I recently attended the AMD Vision Party which turned into a popular FourSquare checkpoint over at Greenhouse NYC. It was a night to present some of the things they’ve been working on. I enjoy attending these things because I hope to incorporate technology into the orchestra somehow – I think its a world worth entering → Read More
Diggnation kept me busy, so it’s been stressful but exciting because I’m the NYC Organizer. So my busy days of orchestrating got double booked with the event plans and making sure everything is good. Below is the view from the music booth at the Grand Ballroom. Of course, the line was crazy, and Kevin Rose, → Read More
Well, here it is… my first official published article in a major magazine. Mix Magazine is the #1 magazine for audio professionals and music production. It’s available everywhere around the world – from Barnes and Nobles to Borders and more – so you can pick it up wherever. Don’t have time to head to the → Read More
I’m sitting at Madison Square Garden at the NY Rangers game right now, and I’m noticing the music mostly rock, with a little organ ‘Fight Fight Fight, Lets go!’ thrown in during commercials. This isn’t a rant about how there is no orchestra music (which there isn’t). It’s about how music can be timeless, and → Read More
Classical composers live interesting lives. I came across a book appropriately titled ‘The Secret Lives of Great Composers’ written by Elizabeth Lunday, which allowed me to learn a few interesting stories about the classical creators. History books tend to cover the basis of a person’s biography, but this book had some interesting things – but → Read More
