The first project I brought to Elm Street Studios was Symphony in Bossa by Minas, which we started in 2013. It was a big ask for a studio – the first tracking day involved drums, bass, piano, guitar, vocals, and a 15 piece big band. The studio was well equipped to handle it all, with… read more
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we did a show
Well, Thursday’s release show happened. Immense thanks to everyone who came out and everyone who played a part in the show. Your support really means so much to me. This record that started almost 2 years ago is now out in the world. It belongs to you now. I had such a blast making and… 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
the christmas market
In the midst of holiday chaos, my band just snuck out a little Christmas EP. With a deadline looming that turns the EP into a pumpkin (or yule log?) on December 26th, we had to work fast and furiously (I mean merrily) to complete it. This afforded us no time to overthink or over-experiment in… read more