I was asked by my ex-Gartner colleague Vinnie Mirchandani to put together a piece for his blog on how technology has shaped my “hobby.”  I advised Vinnie that I don’t have a hobby — I have two careers.  “Fine,” Vinnie said, “so write about that.” …

I did a session yesterday for a producer I’ve worked with before.  The gig was one song from the soundtrack for a film set in Turkey.  It was a pretty interesting session. The thing I really like about middle eastern music is how fervent it…

I was approached some months ago by Kathy Hassinger, a choreographer based in Boston, to perform live behind her dance company in a performance of a trio of related pieces choreographed under the name of “Songbird” to my recordings of “Winter Sun at Nobska,” “When…

I’m delighted to announce that my patch set for the Digitech RP250/350 is now available. Thanks to all my beta testers for their feedback on early versions of this set.The set includes:– 21 patches for the Shure 545SD mic– 16 patches for the Fireball V…

I wrote a song last week and recorded it last weekend in order to submit it to a request for music by a TV series that’s all about vampires.  The piece is called “This Thing I Do So Well,” and it’s got a snaky Creedence-style…

I posted last week about the demands of a country swing client for high/ fast harmonica.  Well, I bought a new Lee Oskar E harp (I’ve been using  Low E for a while now), and I laid down a couple of tracks in first position. …

I did a session not long ago for a producer in Austin, TX, for an uptempo Western swing style blues.  I played what I thought was some pretty rippin’ harmonica–four tracks of fast, smooth country style. I just got the track back from the producer…

I have two rules that I abide by in a jam session:1) As one pro said to me in my early days after I nearly wrecked a jam session: Listen, listen, listen.  A lot of amateurs think it’s about how well you play.  It’s really…