...
Angelo & Ert Soundtrack
Earlier this year, I composed and recorded music for a short film by Jon B. Kushner entitled Angelo & Ert, a surreal tale set in New York City featuring sculpture by Antony Gormley. Many New Yorkers were momentarily shocked by the statues of Gormley’s Event Horizon installation, which perched naked statues atop tall buildings and ...
Upcoming Gigs Outside NYC
Since so many of my gigs are private events, I thought I’d promote these upcoming shows in Mohegan Lake, NY (Westchester) and Holliston, MA (near Boston). The BlackTails I’m playing in Westchester County this Friday with musical secret agents The BlackTails at a fantastic new venue The Winery at St. George. We execute a shaken-not-stirred ...
Getting Started with Ohours for Networking
I just created a new account on Ohours, a cool networking site developed by Nate Westheimer. It’s a free site that basically allows professionals to set aside time in their busy work schedules to connect with anyone interested in their expertise. People choose from a pool of available slots hosted by other users, who specify ...
The Peking at South Street Seaport
After living in New York for several years, you tend to start taking tourist attractions for granted. However, this article at caught my attention about deteriorating ships at South Street Seaport. One of these ships is the four-masted Peking, a German steel-hulled barque built to carry nitrates from Chile back to Europe around Cape Horn. ...
James Bond Denies Climate Change
Not that I expected otherwise from the world’s baddest good guy, but am I the only person on the entire Internet who’s noticed the reference in James Bond’s license plate number? James Bond Aston Martin Vanquish Photo by RaceCarBuzz In the film Die Another Day (2002), our favorite secret servant drives an Aston Martin Vanquish ...
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