I’m heading out to Denver to play for a backyard benefit gig (Anya’s Friends non profit – raised 7K in one evening last year!), all money goes to an orphanage in Haiti that my brother has been to several times.  I’m excited about it, it’s going to be fun, I’ll be sure to play all… Read More

I ran across these 2 very short videos (each about 5 minutes long) on another site, they are totally worth everyone’s time, it’s about what happened before an artist did something noteworthy, or, in Dizzy Gillespie’s words “Ain’t nuthin’ easy.” part 1 http://vimeo.com/84022735   part 2 http://vimeo.com/87448006… Read More

I’ve decided to make a Christmas album, one of biblical proportions.  I really don’t know what a biblically proportioned Christmas music album would be, but it sounds big.  And no better time than June to begin.  6 months to be either a hero, or a goat.  Produce, or procrastinate.  Excuses, or results.  Good grief, I… Read More

I pick up a guitar, late, only a few coherent minutes to play, concentrate, work, I did something, instead of getting the sleep that I needed.   OK, I did something.  The next time, I’m going to think about where the music is going to come from, from the belly, from the heart, from elsewhere… Read More

My dad would have been 82 today, he never seemed old to me, I miss him a lot.… Read More

I have a 5×7 card in my studio that I need to look at more often.  It says: 1 – Just do it 2 – Do small pieces 3 – Do bad first drafts, good second drafts, great third drafts 4 – Relax and enjoy! These are not my words, they come from the book,… Read More

Great news!  I’ve decided to start Wisconsin Cheese Studios, a small recording studio that caters to the needs of the solo artist, and small groups. Take a look, new items are added every day to the site.… Read More