Last weekend was CONvergence...and as I've mentioned in a previous FB post, it was one of the "most amazing, exhausting, emotional, and musically rewarding con experiences I've ever had"...And it was...

Firstly, two of the shows I played were in dedication to Michael Matheny...Going into it, I knew I was only going to play a couple songs for each ( Read more... )

Okay, so it's been almost a couple years since I've posted anything on LJ. It's not that I've left - I've actually been keeping tabs on all y'all still left over from the ol' days ( Read more... )

Hey all...

Just need to make a quick announcement:

I just found out that, after auditions held this afternoon, that my band Orkestar Bez Ime
are OFFICIALLY WINNERS OF THE 2011 MCKNIGHT FELLOWSHIP AWARD!!!!

We completely amazed and happy and and and...

YAAAAAAAY!!!!!

I am so very proud...

So life has gotten busier as of late...and because of the busy, I have begun to pare down a few things here and there...

Exciting Thing #1

I got a day job - a six-month deskside support contract with Allianz through IBM ( Read more... )

Hey Livejournal! How ya doin'? Didja miss me ( Read more... )

Hi all ( Read more... )

My brother made the observation that 2002 was the last time I had as many gigs as I do right now...And I'd have to agree...It feels good to have part of my income based on my music, at least this month...and while it's keeping me busy, I'm certainly less busy than I was when I was in school...but I'm still trying to find the balance ( Read more... )

Hey y'all!

No time for a more detailed update...Just wanted to let y'all know that this month is Gig-tastic for me...In fact, I don't think I've had this many gigs in a long while...

So here's my schedule for the month of May!

Wednesday April 28th (Lunchtime) - Orkestar Bez Ime @ MCTC Lunch room (Free)

Saturday May 1st (All Day) - Orkestar ( Read more... )

I just realized that I haven't posted anything since March 5th...Yipes! I better get to updatin' here...

So...needless to say, I been busy...

Four weeks ago, I went into the studio with Orkestar Bez Ime to record my first album with them...We recorded twenty songs in three days...That was a monster recording session - I don't think I've ever had ( Read more... )

I haven’t written a introspective entry in a very long time...I’ve either been too busy talking about school, about music projects, or else I’ve been living life and, more recently, busy with the store...but recently, I read petsnakereggie’s entry a few weeks ago, wherein he talked about identity, stating (which I quote with kind permission) “We tell people we ( Read more... )