This past June 1st, The Right Fiction released our first full length album, “Golden Apple.” This project began production in the fall of 2019, but writing sessions began years before that. I’m really proud of this project, and love being in this band. So I thought I would publish a post a day about each… read more
Month: June 2023
the return to innocence
This past Saturday, Bethlehem released The Return to Innocence, Pt. 1 to a sold out audience. The show was much like the album – intimate, moving, powerful, blending nostalgia with modern curiosity and whimsy. We began the album in 2019, when Bethlehem explained her vision to me – adapting well known songs from her childhood…. read more
each kindness
I’ve been so fortunate to have experienced many “pinch me” moments in my career so far. Recently, this came in the form of being asked to spend a week working at the Kennedy Center. I first met Rootstock Republic in 2019 through Monique Brooks-Roberts, who I met through Daniel Bowen (see yesterday’s post). Rootstock, along… read more
zora
I’m lucky in that it feels like everyone I work with in the studio is a friend. But in the case of Daniel Bowen, we literally grew up together. Daniel is an accomplished band leader, composer, arranger, and executive and artistic director of a very impressive and important non-profit called Symphony 21, whose mission is… read more