When It’s Time To Listen I just gasped out loud when I read this about violas, and practically jumped out of my seat. Said by Trey Anastasio of Phish, in the book “Music” by Andrew Zuckerman: “The musician only has one job and that’s to listen. Listening is the essence of all great musicianship… When [...]

Snakes on a Plane! Or in a dream… Last night my dreams were full of snakes. All kinds, all sizes and colors. At first they were peaceful and dormant. I knew the snakes were there, but was OK with them and we were all going about our business. The danger came only after people learned [...]

In between working on my own music for the new album, I’ve been studying the behavior of villains, researching the subconscious and the seductive mind, thinking about Dante and the seven deadly sins, and often listening to this song from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. These are dark, juicy days… all for sake of the [...]

I’m currently reading “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell and studying and researching man’s relationship to duality… and of course all of this always leads to Carl Jung. In the mist of discussions, musing and thinking out loud on Campbell and Jung’s philosophies, my friend recently shared this quote by Carl Jung, [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to spend my year… I’ve been hiding out this past month, since my return from touring and performing so much in 2011. I LOVE travel and touring, but it takes a toll on time and energy. And when it comes to recording, staying put is the [...]