lead salad
move on (ep) now streaming
move on (ep)
cosmic trigger
andromeda
one more time
obsidian
streaming
video
past release
void (ep)
golden hour
c’est la vie
exodus
“stay with the pain, don’t shut this out
Halfway through the movie Fight Club there's a scene were Tyler Durden intentionally burns the Narrator's hand, while making a point about sacrifice and mortality. https://youtu.be/afdyNHbtdQY This part of the movie might seem shocking or unnecessarily absurd. But to...
why i (mostly) quit social media
I've had several people approach me in the past week, and ask why I decided to leave social media. To me, that's like asking "Bro, why are you quitting heroin?" I've just been responding, "shouldn't everyone?" We all know that our relationship with Social...
move on release
Okay you guys, here it is. Finally. This four-song EP is a such long time coming, and arduous in every step of the making. I wish I could crank out music a little quicker, but the songs tell ME when they are finished. And what stubborn, fickle, and needy bastards they...
golden hour
In case you're unaware, "golden hour" (sometimes called "magic hour") is a photography term that refers to the time in the morning and evening where the sun seems to give everything a beautiful golden sheen. During most of the day, sunlight enters the atmosphere from...
c’est la vie
The working title for this song in the early stages was "Maybe". It seemed to reflect my tendency to fall back on self-sabotage when trying to deliberate my future. As if I'm trying to reach for my highest possible vision, and suddenly realizing with an uncomfortable...
exodus
Sometimes a song begins accidentally This one started with the very first guitar sound you hear in the song. I think it is a preset in Logic called "From here to there". I was tinkering, I played this little riff, and recorded it. The rest of the song fell into place....
without fail
A few weeks ago I watched the Tom Morello Masterclass. It’s a great course for any level guitar player, and an interesting perspective on musical expression. I particularly enjoyed his philosophy on practice and his dedication to mastering the guitar. He experienced...
void release
Today I’m releasing my first EP, “Void”. The music is available on all major streaming platforms. I like playing in a band, but this is me figuring out my solo process. Playing with sounds until something sticks. Competing with my obsessive perfectionism and voices of...
exodus release
Two years ago today my mother passed away. That’s a delicate way of saying she suffocated after being bed-ridden for a month with a BiPAP mask strapped to her face, forcing oxygen down her throat day and night. Having recently survived a heart attack, she was too weak...