Hi all,

Thank you for visiting my website.

So… we're well into 2009.  There's a certain something that's going on in our country and our economy.  Many people say "Recession".  Some are already calling it a 'depression'.  Whatever it is, it's got many of us feeling various levels of worry, concern, and confusion.

 

I wish everybody the best in these tough times.  This is a good time to support your friends and family (always a good thing)...and lean on them as well.  Community and family are of stalwart importance especially in times like these.  Reach out.

 

Can you feel it?  Is it real?  Well, it is to me.

 

About 6 years ago I moved to Santa Cruz to embark on a new life.  This life was going to include love, liberty and the pursuit of musical happiness.  With my arrival, however, came a bunch of well-intentioned-yet-old L.A./Hollywood habits… These habits included talking a lot about credentials, what I've done, where I've been, projects and programs on which I worked, famous-name-dropping in an effort to impress upon whomever was listening, or whom I had cornered.  After awhile, frankly, I got tired of hearing myself talking about what was and instead became much more interested what IS and what is to come...

 

I've often talked about a CD I'd intended to make.  Well...I actually recorded it, and didn't like it.  I can't really explain it much better than that.  Some of you may have even heard a track or two, or five.  It was a homegrown effort, but I'd not lived in the Bay Area music scene long enough, nor had I experienced enough of the bay area music scene to write music from my current point of view.  It just wasn't real to me.  Sure...there are some fun songs I'd written at and about festivals, beautiful women, good friends, politics, parties and Pirates...but lately I've been revamping the old songs and writing and a host of NEW songs...written from both my past and from the experiences I've had with all of the special people in my life today.  Not to worry... the older tunes are merely being accompanied by the new.

 

I've also had quite the education in the past 6 years, learning much more about what it is to be a part of the Bay Area Music scene.  The only way to really get it is to immerse oneself in it.  Every musician with whom I have talked, joined on stage, sat in with, backed up, or asked for or given help are people who I respect and admire a great deal.  For many, It'd be easy to set it all aside, like I've done before and chase the almighty dollar.  Instead they are out there: gigging on weeknights and weekends, maintaining families and day jobs, spending what little money available on gas, promotion, supplies and more.

 

I'm stoked to be doing this, and to have the support and love of so many.  Thank you for all you do… and for all of the musicians and music lovers that are actively pushing hard to keep live music strong and keeping dreams alive.  Thank you to those of you exuberantly trade CD's and talk music, to those of you who make the choice to jump in that car and drive to a show on a weeknight when it'd be easier to stay home,... or simply throw a couple dollars in a busker's hat,...you are sincerely appreciated.  Thank you.