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Let the Elephants Run [Review]

Let the Elephants Run [Review]

Let the Elephants Run by David Usher is an inspiration book for artists with a lot of creativity, but lacking that subtle “something-else” known as discipline. There is this crazy idea among creative people that stuff “just happens”....
Lounge Music for the Very Rich [October]

Lounge Music for the Very Rich [October]

At the end of last year, I wrote and recorded a Christmas song. It was fun having a definite theme to work with and as October approached, I wanted to recapture some of that fun with Halloween. When I got started, what I had in mind was something like a dance version...
Agents of the Internet Apocalypse [Review]

Agents of the Internet Apocalypse [Review]

Agents of the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone is the meta follow up to Notes from the Internet Apocalypse, Gladstone’s first novel published in 2014, spring-boarding its way out of a cracked.com mini-series called If the Internet Suddenly Disappeared.  In...
The Headshot [Review]

The Headshot [Review]

The Headshot by New York headshot photographer Peter Hurley was a pretty delightful blend of practical technique while shooting, and mindset while interacting. When you have been working with portraiture for 10 years, you learn a lot about how to interact with...
September: All Kinds of Different

September: All Kinds of Different

Last month I was experimenting with randomization a bit, attempting to introduce a more subtle imperfection in timing and velocity, and while I liked the results, I wasn’t done with that sound. This month I wanted to try push the boundaries further in what I...