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November 12, 2005
November
Hey everyone. It's dark and rainy in Seattle, bringing joy to all who ski and snowboard. Here's the update, there's a lot going on!
The Concert
Was great. I was fortunate to be joined by RW, who read the spoken parts of the performance. Everyone joined me and my family for a reception afterwards in the dining room. The DAR chapter is a historical replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon home, and it seems to be growing into a home of sorts for me. If you didn't get chance to come to this concert, I expect there will be another. In the meantime, however:
The Concert Recording
Sounds fantastic, due entirely to DS, my microphone wizard. Lots of presence, plus a good clear sense of the room too, which you can sense because there's no noise or interference. I am editing the music together into another album now and will post MP3's here for all, and am producing a limited run of 100 CDs, gifts for those who came to the concert. And of course there will be plenty left over at CDbaby too.
WQFS
Has received my CDs including two pieces I have recorded but not released before. I've been told that the program will air in December, but I have no more news than that. I've added those pieces to this site in MP3 format for anyone to download. The first piece is one I composed for RY's ballet "Friction" for six dancers, which he set on Pacific Northwest Ballet's professional division students. The second is a series of three pieces I improvised, recorded in the summer of 2004, titled "Summer Series." I imagine that I will also send the latest concert CD to them as well. In other news:
INVASION WARNING
CB and I just wrapped up v2 of the remastered album and it sounds amazing. I'm also working with AK whom I've asked to redesign the cover and CD art, very exciting, she does great work. I dream of getting this "unlimited" edition released before Christmas gets here. Once it reaches my distributor I can also release it into digital distribution, so it'll hit tons of music services for downloading. See cynical note via the extended entry below.
Home Studio update
As a final note, I have finally compiled the correct concoction of technology, and can record my own piano with near perfect clarity and post the results on this Web site, hey presto! Just like that. Now I can try to perform longer series of pieces where I could just sit down every night and record one improvisation and post it for all of my friends each night. What fun!
Note on the music industry: it is quite clear to me that there is no quality barrier to aspiring musicians, and there is a vast demographic out there that is willing to spend their money in the hopes of fame and fortune. So, don't be overly impressed that I have attained any critical success with all this flutter about albums and CDs, but rather just enjoy the music, and I'll be happier.
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