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The Commotion Festival kicked off this past Saturday, and I stopped by for the “Sound Places” installation, where a piece of mine is being featured.  The concept behind “Sound Places is that short audio works will be associated with certain neighborhoods in South Philly.  Smart phone users will be able to scan a QR code… read more

One of my best friends in the world got married this past weekend.  As a gift for the newlyweds I wrote them a song.  Here’s the story: Last November, I went on a weekend road trip to Pittsburgh, the city where the engaged couple resided.  Over the course of the 5 hour trek across Pennsylvania,… read more

Read this in your best rumbling basso, movie trailer announcer voice: Garfunkel is a courier who needs to deliver some fancy beer to a rough saloon, against the advice of his faithful steed, Tutu. Garfunkel discovers the delivery is for the very man who killed his paw, a villain with discernible tastes by the name… read more

Next Sunrise, a short film that I scored last summer, was recently released online, so I thought I would share a few thoughts about my process with the score. The basic plot involves the main character feeling stuck in his life, without anything on the horizon or any real hopes or ambitions.  His life exemplifies… read more