In 2009 I fell hard for a small US cymbal company called Hammerax. So many beautifully unusual sounds totally sparked my imagination. The fourth video in my improvising playlist, ‘Parallaksis’, […]
Improvising Project Video #3: Skin, Brush, Stone, Bronze
Third in the series of short, improvised solos, this one is entitled ‘Skin, Brush, Stone, Bronze’. The okedo-daiko featured in the video was made by Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten. The video […]
Improvising Project Video #2: A Song of Liquid Measures
The second video in my playlist of improvised solos, recorded February 11, 2016, is called ‘A Song of Liquid Measures’. This short piece features the clay udu (made by Schlagwerk) […]
Improvising Project Video #1: Ice Fog
A new year is a good time to start a new project. So I’ve decided to record 12 solo videos this year, one per month. My aim with this project […]
New Videos from Small World Project
Arising from the sweltering depths of Toronto this past September: two new Small World Project videos! Hendrix, bongos, ukulele, banjo-uke, double bass and more! Shot with great skill by the […]
New Duo Videos with Kaoru Watanabe
Happy to share the first video from our session, July 10th, 2014: Kaoru Watanabe and I improvise, featuring a beautiful hamon set (created by Teppei Saito), gong, and bells. Audio […]
New Recordings: Game Music, Film Music, CDs and Videos
It’s happened regularly over the past several years that I’m asked to participate in recording sessions for video games. I’m fairly ignorant of which games are successful or popular and […]