How did my masterclass and show at SDSU go? Read this to find out…
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Drums and Comedy
#tbt – Good times at SDSU!
“So, how was playing with the San Diego Symphony?”
This is an excerpt from my January 2023 email newsletter “The Brain Break,” which I send out once a month on or around the full moon. If you like what you’ve read here, subscribe so you can be the first to read my writing, get tickets to upcoming performances, and find out when I have openings for private lessons.
Read more“Wait – how come YOU got to play with the symphony?”
This is an excerpt from my December 2022 email newsletter “The Brain Break,” which I send out once a month on or around the full moon. If you like what you’ve read here, subscribe so you can be the first to read my writing, get tickets to upcoming performances, and find out when I have openings for private lessons.
Read moreThe Tambourine Saga
I’m fixing my Black Swamp beryllium copper tambourine on Instagram Live TOMORROW, 8/18 at 2pm Pacific time. It’s been broken for at least three years now…so this is a big deal! I will be updating this page with the video
Read morePhotos
This is a photo gallery of professional photos and action shots.
Read moreYes, No, Maybe So Images
This is an image gallery for my solo show “Yes, No, Maybe So.”
Read moreClassical
Here are my classical percussion videos.
Read morePolluting Your Newsfeed With My Amateur Art
I’ve been publicly sharing my art – in a gallery exhibit at work and on Instagram – even though I am not a trained artist. This is both frightening and liberating. I discuss why it’s much harder to share my music with the same abandon. Have YOU ever tried creating in an art form in which you weren’t trained? What was the experience like for you?
Read moreConfessions of a Failed Orchestral Musician
I’m a classically trained percussionist – so why didn’t I try harder for an orchestral career? Here’s my answer to that question. What have YOU failed at…or at least, decided was not for you?
Read moreFairchild West – pandeiro version
A few months ago, I posted about a song I finished recording back in October that borrowed some elements from Dichterliebe, a series of depressing German art songs (here is a link to it). I’m planning to release that song
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