Blog

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

Over the weekend, I had an impromptu discussion with composer Kenneth Fuchs, mainly focusing on this recent New York Times article by Allan Kozinn.  In the article, Kozinn examines the dichotomy happening in “classical” music (I despise that term for many reasons – which may be part of the problem) between traditional concert halls (he… read more

A notable gig that I recently picked up is working as the in-house studio consultant/engineer for Joe Soprani.  For the uninitiated in the Philadelphia accordion scene (no shame in admitting that), Joe is a real legend.  But really, he’s performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra (under Ormandy!), Pavarotti, and has even played for President Eisenhower.  I’ve… read more